checkmk-agent-script

Install, update and remove checkmk Agent on Windows or Linux with automated scripts. Furthermore these scripts are adding or removing the client-object in the checkmk-Server (via API calls).

Prerequisites

1. No pending changes open in checkmk instance before running a script.

2. Open web interface from checkmk server and log-in with admin account.

3. Create a new User (if not already existent) with the following name: automation

4. Asign the Role Administrator to the automation-User.

   

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Linux

1. For all scripts please edit the following variuables:

   • SERVER_NAME: IP-Address or DNS name of your checkmk-Server.

   • SITE_NAME: Site where you want to add the host/client-system to.

     More info what a site is in checkmk: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/intro_setup.html#create_site

   • PASSWORD: Password of the newly created or existent user automation

2. After creating or downloading the script please make it executable:

   chmod +x <SCRIPTNAME.sh>

3. Execute the script with root-rights:

   sudo ./<SCRIPTNAME.sh>

All scripts are running ca. 3 minutes (do to some API calls.) !!!

install-checkmk.sh

uninstall-checkmk.sh

update-checkmk.sh

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Windows

1. For all scripts please edit the following variuables:

   • SERVER_NAME: IP-Address or DNS name of your checkmk-Server.

   • SITE_NAME: Site where you want to add the host/client-system to.

     More info what a site is in checkmk: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/intro_setup.html#create_site

   • PASSWORD: Password of the newly created or existent user automation

2. Execute the script with administrator-rights:

   powershell ./<SCRIPTNAME.ps1>

All scripts are running ca. 3 minutes (do to some API calls.) !!!

install-checkmk.ps1

uninstall-checkmk.ps1

update-checkmk.ps1

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