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Version: 1.0

zabbix Getting Started

Zabbix is the ultimate enterprise-level software designed for real-time monitoring of millions of metrics collected from tens of thousands of servers, virtual machines and network devices.

If you have installed Websoft9 zabbix, the following steps is for your quick start

Preparation​

  1. Get the Internet IP of your Server on Cloud
  2. Check your Inbound of Security Group Rule of Cloud Console to ensure the TCP:80 is allowed
  3. Complete Five steps for Domain if you want to use Domain for zabbix
  4. Get default username and password of zabbix

Zabbix Initialization​

Steps for you​

  1. Using local Chrome or Firefox to visit the URL https://DNS or https://Server's Internet IP, you can access the login page of Zabbix

  2. Login to Zabbix console(default username and password)

  3. You can see the Zabbix dashboard Zabbix Dashboard

  4. Go to the User profile of Zabbix Administrator, change your language if you want Zabbix change language Zabbix change language

Having trouble?​

Below is for you to solve problem, and you can contact Websoft9 Support or refer to Troubleshoot + FAQ to get more.

Zabbix QuickStart​

  1. Use SSH to connect Zabbix Server

  2. Get the IP installed Zabbix-Agent which for monitor Zabbix-Server itself

    docker inspect zabbix-agent | grep IPAddress

    You should install Zabbix-Agent if you want to test it on another Server

  3. Login to Zabbix console, open:【Configuration】>【Hosts】 to list all hosts Zabbix add host

  4. Fill the IP in the form and save it Zabbix add host

  5. Return to hosts list page and enable you host.

  6. You can see the green status of Availability if monitor running

More useful Zabbix guide, please refer to Zabbix Documentation

Zabbix Setup​

SMTP​

  1. Get SMTP related parameters in the mailbox management console

  2. Log in Zabbix console as administrator, configure SMTP

    • Open【Administrator】>【Media types】, selecting【Email】
    • Configure your settings of SMTP

  3. Send test mail

Zabbix language​

  1. Login to Zabbix Console

  2. Go to the User profile of Zabbix Administrator, change your language if you want Zabbix change language

If you can't select language, refer to https://zabbix.org/wiki/How_to/install_locale

Install Zabbix-Agent​

  1. Install Zabbix-agent

    rpm -Uvh https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/<ZABBIX_VERSION>/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-<ZABBIX_VERSION>-1.el7.noarch.rpm
    yum install zabbix-agent -y

  2. Configure it by the file: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

    Server=SERVER_IP   
    ServerActive=SERVER_IP 
    Hostname=zabbix_web

Resetting Password​

There are two main measures to reset password.

Changing password

Take the steps below:

  1. Login to Zabbix console, go to: 【Administrator】>【Users】, edit the target user Zabbix modify password

  2. Click 【Change Password】

Forgot Password

Try to retrieve your password through database modification when forgot it.

Follow the steps below:

  1. Login phpMyAdmin and open Zabbix database

  2. Run the SQL command to reset your password

    sudo mysql -uroot -p new_password -e "update zabbix.users set passwd=md5(new_password) where alias='Admin';"

Reference sheet​

The below items and General parameter sheet is maybe useful for you manage Zabbix

Run docker ps command, view all Containers when Zabbix is running:

$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                              COMMAND                  CREATED       STATUS                 PORTS                                         NAMES
18540fbd8378   zabbix/zabbix-web-apache-mysql:centos-5.2-latest   "docker-entrypoint.sh"   7 hours ago   Up 7 hours (healthy)   0.0.0.0:80->8080/tcp, 0.0.0.0:443->8443/tcp   zabbix-web
ed7551e10595   zabbix/zabbix-agent:centos-5.2-latest              "/sbin/tini -- /usr/…"   7 hours ago   Up 7 hours             0.0.0.0:10050->10050/tcp                      zabbix-agent
584c72d4110c   zabbix/zabbix-server-mysql:centos-5.2-latest       "/sbin/tini -- /usr/…"   7 hours ago   Up 7 hours             0.0.0.0:10051->10051/tcp                      zabbix-server
cacb13aa8f36   zabbix/zabbix-java-gateway:centos-5.2-latest       "docker-entrypoint.s…"   7 hours ago   Up 7 hours             0.0.0.0:10052->10052/tcp                      zabbix-java-gateway
7f86df1ec563   zabbix/zabbix-snmptraps:centos-5.2-latest          "/usr/sbin/snmptrapd…"   7 hours ago   Up 7 hours             0.0.0.0:162->1162/udp                         zabbix-snmptraps
01bf45e40f13   phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin                              "/docker-entrypoint.…"   8 hours ago   Up 8 hours             0.0.0.0:9090->80/tcp                          phpmyadmin

Path​

Zabbix installation directory: /data/zabbix
Zabbix configuration file: /data/zabbix/.env.xxx
Zabbix Persistent storage：/data/wwwroot/zabbix/zbx_env
Zabbix-Web Database configuration：/data/wwwroot/zabbix/.env_db_mysql*
Zabbix-Proxy Database configuration：/data/wwwroot/zabbix/.env_db_mysql_proxy

Port​

Version​

docker images |grep zabbix-server

Server​

sudo docker start | stop | restart | stats  zabbix-server
sudo docker start | stop | restart | stats  zabbix-web
sudo docker start | stop | restart | stats  zabbix-proxy
sudo docker start | stop | restart | stats  zabbix-server

CLI​

API​