Zabbix Configuration Help

[userx]

Hi Techs

I managed to install my Zabbix server and I can access the web portal but after adding clients to be monitored by the system,i dont see them though the zabbix agent is running on the machines.I have configured the conf and i think thats where I messing up some stuff.I really need to be helped on this.

Regards

[steveboyson]

The host names defined in the web frontend must match the name defined in the agent's config file.

[userx]

Zabbix Configaurations

Hi

Thanx for the quick reply,If you can please send a me an example of a Conf. file thats working to cross check with the one I got that'll be so helpful,I am a newby on working with zabbix system and I have been tasked to research and implement it at my new job.

[aib]

zabbix_server web frontend:
- Hosts -> Host name : hostname_of_client

zabbix_agentd.conf on CLient's PC/server

# grep -i hostname /etc/zabbx/zabbix_agentd.conf
Hostname=hostname_of_client

[userx]

Zabbix Configurations

Thanx again for that response,I am running a windows host and it looks like that conf file is linux based..

[steveboyson]

The windows agent has an identical formatted config file. Just look for a zabbix-agentd.conf file when you installed the agent.

[aib]

and don't forget to restart Zabbix Agent service every time when you change the configuration.
OK?

[tchjts1]

The windows agent has an identical formatted config file. Just look for a zabbix-agentd.conf file when you installed the agent.

I think in most cases the file name is zabbix_agentd.conf file (underscore instead of a hyphen)

[steveboyson]

True! (except on Suse ;-)
Don't really know who had the glorious idea of changing binary and config file names between distributions.

[userx]

Zabbix Configurations

This is how I have configured my config. file and I am still failing to get this host on the frontend

server=<http://192.168.1.2>
sourceip=192.168.1.114>

# Allow remote commands for reactive monitoring
EnableRemoteCommands=1

#Log all remotely executed commands
LogRemoteCommands=1

# Increase default timeout from 3 seconds
Timeout=5

# Increase default number of agents from 3
StartAgents=5

[tchjts1]

This is how I have configured my config. file and I am still failing to get this host on the frontend

server=<http://192.168.1.2>
sourceip=192.168.1.114>

Server= should simply be the IP of your Zabbix server. Get rid of "http://"
Also, if you are using any active checks for your items, you should have ServerActive= and that should also be the IP of your Zabbix server.

Zabbix uses a lot of case sensitive parameters. Is your conf file server= or Server=? It should be Server= and ServerActive=

Also, try it without using SourceIP parameter.

(Edit) Oh, and don't have <> around your IP's. It should just look like Server=192.168.1.2

[steveboyson]

The name specs must not contain "http" or the like. Just a name (and if it's the server address, an IP address is valid, too).

Oh: and don't mess with "sourceip" unless you have to. It sets the source address

[userx]

Zabbix Configurations

Hi Guys
Thanx for the help,After making all the configurations I am getting the following error code / message

(ZBX_TCP_READ) failed : [0x0000274C] a connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time or established connection failed because connected host failed to respond)

[steveboyson]

Increase the timeout values in the config files for both agent and server.