Downloading Zabbix Agent 2 Package

Obtain the Zabbix agent2 archive from the official Zabbix website. The package contains two essential files:

• zabbix_agent2.conf
• zabbix_agent2.exe

Deploying on Windows Server

A single Windows host can accommodate multiple Zabbix agent instances running simultaneously.

The following procedures outline a single-instance deployment:

1. Copy both files to the root of the C: drive

2. Launch Command Prompt, navigate to the C: drive, and execute:

zabbix_agent2.exe --help

The output reveals that the default configuration file location is C:\zabbix_agent2.win.conf

3. Raname zabbix_agent2.conf to zabbix_agent2.win.conf and modify the following parameters:

Server=192.168.1.100
ServerActive=192.168.1.100
Hostname=WEB01

Replace 192.168.1.100 with you're Zabbix Server IP address. Set Hostname to match the target monitored Windows host.

4. Register the agent as a Windows service:

c:\>zabbix_agent2.exe -c "c:\\zabbix_agent2.win.conf" -i
zabbix_agent2 [7404]: 'Zabbix Agent 2' installed successfully

Command-line flags support abbreviations: -config becomes -c, -install becomes -i.

After installation completes, the agent operates as a Windows service.

5. Start the Zabbix Agent 2 service

6. Remove the Zabbix agent2 service:

c:\>zabbix_agent2.exe -c "c:\\zabbix_agent2.win.conf" -d

When using default configuration paths for single-instance setups, the command simplifies to: zabbix_agent2.exe -d

7. Configuring Multiple Agent Instances

Install:

zabbix_agent2.exe -config <config_file_1> -install -multiple-agents
zabbix_agent2.exe -config <config_file_2> -install -multiple-agents
zabbix_agent2.exe -config <config_file_N> -install -multiple-agents

Start:

zabbix_agent2.exe -config <config_file_instance> -start -multiple-agents

Uninstall:

zabbix_agent2.exe -config <config_file_1> -uninstall -multiple-agents
zabbix_agent2.exe -config <config_file_2> -uninstall -multiple-agents
zabbix_agent2.exe -config <config_file_N> -uninstall -multiple-agents

Important: Configuration file paths must be aboslute when specified explicitly.

Zabbix Server Configuration

For Zabbix Server 5.0 and later, apply the built-in template "Template OS Windows by Zabbix agent" to link the Windows host to monitoring templates.