How to install Zabbix on CentOS 6.8 and Ubuntu 12.04

ZABBIX is a free system for monitoring the status of various services of a computer network, servers and network equipment.

Installing Zabbix 2.4 on CentOS 6.8

This manual assumes that you have already installed LAMP and you only need to install the server part of Zabbix.

Installation is performed by the following commands:

rpm -ivh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.4/rhel/6/x86_64/zabbix-release-2.4-1.el6.noarch.rpm
yum install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-web-mysql

After installation, create a database in MySQL and import the necessary tables into it:

shell> mysql -uroot -p<password>
mysql> create database zabbix character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;
mysql> grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost identified by '<пароль>';
mysql> quit;
shell> cd /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql-2.4.*/create
shell> mysql -uzabbix -p zabbix < schema.sql
shell> mysql -uzabbix -p zabbix < images.sql
shell> mysql -uzabbix -p zabbix < data.sql

Don't forget to alter the Zabbix configuration file:

# vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
DBHost = localhost # The location where the database is located, where we will connect
DBName = zabbix # Database name
DBUser = zabbix # Database user
DBPassword = zabbix # Database Password

The apache configuration file of Zabbix web-interface is located in /etc/httpd/conf.d/zabbix.conf. Some PHP configuration parameters are already provided. You only need to uncomment date.timezone and set the required value.

Php_value max_execution_time 300 # Sets the maximum execution time of php scripts
Php_value memory_limit 128M # Specifies the maximum amount of memory that can be used by the php script.
Php_value post_max_size 16M # Sets the maximum amount of data that can be sent by the POST method.
Php_value upload_max_filesize 2M # Sets the maximum file size that can be uploaded to the server.
Php_value max_input_time 300 # Set the maximum time in seconds, during which the script should parse all input data.
# Php_value date.timezone Europe / Amsterdam # Sets the time zone

After completing all the steps, restart the httpd service:

# service httpd configtest #first check the configuration files for errors, then restart
# service httpd restart

For the proper selinux performance, do not forget to run the following command:

setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1

Zabbix web-interface is available via a browser at http://YourIpAdress/zabbix. The default username and password are Admin/zabbix.

Installing Zabbix 2.2 on Ubuntu 12.04

Installation is performed by the following commands:

wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.2/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_2.2-1+precise_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_2.2-1+precise_all.deb
apt-get update
apt-get install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php

The apache configuration file of Zabbix web-interface is located in /etc/apache2/conf.d/zabbix. You only need to uncomment date.timezone and set the required value.

Php_value max_execution_time 300 # Sets the maximum execution time of php scripts
Php_value memory_limit 128M # Specifies the maximum amount of memory that can be used by the php script.
Php_value post_max_size 16M # Sets the maximum amount of data that can be sent by the POST method.
Php_value upload_max_filesize 2M # Sets the maximum file size that can be uploaded to the server.
Php_value max_input_time 300 # Set the maximum time in seconds, during which the script should parse all input data.
# Php_value date.timezone Europe / Amsterdam # Sets the time zone

After completing all the steps, restart the apache2 service:

# service apache2 configtest # first check the configuration files for errors, then restart
# service apache2 restart

Zabbix web-interface is available via a browser at http://YourIpAdress/zabbix. The default username and password are Admin/zabbix.

First launch of Zabbix

After installation and clicking on the link http://YourIpAdress/zabbix you will see the following welcome message:

After clicking the Next button, we get to the installation requirements verification page:

All values must be in the "OK" state. Then, enter the MySQL connection parameters:

If you configured the Zabbix server on another host, change your Host and Port fields according to your settings. If you left everything by default, then leave everything as it is, as we are connecting to the same server where the web-server is installed.

Check the data entered before, and, if everything is fine, move on:

During step 6, we get the message that Zabbix has been successfully installed, and we can finish the installation.

We see the authorization window. The default Zabbix username and password are Admin/zabbix:

Afterwards, we get to the main page of the monitoring server. Thus, Zabbix server installation is completed.

How to install Zabbix on CentOS 6.8 and Ubuntu 12.04

Graphs are added directly via the web-interface:

Go to Configuration -> Hosts, choose the required server and press the "Graphs" button.

Press the "Create graph" button.

Fill in the required fields:

Choose the attributes to monitor

Attributes of displaying data elements:

After all the parameters are entered, press the "Update" button and create a graph.

Go to Monitoring -> Graphs, select the required server and graph:

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