Integration Astra with Zabbix
Zabbix is an open-source platform for monitoring network services, servers, and applications. It can be integrated with Astra to monitor Streams and DVB Adapters.
Available for Astra versions released after 2021-05-11
Zabbix can be installed both on a dedicated server and on an Astra server
Go to https://zabbix.com
Select Zabbix version
Select your OS
Follow the installation instructions
You can find detailed information on Zabbix Manuals
Install Zabbix Agent on the server with Astra.
Go to https://www.zabbix.com/download_agents
Select your OS
Follow the installation instructions
You can find detailed information on Zabbix Agent Manuals
First of all Zabbix Agent should be configured to allow incoming connections from the Zabbix Server. Open the Agent configuration file located in /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf with your favorite editor. Find the Server= option and set the IP address or hostname of the server with Zabbix Server. Save file.
Zabbix Agent receives all information from Astra with scripts writed on Python. Make sure that on your server installed Python3 with the Requests library:
for DEB-based systems: apt install python3 python3-requests
for RPM-based systems: yum install python3 python3-requests
Download scripts for Zabbix Agent:
Scripts will be saved to the /opt/zabbix_agent directory. Download service configuration file for Zabbix Agent:
And finally restart Zabbix Agent:
Download the Template to your computer and import this file to Zabbix:
In Zabbix Web Interface open Configuration -> Templates, then click the Import button in the upper right corner. Click Browse and select the downloaded template file, then click Import button. After successful import, you will see a green message Imported successfully
In Zabbix Web Interface open Configuration -> Templates, then select Astra API monitoring and open the Macros tab. Fill next values:
First line, set administrator password to Astra Web Interface
Second line, set administrator username to Astra Web Interface
The last line, the port of the Astra web interface. If you have multiple processes, specify all ports separated by commas. For example: 8000,8001,8002
Click Update button to apply changes
In Zabbix Web Interface open Configuration -> Hosts, then click Create host in the top right corner. Fill following fields:
Hostname - any name of the server where Astra is installed, for example: Astra
Groups - select Cesbo_templates or create a new group
Interfaces - click add, select Agent and specify the IP address or hostname of the server with Zabbix Agent
Open the Templates tab and in the field Link new templates append Astra API monitoring. Also if you want to control the general state of the system, append also Linux by Zabbix agent.
Save changes. After about 10 minutes, you will see graphs and triggers about the status of channels and adapters
Available for Astra versions released after 2021-05-11
Zabbix Server installation
Zabbix can be installed both on a dedicated server and on an Astra server
Go to https://zabbix.com
Select Zabbix version
Select your OS
Follow the installation instructions
You can find detailed information on Zabbix Manuals
Zabbix Agent installation
Install Zabbix Agent on the server with Astra.
Go to https://www.zabbix.com/download_agents
Select your OS
Follow the installation instructions
You can find detailed information on Zabbix Agent Manuals
Zabbix Agent configuration
First of all Zabbix Agent should be configured to allow incoming connections from the Zabbix Server. Open the Agent configuration file located in /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf with your favorite editor. Find the Server= option and set the IP address or hostname of the server with Zabbix Server. Save file.
Zabbix Agent receives all information from Astra with scripts writed on Python. Make sure that on your server installed Python3 with the Requests library:
for DEB-based systems: apt install python3 python3-requests
for RPM-based systems: yum install python3 python3-requests
Download scripts for Zabbix Agent:
curl https://cdn.cesbo.com/astra/zabbix/agent.tar.gz | tar -zxC /optScripts will be saved to the /opt/zabbix_agent directory. Download service configuration file for Zabbix Agent:
curl -o /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/astra.conf https://cdn.cesbo.com/astra/zabbix/astra.confAnd finally restart Zabbix Agent:
systemctl restart zabbix-agentZabbix configuration
Install Zabbix Template for Astra
Download the Template to your computer and import this file to Zabbix:
In Zabbix Web Interface open Configuration -> Templates, then click the Import button in the upper right corner. Click Browse and select the downloaded template file, then click Import button. After successful import, you will see a green message Imported successfully
Configure Template
In Zabbix Web Interface open Configuration -> Templates, then select Astra API monitoring and open the Macros tab. Fill next values:
First line, set administrator password to Astra Web Interface
Second line, set administrator username to Astra Web Interface
The last line, the port of the Astra web interface. If you have multiple processes, specify all ports separated by commas. For example: 8000,8001,8002
Click Update button to apply changes
Connect Zabbix to Astra
In Zabbix Web Interface open Configuration -> Hosts, then click Create host in the top right corner. Fill following fields:
Hostname - any name of the server where Astra is installed, for example: Astra
Groups - select Cesbo_templates or create a new group
Interfaces - click add, select Agent and specify the IP address or hostname of the server with Zabbix Agent
Open the Templates tab and in the field Link new templates append Astra API monitoring. Also if you want to control the general state of the system, append also Linux by Zabbix agent.
Save changes. After about 10 minutes, you will see graphs and triggers about the status of channels and adapters
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Updated on: 04/03/2023
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