Zabbix Master / Proxy Installation in Centos/RHEL 6

Plan 2 # Install Zabbix Master 2.4.5 & Proxy 2.4.5 in Different Path

Step 1# Copy the Zabbix-2.4.5.tgz to Test-NS12, RS9, NS3, TMS1-GF, Peregrine, VSFTP

under /usr/local/src location and Extract the same

Step 2# Install the Proxies & Agent in Node Servers (RS9, NS3, TMS1-GF, Peregrine, VSFTP)

# cd /usr/local/src/zabbix-2.4.5

# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/zabbix_proxy --enable-proxy --enable-agent --with-mysql --with-net-snmp --with-jabber –with-libcurl

# make install

# cd database/mysql

# mysql

# mysql> create database zabbix_proxy

# mysql> grant all on zabbix_proxy.* to 'zabbix_proxy'@'localhost' identified by 'zabbix_proxy';

# mysql> flush privileges;

# mysql> use zabbix_proxy;

# mysql> source schema.sql;

# mysql> quit;

# vim /usr/local/zabbix_proxy/etc/zabbix_proxy.conf

##Modify below lines

Server=xx.xx.xx.xx [Master IP]

Hostname=GAIndia [Proxy Name, here GAIndia is example]

ListenPort=20051 [Here Port changed from 10051 to 20051 for Port Conflict Issue ]

DBName=zabbix_proxy

DBUser=zabbix_proxy

DBPassword=zabbix_proxy

ConfigFrequency=300

HousekeepingFrequency=1

ProxyOfflineBuffer=24

#wq!

# vim /usr/local/zabbix_proxy/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf

##Modify below lines

ServerActive=xx.xx.xx.xx [Proxy Server IP]

ListenPort=20050 [ Here Port changed from 10050 to 20050 for Port Conflict Issue ]

##Hostname= [Disable this line]

:wq!

Step 3 # Install Zabbix Master 2.4.5 in Test-NS12

# cd /usr/local/src/zabbix-2.4.5

# ./configure –prefix=/usr/local/zabbix_server --enable-server --enable-agent --with-mysql --with-net-snmp --with-jabber –with-libcurl

# make install

# cd frontends/php/

# mkdir /var/www/html/zabbix_server

# rsync -avz . /var/www/html/zabbix_server/

# chown apache:apache /var/www/html/zabbix_server -Rvf

# cd /usr/local/src/zabbix-2.4.5/database/mysql

# mysql

# mysql> create database zabbix_server

# mysql> grant all on zabbix_server.* to 'zabbix_server'@'localhost' identified by 'zabbix_server';

# mysql> flush privileges;

# mysql> use zabbix_server;

# mysql> source schema.sql;

# mysql> source data.sql;

# mysql> source images.sql;

# mysql> quit;

# vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

##Add Below lines in End of the file

<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerAdmin prodsupport@globalanalytics.com

DocumentRoot /var/www/html/zabbix_server

ServerName mansoor.zabbix.net

ServerAlias localhost

ErrorLog logs/mansoor.zabbix.net-error_log

CustomLog logs/mansoor.zabbix.net-access_log common

</VirtualHost>

# /etc/init.d/httpd restart

Step 4 # Start Zabbix Server in Test-NS12

# vim /usr/local/zabbix_server/etc/zabbix_server.conf

# Modify below lines

ListenPort=20051 [Here Port changed from 10051 to 20051 for Port Conflict Issue ]

# /usr/local/zabbix_server/sbin/zabbix_server -c /usr/local/zabbix_server/etc/zabbix_server.conf

# tail -f /tmp/zabbix_server.log

# Add DNS Entry for mansoor.zabbix.net to 68.70.161.109 in DNS MadeEasy

# Connect to http://mansoor.zabbix.net and Install Zabbix_Server

Step 5# Configure the Proxy in Master Dashboard's & Start Zabbix Proxy

Adding proxies in Master Dashboard

To configure a proxy in Zabbix frontend:

• Go to: Administration → Proxies
• Click on Create proxy

Proxy name

Enter the proxy name. It must be the same name as in the Hostname parameter in the proxy configuration file.

Proxy mode

Select the proxy mode. Active - the proxy will connect to the Zabbix server and request configuration data

Hosts

Add hosts to be monitored by the proxy.

Description

Enter the proxy description.

1. Host Configuration in Master Dashboard

You can specify that an individual host should be monitored by a proxy in the host configuration form, using the Monitored by proxy field.

Step 6 # Start Zabbix Proxy & Zabbix Agentd in Proxy Servers [RS9, NS3, TMS1-GF, Peregrine, VSFTP]

# killall zabbix_server

# killall zabbix_agentd

# /usr/local/zabbix_proxy/sbin/zabbix_proxy -c /usr/local/zabbix_proxy/etc/zabbix_proxy.conf

# /usr/local/zabbix_proxy/sbin/zabbix_agentd -c /usr/local/zabbix_proxy/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf

Step 7 # Zabbix Agentd Configuration

# killall zabbix_agentd

# Edit the Zabbix_Agentd Configuration File in All Zabbix Agents and Restart the Zabbix Agentd

# vim /usr/local/zabbix_proxy/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf

##Server= [Disable this Option]

ServerActive=xx.xx.xx.xx [Proxy Server IP]

# zabbix_agentd

Step 8 # check the Log Files of Server & Proxy

# Master server # tail -f /tmp/zabbix_server.log

# Proxy Servers # tail -f /tmp/zabbix_proxy.log

Step 9 # Export Below from Test-NS12 and Import the same in Test-NS12 New Zabbix Instance

Groups, Hosts, Templates, Discovery rules, Triggers, Graphs, Screens, Maps, Images