How to Install And Configure Zabbix Agent on Ubuntu

by Admin · Published July 31, 2017 · Updated July 9, 2018

Now I can configure zabbix agent in linux machine [e.g Ubuntu 14.04]. Goto your ubuntu machine or login via ssh connector. Then if you can any update your ubuntu machine so update command below:

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Step #01: Run ubuntu update command with apt-get.

[email protected]:~# apt-get update

Step #02: Now run ubuntu distribution upgrade command.

[email protected]:~# apt-get upgrade

Step #03: Run ZABBIX agent command with apt-get

[email protected]:~# apt-get install zabbix-agent

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Install completed.

Step #04: Now configure zabbix agent file. Open zabbix agent file via vi, vim, nano or other linux file editor.

[email protected]:~# vim /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

Step #05: Change two lines

Before:
#Server=127.0.0.1 [Zabbix server ip]
#Hostname=Zabbix Hostname [Hostname of client]
After:
Server=10.66.10.10
Hostname=ubuntuvm

Step #06: Then restart your zabbix agent service

[email protected]:~# service zabbix-agent restart

or using /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent restart, stop and start service.
Zabbix server restart command using /etc/init.d/

[email protected]:~# /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent restart

Zabbix server stop command using /etc/init.d/

[email protected]:~# /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent stop

Zabbix server start command using /etc/init.d/

[email protected]:~# /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent start

How to see zabbix agent service status via command line.

[email protected]:~# service zabbix-agent status

Then see as below zabbix agent details such as stop or running

Successfully completed install zabbix agen on ubuntu 14.04.

Next step add windows host on Zabbix Server in your zabbix server for monitoring.

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