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README.Slackware
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This file contains some specific instructions to complete the
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installation of zabbix_server on Slackware.
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You will need to have a working installation of httpd and MySQL (*) for
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zabbix_server to run. MySQL server does not have to be on the same box as your
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zabbix_server, but they need to be able to communicate and you will need at
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least the MySQL client on the box that will run zabbix_server.
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(*) zabbix can work with MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and SQLite databases,
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but these instructions are for MySQL, as it is included with Slackware.
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0) Before running the SlackBuild script
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0.1) zabbix group & user
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Before running the zabbix_server.SlackBuild script, you will need to create
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the 'zabbix' user and group. The script won't run if these do not exist.
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The suggested UID and GID is 228, but you can change this as needed:
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# groupadd -g 228 zabbix
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# useradd -u 228 -g zabbix -d /dev/null -s /bin/false zabbix
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1) Configuring zabbix_server
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Very complete documentation in available online at:
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https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/
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For those in a hurry, here are some basic steps to get zabbix up &
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running:
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1.1) Create initial database
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On your MySQL server, connect with full privileges:
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# mysql -u <your_user> -p<your_password>
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Create the zabbix database & user:
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mysql> create database zabbix character set utf8;
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mysql> use mysql;
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mysql> grant all on zabbix.* to zabbix@<your_zabbix_server> identified by '<your_password>';
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mysql> flush privileges;
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mysql> quit
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(note: if your MySQL server and zabbix server are the same, use "localhost"
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for <your_zabbix_server>)
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On your zabbix server, connect to the new database:
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# cd /usr/share/zabbix_server/create
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# mysql -h <your_mysql_server> -u zabbix -p<your_password> zabbix
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In MySQL, create the schema & add initial data:
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mysql> source schema/mysql.sql;
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mysql> source data/data.sql;
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mysql> source data/images_mysql.sql;
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mysql> quit
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1.2) Configure PHP
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zabbix requires some parameters in /etc/httpd/php.ini to be altered:
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- post_max_size = 16M Default = 8M
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- max_execution_time = 300 Default = 30
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- max_input_time = 300 Default = 60
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- date.timezone Needs to be set (default = blank)
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After changing the php.ini file, you'll need to restart httpd for the
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changes to have effect:
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# /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd restart
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1.3) zabbix_server configuration file
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A standard configuration file is installed as /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
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You will need to change at least the following lines:
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DBHost=<your_mysql_server> (Change if MySQL is not on localhost)
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DBUser=zabbix ("root" doesn't sound like a good idea)
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DBPassword=<your_password> (Change as defined above)
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2) Start & Stop scripts for zabbix server
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2.1) Automatic startup and shutdown
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If you want to start zabbix_server on system bootup, include these lines in
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your /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
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# Start zabbix_server
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.zabbix_server ]; then
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echo "Starting zabbix server..."
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/etc/rc.d/rc.zabbix_server start
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fi
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To guarantee a clean shutdown of zabbix_server, include this in
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/etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown:
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# Stop zabbix_server
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.zabbix_server ]; then
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echo "Stopping zabbix server..."
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/etc/rc.d/rc.zabbix_server stop
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fi
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2.2) Make /etc/rc.d/rc.zabbix_server executable
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Additionally, you'll have to set the rc script to be executable just like
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any other Slackware rc script:
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# chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.zabbix_server
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3) Starting zabbix server
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Now you are ready to start zabbix_server by calling the startup script:
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# /etc/rc.d/rc.zabbix_server start
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Once zabbix_server has started and configured correctly, you should be able
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to access it by pointing your browser at:
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http://(ip-of-your-zabbix-server)/zabbix/
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From here on, you can follow the manual to start the initial configuration
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and set up all the items to monitor.
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