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--- server_monitoring:zabbix [2010/06/21 22:48] – created 172.26.14.218
+++ server_monitoring:zabbix [2010/10/04 20:32] – aorth
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 ====== Zabbix ======
+Zabbix is a network management system created by Alexei Vladishev. It is designed to monitor and track the status of various network services, servers, and other network hardware.
-Installation: Ref : http://www.zabbix.com/documentation/1.8/start
+Links:
+  * [[http://www.zabbix.com/|Zabbix homepage]]
+  * [[http://andrewfarley.com/sysadmin/rpm-repository-online|CentOS Repo]]
-RHEL-compatible Linux: Ref: http://andrewfarley.com/sysadmin/rpm-repository-online
+====== Zabbix server ======
-<code>$ sudo echo '[andrewfarley]
+The Zabbix "server" is the central server which collects information about all the other servers (the "clients").  This is usually the ''zabbix'' package in most Linux repositories.  The Zabbix server package installs a web interface, database schema, etc.
-name=Andrew Farley RPM Repository
+===== Active Directory Authentication =====
-baseurl=http://repo.andrewfarley.com/centos/$releasever/$basearch/
+Set up the LDAP authentication pane like this, making sure to specify a user's dn to bind as.
-enabled=1
+{{:wiki:user:aorth:changelog:zabbix_ad_auth.png|}}
-gpgcheck=0' > /etc/yum.repos.d/andrewfarley.com.repo</code>
-And then you can install zabbix agent, zabbix server, zabbix get, or zabbix proxy with:
+Once that works, all you need to do is create user accounts in Zabbix which correspond to the user's Active Directory username and the password will be verified against LDAP.  You can add that user to Zabbix groups as well.
-<code>$ sudo yum install zabbix-agent
+====== Zabbix client ======
-$ sudo yum install zabbix-server
+The Zabbix "client" is a server which will be monitored by Zabbix.  This is usually the ''zabbix-agent'' package in most Linux repositories.
-$ sudo yum install zabbix-get
+===== Active vs Passive =====
-$ sudo yum install zabbix-proxy</code>
+A Zabbix client can be "passive" or "active."  If you don't know the difference, you want passive.  A passive Zabbix client merely sits and listens, waiting to be periodically queried by the central Zabbix server.  An active client, on the other hand, actively sends status information to the central Zabbix server.
-If it fails to install, you might need to clean the metadata with the following command and try again:
+===== Install zabbix-agent =====
-<code>$ sudo yum clean metadata</code>
+Installing the a
+<code>$ sudo apt-get install zabbix-agent</code>
+===== Configure zabbix-agent =====
-Debian-Based Linux:
+Edit the agent's config file, paying specific attention to the "Server" line:
-<code># apt-cache search zabbix
+<code>$ sudo vim /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf</code>
-zabbix-agent - network monitoring solution - agent
+===== Start zabbix-agent =====
-zabbix-frontend-php - network monitoring solution - PHP front-end
+<code>$ sudo /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent start</code>
-zabbix-proxy-mysql - network monitoring solution - proxy (using MySQL)
-zabbix-proxy-pgsql - network monitoring solution - proxy (using PostgreSQL)
-zabbix-server-mysql - network monitoring solution - server (using MySQL)
-zabbix-server-pgsql - network monitoring solution - server (using PostgreSQL)
-# aptitude install zabbix-proxy-mysql zabbix-agent zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php</code>
-====== Accessing Zabbix ======
-http://172.26.12.29/zabbix
-username: Admin
-password: zabbix