ZABBIX_SENDER(8)ZABBIX_SENDER(8)NAMEzabbix_sender - Zabbix sender utility.
SYNOPSISzabbix_sender [-hpzvIV] {-kso | [-T] -i <inputfile>} [-c <config-file>]
DESCRIPTIONzabbix_sender is a command line utility for sending data to a remote
Zabbix server. On the Zabbix server an item of type Zabbix trapper
should be created with corresponding key. Note that incoming values
will only be accepted from hosts specified in Allowed hosts field for
this item.
Options
-c, --config <config-file>
Use config-file. Zabbix sender reads server details from the
agent configuration file. By default Zabbix sender does not read
any configuration file. Absolute path should be specified. Only
parameters Hostname, ServerActive and SourceIP are supported.
First entry from the ServerActive parameter is used.
-z, --zabbix-server <server>
Hostname or IP address of Zabbix server. If a host is monitored
by a proxy, proxy hostname or IP address should be used instead.
-p, --port <port>
Specify port number of server trapper running on the server.
Default is 10051.
-s, --host <host>
Specify host name as registered in Zabbix front-end. Host IP
address and DNS name will not work.
-I, --source-address <IP>
Specify source IP address.
-k, --key <key>
Specify item key to send value to.
-o, --value <value>
Specify value.
-i, --input-file <inputfile>
Load values from input file. Specify - for standard input. Each
line of file contains whitespace delimited: <hostname> <key>
<value>. Specify - in <hostname> to use hostname from configura‐
tion file or --host argument. All entries are sent in a sequen‐
tial order top-down.
-T, --with-timestamps
Each line of file contains whitespace delimited: <hostname>
<key> <timestamp> <value>. This can be used with --input-file
option. Timestamp should be specified in Unix timestamp format.
If target item has triggers referencing it, all timestamps must
be in an increasing order, otherwise event calculation will not
be correct.
-r, --real-time
Send values one by one as soon as they are received. This can be
used when reading from standard input.
-v, --verbose
Verbose mode, -vv for more details.
-h, --help
Display this help and exit.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
EXIT STATUS
The exit status is 0 if the values were sent and all of them were suc‐
cessfully processed by server. If data was sent, but processing of at
least one of the values failed, the exit status is 2. If data sending
failed, the exit status is 1.
EXAMPLESzabbix_sender-c /usr/local/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf -s "Monitored Host"
-k mysql.queries -o 342.45
Send 342.45 as the value for mysql.queries key in Monitored Host host
using Zabbix server defined in agent daemon configuration file.
zabbix_sender-z 192.168.1.113 -i data_values.txt
Send values from file data_values.txt to server with IP 192.168.1.113.
Host names and keys are defined in the file.
echo "- hw.serial.number 1287872261 SQ4321ASDF" | zabbix_sender-c
/usr/local/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf -T -i -
Send a timestamped value from the commandline to Zabbix server, speci‐
fied in the agent daemon configuration file. Dash in the input data
indicates that hostname also should be used from the same configuration
file.
echo '"Zabbix server" trapper.item ""' | zabbix_sender-z 192.168.1.113
-p 10000 -i -
Send empty value of an item to the Zabbix server with IP address
192.168.1.113 on port 10000 from the commandline. Empty values must be
indicated by double empty double quotes.
SEE ALSOzabbix_agentd(8), zabbix_get(8), zabbix_proxy(8), zabbix_server(8)AUTHOR
Alexei Vladishev <alex@zabbix.com>
10 November 2011 ZABBIX_SENDER(8)
