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NAME

       zabbix_sender - Zabbix sender utility.

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       zabbix_sender is a command line utility for sending performance data to a remote Zabbix server. 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 agent configuration file. By default
              Zabbix sender does not read any configuration file.  Absolute path should be specified. Only
              parameters Hostname, ServerActive and SourceIP are supported. First entry from the ServerActive
              parameter is used.

       -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.

       -p, --port <port>
              Specify port number of server trapper running on the server. Default is 10051.

       -s, --host <host>
              Specify agent hostname as registered in Zabbix frontend. Host IP address and DNS name will not
              work.

       -I, --source-address <IP>
              Specify source IP address.

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

       -o, --value <value>
              Specify value.

       -i, --input-file <inputfile>

              Load values from input file. Specify - as <inputfile> to read values from standard input.

              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.

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

       -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 -s "Monitored Host" -k mysql.queries -o 342.45

       Send 342.45 as the value for mysql.queries key in Monitored Host host using Zabbix server defined in
       agent daemon configuration file.

       zabbix_sender -z 192.168.1.113 -i data_values.txt

       Send values from file data_values.txt to 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 daemon
       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.

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHOR

       Alexei Vladishev <alex@zabbix.com>

                                                 16 October 2015                                ZABBIX_SENDER(1)