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ZABBIX_PROXY(8) System Manager's Manual ZABBIX_PROXY(8)
NAME
zabbix_proxy - Zabbix proxy daemon
SYNOPSIS
zabbix_proxy [-c config-file]
zabbix_proxy [-c config-file] -R runtime-option
zabbix_proxy [-c config-file] -T
zabbix_proxy -h
zabbix_proxy -V
DESCRIPTION
zabbix_proxy is a daemon that collects monitoring data from devices and
sends it to Zabbix server.
OPTIONS
-c, --config config-file
Use the alternate config-file instead of the default one.
-f, --foreground
Run Zabbix proxy in foreground.
-R, --runtime-control runtime-option
Perform administrative functions according to runtime-option.
Runtime control options
config_cache_reload
Reload configuration cache. Ignored if cache is being cur‐
rently loaded. Active Zabbix proxy will connect to the
Zabbix server and request configuration data. Default con‐
figuration file (unless -c option is specified) will be
used to find PID file and signal will be sent to process,
listed in PID file.
snmp_cache_reload
Reload SNMP cache.
housekeeper_execute
Execute the housekeeper. Ignored if housekeeper is being
currently executed.
diaginfo[=section]
Log internal diagnostic information of the specified sec‐
tion. Section can be historycache, preprocessing, locks.
By default diagnostic information of all sections is
logged.
prof_enable[=target]
Enable profiling, affects all processes if target is not
specified
prof_disable[=target]
Disable profiling, affects all processes if target is not
specified
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 (availability manager,
browser poller, configuration syncer, data sender, discov‐
ery manager, discovery worker, history syncer, housekeeper,
http poller, icmp pinger, internal poller, ipmi manager,
ipmi poller, java poller, odbc poller, poller,
agent poller, http agent poller, snmp poller, preprocess‐
ing manager, preprocessing worker, self-monitoring,
snmp trapper, task manager, trapper, unreachable poller,
vmware collector)
process-type,N
Process type and number (e.g., poller,3)
pid Process identifier
Profiling control targets
process-type
All processes of specified type (availability manager,
browser poller, configuration syncer, data sender, discov‐
ery manager, discovery worker, history syncer, housekeeper,
http poller, icmp pinger, internal poller, ipmi manager,
ipmi poller, java poller, odbc poller, poller,
agent poller, http agent poller, snmp poller, preprocess‐
ing manager, preprocessing worker, self-monitoring,
snmp trapper, task manager, trapper, unreachable poller,
vmware collector)
process-type,N
Process type and number (e.g., history syncer,1)
pid Process identifier
scope
(rwlock, mutex, processing) can be used with process-type
(e.g., history syncer,1,processing)
-T, --test-config
Validate configuration file and exit.
-h, --help
Display this help and exit.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
FILES
/usr/local/etc/zabbix_proxy.conf
Default location of Zabbix proxy configuration file (if not mod‐
ified during compile time).
SEE ALSO
Documentation
zabbix_agentd(8), zabbix_get(1), zabbix_sender(1), zabbix_server(8),
zabbix_js(1), zabbix_agent2(8), zabbix_web_service(8)
Zabbix 2022-01-06 ZABBIX_PROXY(8)