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NAME

       zabbix_sender - Zabbix sender utility

SYNOPSIS

       zabbix_sender [-v] -z server [-p port] [-I IP-address] -s host -k key -o value
       zabbix_sender [-v] -z server [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host] [-T] [-N] [-r] -i
       input-file
       zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file [-z server] [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host] -k key
       -o value
       zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file [-z server] [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host] [-T]
       [-N] [-r] -i input-file
       zabbix_sender [-v] -z server [-p port] [-I IP-address] -s host --tls-connect cert
       --tls-ca-file CA-file [--tls-crl-file CRL-file] [--tls-server-cert-issuer cert-issuer]
       [--tls-server-cert-subject cert-subject] --tls-cert-file cert-file --tls-key-file key-file
       [--tls-cipher13 cipher-string] [--tls-cipher cipher-string] -k key -o value
       zabbix_sender [-v] -z server [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host] --tls-connect cert
       --tls-ca-file CA-file [--tls-crl-file CRL-file] [--tls-server-cert-issuer cert-issuer]
       [--tls-server-cert-subject cert-subject] --tls-cert-file cert-file --tls-key-file key-file
       [--tls-cipher13 cipher-string] [--tls-cipher cipher-string] [-T] [-N] [-r] -i input-file
       zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file [-z server] [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host]
       --tls-connect cert --tls-ca-file CA-file [--tls-crl-file CRL-file]
       [--tls-server-cert-issuer cert-issuer] [--tls-server-cert-subject cert-subject]
       --tls-cert-file cert-file --tls-key-file key-file [--tls-cipher13 cipher-string]
       [--tls-cipher cipher-string] -k key -o value
       zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file [-z server] [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host]
       --tls-connect cert --tls-ca-file CA-file [--tls-crl-file CRL-file]
       [--tls-server-cert-issuer cert-issuer] [--tls-server-cert-subject cert-subject]
       --tls-cert-file cert-file --tls-key-file key-file [--tls-cipher13 cipher-string]
       [--tls-cipher cipher-string] [-T] [-N] [-r] -i input-file
       zabbix_sender [-v] -z server [-p port] [-I IP-address] -s host --tls-connect psk
       --tls-psk-identity PSK-identity --tls-psk-file PSK-file [--tls-cipher13 cipher-string]
       [--tls-cipher cipher-string] -k key -o value
       zabbix_sender [-v] -z server [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host] --tls-connect psk
       --tls-psk-identity PSK-identity --tls-psk-file PSK-file [--tls-cipher13 cipher-string]
       [--tls-cipher cipher-string] [-T] [-N] [-r] -i input-file
       zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file [-z server] [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host]
       --tls-connect psk --tls-psk-identity PSK-identity --tls-psk-file PSK-file [--tls-cipher13
       cipher-string] [--tls-cipher cipher-string] -k key -o value
       zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file [-z server] [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host]
       --tls-connect psk --tls-psk-identity PSK-identity --tls-psk-file PSK-file [--tls-cipher13
       cipher-string] [--tls-cipher cipher-string] [-T] [-N] [-r] -i input-file
       zabbix_sender -h
       zabbix_sender -V

DESCRIPTION

       zabbix_sender is a command line utility for sending monitoring data to Zabbix server or
       proxy.  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 agentd configuration
              file.  By default Zabbix sender does not read any configuration file.  Only
              parameters Hostname, ServerActive, SourceIP, TLSConnect, TLSCAFile, TLSCRLFile,
              TLSServerCertIssuer, TLSServerCertSubject, TLSCertFile, TLSKeyFile, TLSPSKIdentity
              and TLSPSKFile are supported.  Hostname defined through HostnameItem parameter will
              not be picked up, in this case the hostname should be specified via command line
              (see -s option).  All addresses defined in the agent ServerActive configuration
              parameter are used for sending data.  If sending of batch data fails to one
              address, the following batches are not sent to this address.

       -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.  When used together with --config,
              overrides the entries of ServerActive parameter specified in agentd configuration
              file.

       -p, --port port
              Specify port number of Zabbix server trapper running on the server.  Default is
              10051.  When used together with --config, overrides the port entries of
              ServerActive parameter specified in agentd configuration file.

       -I, --source-address IP-address
              Specify source IP address.  When used together with --config, overrides SourceIP
              parameter specified in agentd configuration file.

       -s, --host host
              Specify host name the item belongs to (as registered in Zabbix frontend).  Host IP
              address and DNS name will not work.  When used together with --config, overrides
              Hostname parameter specified in agentd configuration file.

       -k, --key key
              Specify item key to send value to.

       -o, --value value
              Specify item value.

       -i, --input-file input-file
              Load values from input file.  Specify - as <input-file> to read values from
              standard input.  Each line of file contains whitespace delimited: <hostname> <key>
              <value>.  Each value must be specified on its own line.  Each line must contain 3
              whitespace delimited entries: <hostname> <key> <value>, where "hostname" is the
              name of monitored host as registered in Zabbix frontend, "key" is target item key
              and "value" - the value to send. Specify - as <hostname> to use hostname from agent
              configuration file or from --host argument.

              An example of a line of an input file:

               "Linux DB3" db.connections 43

              The value type must be correctly set in item configuration of Zabbix frontend.
              Zabbix sender will send up to 250 values in one connection.  Contents of the input
              file must be in the UTF-8 encoding.  All values from the input file are sent in a
              sequential order top-down.  Entries must be formatted using the following rules:

                     • Quoted and non-quoted entries are supported.

                     • Double-quote is the quoting character.

                     • Entries with whitespace must be quoted.

                     • Double-quote and backslash characters inside quoted entry must be escaped
                       with a backslash.

                     • Escaping is not supported in non-quoted entries.

                     • Linefeed escape sequences (\n) are supported in quoted strings.

                     • Linefeed escape sequences are trimmed from the end of an entry.

       -T, --with-timestamps
              This option can be only used with --input-file option.

              Each line of the input file must contain 4 whitespace delimited entries: <hostname>
              <key> <timestamp> <value>.  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.

              An example of a line of the input file:

               "Linux DB3" db.connections 1429533600 43

              For more details please see option --input-file.

              If a timestamped value is sent for a host that is in a “no data” maintenance type
              then this value will be dropped; however, it is possible to send a timestamped
              value in for an expired maintenance period and it will be accepted.

       -N, --with-ns
              This option can be only used with --with-timestamps option.

              Each line of the input file must contain 5 whitespace delimited entries: <hostname>
              <key> <timestamp> <ns> <value>.

              An example of a line of the input file:

               "Linux DB3" db.connections 1429533600 7402561 43

              For more details please see option --input-file.

       -r, --real-time
              Send values one by one as soon as they are received.  This can be used when reading
              from standard input.

       --tls-connect value
              How to connect to server or proxy. Values:

                   unencrypted connect without encryption (default)

                   psk         connect using TLS and a pre-shared key

                   cert        connect using TLS and a certificate

       --tls-ca-file CA-file
              Full pathname of a file containing the top-level CA(s) certificates for peer
              certificate verification.

       --tls-crl-file CRL-file
              Full pathname of a file containing revoked certificates.

       --tls-server-cert-issuer cert-issuer
              Allowed server certificate issuer.

       --tls-server-cert-subject cert-subject
              Allowed server certificate subject.

       --tls-cert-file cert-file
              Full pathname of a file containing the certificate or certificate chain.

       --tls-key-file key-file
              Full pathname of a file containing the private key.

       --tls-psk-identity PSK-identity
              PSK-identity string.

       --tls-psk-file PSK-file
              Full pathname of a file containing the pre-shared key.

       --tls-cipher13 cipher-string
              Cipher string for OpenSSL 1.1.1 or newer for TLS 1.3. Override the default
              ciphersuite selection criteria. This option is not available if OpenSSL version is
              less than 1.1.1.

       --tls-cipher cipher-string
              GnuTLS priority string (for TLS 1.2 and up) or OpenSSL cipher string (only for TLS
              1.2). Override the default ciphersuite selection criteria.

       -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 successfully 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.

EXAMPLES

       zabbix_sender -c /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf -k mysql.queries -o 342.45
              Send 342.45 as the value for mysql.queries item of monitored host. Use monitored
              host and Zabbix server defined in agent configuration file.

       zabbix_sender -c /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf -s "Monitored Host" -k mysql.queries -o
       342.45
              Send 342.45 as the value for mysql.queries item of Monitored Host host using Zabbix
              server defined in agent configuration file.

       zabbix_sender -z 192.168.1.113 -i data_values.txt
              Send values from file data_values.txt to Zabbix 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 /etc/zabbix_agentd.conf
       -T -i -
              Send a timestamped value from the commandline to Zabbix server, specified in the
              agent 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 empty double
              quotes.

       zabbix_sender -z 192.168.1.113  -s "Monitored Host" -k mysql.queries -o 342.45
       --tls-connect cert --tls-ca-file /home/zabbix/zabbix_ca_file --tls-cert-file
       /home/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.crt --tls-key-file /home/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.key
              Send 342.45 as the value for mysql.queries item in Monitored Host host to server
              with IP 192.168.1.113 using TLS with certificate.

       zabbix_sender -z 192.168.1.113  -s "Monitored Host" -k mysql.queries -o 342.45
       --tls-connect psk --tls-psk-identity "PSK ID Zabbix agentd" --tls-psk-file
       /home/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.psk
              Send 342.45 as the value for mysql.queries item in Monitored Host host to server
              with IP 192.168.1.113 using TLS with pre-shared key (PSK).

SEE ALSO

       Documentation ⟨https://www.zabbix.com/manuals⟩

       zabbix_agentd(8), zabbix_get(1), zabbix_proxy(8), zabbix_server(8), zabbix_js(1),
       zabbix_agent2(8)

AUTHOR

       Alexei Vladishev <alex@zabbix.com>