Zabbix 1.4.4 - Monitoring Network on Windows

[rs26]

Hi,

I've install my Zabbix server 1.4.4. I want to monitor 100 computers which are running on Windows XP and Vista.
On the server, I have not items for Network Interfaces with Windows Templates.
How monitoring the bandwith on windows network interfaces ?

Thanks you for helping. Excuse me my poor english (I'm french).

See you.

[SierraX]

Hi,

I've install my Zabbix server 1.4.4. I want to monitor 100 computers which are running on Windows XP and Vista.
On the server, I have not items for Network Interfaces with Windows Templates.
How monitoring the bandwith on windows network interfaces ?

Thanks you for helping. Excuse me my poor english (I'm french).

See you.

Like

PerfCounter=netz.writespersec.bytes,"\Netzwerkschnittstelle(AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter)\Bytes gesendet/s",60
PerfCounter=netz.readspersec.bytes,"\Netzwerkschnittstelle(AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter)\Empfangene Bytes/s",60

in zabbix_agentd.conf
Look in Windows own Perf monitoring vor Checkdescription.
netz.writespersec.bytes etc. is the name of check. You must use it in Zabbixserver for key.
"\Netzwerkschnittstelle(AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter)\Empfangene Bytes/s" is the Description of Performancecheck in a german Window version.
,60 is the check period

[rs26]

Like

[B]PerfCounter=netz.writespersec.bytes,"\Netzwerkschnittstelle(AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter)\Bytes gesendet/s",60
PerfCounter=netz.readspersec.bytes,"\Netzwerkschnittstelle(AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter)\Empfangene Bytes/s",60[/B]

in zabbix_agentd.conf

I'm going to past this in the zabbix_agentd.conf. (after the "Server <IP>" ?)

Look in Windows own Perf monitoring vor Checkdescription.

netz.writespersec.bytes etc. is the name of check. You must use it in Zabbixserver for key.
"\Netzwerkschnittstelle(AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter)\Empfangene Bytes/s" is the Description of Performancecheck in a german Window version.
,60 is the check period

AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter = It's the name of the connexion ? (= the Description?)

netz.writespersec.bytes etc.

I use it for the key on the Zabbix Server so ?

[maruscya]

I'm going to past this in the zabbix_agentd.conf. (after the "Server <IP>" ?)

You can add new item at the end of file zabbix_agentd.conf

AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter = It's the name of the connexion ? (= the Description?)

The descriptin can be different from your pc and SierraX

I use it for the key on the Zabbix Server so ?

[/QUOTE]

Yes, under items you need add new item called netz.readspersec.bytes, and configure it.

NB: i'm new user too... and i not sure if all my answer are correct. !

[rs26]

Thank you for your answer.

I'm going to test the configuration this afternoon.

[rs26]

Server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx


PerfCounter= NetIn, "\Network Interface(Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet)\Bytes Received/sec",15
PerfCounter= NetOut, "\Network Interface(Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet)\Bytes Sent/sec",15

I have this in the zabbix_agentd.conf.
When I try to restart the service, I have an error :

Windows can't start the Zabbix service on Local Computer

Error 1053 : The service has not answer so fast after asking of launch

=> It was in French.

Do I write (\Interface réseau(...) ... ? (in french ?)

[rs26]

There is no problem with this (to start Zabbix_agent Service) :

PerfCounter= NetIn1,"\Interface réseau(Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet)\Octets reçus/s",15
PerfCounter= NetOut1,"\Interface réseau(Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet)\Octets envoyés/s",15

[rs26]

This is OK NOW ! I've done an error with the key.

Thanks !

[rs26]

I would like to create an new item/trigger which can count the bytes.

If a user downloads + 50 Mo, i want create an trigger to send me the information.

[rs26]

Do you understand my "problem" ?

[rs26]

Please help me !

[maruscya]

Hello...

I can't answer now at your quetsion... becuase i never use windows server or client. I try made some tests asap... but i don't know when..

Can someone help a french guy ?!?

[maruscya]

download the zabbix manual , page 112, example 4

I don't know if the example can solve your question...

Let me know !!!

[rs26]

Hi,

Thank you for your answer. I'm going to watch this page. It seems to be interresting !

[NOB]

Windows Network Interfaces

Hi

you are right: the monitoring of the Windows network interfaces
is done via performance counters. Of course, the names
are different depending on the language of Windows installed (incl.
the french special characters, german umlauts, etc.) !

There are, at least, two ways to implement this in ZABBIX:

1. As user parameters (see examples in this thread) which requires changing every zabbix_agentd.conf file on every system or
2. directly in ZABBIX GUI as items, e.g., using templates for different network hardware

We discussed both solutions here and came to the conclusion
that using "perf_counter[...]" as an item in ZABBIX is much easier
if you have a lot of Windows systems to monitor. Especially if you use templates.
We are lucky, because we have just US English on all our Windows Servers.
Clients are, of course, a different story.

YMMV.

Regards

Norbert.