1ZABBIX_SENDER(8)            System Manager's Manual           ZABBIX_SENDER(8)
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NAME

6       zabbix_sender - Zabbix sender utility.
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SYNOPSIS

9       zabbix_sender [-hpzvIV] {-kso | [-T] -i <inputfile>} [-c <config-file>]
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DESCRIPTION

12       zabbix_sender is a command line utility for sending data to a remote
13       Zabbix server. On the Zabbix server an item of type Zabbix trapper
14       should be created with corresponding key. Note that incoming values
15       will only be accepted from hosts specified in Allowed hosts field for
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19   Options
20       -c, --config <config-file>
21              Specify agent configuration file for reading server details.
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23       -z, --zabbix-server <server>
24              Hostname or IP address of Zabbix server.
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26       -p, --port <port>
27              Specify port number of server trapper running on the server.
28              Default is 10051.
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30       -s, --host <host>
31              Specify host name as registered in Zabbix front-end. Host IP
32              address and DNS name will not work.
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34       -I, --source-address <IP>
35              Specify source IP address.
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37       -k, --key <key>
38              Specify item key to send value to.
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41              Specify value.
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43       -i, --input-file <inputfile>
44              Load values from input file. Specify - for standard input. Each
45              line of file contains whitespace delimited: <hostname> <key>
46              <value>. Specify - in <hostname> to use hostname from configura‐
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49       -T, --with-timestamps
50              Each line of file contains whitespace delimited: <hostname>
51              <key> <timestamp> <value>. This can be used with --input-file
52              option. Timestamp should be specified in Unix timestamp format.
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54       -r, --real-time
55              Send values one by one as soon as they are received. This can be
56              used when reading from standard input.
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58       -v, --verbose
59              Verbose mode, -vv for more details.
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61       -h, --help
62              Display this help and exit.
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64       -V, --version
65              Output version information and exit.
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EXAMPLES

68       zabbix_sender -c /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf -s "Monitored Host" -k
69       mysql.queries -o 342.45
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71       Send 342.45 as the value for mysql.queries key in Monitored Host host
72       using Zabbix server defined in agent daemon configuration file.
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74       zabbix_sender -z 192.168.1.113 -i data_values.txt
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76       Send values from file data_values.txt to server with IP 192.168.1.113.
77       Host names and keys are defined in the file.
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79       echo "- hw.serial.number 1287872261 SQ4321ASDF" | zabbix_sender -c
80       /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf -T -i -
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82       Send a timestamped value from the commandline to Zabbix server, speci‐
83       fied in the agent daemon configuration file. Dash in the input data
84       indicates that hostname also should be used from the same configuration
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SEE ALSO

89       zabbix_agentd(8), zabbix_get(8), zabbix_proxy(8), zabbix_server(8)
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AUTHOR

92       Alexei Vladishev <alex@zabbix.com>
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96                                  5 July 2011                 ZABBIX_SENDER(8)
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