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6 Zabbix agent 2 (Windows)

Overview

Zabbix agent 2 is a new generation of Zabbix agent and may be used in place of Zabbix agent.

Agent 2 is supported on Windows since Zabbix version 4.4.4.

This section lists parameters supported in a Zabbix agent 2 configuration file (zabbix_agent2.win.conf). Note that:

  • The default values reflect process defaults, not the values in the shipped configuration files;
  • Zabbix supports configuration files only in UTF-8 encoding without BOM;
  • Comments starting with "#" are only supported in the beginning of the line.

Parameters

Parameter Mandatory Range Default Description
Alias no Sets an alias for an item key. It can be used to substitute long and complex item key with a smaller and simpler one.
Multiple Alias parameters may be present. Multiple parameters with the same Alias key are allowed.
Different Alias keys may reference the same item key.
Aliases can be used in HostMetadataItem but not in HostnameItem parameters.

Examples:

1. Retrieving the ID of user 'zabbix'.
Alias=zabbix.userid:vfs.file.regexp[/etc/passwd,"^zabbix:.:([0-9]+)",,,,\1]
Now shorthand key zabbix.userid may be used to retrieve data.

2. Getting CPU utilization with default and custom parameters.
Alias=cpu.util:system.cpu.util
Alias=cpu.util[*]:system.cpu.util[*]
This allows use cpu.util key to get CPU utilisation percentage with default parameters as well as use cpu.util[all, idle, avg15] to get specific data about CPU utilisation.

3. Running multiple low-level discovery rules processing the same discovery items.
Alias=vfs.fs.discovery[*]:vfs.fs.discovery
Now it is possible to set up several discovery rules using vfs.fs.discovery with different parameters for each rule, e.g., vfs.fs.discovery[foo], vfs.fs.discovery[bar], etc.
BufferSend no 1-3600 5 The time interval in seconds which determines how often values are sent from the buffer to Zabbix server.
Note, that if the buffer is full, the data will be sent sooner.
BufferSize no 2-65535 100 Maximum number of values in a memory buffer. The agent will send all collected data to Zabbix server or proxy if the buffer is full.
This parameter should only be used if persistent buffer is disabled (EnablePersistentBuffer=0).
ControlSocket no \\.\pipe\agent.sock The control socket, used to send runtime commands with '-R' option.
DebugLevel no 0-5 3 Specifies debug level:
0 - basic information about starting and stopping of Zabbix processes
1 - critical information
2 - error information
3 - warnings
4 - for debugging (produces lots of information)
5 - extended debugging (produces even more information)
EnablePersistentBuffer no 0-1 0 Enable usage of local persistent storage.
0 - disabled
1 - enabled
If persistent storage is disabled, the memory buffer will be used.
HostInterface no 0-255 characters Optional parameter that defines host interface.
Host interface is used at host autoregistration process.
An agent will issue an error and not start if the value is over the limit of 255 characters.
If not defined, value will be acquired from HostInterfaceItem.
Supported since Zabbix 4.4.0.
HostInterfaceItem no Optional parameter that defines an item used for getting host interface.
Host interface is used at host autoregistration process.
During an autoregistration request an agent will log a warning message if the value returned by specified item is over limit of 255 characters.
This option is only used when HostInterface is not defined.
Supported since Zabbix 4.4.0.
HostMetadata no 0-255 characters Optional parameter that defines host metadata. Host metadata is used at host autoregistration process.
An agent will issue an error and not start if the specified value is over the limit or a non-UTF-8 string.
If not defined, the value will be acquired from HostMetadataItem.
HostMetadataItem no Optional parameter that defines an item used for getting host metadata. Host metadata item value is retrieved on each autoregistration attempt for host autoregistration process.
During an autoregistration request an agent will log a warning message if the value returned by the specified item is over the limit of 255 characters.
This option is only used when HostMetadata is not defined.
Supports UserParameters and aliases. Supports system.run[] regardless of EnableRemoteCommands value.
The value returned by the item must be a UTF-8 string otherwise it will be ignored.
Hostname no set by HostnameItem Unique, case sensitive hostname.
Required for active checks and must match hostname as configured on the server.
Allowed characters: alphanumeric, '.', ' ', '_' and '-'.
Maximum length: 128
HostnameItem no system.hostname Item used for generating Hostname if it is not defined. Ignored if Hostname is defined.
Does not support UserParameters or aliases, but does support system.run[] regardless of EnableRemoteCommands value.
Include no You may include individual files or all files in a directory in the configuration file.
During installation Zabbix will create the include directory in /usr/local/etc, unless modified during the compile time.
To only include relevant files in the specified directory, the asterisk wildcard character is supported for pattern matching. For example: /absolute/path/to/config/files/*.conf.
See special notes about limitations.
ListenIP no 0.0.0.0 List of comma-delimited IP addresses that the agent should listen on.
The first IP address is sent to Zabbix server, if connecting to it, to retrieve the list of active checks.
ListenPort no 1024-32767 10050 Agent will listen on this port for connections from the server.
LogFile yes, if LogType is set to file, otherwise
no
c:\zabbix_agentd.log Log file name if LogType is 'file'.
LogFileSize no 0-1024 1 Maximum size of log file in MB.
0 - disable automatic log rotation.
Note: If the log file size limit is reached and file rotation fails, for whatever reason, the existing log file is truncated and started anew.
LogType no file Specifies where log messages are written to:
system - syslog,
file - file specified by LogFile parameter,
console - standard output.
PersistentBufferFile no The file, where Zabbix Agent2 should keep SQLite database.
Must be a full filename.
This parameter is only used if persistent buffer is enabled (EnablePersistentBuffer=1).
PersistentBufferPeriod no 1m-365d 1h The time period for which data should be stored, when there is no connection to the server or proxy. Older data will be lost. Log data will be preserved.
This parameter is only used if persistent buffer is enabled (EnablePersistentBuffer=1).
Plugins no A plugin can have one or more plugin-specific configuration parameters in format:
Plugins.<PluginName>.<Parameter1>=<value1>
Plugins.<PluginName>.<Parameter2>=<value2>
Plugins.<PluginName>.KeepAlive no 60-900 300 The maximum time of waiting (in seconds) before unused plugin connections are closed.
Example: Plugins.Memcached.KeepAlive=200
Supported for the following plugins: // MySQL, Redis, PostgreSQL//.
Plugins.<PluginName>.Sessions.<sessionName>.<sessionParameter> no Named session parameters.
<sessionName> - name of the instance to be monitored.
<sessionParameter> - parameter name (supported names: Uri, Username, Password).
Example: Plugins.Postgres.Sessions.Postgres1.Uri=tcp://localhost:11211
Plugins.Postgres.Sessions.Postgres1.Username=boss
Plugins.Postgres.Sessions.Postgres1.Password=secret
Plugins.Postgres.Sessions.Postgres2.Uri=tcp://localhost:11212
Supported for the following plugins: MySQL, Redis, PostgreSQL.
Plugins.<PluginName>.Timeout no 1-30 Global timeout The maximum time of waiting (in seconds) for a plugin request to complete.
Supported for the following plugins: // MySQL, Redis, PostgreSQL. | ^ |Plugins.Log.MaxLinesPerSecond | no | 1-1000 |20 |Maximum number of new lines the agent will send per second to Zabbix server or proxy when processing 'log' and 'logrt' checks.
The provided value will be overridden by the parameter 'maxlines',
provided in 'log' or 'logrt' item key.
Note//: Zabbix will process 10 times more new lines than set in MaxLinesPerSecond to seek the required string in log items.
This parameter is supported since 4.4.2 and replaces MaxLinesPerSecond.
Plugins.Mysql.Password no A password to send to a protected MySQL server.
Plugins.Mysql.Uri no tcp://localhost:3306 MySQL connection string.
Should not include embedded credentials (they will be ignored).
Must match the URI format.
Must contain a scheme (supported: tcp, unix).
A port can be omitted (default=3306).
Examples: tcp://localhost:3306
tcp://localhost
unix:/var/run/mysql.sock
Plugins.Mysql.User no root A username to send to a protected MySQL server.
Plugins.Postgres.Database no postgres A database name to be used for PostgreSQL.
Plugins.Postgres.Host no localhost IP address or DNS name of the host used for PostgreSQL.
Examples: localhost, 192.168.1.1
Plugins.Postgres.Password no postgres A password to send to a protected PostgreSQL server.
Plugins.Postgres.Port no 5432 A port to be used for PostgreSQL.
Plugins.Postgres.User no postgres A username to send to a protected PostgreSQL server.
Plugins.Redis.Uri no tcp://localhost:6379 Redis connection string.
A port can be omitted (default=6379).
Should not include embedded credentials (they will be ignored).
Must match the URI format.
Must contain a scheme (supported: tcp, unix). Examples: tcp://localhost:6379
tcp://localhost
unix:/var/run/redis.sock
Plugins.SystemRun.EnableRemoteCommands no 0 Whether remote commands from Zabbix server are allowed.
0 - not allowed
1 - allowed
This parameter is supported since 4.4.2 and replaces EnableRemoteCommands.
Plugins.SystemRun.LogRemoteCommands no 0 Enable logging of executed shell commands as warnings.
0 - disabled
1 - enabled
Commands will be logged only if executed remotely. Log entries will not be created if system.run[] is launched locally by HostMetadataItem, HostInterfaceItem or HostnameItem parameters.
This parameter is supported since 4.4.2 and replaces LogRemoteCommands.
Plugins.WindowsEventlog.MaxLinesPerSecond no 1-1000 20 Maximum number of new lines the agent will send per second to Zabbix Server or Proxy processing 'eventlog' checks.
The provided value will be overridden by the parameter 'maxlines', provided in 'eventlog' item keys.
RefreshActiveChecks no 60-3600 120 How often the list of active checks is refreshed, in seconds.
Note that after failing to refresh active checks the next refresh will be attempted after 60 seconds.
Server yes List of comma-delimited IP addresses, optionally in CIDR notation, or DNS names of Zabbix servers and Zabbix proxies.
Incoming connections will be accepted only from the hosts listed here.
If IPv6 support is enabled then '127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1' are treated equally and '::/0' will allow any IPv4 or IPv6 address.
'0.0.0.0/0' can be used to allow any IPv4 address.
Example: Server=127.0.0.1,192.168.1.0/24,::1,2001:db8::/32,zabbix.example.com
Spaces are allowed.
ServerActive no List of comma-delimited IP:port (or DNS name:port) pairs of Zabbix servers and Zabbix proxies for active checks.
Multiple addresses can be provided to use several independent Zabbix servers in parallel. Spaces are allowed.
If port is not specified, default port is used.
IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square brackets if port for that host is specified.
If port is not specified, square brackets for IPv6 addresses are optional.
If this parameter is not specified, active checks are disabled.
Example: ServerActive=127.0.0.1:20051,zabbix.example.com,[::1]:30051,::1,[12fc::1]
SourceIP no Source IP address for:
- outgoing connections to Zabbix server or Zabbix proxy;
- making connections while executing some items (web.page.get, net.tcp.port, etc.)
StatusPort no 1024-32767 If set, agent will listen on this port for HTTP status requests (http://localhost:<port>/status).
Timeout no 1-30 3 Spend no more than Timeout seconds on processing.
TLSAccept yes, if TLS certificate or PSK parameters are defined (even for unencrypted connection), otherwise no What incoming connections to accept. Used for a passive checks. Multiple values can be specified, separated by comma:
unencrypted - accept connections without encryption (default)
psk - accept connections with TLS and a pre-shared key (PSK)
cert - accept connections with TLS and a certificate
TLSCAFile no Full pathname of a file containing the top-level CA(s) certificates for peer certificate verification, used for encrypted communications between Zabbix components.
TLSCertFile no Full pathname of a file containing the agent certificate or certificate chain, used for encrypted communications with Zabbix components.
TLSConnect yes, if TLS certificate or PSK parameters are defined (even for unencrypted connection), otherwise no How the agent should connect to Zabbix server or proxy. Used for active checks. Only one value can be specified:
unencrypted - connect without encryption (default)
psk - connect using TLS and a pre-shared key (PSK)
cert - connect using TLS and a certificate
TLSCRLFile no Full pathname of a file containing revoked certificates. This parameter is used for encrypted communications with Zabbix components.
TLSKeyFile no Full pathname of a file containing the agent private key used for encrypted communications with Zabbix components.
TLSPSKFile no Full pathname of a file containing the agent pre-shared key used for encrypted communications with Zabbix components.
TLSPSKIdentity no Pre-shared key identity string, used for encrypted communications with Zabbix server.
TLSServerCertIssuer no Allowed server (proxy) certificate issuer.
TLSServerCertSubject no Allowed server (proxy) certificate subject.
UnsafeUserParameters no 0,1 0 Allow all characters to be passed in arguments to user-defined parameters.
The following characters are not allowed:
\ ' " ` * ? [ ] { } ~ $ ! & ; ( ) < > | # @
Additionally, newline characters are not allowed.
UserParameter no User-defined parameter to monitor. There can be several user-defined parameters.
Format: UserParameter=<key>,<shell command>
Note that the shell command must not return empty string or EOL only.
Example: UserParameter=system.test,who|wc -l