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11 Compatibilité de version
Supported agents
Zabbix agents starting with version 1.4 are compatible with Zabbix 4.0. However, you may need to review the configuration of older agents as some parameters have changed, for example, parameters related to logging for versions before 3.0.
To take full advantage of new and improved items, improved performance and reduced memory usage, use the latest 4.0 agent.
Supported Zabbix proxies
Both Zabbix 4.0 proxies and Zabbix 4.0 server are supported to work only with Zabbix 4.0 server and Zabbix 4.0 proxies respectively.
It is known to be possible to start an upgraded server and have older, yet unupgraded proxies report data to a newer server (the proxies can't refresh their configuration though). This approach, however, is not recommended and not supported by Zabbix and choosing it is entirely at your own risk. For more information, see the upgrade procedure.
Supported XML files
XML files, exported with 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 3.0, 3.2 and 3.4 are supported for import in Zabbix 4.0.
In Zabbix 1.8 XML export format, trigger dependencies are stored by name only. If there are several triggers with the same name (for example, having different severities and expressions) that have a dependency defined between them, it is not possible to import them. Such dependencies must be manually removed from the XML file and re-added after import.
In relation to Zabbix server, proxies can be: - Current (proxy and server have the same major version); - Outdated (proxy version is older than server version, but is partially supported); - Unsupported (proxy version is older than server previous LTS release version or proxy version is newer than server major version).
Examples:
| Server version | Current proxy version | Outdated proxy version | Unsupported proxy version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0, 6.2 | Older than 6.0; newer than 6.4 |
| 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0, 6.2, 6.4 | Older than 6.0; newer than 7.0 |
| 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | Older than 7.0; newer than 7.2 |
Functionality supported by proxies:
| Proxy version | Data update | Configuration update | Tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Outdated | Yes | No | Remote commands (e.g., shell scripts); Immediate item value checks (i.e., Execute now); Note: Preprocessing tests with a real value are not supported. |
| Unsupported | No | No | No |
Warnings about using incompatible Zabbix daemon versions are logged.
Supported XML files
XML files not older than version 1.8 are supported for import in Zabbix 6.0.
In the XML export format, trigger dependencies are stored by name only. If there are several triggers with the same name (for example, having different severities and expressions) that have a dependency defined between them, it is not possible to import them. Such dependencies must be manually removed from the XML file and re-added after import.