1. Overview
2. Setup requirements
3. Parameters
4. Usage
5. Contributing
6. Contributors
7. License

This module manages the zabbix agent for a monitored machine. It can also, optionally, manage repositories related to Zabbix on Linux. On the Red Hat family of OS's, this includes both EPEL and Zabbix. On the Debian family, this is just the Zabbix repo. On SUSE this is the "Server Monitoring Software" repo. On Windows this module utilizes the Chocolatey provider.

This module has been tested against Puppet 3.8.7 on:

• CentOS 6 & 7
• OpenSUSE Leap 42.1
• Red Hat 5, 6, 7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
• Ubuntu Server 14.04
• Windows 7
• Windows Server 2012 R2

Testing via Travis-CI is also done against Puppet 3.x using future parser and against Puppet 4.x using strict variables.

These options were removed in v2.1.0. If they exist in your manifests or hiera data they will cause a compilation failure.

$include_dir
$include_file
$logfile
$servers
$servers_active

#####manage_repo_epel
Determines if the EPEL repo is managed on the RedHat family of OS's.
Default: false
Type: boolean

#####manage_repo_zabbix
Determines if the Zabbix repo is managed on the RedHat family of OS's.
Default: false
Type: boolean

#####ensure_setting
Passed directly to ensure of package resource
Default: 'present'

#####custom_require_linux
Passed directly to require of package resource when on Linux
Default: undef

#####custom_require_windows
Passed directly to require of package resource when on Windows
Default: undef

#####allow_root
0 - do not allow, 1 - allow
Type: integer

#####buffer_send
Range: 1-3600
Type: integer

#####buffer_size
Range: 2-65535
Type: integer

#####config_dir
Defines the directory in which config files live
Default: '/etc/zabbix' on Linux, 'C:/ProgramData/zabbix' on Windows

#####debug_level
Range: 0-4
Type: integer

#####enable_remote_commands
0 - not allowed, 1 - allowed
Type: integer

#####host_metadata
Range: 0-255 characters
Type: string

#####host_metadata_item
Parameter that defines an item used for getting host metadata used during host auto-registration process. To disable, set to ''.
Default: 'system.uname'

#####hostname
The hostname used in the config file.
Default: downcase($::fqdn)

#####hostname_item
An item to be used for determining a host's name

#####include_files
Equates to include in zabbix_agentd.conf. Renamed due to include being special in Puppet. An array with one or more files to be included in the config. On non-Windows systems, this can be a folder or a path with a wildcard. See zabbix_agentd.conf for details.
Type: array

#####item_alias
Equates to alias in zabbix_agentd.conf. Renamed due to alias being the name of a Puppet metaparameter. Sets an alias for an item key.
Type: array

#####listen_ip
List of comma delimited IP addresses that the agent should listen on.
Type: string

#####listen_port
Range: 1024-32767
Default: 10050
Type: integer

#####load_module
Type: string

#####load_module_path
Type: string

#####log_file_size
Range: 0-1024
Type: integer

#####log_file
The full path to where Zabbix should store it's logs.
Default: 'C:\zabbix_agentd.log' OR '/var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log'
Type: string

#####log_remote_commands
0 - disabled, 1 - enabled
Type: integer

#####max_lines_per_second
Range: 1-1000
Type: integer

#####perf_counter
Each item should be formated as follows:
<parameter_name>,"<perf_counter_path>",<period>
Type: array

#####pid_file
Name of PID file.
Type: string

#####refresh_active_checks
Range: 60-3600
Type: integer

#####server
Default: '127.0.0.1'
Type: String separated by commas OR Array

#####server_active
Default: '127.0.0.1'
Type: String separated by commas OR Array

#####source_ip
Source IP address for outgoing connections.
Type: string, formatted as an IP address

#####start_agents
Range: 0-100
Type: integer

#####timeout
Range: 1-30
Type: integer

#####unsafe_user_parameters
0 - do not allow, 1 - allow

#####user_parameter
User-defined parameter to monitor.
Type: array

#####user
Drop privileges to a specific, existing user on the system.
Type: string

class { 'zabbixagent':
  ensure_setting => 'latest',
  include_files  => ['/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf.d/userparams.conf',],
  log_file_size  => 0,
  server         => 'zabbix.example.com,offsite.example.com',
  server_active  => ['zabbix.example.com', 'offiste.example.com',],
}

All parameters available in zabbix_agentd.conf should be listed above. Please submit a bug report if you find this not to be the case and it will be added.

Pull requests, bug reports, and enhancement requests are welcome! Enhancement requests should be filed just like other issues.

• Scott Smerchek (@smerchek) - Author of softek-zabbixagent
• Martijn Storck (@martijn) - Added CentOS support
• Simonas Rup�ys (@simonasr) - Changed case syntax to work on Puppet 4.x
• Jake Spain (@thespain) - Added support for SUSE Enterprise and OpenSUSE Leap

This is released under the New BSD / BSD 3 Clause license. A copy of the license can be found in the root of the module.

This was originally softek-zabbixagent before undergoing a total rewrite in January 2015. Post rewrite, only a couple of comments and part of one line of the original code was left. Since no 'substantial portions' of the code was reused and no written licence was contained in the repository I have chosen not to reuse the MIT license that was referenced in the original metadata.json file.

This module has been released independant of the original after reviewing the original author's GitHub issue tracker. Specifically, it appeared that they had not been responding to issues or pull requests for at least six months and some had sat for nearly two years. This response timeframe and my needs didn't line up so here we are.