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Install Zabbix Agent on CentOS/RHEL Server

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To configure Zabbix Agent on on CentOS/RHEL, enable the repo

On CentOS/RHEL 7, run

rpm -Uvh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.0/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-3.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm

On CentOS/RHEL 6, run

rpm -Uvh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.0/rhel/6/x86_64/zabbix-release-3.0-1.el6.noarch.rpm

Update yum

yum update

Install Zabbix Agent

yum -y install zabbix-agent

Configure Zabbix Agent

Edit /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

Set following values

ServerActive=ZABBIX_SERVER_IP_HERE
Server=ZABBIX_SERVER_IP_HERE
Hostname=HOSTNAME_HERE

ServerActive and Server = IP of server where you installed Zabbix Server

HostName = hostname of the server on which zabbix agent is installed, it should be same as the hostname you add in Zabbix Server under Configuration > Hosts > Create host.

Now restart Zabbix Agent

service zabbix-agent restart

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