Install Zabbix Agent on Windows System
Zabbix Agent is installed on remote systems needs to monitor through Zabbix server. The Zabbix agent collects resource utilization and applications data on client system and provide such information to zabbix server on their requests.
Download Agent Source Code
Download latest windows zabbix agent source code from zabbix official site or use below link to download zabbix agent 3.0.0.
After downloading the zipped archive of zabbix client, extract its content under c:\zabbix directory.
Create Agent Configuration File
Now make of copy of sample configuration file c:\zabbix\conf\zabbix_agentd.win.conf to create zabbix agent configuration file at c:\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf. Now edit configuration and update following values.
#Server=[zabbix server ip]
#Hostname=[Hostname of client system ]
Server=192.168.2.11
Hostname=zabbizagentserver
Install Zabbix Agent as Windows Service
Lets install zabbix agent as windows server by executing following command from command line.
c:\zabbix\bin\win64> zabbix_agentd.exe -c c:\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf --install
zabbix_agentd.exe [9084]: service [Zabbix Agent] installed successfully
zabbix_agentd.exe [9084]: event source [Zabbix Agent] installed successfully
Start/Stop Agent Service
Use following command to start zabbix agent service from command line
c:\zabbix\bin\win64>zabbix_agentd.exe --start zabbix_agentd.exe [5048]: service [Zabbix Agent] started successfully
c:\zabbix\bin\win64> zabbix_agentd.exe --stop
zabbix_agentd.exe [7608]: service [Zabbix Agent] stopped successfully
Also we can start/stop/restart from windows services control panel. To open services control panel use below steps.
Open run windows >> type "services.msc" >> press enter
