install zabbix_agentd on windows

[melanie]

Hi ! im not sure about my zabbix_agentd installation on my windows. I download and install this exe : http://www.suiviperf.com/zabbix/

When i have to inform 2 fields : server and hostname . For the field server, i write the zabbix_server ip address but for the hostname i dun know what i have to put !

thanks for ur help !

Mélanie

[Casn]

Server=ZABBIX Server IP or Hostname, that's correct

Hostname=The Hostname of the PC where the agent runs on. (run "cmd" and then "hostname" to get the name). Important is, that you add the host in the webinterface with exactly the same name - if not you will get connection problems with active checks afair

But you can do it also on your own. It should be simple, if you have already installed an agent on Linux/Unix (you know the general parameters in the zabbix_agentd.conf)

In the archive zabbix-1.6.5.tar there is the folder zabbix-1.6.5\bin\win32\, where you can find precompiled executables.
Modify the supplied windows-config and put it in a folder on the pc together with the exe's. Then run
zabbix_agentd.exe --config c:\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf install --install
to install a windows service (maybe adjust path)
and
net start "ZABBIX Agent"
(zabbix_agentd.exe --start didn't work for me!?!)

Regards
Carsten

[melanie]

ok thanks ! hummm an other question ..... I have this messages in the dashboard :

IMAP server is down on ZABBIX Server
News (NNTP) server is down on ZABBIX Server
FTP server is down on ZABBIX Server
POP3 server is down on ZABBIX Server
Inetd is not running on ZABBIX Server

I have to install these 5 server for zabbix_server run well ?

[richlv]

no. if you don't need those services on the zabbix server, just disable corresponding items or triggers (see the manual for more detail)

[melanie]

Thanks for the reply but i resolved this problem. But now i have in the tab monitoring/dashboard the "status of zabbix server is running" no value .

So i dun know why it's like that ?

[richlv]

check what is set as the zabbix server in the zabbix.conf.php

[melanie]

I think it's OK ..... :


global $DB;

$DB["TYPE"] = "MYSQL";
$DB["SERVER"] = "localhost";
$DB["PORT"] = "0";
$DB["DATABASE"] = "zabbix";
$DB["USER"] = "rootzabbix";
$DB["PASSWORD"] = "rootzabbix";
$ZBX_SERVER = "192.168.0.5";
$ZBX_SERVER_PORT = "10051";


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[Casn]

I have learned that Apache will use the socket in zabbix_server.conf if you write
$DB["SERVER"]="localhost";
If you want to connect via TCP/IP you have to use "127.0.0.1".

My Zabbix-Config:
DBSocket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
and the MySQL-Config:
socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock

And maybe this doesn't matter, but I have
$ZBX_SERVER="127.0.0.1";

[melanie]

i tryed to do that but if i put 127.0.0.1, the web interface doesnt work and if i change the socket path, i have an error when i restart mysqld .....

[melanie]

up ! my zabbix server is no running yet !