HWiFO API Server for Zabbix LLD

Overview

You need this if you want to grab certain data from HWiNFO

• Apply filters
• Get data into Zabbix (Zabbix Agent, HTTP Agent)
• Use Zabbix template (LLD, Zabbix agent)
• Based on RemoteHWInfo HWiNFO / GPU-Z / MSI Afterburner Remote Monitor HTTP JSON Web Server
• * GPU-Z and Afterburner data are possible in future

Requirements

• Windows 10 or above
• Zabbix server 5.x LTS

Installation

Configure Zabbix-host

• Download Latest Release
• Unzip and copy all files to Zabbix Agent folder.
• Run as administrator task_scheduler/import_autostart.cmd
• Restart Zabbix Agent service.

Zabbix Agent/
├── task_scheduler
├── user_scripts
├── user_templates
└── zabbix_agentd.conf.d

Run HWiNFO API server

• Run as administrator: user_scripts/hwinfo_api_server/hwinfo_api_server.exe

Configure Zabbix-server

• Import the template: zabbix_agentd.conf.d/Template HWiNFO API Server.xml
• Attach to a host

Links

• Postman with examples
• Get docs: http://localhost:50000
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Other

Troubleshooting:

• Check firewall if you can not access from LAN
• Check tests if you can not get results from API
• If remotehwinfo.exe shows and just disappear try to change ports
• run tests python -m pytest -v -s
• Check Zabbix Agent/zabbix_agentd.log
• Check log on zabbix-server docker logs -n 100 -f zabbix-docker-zabbix-server-1
• In zabbix keys replace space -> %20 comma -> %2C
• Allowed Zabbix key parameters

Special characters "\, ', ", `, *, ?, [, ], {, }, ~, $, !, &, ;, (, ), <, >, |, #, @, 0x0a" are not allowed in the parameters.

For developers

• Run in the Python environment

.\run_hwinfo_api_server.cmd (Run as administrator)

• Build server

 .\build.ps1

Credits:

• Demion / remotehwinfo
• Remote Sensor Monitor - A RESTful Web Server
• HWiNFO - Professional System Information and Diagnostics

TODO:

• add args for .exe
  • debug
  • ports
• add my contacts in the code