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1 Upgrade from sources

1 Upgrade from sources

Overview

This section provides the steps required for a successful upgrade from ��Ĳ� 6.4.x to ��Ĳ� 7.0.x using official ��Ĳ� sources.

Before the upgrade make sure to read the relevant upgrade notes!

You may also want to check the requirements for 7.0.

It may be handy to run two parallel SSH sessions during the upgrade, executing the upgrade steps in one and monitoring the server/proxy logs in another. For example, run tail -f zabbix_server.log or tail -f zabbix_proxy.log in the second SSH session showing you the latest log file entries and possible errors in real time. This can be critical for production instances.

Server upgrade process

1 Stop server

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

2 Back up the existing ��Ĳ� 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 ��Ĳ� binaries

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

4 Install new server binaries

Use these instructions to compile ��Ĳ� server from sources.

5 Review server configuration parameters

Make sure to review Upgrade notes to check if any changes in the configuration parameters are required.

For new optional parameters, see the What's new page.

6 Start new ��Ĳ� binaries

Start new binaries. Check log files to see if the binaries have started successfully.

��Ĳ� server will automatically upgrade the database. When starting up, ��Ĳ� server reports the current (mandatory and optional) and required database versions. If the current mandatory version is older than the required version, ��Ĳ� server automatically executes the required database upgrade patches. The start and progress level (percentage) of the database upgrade is written to the ��Ĳ� server log file. When the upgrade is completed, a "database upgrade fully completed" message is written to the log file. If any of the upgrade patches fail, ��Ĳ� server will not start. ��Ĳ� server will also not start if the current mandatory database version is newer than the required one. ��Ĳ� server will only start if the current mandatory database version corresponds to the required mandatory version.

8673:20161117:104750.259 current database version (mandatory/optional): 03040000/03040000
       8673:20161117:104750.259 required mandatory version: 03040000

Before you start the server:

Make sure the database user has enough permissions (create table, drop table, create index, drop index)
Make sure you have enough free disk space.

7 Install new ��Ĳ� web interface

The minimum required PHP version is 8.0.0. Update if needed and follow installation instructions.

8 Clear web browser cookies and cache

After the upgrade you may need to clear web browser cookies and web browser cache for the ��Ĳ� web interface to work properly.

Proxy upgrade process

1 Stop proxy

Stop ��Ĳ� proxy.

2 Back up configuration files and ��Ĳ� proxy binaries

Make a backup copy of the ��Ĳ� proxy binary and configuration file.

3 Install new proxy binaries

Use these instructions to compile ��Ĳ� proxy from sources.

4 Review proxy configuration parameters

There are no mandatory changes in this version to proxy parameters.

5 Start new ��Ĳ� proxy

Start the new ��Ĳ� proxy. Check log files to see if the proxy has started successfully.

��Ĳ� proxy will automatically upgrade the database. Database upgrade takes place similarly as when starting ��Ĳ� server.

Agent upgrade process

Upgrading agents is not mandatory. You only need to upgrade agents if it is required to access the new functionality.

The upgrade procedure described in this section may be used for upgrading both the ��Ĳ� agent and the ��Ĳ� agent 2.

1 Stop agent

Stop ��Ĳ� agent.

2 Back up configuration files and ��Ĳ� agent binaries

Make a backup copy of the ��Ĳ� agent binary and configuration file.

3 Install new agent binaries

Use these instructions to compile ��Ĳ� agent from sources.

Alternatively, you may download pre-compiled ��Ĳ� agents from the .

4 Review agent configuration parameters

There are no mandatory changes in this version neither to agent nor to agent 2 parameters.

5 Start new ��Ĳ� agent

Start the new ��Ĳ� agent. Check log files to see if the agent has started successfully.

Upgrade between minor versions

When upgrading between minor versions of 7.0.x (for example from 7.0.1 to 7.0.3) it is required to execute the same actions for server/proxy/agent as during the upgrade between major versions. The only difference is that when upgrading between minor versions no changes to the database are made.

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