Customizing msi deployment

[rebidebi]

Hi, Im trying to customize zabbix msi installer for automation.. I need to install the host on around 500 machines and want to do it as automated as possible..

with kb I saw we can customize the following:

msiexec /l*v log.txt /i zabbix_agent-6.4.0-x86.msi /qn^
LOGTYPE=file^
LOGFILE="%INSTALLFOLDER%\zabbix_agentd.log"^
SERVER=192.168.6.76^
LISTENPORT=12345^
SERVERACTIVE=::1^
HOSTNAME=myHost^
TLSCONNECT=psk^
TLSACCEPT=psk^
TLSPSKIDENTITY=MyPSKID^
TLSPSKFILE="%INSTALLFOLDER%\mykey.psk"^
TLSCAFILE="c:\temp\f.txt1"^
TLSCRLFILE="c:\temp\f.txt2"^
TLSSERVERCERTISSUER="My CA"^
TLSSERVERCERTSUBJECT="My Cert"^
TLSCERTFILE="c:\temp\f.txt5"^
TLSKEYFILE="c:\temp\f.txt6"^
ENABLEPATH=1^
INSTALLFOLDER="%INSTALLFOLDER%"^
SKIP=fw^
ALLOWDENYKEY="DenyKey=vfs.file.contents[/etc/passwd]"

I have a few requirements so im wondering if its possible at all..

1. I want to be able for the server to auto register using their FQDN. is it possible with the msi?
2. is it possible to re-package the msi with a custom config and to just deploy it? that way I can do it via some rmm and wont need to specify arguments when I run it.
3. I dont understand what does the "^" at the end of every paramter is. do I need to add it when I specify a value? same for server active. why is the :: there?

[cyber]

1. supported parameters are listed here https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...ckages/win_msi HostInterfaceItem is not among them.. Unfortunately...
2. I guess yes... There's also a archive version of installer. Unpack and do whatever..
3. SERVERACTIVE=::1 - it's IPv6 address for localhost... ^ in the end of line is for escaping EOL and allows you to specify all those parameters on separate lines.

[rebidebi]

1. ye i've seen the article.. had no luck trying to install that way. i just couldnt find any more documentation or videos showing exactly how its done ..
2. im also not sure how to do that either, but if its works I can just modify my config for whatever I want and install the msi. have you seen it being done?
3. so i can just use any ip\hostname i use for my zabbix server? for example SERVERACTIVE=zabbix.mycompany.com

[cyber]

Please... answer with a post, not comment... otherwise its not really possible to quote you properly...

1. I guess, if it is not listed as supported, then you cannot use it from command line.
2. Once upon a time I did create our own installer (I think I used wix for it.. https://wixtoolset.org/ ) ... Don't remember too much of it.. But it contained all options we needed in a config file, which was placed by the installer, so there was no need for command line parameters...
3. You have to use IP/hostname of your zabbix server/proxy, whatever is monitoring that particular host... Otherwise, how would your agent know where to ask for items to monitor... ?

[rebidebi]

Please... answer with a post, not comment... otherwise its not really possible to quote you properly...

1. I guess, if it is not listed as supported, then you cannot use it from command line.
2. Once upon a time I did create our own installer (I think I used wix for it.. https://wixtoolset.org/ ) ... Don't remember too much of it.. But it contained all options we needed in a config file, which was placed by the installer, so there was no need for command line parameters...
3. You have to use IP/hostname of your zabbix server/proxy, whatever is monitoring that particular host... Otherwise, how would your agent know where to ask for items to monitor... ?

Didnt realise. my bad.

Thanks for the answer.
as for 3, I was wondering about the syntax, if in the command line i should use SERVERACTIVE=zabbix.mycompany.com or SERVERACTIVE=::zabbix.mycompany.com etc
thanks

[rebidebi]

i managed to make it work with the code above, i just missed a comma on my script...