Zabbix with Nginx, Postgres and automation for Agent2: Ansible playbook for Linux nodes, and PowerShell script for Windows node.
Software: Linux VM or physical server, Docker with docker-compose.
Configuration: Static IP, hostname, DNS record, disabled/configured SELinux and Firewall to work with Docker and Zabbix.
This repo contains:
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Docker compose, env file with example credentials, bash script to restore DB from backup.
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Ansible playbook to install Zabbix agent 2 on Linux machines.
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PowerShell script for automatic install and config on Windows machine.
rpm --import https://repo.zabbix.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-ZABBIX-A14FE591
# For Centos 7
yum install -y http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.4/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-5.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm
yum install -y zabbix-agent2
# For Centos 8
dnf install -y http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.4/rhel/8/x86_64/zabbix-release-5.4-1.el8.noarch.rpm
dnf install -y zabbix-agent2
cp -n /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf{,.bak}
sed -i "s/^Server=.*/Server=zabbix.mydomain.loc/g" /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf && grep Server= /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf
sed -i "s/^ServerActive=.*/ServerActive=zabbix.mydomain.loc/g" /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf && grep ServerActive= /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf
# grep -y domain /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 # if true, will return fqdn with: hostname -A | awk '{print $1}'
# sed -i "s/^Hostname=.*/Hostname=$(hostname -A | awk '{print $1}')/g" /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf && grep Hostname= /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf
sed -i "s/^Hostname=.*/Hostname=$(hostname).mydomain.loc/g" /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf && grep Hostname= /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf
grep -e "^\w.*" /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.confWindows agent installation from MSI
Download and install Zabbix agent as a regular pkg
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zabbix.zabbix_agentd.plist
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zabbix.zabbix_agentd.plist
https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/discovery/network_discovery/rule
Configuration → Discovery → Add/Edit rule
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| IP range | 192.168.1.1-254 |
| Update interval | 30m or 1h |
| Checks | Zabbix agent "system.hostname" Zabbix agent "system.uname" |
| Device uniqueness criteria | IP address |
| Host name | Zabbix agent "system.hostname" |
| Visible name | Zabbix agent "system.hostname" |
| Enabled | Check |
Configuration → Actions → Discovery actions
Auto discovery. Linux servers:
| Actions | Operations |
|---|---|
| Received value contains Linux Discovery status equals Up Service type equals Zabbix agent |
Add host Add to host groups: Linux servers Link to templates: Linux by Zabbix agent Set host inventory mode: Automatic |
Forget host after 1 week down:
| Name | Action |
|---|---|
| Uptime/Downtime is greater than or equals 604800 Discovery status equals Down Service type equals Zabbix agent |
Remove host |
🛈 Default time for hosts to pass from "Monitoring → Discovery" to "Monitoring → Hosts" ~ 1h
Configuration → Templates → Windows services by Zabbix agent → Macros
Find section {$SERVICE.NAME.NOT_MATCHES} and add services that you don't want to track BITS|edgeupdate|TrustedInstaller|WbioSrvc
This settings can be overridden by host settings:
Configuration → Hosts → SomeHost → Triggers