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3 Installation from packages

From distribution packages

Several popular OS distributions have �����IJ� packages provided. You can use these packages to install �����IJ�.

From �����IJ� official repository

�����IJ� SIA provides official RPM and DEB packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian and Ubuntu LTS.

Package files are available at repo.zabbix.com. yum and apt repositories are also available on the server. A step-by-step tutorial for installing �����IJ� from packages is provided here.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS

Supported for versions: RHEL 5, RHEL 6, RHEL 7, Oracle Linux 5, Oracle Linux 6, Oracle Linux 7, CentOS 5, CentOS 6, CentOS 7

Installing repository configuration package

Install the repository configuration package. This package contains yum configuration files.

�����IJ� 2.4 for RHEL5, Oracle Linux 5, CentOS 5:

# rpm -ivh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.4/rhel/5/x86_64/zabbix-release-2.4-1.el5.noarch.rpm

�����IJ� 2.4 for RHEL6, Oracle Linux 6, CentOS 6:

# rpm -ivh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.4/rhel/6/x86_64/zabbix-release-2.4-1.el6.noarch.rpm

�����IJ� 2.4 for RHEL7, Oracle Linux 7, CentOS 7:

# rpm -ivh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.4/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-2.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm

Installing �����IJ� packages

Install �����IJ� packages. Example for �����IJ� server and web frontend with mysql database.

# yum install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-web-mysql

Example for installing �����IJ� agent only.

# yum install zabbix-agent

Creating initial database

Create zabbix database and user on MySQL. See database creation scripts for MySQL.

Import initial schema and data.

# cd /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql-2.4.0/create
       # mysql -uroot zabbix < schema.sql
       # mysql -uroot zabbix < images.sql
       # mysql -uroot zabbix < data.sql

Starting �����IJ� server process

Edit database configuration in zabbix_server.conf

# vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
       DBHost=localhost
       DBName=zabbix
       DBUser=zabbix
       DBPassword=zabbix

Start �����IJ� server process.

# service zabbix-server start

Editing PHP configuration for �����IJ� frontend

Apache configuration file for �����IJ� frontend is located in /etc/httpd/conf.d/zabbix.conf. Some PHP settings are already configured.

php_value max_execution_time 300
       php_value memory_limit 128M
       php_value post_max_size 16M
       php_value upload_max_filesize 2M
       php_value max_input_time 300
       # php_value date.timezone Europe/Riga

It's necessary to uncomment the "date.timezone" setting and set the right timezone for you. After changing the configuration file restart the apache web server.

# service httpd restart

�����IJ� frontend is available at in the browser. Default username/password is Admin/zabbix.

Debian / Ubuntu

Supported for version: Debian 7 (Wheezy), Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

Installing repository configuration package

Install the repository configuration package. This package contains apt configuration files.

�����IJ� 2.4 for Debian 7:

# wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.4/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_2.4-1+wheezy_all.deb
       # dpkg -i zabbix-release_2.4-1+wheezy_all.deb
       # apt-get update

�����IJ� 2.4 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

# wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.4/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_2.4-1+trusty_all.deb
       # dpkg -i zabbix-release_2.4-1+trusty_all.deb
       # apt-get update

Installing �����IJ� packages

Install �����IJ� packages. dbconfig-common will create the database and populate the initial schema and data automatically. If backend db is located on a different server, please set dbc_remote_questions_default='true' in /etc/dbconfig-common/config.

Example for �����IJ� server and web frontend with mysql database.

# apt-get install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php

Example for installing �����IJ� agent only.

# apt-get install zabbix-agent

Editing PHP configuration for �����IJ� frontend

Apache configuration file for �����IJ� frontend is located in /etc/apache2/conf.d/zabbix (For ubuntu 14.04, the file is located in /etc/apache2/conf-available/zabbix.conf). Some PHP settings are already configured.

php_value max_execution_time 300
       php_value memory_limit 128M
       php_value post_max_size 16M
       php_value upload_max_filesize 2M
       php_value max_input_time 300
       # php_value date.timezone Europe/Riga

It's necessary to uncomment the "date.timezone" setting and set the correct timezone for you. After changing the configuration file restart the apache web server.

# service apache2 restart

�����IJ� frontend is available at in the browser. Default username/password is Admin/zabbix.

Troubleshooting

See the section on installation-specific issue troubleshooting.