Install Agent and Add Windows Host to Zabbix Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/i>\u00a0Installing and Configuring Zabbix on Debian 8 and RHEL\/CentOS 7 \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i>\u00a0How to Configure \u2018Zabbix Monitoring\u2019 to Send Email Alerts to Gmail Account \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i>\u00a0How to Install and Configure Zabbix Agents on Remote Linux Systems \u2013 Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n 1.<\/strong>\u00a0The pre-compiled zip agents for Windows environments can be obtained from official\u00a0Zabbix download<\/a>\u00a0page and manually installed and started on the system using windows Command Prompt as in the following example:<\/p>\n Example<\/strong>, suppose you\u2019ve downloaded and extracted the Zabbix agent zip archive to\u00a0D:\\Downloads\\zabbix_agents_2.4.4.win\\<\/strong>, run the following command to install the service:<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong>\u00a0After the service has been installed on your windows host, open\u00a0zabbix_agentd.win.conf<\/strong>\u00a0file and manually edit the following parameters:<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong>\u00a0To start the service just type:<\/p>\n To stop the service run the same command as above with\u00a0 Configure Zabbix Windows Agent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 4.<\/strong>\u00a0A second and more convenient method to install and automatically configure Zabbix agent on Windows environments is by downloading Zabbix Agent installer\u00a0msi<\/strong>\u00a0package specific for your system architecture by visiting the link:\u00a0http:\/\/www.suiviperf.com\/zabbix\/index.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong>\u00a0Once the Zabbix agent\u00a0msi<\/strong>\u00a0file has been downloaded on your system, run it and supply the required information in order to configure and install the agent on the target monitored host as it follows:<\/p>\n Zabbix Agent Installation on Windows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you need to modify Zabbix configuration file with other custom values at a later date, the conf file can be found on\u00a0%programfiles%\\Zabbix Agent\\<\/strong>\u00a0path.<\/p>\n 6.<\/strong>\u00a0After you\u2019ve finished the setup, open a windows\u00a0Command Prompt<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Administrator<\/strong>\u00a0privileges, run\u00a0services.msc<\/strong>\u00a0command in order to open\u00a0Windows Services utility<\/strong>\u00a0and locate\u00a0Zabbix<\/strong>\u00a0Agent service to check if the service is running and automatically started after reboot.<\/p>\n From this console you can manage the service (start, stop, pause, resume, enable or disable).<\/p>\n Zabbix Agent Windows Service<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 7.<\/strong>\u00a0Almost all Windows based systems have\u00a0Windows Firewall<\/strong>\u00a0active and running, therefore zabbix agent port must be opened in firewall in order to communicate with zabbix server.<\/p>\n In order to open Zabbix agent port in windows firewall, open\u00a0Control Panel<\/strong>\u00a0->\u00a0System and Security<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 >\u00a0Windows Firewall<\/strong>\u00a0and hit on\u00a0Allow<\/strong>\u00a0an app through Windows Firewall.<\/p>\n Open Zabbix Port on Windows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 8.<\/strong>\u00a0Next, click on\u00a0Allow<\/strong>\u00a0another app button and a new window should open. Use the\u00a0Browse<\/strong>\u00a0button to navigate and add\u00a0Zabbix<\/strong>\u00a0agent executable file (usually found in\u00a0%programfiles%\\Zabbix Agent\\<\/strong>\u00a0if you installed it using msi program), then hit on\u00a0Add<\/strong>\u00a0button to add the service.<\/p>\n Add Zabbix Agent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Add Zabbix to Windows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 9.<\/strong>\u00a0Next, make sure you check and open the firewall rule on the network segment where zabbix server is located in your network and hit OK button to finish and apply configuration.<\/p>\n Allow Zabbix Agent on Windows Firewall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 10.<\/strong>\u00a0In order to test if Zabbix agent running on windows is reachable from Zabbix server side, use\u00a0telnet<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0netcat command<\/strong>\u00a0on zabbix server against windows agent\u00a0IP-Port<\/strong>\u00a0and a Connected message should appear. Hit\u00a0Enter<\/strong>\u00a0key to generate an error message and automatically disconnect from agent:<\/p>\n Check Zabbix Agent Port on Windows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 11.<\/strong>\u00a0Once the windows agent has been tested from command line and everything looks fine, go to\u00a0Zabbix Server<\/strong>web interface, move to\u00a0Configuration<\/strong>\u00a0tab ->\u00a0Hosts<\/strong>\u00a0and hit on\u00a0Create Host<\/strong>\u00a0button in order to add the Windows monitored host.<\/p>\n Add Windows Host to Zabbix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 12.<\/strong>\u00a0On\u00a0Host<\/strong>\u00a0window add the\u00a0FQDN<\/strong>\u00a0of your windows agent machine in\u00a0Host name<\/strong>\u00a0filed, add an arbitrary name to Visible name filed in order to easily identify the monitored machine on Zabbix panel, make sure the host is included into a\u00a0Group Servers<\/strong>\u00a0and add the\u00a0IP Address<\/strong>\u00a0of your windows host in\u00a0Agent<\/strong>\u00a0interfaces filed. The\u00a0Port<\/strong>value leave it unchanged.<\/p>\n Windows Host Configuration in Zabbix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 13.<\/strong>\u00a0Next, go to\u00a0Template<\/strong>\u00a0tab and hit on\u00a0Select<\/strong>\u00a0button. A new window with\u00a0Zabbix Templates<\/strong>\u00a0should appear. Navigate through this window, check\u00a0Template OS Windows<\/strong>\u00a0and hit on\u00a0Select<\/strong>\u00a0button to add the template.<\/p>\n Zabbix Template OS Windows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Select Template OS Windows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 14.<\/strong>\u00a0Once the\u00a0Template OS Windows<\/strong>\u00a0appears on Link new templates filed, hit on\u00a0Add<\/strong>\u00a0button in order to link this template to the windows host configuration.<\/p>\n Finally, after the\u00a0Template OS Windows<\/strong>\u00a0is visible in\u00a0Linked Templates<\/strong>\u00a0filed hit on below\u00a0Add<\/strong>\u00a0button to complete the process and add the entire Windows host configuration.<\/p>\n Zabbix Linked Windows Templates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Add Linked Zabbix Windows Templates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 15.<\/strong>\u00a0After your monitored windows machine has been added return to\u00a0Configuration<\/strong>\u00a0->\u00a0Hosts<\/strong>\u00a0and the windows Host should now be present in this window as illustrated on below screenshot.<\/p>\n Check Windows Host in Zabbix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n That\u2019s all! Just assure that your windows host\u00a0Status<\/strong>\u00a0is set to\u00a0Enabled<\/strong>\u00a0and wait a few minutes in order for Zabbix server to contact the windows agent side and process the received remote data.<\/p>\n As an example, to get a graphical inside of the CPU load on the monitored Windows machine go to Zabbix web console\u00a0Monitoring<\/strong>\u00a0tab ->\u00a0Graphs<\/strong>, select the windows machine host name and CPU load Graph and all the collected data so far should be presented into a nice graphical chart.<\/p>\n Monitor Windows Host in Zabbix<\/p>\n![\"Add](\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/add-windows-host-to-zabbix-monioring.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRequirements<\/h4>\n
Related Guides<\/h5>\n
Step 1: Download and Install Zabbix Agent on Windows<\/h3>\n
C:\\Users\\caezsar><full system path to zabbix_agentd.exe> --config <full system path to zabbix_agentd.win.conf> --install\r\n<\/pre>\n
C:\\Users\\caezsar>D:\\Downloads\\zabbix_agents_2.4.4.win\\bin\\win32\\zabbix_agentd.exe --config D:\\Downloads\\zabbix_agents_2.4.4.win\\conf\\zabbix_agentd.win.conf --install\r\n<\/pre>\n
Server=IP of Zabbix Server\r\nServerActive=IP of Zabbix Server\r\nHostname=use the FQDN of your windows host<\/pre>\n
C:\\Users\\caezsar>D:\\Downloads\\zabbix_agents_2.4.4.win\\bin\\win32\\zabbix_agentd.exe --start\r\n<\/pre>\n
--stop<\/code>\u00a0argument and to uninstall the service use the\u00a0--uninstall<\/code>\u00a0argument.<\/p>\nC:\\Users\\caezsar>D:\\Downloads\\zabbix_agents_2.4.4.win\\bin\\win32\\zabbix_agentd.exe --stop\r\nC:\\Users\\caezsar>D:\\Downloads\\zabbix_agents_2.4.4.win\\bin\\win32\\zabbix_agentd.exe --uninstall\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHostname<\/strong>: use the FQDN of your windows host (the hostname value should match the \u201cFull Computer name\u201d configured for your machine)\r\nZabbix server Name<\/strong>: use the IP of the Zabbix Server\r\nAgent Port<\/strong>: 10050 \r\nRemote Command<\/strong>: check this value\r\nActive Server<\/strong>: IP of Zabbix Server\r\n<\/pre>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2: Configure Windows Firewall and Test Zabbix Agent<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\ntelnet <Windows_agent IP Address> 10050\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3: Add Zabbix Agent Monitored Windows Host to Zabbix Server<\/h3>\n
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