What am I missing -- set up multiple agent

[nunu620]

I have 1 zabbix server and one web server that has zabbix agent, both works fine. I want to add another web server as host, but just can't get it to work

here is my zabbix_agentd.conf from the second web server host,
just to confirm, i don't need to do anything on the server itself correct? I was reading all the post but it wasn't so clear where the configuration should be,on the server or on the host, when comes down to zabbix_agentd.conf as server directory has this file too.

anyway, here is the config file.
Error is the
Get value from agent failed: cannot connect to [[{server IP where is agent}]:10050]: [4] Interrupted system call

The port is open, confirmed with packets from server to host and host to server. Agent is running as well from the status

Do i need to have different ports for my 2 agent? what's wrong in my config?
Thanks in advance


############ GENERAL PARAMETERS #################

### Option: PidFile
# Name of PID file.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# PidFile=/tmp/zabbix_agentd.pid

PidFile=/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.pid

### Option: LogType
# Specifies where log messages are written to:
# system - syslog
# file - file specified with LogFile parameter
# console - standard output
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# LogType=file

### Option: LogFile
# Log file name for LogType 'file' parameter.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# LogFile=

LogFile=/var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log

### Option: LogFileSize
# Maximum size of log file in MB.
# 0 - disable automatic log rotation.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 0-1024
# Default:
# LogFileSize=1

LogFileSize=0

### Option: DebugLevel
# Specifies debug level:
# 0 - basic information about starting and stopping of Zabbix processes
# 1 - critical information
# 2 - error information
# 3 - warnings
# 4 - for debugging (produces lots of information)
# 5 - extended debugging (produces even more information)
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 0-5
# Default:
DebugLevel=3

### Option: SourceIP
# Source IP address for outgoing connections.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# SourceIP=

### Option: EnableRemoteCommands
# Whether remote commands from Zabbix server are allowed.
# 0 - not allowed
# 1 - allowed
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# EnableRemoteCommands=0

### Option: LogRemoteCommands
# Enable logging of executed shell commands as warnings.
# 0 - disabled
# 1 - enabled
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# LogRemoteCommands=0

##### Passive checks related

### Option: Server
# List of comma delimited IP addresses (or hostnames) of Zabbix servers.
# Incoming connections will be accepted only from the hosts listed here.
# If IPv6 support is enabled then '127.0.0.1', '::127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1' are treated equally.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# Server=

Server=(zabbix server ip)

### Option: ListenPort
# Agent will listen on this port for connections from the server.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 1024-32767
# Default:
#ListenPort=

### Option: ListenIP
# List of comma delimited IP addresses that the agent should listen on.
# First IP address is sent to Zabbix server if connecting to it to retrieve list of active checks.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
#ListenIP=

### Option: StartAgents
# Number of pre-forked instances of zabbix_agentd that process passive checks.
# If set to 0, disables passive checks and the agent will not listen on any TCP port.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 0-100
# Default:
# StartAgents=3

##### Active checks related

### Option: ServerActive
# List of comma delimited IPort (or hostnameort) pairs of Zabbix servers for active checks.
# If port is not specified, default port is used.
# IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square brackets if port for that host is specified.
# If port is not specified, square brackets for IPv6 addresses are optional.
# If this parameter is not specified, active checks are disabled.
# Example: ServerActive=127.0.0.1:20051,zabbix.domain,[::1]:30051,::1,[12fc::1]
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# ServerActive=

ServerActive=my zabbix server id

### Option: Hostname
# Unique, case sensitive hostname.
# Required for active checks and must match hostname as configured on the server.
# Value is acquired from HostnameItem if undefined.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# Hostname=

Hostname=(hostname of my agent web server iZrj9cfmuy6ltvmrwx1onhZ)

### Option: HostnameItem
# Item used for generating Hostname if it is undefined. Ignored if Hostname is defined.
# Does not support UserParameters or aliases.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# HostnameItem=system.hostname

### Option: HostMetadata
# Optional parameter that defines host metadata.
# Host metadata is used at host auto-registration process.
# An agent will issue an error and not start if the value is over limit of 255 characters.
# If not defined, value will be acquired from HostMetadataItem.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 0-255 characters
# Default:
# HostMetadata=

### Option: HostMetadataItem
# Optional parameter that defines an item used for getting host metadata.
# Host metadata is used at host auto-registration process.
# During an auto-registration request an agent will log a warning message if
# the value returned by specified item is over limit of 255 characters.
# This option is only used when HostMetadata is not defined.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# HostMetadataItem=

### Option: RefreshActiveChecks
# How often list of active checks is refreshed, in seconds.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 60-3600
# Default:
# RefreshActiveChecks=120

### Option: BufferSend
# Do not keep data longer than N seconds in buffer.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 1-3600
# Default:
# BufferSend=5

### Option: BufferSize
# Maximum number of values in a memory buffer. The agent will send
# all collected data to Zabbix Server or Proxy if the buffer is full.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 2-65535
# Default:
# BufferSize=100

### Option: MaxLinesPerSecond
# Maximum number of new lines the agent will send per second to Zabbix Server
# or Proxy processing 'log' and 'logrt' active checks.
# The provided value will be overridden by the parameter 'maxlines',
# provided in 'log' or 'logrt' item keys.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 1-1000
# Default:
# MaxLinesPerSecond=20

############ ADVANCED PARAMETERS #################

### Option: Alias
# Sets an alias for an item key. It can be used to substitute long and complex item key with a smaller and simpler one.
# Multiple Alias parameters may be present. Multiple parameters with the same Alias key are not allowed.
# Different Alias keys may reference the same item key.
# For example, to retrieve the ID of user 'zabbix':
# Alias=zabbix.userid:vfs.file.regexp[/etc/passwd,^zabbix:.[0-9]+),,,,\1]
# Now shorthand key zabbix.userid may be used to retrieve data.
# Aliases can be used in HostMetadataItem but not in HostnameItem parameters.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range:
# Default:

### Option: Timeout
# Spend no more than Timeout seconds on processing
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 1-30
# Default:
# Timeout=3

### Option: AllowRoot
# Allow the agent to run as 'root'. If disabled and the agent is started by 'root', the agent
# will try to switch to the user specified by the User configuration option instead.
# Has no effect if started under a regular user.
# 0 - do not allow
# 1 - allow
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# AllowRoot=0

### Option: User
# Drop privileges to a specific, existing user on the system.
# Only has effect if run as 'root' and AllowRoot is disabled.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# User=zabbix

### Option: Include
# You may include individual files or all files in a directory in the configuration file.
# Installing Zabbix will create include directory in /usr/local/etc, unless modified during the compile time.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# Include=

Include=/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/

# Include=/usr/local/etc/zabbix_agentd.userparams.conf
# Include=/usr/local/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf.d/
# Include=/usr/local/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf.d/*.conf

####### USER-DEFINED MONITORED PARAMETERS #######

### Option: UnsafeUserParameters
# Allow all characters to be passed in arguments to user-defined parameters.
# The following characters are not allowed:
# \ ' " ` * ? [ ] { } ~ $ ! & ; ( ) < > | # @
# Additionally, newline characters are not allowed.
# 0 - do not allow
# 1 - allow
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 0-1
# Default:
# UnsafeUserParameters=0

### Option: UserParameter
# User-defined parameter to monitor. There can be several user-defined parameters.
# Format: UserParameter=<key>,<shell command>
# See 'zabbix_agentd' directory for examples.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# UserParameter=

####### LOADABLE MODULES #######

### Option: LoadModulePath
# Full path to location of agent modules.
# Default depends on compilation options.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# LoadModulePath=${libdir}/modules

### Option: LoadModule
# Module to load at agent startup. Modules are used to extend functionality of the agent.
# Format: LoadModule=<module.so>
# The modules must be located in directory specified by LoadModulePath.
# It is allowed to include multiple LoadModule parameters.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# LoadModule=

####### TLS-RELATED PARAMETERS #######

### Option: TLSConnect
# How the agent should connect to server or proxy. Used for active checks.
# Only one value can be specified:
# unencrypted - connect without encryption
# psk - connect using TLS and a pre-shared key
# cert - connect using TLS and a certificate
#
# Mandatory: yes, if TLS certificate or PSK parameters are defined (even for 'unencrypted' connection)
# Default:
# TLSConnect=unencrypted

### Option: TLSAccept
# What incoming connections to accept.
# Multiple values can be specified, separated by comma:
# unencrypted - accept connections without encryption
# psk - accept connections secured with TLS and a pre-shared key
# cert - accept connections secured with TLS and a certificate
#
# Mandatory: yes, if TLS certificate or PSK parameters are defined (even for 'unencrypted' connection)
# Default:
# TLSAccept=unencrypted

### Option: TLSCAFile
# Full pathname of a file containing the top-level CA(s) certificates for
# peer certificate verification.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# TLSCAFile=

### Option: TLSCRLFile
# Full pathname of a file containing revoked certificates.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# TLSCRLFile=

### Option: TLSServerCertIssuer
# Allowed server certificate issuer.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# TLSServerCertIssuer=

### Option: TLSServerCertSubject
# Allowed server certificate subject.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# TLSServerCertSubject=

### Option: TLSCertFile
# Full pathname of a file containing the agent certificate or certificate chain.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# TLSCertFile=

### Option: TLSKeyFile
# Full pathname of a file containing the agent private key.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# TLSKeyFile=

### Option: TLSPSKIdentity
# Unique, case sensitive string used to identify the pre-shared key.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# TLSPSKIdentity=

### Option: TLSPSKFile
# Full pathname of a file containing the pre-shared key.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# TLSPSKFile=

[Mechanix]

Your config is wrong. Either use passive or active checks not both simultaneously

ServerActive=my zabbix server id
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Hostname=(hostname of my agent web server iZrj9cfmuy6ltvmrwx1onhZ)

[nunu620]

hey, i commented out the all the active section, still no luck

On the dashboard my server is not reachable , it's been like an hour
but then if i go to monitoring - latest data , it does show actions, can't get any data in the graph either

[Mechanix]

Can you telnet from the server the agent port 10050?

telnet <agent-ip> 10050

[kaspars.mednis]

Hi,

first thing - Zabbix agent CAN work in both active/passive modes simultaneously

the following line specifies PASSIVE mode settings (from which IP accept incomming connections)

Server=(zabbix server ip)

the following lines are for ACTIVE checks only - to which address send data

ServerActive=my zabbix server id
Hostname=(hostname of my agent web server iZrj9cfmuy6ltvmrwx1onhZ)

specifies to which IP send data (there must be IP or DNS name of Zabbix server in ServerActive field

Second -

Get value from agent failed: cannot connect to [[{server IP where is agent}]:10050]: [4] Interrupted system call

that means that PASSIVE check from server to agent is not working.

Can you telnet from server to agent port 10050 ?
What is you timeout settings in Zabbix server conf ? maybe the connection just timeouted, you can try to increase this setting (zabbix server restart required)

Regards,
Kaspars

[nunu620]

Yes, i have commented out all the active part, i have one web server agent that's active, the second one will be passive and that's where i'm having trouble with.

I connect the the port from server to agent and the other way, both successful

oot@iZ*xaZ:/etc/zabbix# nc -v -z 47*8 10050
Connection to 47*8 10050 port [tcp/zabbix-agent] succeeded!

[nunu620]

Also changed the timeout to 20 , still no luck

[kaspars.mednis]

Hi,

Just as another troubleshooting step., you can launch the zabbix_get utility from Zabbix server to test some passive item on agent side

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.4/manual/concepts/get

It must be installed first (yum install zabbix-get in CentOS)

Regards,
Kaspars