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Install Zabbix Agent Ubuntu

Ubuntu 22.04
wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.0-

2+ubuntu22.04_all.deb

dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-2+ubuntu22.04_all.deb

apt-get update

apt-get install zabbix-agent

Ubuntu 20.04
wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.0-

1%2Bfocal_all.deb

dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-1+focal_all.deb

apt-get update

apt-get install zabbix-agent

Ubuntu 18.04
wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.0-

1%2Bbionic_all.deb

dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-1+bionic_all.deb

sudo apt update


apt-get install zabbix-agent

Configure Zabbix Agent for Passive


Checks
Edit the zabbix configuration file:

sudo vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

Set the following parameter according to your environment:

Server=192.168.100.51

save the file and close

Restart and enable zabbix agent service

sudo systemctl restart zabbix-agent

sudo systemctl enable zabbix-agent

Start/stop/check status of zabbix agent service:

sudo systemctl start zabbix-agent

sudo systemctl stop zabbix-agent

sudo systemctl status zabbix-agent

Configure Zabbix Agent for Active Checks


Edit the zabbix configuration file:

sudo vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

Set the following parameters according to your environment:

ServerActive=192.168.100.51

Hostname=zabbix.fosstechnix.local

save the file and close


Restart and enable zabbix agent service

sudo systemctl restart zabbix-agent

sudo systemctl enable zabbix-agent

Start/stop/check status of zabbix agent service:

sudo systemctl start zabbix-agent

sudo systemctl stop zabbix-agent

sudo systemctl status zabbix-agent

Configure TLS with PSK


Edit the zabbix configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

Set the following parameters where unique_psk_identity is some unique value for the agent you
are configuring. I can be anything as long as it's unique for this host:

TLSConnect=psk

TLSAccept=psk

TLSPSKIdentity=unique_psk_identity

TLSPSKFile=/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.psk

save the file and close

Run the following command to generate a psk file using the path and name specified in the
TLSPSKFile parameter from above:

openssl rand -hex 32 | sudo tee /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.psk

Note the generated random string as you will need it to configure the agent on the Zabbix server
under the Configuration --> Hosts --> Host -->Encryption tab.

Start/stop/check status of zabbix agent service:

sudo systemctl start zabbix-agent

sudo systemctl stop zabbix-agent

sudo systemctl status zabbix-agent


Révision #11
Créé 17 November 2020 14:54:27 par Dino Edwards
Mis à jour 31 July 2022 13:09:47 par Dino Edwards

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