{"id":5285,"date":"2014-08-16T21:57:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T13:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/?p=5285"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:48:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:48:17","slug":"how-to-install-zabbix-2-2-server-on-centos-6-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/how-to-install-zabbix-2-2-server-on-centos-6-5\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Zabbix 2.2 Server on CentOS 6.5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZABBIX is an enterprise-class open source monitoring solution designed to monitor servers and various network services. Zabbix will perform simple checks can verify the availability and responsiveness of standard services. It was created by Alexei Vladishev. Follow this step to install zabbix 2.2 server on CentOS 6.5 :<\/p>\n<p>1. Install httpd, php and MySQL :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@oss ~]# yum install php php-cli php-common php-devel php-pear php-gd php-mbstring php-mysql php-xml httpd httpd-devel mysql mysql-server -y\n<\/pre>\n<p>2. Zabbix package files are available at repo.zabbix.com :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@oss ~]# wget http:\/\/repo.zabbix.com\/zabbix\/2.2\/rhel\/6\/x86_64\/zabbix-release-2.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm\n--2014-08-12 22:19:07--  http:\/\/repo.zabbix.com\/zabbix\/2.2\/rhel\/6\/x86_64\/zabbix-release-2.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm\nResolving repo.zabbix.com... 87.110.183.174\nConnecting to repo.zabbix.com|87.110.183.174|:80... connected.\nHTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK\nLength: 11256 (11K) [application\/x-redhat-package-manager]\nSaving to: \u00e2zabbix-release-2.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm\u00e2\n\n100%[==========================================================&gt;] 11,256      7.09K\/s   in 1.6s\n\n2014-08-12 22:19:09 (7.09 KB\/s) - \u00e2zabbix-release-2.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm\u00e2\n<\/pre>\n<pre>[root@oss ~]# ls\nanaconda-ks.cfg  install.log  install.log.syslog  zabbix-release-2.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm\n<\/pre>\n<pre>[root@oss ~]# rpm -Uvh zabbix-release-2.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm\nwarning: zabbix-release-2.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA\/SHA1 Signature, key ID 79ea5ed4: NOKEY\nPreparing...                ########################################### [100%]\n   1:zabbix-release         ########################################### [100%]\n<\/pre>\n<p>3. Install Zabbix server :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@oss ~]# yum install zabbix-agent zabbix-web-mysql zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-java-gateway -y\n<\/pre>\n<p>4. Editing PHP configuration for Zabbix frontend<\/p>\n<p>Apache configuration file for Zabbix frontend is located in \/etc\/httpd\/conf.d\/zabbix.conf. Some PHP settings are already configured.<\/p>\n<pre>    php_value max_execution_time 300\n    php_value memory_limit 128M\n    php_value post_max_size 16M\n    php_value upload_max_filesize 2M\n    php_value max_input_time 300\n    php_value date.timezone Asia\/Kuala_Lumpur\n<\/pre>\n<p>5. Restart zabbix and make zabbix start at boot :<\/p>\n<pre>\n[root@oss ~]# service zabbix-server start\nStarting Zabbix server:                                    [  OK  ]\n[root@oss ~]# chkconfig zabbix-server on\n<\/pre>\n<p>6. Setup Zabbix database :<\/p>\n<pre>\nmysql&gt; create database zabbix character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;\nQuery OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)\n\nmysql&gt; grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost identified by 'password';\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)\n\nmysql&gt; flush privileges;\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)\n\nmysql&gt; exit\n<\/pre>\n<p>7. Import initial schema and data :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@oss ~]# cd \/usr\/share\/doc\/zabbix-server-mysql-2.2.5\/create\n\n[root@oss create]# mysql -u zabbix -p zabbix &lt; schema.sql\nEnter password:\n[root@oss create]# mysql -u zabbix -p zabbix &lt; images.sql\nEnter password:\n[root@oss create]# mysql -u zabbix -p zabbix &lt; data.sql\nEnter password:\n<\/pre>\n<p>8. Start zabbix installation wizard :<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/192.168.0.8\/zabbix\/setup.php<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-1.png\" alt=\"setup zabbix-1\" width=\"604\" height=\"417\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5299 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-1.png 604w, https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-1-300x207.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 604px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 604\/417;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-2.png\" alt=\"setup zabbix-2\" width=\"609\" height=\"410\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5300 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-2.png 609w, https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-2-300x202.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 609px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 609\/410;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-3.png\" alt=\"setup zabbix-3\" width=\"609\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5301 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-3.png 609w, https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-3-300x198.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 609px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 609\/401;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-4.png\" alt=\"setup zabbix-4\" width=\"607\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5302 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-4.png 607w, https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-4-300x199.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 607px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 607\/402;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-5.png\" alt=\"setup zabbix-5\" width=\"611\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5303 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-5.png 611w, https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-5-300x200.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 611px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 611\/408;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-6.png\" alt=\"setup zabbix-6\" width=\"611\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5304 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-6.png 611w, https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-6-300x198.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 611px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 611\/404;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9. If the configuration file is not writable, manually edit database configuration in zabbix_server.conf as below :<\/p>\n<pre>\n# vi \/etc\/zabbix\/zabbix_server.conf\nDBHost=localhost\nDBName=zabbix\nDBUser=zabbix\nDBPassword=password\n<\/pre>\n<p>10. Open required port at iptables :<\/p>\n<pre>\n[root@oss ~]# netstat -plunt | grep LISTEN\ntcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22                  0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      1124\/sshd\ntcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:10051               0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      4190\/zabbix_server\ntcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:3306                0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      4074\/mysqld\ntcp        0      0 :::80                       :::*                        LISTEN      1417\/httpd\ntcp        0      0 :::22                       :::*                        LISTEN      1124\/sshd\ntcp        0      0 :::10051                    :::*                        LISTEN      4190\/zabbix_server\n<\/pre>\n<pre>\n[root@oss ~]# vi \/etc\/sysconfig\/iptables\n<\/pre>\n<pre>\n# Firewall configuration written by system-config-firewall\n# Manual customization of this file is not recommended.\n*filter\n:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]\n:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]\n:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]\n-A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT\n-A INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT\n-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT\n-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT\n-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT\n-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 10051 -j ACCEPT\n-A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited\n-A FORWARD -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited\nCOMMIT\n<\/pre>\n<p>Restart iptables :<\/p>\n<pre>\n[root@oss ~]# service iptables restart\n<\/pre>\n<p>11. Zabbix frontend is available at http:\/\/IP-address\/zabbix in the browser.<\/p>\n<p>The default username\/password is Admin\/zabbix.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5295 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-7.png\" alt=\"setup zabbix-7\" width=\"607\" height=\"286\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-7.png 607w, https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/setup-zabbix-7-300x141.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 607px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 607\/286;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zabbix server setup completed. You can start to setup zabbix agent now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZABBIX is an enterprise-class open source monitoring solution designed to monitor servers and various network services. 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