Zabbix Client

Remco

Good to hear guys, any special requests?

Guest

looks nice, I'd like to test it too

Remco

Ok, the first beta version if available. Please test it and let me know if you've got issues or requests. Because we don't have the package on the server right now, we have to register the package manual:

first install the zabbix-client package from within the shell:

pkg_add -r http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz

next download http://www.redfive.biz/downloads/~rverhoef/zabbix-agent.xml and put it in /usr/local/pkg/
open a pfSense PHP Shell (/usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php) and execute the following commands to register the package:


pfSense shell> $pkg_interface='console';
pfSense shell> install_package('zabbix-agent');

Have fun!

sullrich

@Remco:

Ok, the first beta version if available. Please test it and let me know if you've got issues or requests. Because we don't have the package on the server right now, we have to register the package manual:

first install the zabbix-client package from within the shell:
pkg_add -r http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz
next download http://www.redfive.biz/downloads/~rverhoef/zabbix-agent.xml and put it in /usr/local/pkg/

open a pfSense PHP Shell (/usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php) and execute the following commands to register the package:
pfSense shell> $pkg_interface='console';
pfSense shell> install_package('zabbix-agent');
Have fun!

Nice work!!

epsilon

Whelp I've probably done something wrong. After I did every thing you said I see nothing in the web interface for configuring the zabbix agent. And i don't see it under installed packages either.

epsilon

ok could be me again,
i got the zabbix client to run form the command line by editing one of the zabbix_agentd.conf.sample
then running /usr/local/bin/zabbix_agentd -c /usr/local/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

so i looked at the xml file (i'm no package editor)
but it looks like in some places its calling the rc file zabbix_agent.sh but in the rc folder its called zabbix_agent
and when i installed it only made about 1/2 the folders never made the .conf file and a few other things.

again i could of messed up something form the start.

Remco

The zabbixagent_conf file and the zabbix_agent.sh are created during the installation process in the php shell. Did you get any messages during the execution of the:


pfSense shell> $pkg_interface='console';
pfSense shell> install_package('zabbix-agent');

Can you verify you copied the xml to /usr/local/pkg/ correctly?

Thanks,

Remco

epsilon

yes copied it in there used fetch to get it from your server and placed it right in there.
and no messages the first time i ran it and the 2nd time it said its already installed.

epsilon

I just installed on a 2nd firewall

Enter an option: 8

# pkg_add -r http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz
Fetching http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz... Done.
Added group "zabbix".
Added user "zabbix".
# cd /usr/local/pkg/
# fetch http://www.redfive.biz/downloads/~rverhoef/zabbix-agent.xml
zabbix-agent.xml                              100% of 5668  B   45 kBps
# /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php

Starting the pfSense shell system...............

Type "help" to show common usage scnenarios.

pfSense shell> $pkg_interface='console';

pfSense shell> install_package('zabbix-agent');

Beginning package installation for ...

pfSense shell> exit

#

and same thing, dosnt show up in the web interface.

yoda715

@epsilon:

I just installed on a 2nd firewall

Enter an option: 8

# pkg_add -r http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz
Fetching http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz... Done.
Added group "zabbix".
Added user "zabbix".
# cd /usr/local/pkg/
# fetch http://www.redfive.biz/downloads/~rverhoef/zabbix-agent.xml
zabbix-agent.xml                              100% of 5668  B   45 kBps
# /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php

Starting the pfSense shell system...............

Type "help" to show common usage scnenarios.

pfSense shell> $pkg_interface='console';

pfSense shell> install_package('zabbix-agent');

Beginning package installation for ...

pfSense shell> exit

#

and same thing, dosnt show up in the web interface.

I experience the same issue on my 1.2 RC2 firewall.

Remco

Apparently it is not that easy to install packages manually. :-( Maybe we can ask Scott to add the code below to the pfsense package server?


 <package><name>Zabbix Agent</name> 
  <description>Monitoring agent.</description> 
  <category>NET</category> 
  <config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/zabbix-agent.xml</config_file> 
  <version>0.1</version> 
  <status>ALPHA</status> 
  <required_version>1.2</required_version> 
  <configurationfile>zabbix-agent.xml</configurationfile> 
  <maintainer>Remco Verhoef</maintainer> 
  <dependencies baseurl="http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/"><dependency>zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz</dependency></dependencies></package>

Don't forget to copy the http://www.redfive.biz/downloads/~rverhoef/zabbix-agent.xml to the http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/zabbix-agent.xml.

Thanks,

Remco

epsilon

Any thing becoming of this?

Remco

Sure, Scott will place the release candidate on the package server as soon as he has got a commit client ;-). Just waiting for it, but I don't think it will take long anymore.

epsilon

cant wait.

btw you wouldn't happen to have a pfsense zabbix template to go along with it would you?
i know i can just modify the freebsd one but i guess I'm being lazy.

epsilon

hey is this dead? haven't seen an update and i cant manually install it any more either.

Remco

Sorry, but I cannot put it onto the package server. The link to download the package self is still working, this is the code for in the package xml:


 <package><name>Zabbix Agent</name>
	<description>Monitoring agent.</description>
	<category>NET</category>
	<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/zabbix-agent.xml</config_file>
	<version>0.1</version>
	<status>ALPHA</status>
	<required_version>1.2</required_version>
	<configurationfile>zabbix-agent.xml</configurationfile>
	<maintainer>Remco Verhoef</maintainer>
	 <dependencies baseurl="http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/"><dependency>zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz</dependency></dependencies></package>

epsilon

@Remco:

Sorry, but I cannot put it onto the package server. The link to download the package self is still working, this is the code for in the package xml:


 <package><name>Zabbix Agent</name>
	<description>Monitoring agent.</description>
	<category>NET</category>
	<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/zabbix-agent.xml</config_file>
	<version>0.1</version>
	<status>ALPHA</status>
	<required_version>1.2</required_version>
	<configurationfile>zabbix-agent.xml</configurationfile>
	<maintainer>Remco Verhoef</maintainer>
	 <dependencies baseurl="http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/"><dependency>zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz</dependency></dependencies></package>

i see the problem you had zabbix-agent-1.4.1,1.tbz when on the server http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/ the only package they have is zabbix-agent-1.4.2,1.tbz

seems like they changed there package ver.

Remco

I've updated the pkg_config.xml and added the zabbix-agent.xml to cvs.

Guest

I've install Zabbix Agent that's available at package manager, and at services tab there is a new option for Zabbix Agent, only asking for settings for: Settings
Server,
Server Port,
Hostname,
Listen Port

which values must put there?
How can I use it, where I can see the reports?

many thanks for your help

Remco

@afrugone:

I've install Zabbix Agent that's available at package manager, and at services tab there is a new option for Zabbix Agent, only asking for settings for: Settings
Server,
Server Port,
Hostname,
Listen Port

which values must put there?
How can I use it, where I can see the reports?

many thanks for your help

These settings correspond with the zabbix-agentd.conf settings. The server and server port are used for sending active checks, the hostname must be an unique hostname, also used for active checks and the listen port is the port the agent listens on.