Update 1.8 to 1.8.1

[esox_ch]

Hello,

I am sorry for this dummy question but, being a new Zabbix user, I really didn't manage to find a solution :

When the documentation says : "For change level releases only upgrading of server binary and frontend is required" What does it mean?

I understand how to update the database using the "patches", I get how to update the frontend by copying the php files where they belong. What I don't get is how to "update the binaries". Do I have to download the sources, run configure, make and make install an other time ? Won't it just re-install the new version over the old one?

Thanks a lot for your help and sorry again for the question

[tchjts1]

Do I have to download the sources, run configure, make and make install an other time ? Won't it just re-install the new version over the old one?

You got it. Make install will overwrite the older binaries. I've taken to simply renaming the old binaries prior to re-compiling. I append the old version number to them. Also stop your Zabbix processes before installing the new binaries.

I also compare the conf files (zabbix_agentd.conf, zabbix_server.conf, etc) between the old and new versions and see if anything new has been added.

[esox_ch]

Ok thanks a lot!
Maybe it could be good idea to specify it in the documentation, so that other "new users" won't ask themselves the same question!

Thanks again for your answer