zabbix_server

Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: 2020-09-04
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NAME

zabbix_server - Zabbix server daemon

SYNOPSIS

zabbix_server [-c config-file]
zabbix_server [-c config-file] -R runtime-option
zabbix_server -h
zabbix_server -V

DESCRIPTION

zabbix_server is the core daemon of Zabbix software.

OPTIONS

-c, --config config-file
Use the alternate config-file instead of the default one.

-f, --foreground
Run Zabbix server in foreground.

-R, --runtime-control runtime-option
Perform administrative functions according to runtime-option.

-h, --help
Display this help and exit.

-V, --version
Output version information and exit.

Examples of running Zabbix server with command line parameters:

shell> zabbix_server -c /usr/local/etc/zabbix_server.conf
       shell> zabbix_server --help
       shell> zabbix_server -V

RUNTIME CONTROL

Runtime control options:

config_cache_reload
Reload configuration cache. Ignored if cache is being currently loaded. Default configuration file (unless -c option is specified) will be used to find PID file and signal will be sent to process, listed in PID file.

diaginfo[=target]
Gather diagnostic information in the server log file. Available since Zabbix 5.0.4.

snmp_cache_reload
Reload SNMP cache, clear the SNMP properties (engine time, engine boots, engine id, credentials) for all hosts.

housekeeper_execute
Start the housekeeping procedure. Ignored if the housekeeping procedure is currently in progress.

log_level_increase[=target]
Increase log level, affects all processes if target is not specified

log_level_decrease[=target]
Decrease log level, affects all processes if target is not specified

Log level control targets

process-type
All processes of specified type (alerter, alert manager, configuration syncer, discoverer, escalator, history syncer, housekeeper, http poller, icmp pinger, ipmi manager, ipmi poller, java poller, lld manager, lld worker, poller, preprocessing manager, preprocessing worker, proxy poller, self-monitoring, snmp trapper, task manager, timer, trapper, unreachable poller, vmware collector)

process-type,N
Process type and number (e.g., poller,3)

pid
Process identifier, up to 65535. For larger values specify target as "process-type,N"