2 Debian/Ubuntu

Overview

Make sure to read general information about upgrading first.

Upgrade procedure

1 Stop Zabbix processes

Stop Zabbix server to make sure that no new data is inserted into database.

# service zabbix-server stop

If upgrading Zabbix proxy, stop proxy too.

# service zabbix-proxy stop

2 Back up the existing Zabbix database

This is a very important step. Make sure that you have a backup of your database. It will help if the upgrade procedure fails (lack of disk space, power off, any unexpected problem).

3 Back up configuration files, PHP files and Zabbix binaries

Make a backup copy of Zabbix binaries, configuration files and the PHP file directory.

Configuration files:

# mkdir /opt/zabbix-backup/
       # cp /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf /opt/zabbix-backup/
       # cp /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/zabbix.conf /opt/zabbix-backup/

PHP files and Zabbix binaries:

# cp -R /usr/share/zabbix/ /opt/zabbix-backup/
       # cp -R /usr/share/doc/zabbix-* /opt/zabbix-backup/

4 Update repository configuration package

To proceed with the update your current repository package has to be uninstalled.

# rm -Rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/zabbix.list

Then install the new repository configuration package.

On Debian 7 run:

# wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.2/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_3.2-1+wheezy_all.deb
       # dpkg -i zabbix-release_3.2-1+wheezy_all.deb

On Debian 8 run:

# wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.2/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_3.2-1+jessie_all.deb
       # dpkg -i zabbix-release_3.2-1+jessie_all.deb

On Ubuntu 14.04 run:

# wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.2/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_3.2-1+trusty_all.deb
       # dpkg -i zabbix-release_3.2-1+trusty_all.deb

On Ubuntu 16.06 run:

# wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.2/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_3.2-1+xenial_all.deb
       # dpkg -i zabbix-release_3.2-1+xenial_all.deb

Update the repository information.

# apt-get update

5 Upgrade Zabbix components

To upgrade Zabbix components you may run something like:

# apt-get install --only-upgrade zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php zabbix-agent

If using PostgreSQL, substitute mysql with pgsql in the command. If upgrading the proxy, substitute server with proxy in the command.

6 Review component configuration parameters

There are no mandatory changes in this version to component parameters. For new optional agent parameters, see the What's new section.

7 Start Zabbix processes

Start the updated Zabbix components.

# service zabbix-server start
       # service zabbix-proxy start
       # service zabbix-agent start

Minor upgrade procedure

Zabbix minor version upgrade is an easy procedure. It means for example upgrading from Zabbix 3.2.0 to 3.2.x. To execute Zabbix minor version upgrade it is required to run:

# sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade zabbix.

To execute zabbix agent minor version upgrade run:

# sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade zabbix-agent.

To execute zabbix server minor version upgrade run:

# sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade zabbix-server.