Provided by: zabbix-agent_5.0.17+dfsg-1_amd64 
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>