Install Zabbix Agent on Ubuntu on Same Network as Zabbix Server
Video Lecture
Description
I install Zabbix Agent on an Ubuntu 20.04.
I first need to download and install the repository on the server.
The page with these instructions are at
https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/installation/install_from_packages/debian_ubuntu
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.0-1+focal_all.deb
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| dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-1+focal_all.deb
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After that, I then run
| sudo apt install zabbix-agent
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Now to configure the agent,
| sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
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Edit parameters for Server, ServerActive and Hostname and save.
Then,
| sudo service zabbix-agent start
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or if it was already running after install then
| sudo service zabbix-agent restart
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Now to configure a new host on the Zabbix Server itself.
After that,
then go back to the server with the new agent and restart the agent
| sudo service zabbix-agent restart
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If Zabbix server is reporting an error about connection failure, you can check the zabbix agent log file using
| tail -f /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log
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Zabbix 5.2
Ubuntu 20.04 Focal
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.2/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.2-1+ubuntu20.04_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.2-1+ubuntu20.04_all.deb
apt update
sudo apt install zabbix-agent
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Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.2/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.2-1+ubuntu18.04_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.2-1+ubuntu18.04_all.deb
apt update
sudo apt install zabbix-agent
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Centos 8
| rpm -Uvh https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.2/rhel/8/x86_64/zabbix-release-5.2-1.el8.noarch.rpm
dnf clean all
dnf install zabbix-agent
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Centos 7
| rpm -Uvh https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.2/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-5.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
yum clean all
yum install zabbix-agent
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Zabbix 5.0
Ubuntu 20.04 Focal
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.0-1+focal_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-1+focal_all.deb
apt update
apt install zabbix-agent
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Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.0-1+bionic_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-1+bionic_all.deb
apt update
apt install zabbix-agent
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Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.0-1+xenial_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-1+xenial_all.deb
apt update
apt install zabbix-agent
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Centos 8
| rpm -Uvh https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/rhel/8/x86_64/zabbix-release-5.0-1.el8.noarch.rpm
dnf clean all
dnf install zabbix-agent
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Centos 7
| rpm -Uvh https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-5.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
yum clean all
yum install zabbix-agent
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Zabbix 4.4
Ubuntu 20.04 Focal
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.4/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_4.4-1+focal_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_4.4-1+focal_all.deb
apt update
apt install zabbix-agent
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Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.4/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_4.4-1+bionic_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_4.4-1+bionic_all.deb
apt update
apt install zabbix-agent
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Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial
| wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.4/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_4.4-1+xenial_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_4.4-1+xenial_all.deb
apt update
apt install zabbix-agent
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Centos 8
| rpm -Uvh https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.4/rhel/8/x86_64/zabbix-release-4.4-1.el8.noarch.rpm
dnf clean all
dnf install zabbix-agent
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Centos 7
| rpm -Uvh https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.4/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-4.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm
yum clean all
yum install zabbix-agent
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Troubleshooting Agent Setup
Ensure your hostname in the Zabbix UI matches the Hostname in the agents config file.
For passive checks, the Zabbix server should be able to ping the agent by the ip address or domain name you set up in the host configuration interface fields. And that you can telnet, from the Zabbix server (or Zabbix Proxy, if configured to use a proxy), to the port (default 10050), that the agent process is listening on.
For active checks, the server with the agent running, should be able to ping the ip address, or domain name you've set in the ServerActive parameter in the agents configuration file. This address will be the Zabbix Server, and/or the Zabbix Proxy. It should also be able to telnet to the Zabbix Server/Proxy port (default 10051)
To read the Zabbix Agent log files on the host,
| tail -f /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log
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To read the Zabbix Server logs, on the Zabbix Server type,
| tail -f /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log
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Useful Links
Agent Installation
