Install and configure Zabbix

Zabbix 3.4 on Linux 7/6

Zabbix is an open source network monitoring software designed to monitor and track the status of various network devices, servers, and virtual machines

Update system

# yum update

Install required packages

# yum install -y mariadb-server

# yum install php php-cli php-common php-devel php-pear php-gd php-mbstring php-mysql php-xml php-bcmath

# service httpd start

# systemctl start httpd

# service mysqld start ………. Linux 5/6

Install Repository with MySQL database

Note: Zabbix 3.0 require PHP 5.4 later

# systemctl start mariadb ……….. Linux 7

# mysql_secure_installation

Configure yum repository to install Zabbix

CentOS/RHEL 7:

# rpm -i https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.4/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-3.4-2.el7.noarch.rpm

CentOS/RHEL 6:

# rpm -i https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.4/rhel/6/x86_64/zabbix-release-3.4-1.el6.noarch.rpm

Install Zabbix server

# yum install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-web-mysql zabbix-agent zabbix-java-gateway

# yum update zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-web-mysql zabbix-agent

# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/Packages/php-mbstring-5.4.16-45.el7.x86_64.rpm

# rpm –Uvh php-mbstring-5.4.16-45.el7.x86_64.rpm

# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/Packages/php-bcmath-5.4.16-45.el7.x86_64.rpm

# rpm -Uvh php-bcmath-5.4.16-45.el7.x86_64.rpm

Now install Zabbix Server

Create initial database

# mysql -u root -p

password

mysql> create database zabbix character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;

mysql> grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost identified by 'Password';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

mysql> quit;

Import initial schema and data. You will be prompted to enter your newly created password.

# zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql*/create.sql.gz | mysql –u zabbix -p zabbix

Configure the database for Zabbix server

Edit file /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

DBPassword=password

Configure PHP for Zabbix frontend

Edit file /etc/httpd/conf.d/zabbix.conf, uncomment and set the right timezone for you.# php_value date.timezone Asia/Kolkata

Start Zabbix server and agent processes

Start Zabbix server and agent processes and make it start at system boot:

# systemctl restart zabbix-server zabbix-agent httpd mariadb

# systemctl enable zabbix-server zabbix-agent httpd mariadb

Now your Zabbix server is up and running!

1. Configure Zabbix frontend

Connect to your newly installed Zabbix frontend: http://server_ip_or_name/zabbix

Follow steps described in Zabbix documentation: Installing frontend

2. Start using Zabbix

Check for pre-requisites

Check if you meet all the system requirements. If not configure your php.ini.

Configure DB Connection

Fill your DB details which you created and click on Next Step

Zabbix server details

Edit your server details

Pre-Installation Summary

This will give you a summary of your configuration. Click on Next Step

Install Zabbix

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Login to Zabbix

Login to Zabbix with following credentials

UserName : Admin

Password : Zabbix

You will see your Zabbix home screen now