Agent Installation steps for AIX servers

[kerem.yarali]

Hello

I'm going to install Zabbix agents for AIX servers . However, I could not find detail steps.

Is it possible to share the agent installation steps for AIX servers with me?

Regards

[kloczek]

Steps are exactly the same as on any other system.
Download source -> configure source -> compile -> install -> use.

[kerem.yarali]

Hello

I haven’t any agent installation experience on AIX servers.
Is there a manuel guide for agent installation?

[dimir]

We have pre-compiled agents for AIX 6.1 and 7.2: https://www.zabbix.com/download_agents (select "Zabbix Agents" on the right).

[kerem.yarali]

Hello dimir

I checked agent packages from download side.

I want to learn, which commands should I run on command line? Could you help me?

Thanks

[dimir]

No, sorry. I'm not an AIX user. If you have budget you can get help from our support: https://zabbix.com/support

[andris]

On https://www.zabbix.com/download_agents#tab:42 you can find precompiled AIX agents 4.2.1 for AIX 6.1, 7.2.
On https://www.zabbix.com/download_agents#tab:40LTS you can find precompiled AIX agents 4.0.7 for AIX 6.1, 7.2 (for AIX 7.1 an agent for 6.1 should work).
The precompiled agents are packaged in simple *.tar.gz files (not RPMs, not AIX installable packages).
Choose directory for Zabbix agent on AIX.
Unpack the tar.gz archive there - you will get sbin/zabbix_agentd (the agent) and comand line utilities bin/zabbix_get, bin/zabbix_sender.
There is an agent configuration file template in /conf/zabbix_agentd.conf. Copy and customize it for your needs.
To test you can run
path_to_your_agent/zabbix_agentd -p
You can start in manually
path_to_your_agent/zabbix_agentd -c path_to_your_agent_config/zabbix_agentd.conf
Stop with kill comand.
Finally you want to start it automatically on AIX boot. Make a start-up script for that (or ask a competent AIX administrator how to do it).

[storyteller]

Beside that i think is a good ideea to make a zabbix user (without shell login) and start zabbix agent from that user, not from root.

[andris]

Thanks! I forgot to mention creating a 'zabbix' user.