How to Install Zabbix Agent on Windows

Installing Zabbix Agent on Windows

Download zabbix agent file from http://www.zabbix.com/download.php and unzip that.

Open command prompt from Start > Run and  then type cmd then click ok

Create new folder for zabbix agent

mkdir c:\Program Files\zabbix

Now copy zabbix_agentd.exe, zabbix_get.exe and zabbix_sender.exe from win32 folder if your OS is x86 else copy from win64 for x64 bit

From command prompt run following command  to create configuration file for zabbix_agent

Note: - change IP Address of Zabbix server instead of 192.168.73.242 . Please be sure that commands are in single line

Echo Server=192.168.73.142 > "c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf"

Echo Hostname=%COMPUTERNAME% >> "c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf"

 "C:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.exe" -c "c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf" –i

 "C:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.exe" -c "c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf" –s

Now zabbix agent service is installed and started as automatic start.

OR

You can create batch file for installing zabbix agent . batch file copy that three files from share folder, Create new directory for zabbix agent  then copy required files and install and start service you only need run that zabbix_agent_windows.bat file

@echo off

echo copying exe

net use m: \\ipaddOfShareHost\Share\zabbix_Windows_agent\zabbix_agents_1.8.5.win

mkdir "c:\Program Files\zabbix"

xcopy m:\win32 "c:\Program Files\zabbix"

net use m: /delete

echo Creating configuration for %COMPUTERNAME%...

echo Server=192.168.73.142 > "c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf"

echo Hostname=%COMPUTERNAME% >> "c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf"

echo Installing system service...

"c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.exe" -c "c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf" -i

echo Starting agent...

"c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.exe" -c "c:\Program Files\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf" -s

echo Finished!

pause