7 What's new in Zabbix 7.0.2

Databases

MySQL 9.0 support

The maximum supported version for MySQL is now 9.0.X.

Binary data history converted to hypertable on TimescaleDB

The history_bin table has been converted to hypertable on TimescaleDB to benefit from automatic partitioning on time (1 day by default) and better performance.

To successfully upgrade existing installations:

1. Start Zabbix server; this will upgrade the existing database.
2. Check the server log file that the database upgrade has been successful; if so, stop Zabbix server and proceed to the next step.
3. Run the postgresql/timescaledb/schema.sql script (since Zabbix 7.0.0, the script's location and name has been changed from postgresql/timescaledb.sql to postgresql/timescaledb/schema.sql). Note that Zabbix server will log a warning if started without running this script.

See also:

• TimescaleDB setup
• Supported TimescaleDB versions

Macros

Macro support

The {EVENT.UPDATE.STATUS} macro is now supported in service update notifications and commands.

Templates

For new templates and changes to existing templates, see Template changes.

Plugins

An example repository has been created that may be used as a starting point for creating a custom loadable plugin with Zabbix agent 2.

For more information, see:

• Example plugin for Zabbix agent 2
• Developer center