How to install zabbix agent on windows ?

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.

install Zabbix agent service on windows system

Step 1 – 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.

http://www.zabbix.com/downloads/3.0.0/zabbix_agents_3.0.0.win.zip

After downloading the zipped archive of zabbix client, extract its content under c:\zabbix directory.

Step 2 – 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=192.168.1.26

Serveractive=192.168.1.26
Hostname=linuxforfreshers.com

Step 3: 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

Step 4 – 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 [7048]: service [Zabbix Agent] started successfully

c:\zabbix\bin\win64> zabbix_agentd.exe --stop

zabbix_agentd.exe [9608]: service [Zabbix Agent] stopped successfully

Uninstalling agent

c:\zabbix\bin\win64> zabbix_agentd.exe -c c:\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf --uninstall