How to Monitor Windows with Zabbix 7 - Agent 2 Install with Dashboard
Learn how to monitor a Windows machine like Windows Server (2025, 2022, 2019) with Zabbix 7.0 in this complete, step-by-step tutorial. This guide is perfect for sysadmins and IT professionals who want to install the Zabbix Agent 2 on a Windows machine, configure secure PSK (Pre-Shared Key) encryption, and add the host to the Zabbix frontend.
We'll go beyond the basic setup and show you exactly how to build a custom Zabbix dashboard from scratch. You'll learn to create "Top Hosts" widgets to see RAM and Disk utilization at a glance, and a real-time graph to monitor your Windows Server's CPU usage.
By the end of this video, you will have a fully monitored Windows host securely sending data to your Zabbix server and a custom dashboard to visualize it.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction to Zabbix Windows Monitoring
0:23 - How to Download the Zabbix Agent 2 (MSI)
0:35 - Selecting Zabbix Version (7.0 LTS) & Encryption (OpenSSL)
1:17 - Zabbix Agent 2 Installation Wizard
1:42 - Configuring Host Name and Zabbix Server IP
2:40 - Enabling PSK (Pre-Shared Key) Encryption
2:50 - How to Create a PSK Identity and Key
3:54 - Verifying the Zabbix Agent 2 Service is Running
4:21 - Adding the Windows Host in the Zabbix Frontend
4:40 - (Bonus: How to Change to Dark Mode)
5:06 - Create Host: Host Name, Template & New Host Group
6:00 - Adding the Agent Interface (IP Address)
6:31 - Configuring PSK Encryption in the Zabbix Frontend
7:07 - Verifying Host Availability (Troubleshooting Connectivity)
7:45 - Viewing Latest Data from the Windows Agent
8:05 - How to Build a Custom Zabbix Dashboard
8:42 - Adding a "Top Hosts" Widget
9:29 - Adding RAM & Disk Utilization to the Top Hosts Widget
11:18 - Adding a CPU Usage Graph Widget
12:30 - Live Test: Triggering CPU Spike with Windows Update
13:42 - How to Fix the Graph Y-Axis (Set to 0-100%)
14:07 - Final Summary
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