Difference between zabbix_server and zabbix-server

[idhakal]

I am sorry for my broken English. Hope you guys can understand.I am totally new on zabbix. what is difference between zabbix_server and zabbix-server?

I have zabbix_server file on /usr/local/sbin diretory but I cannot run this file. when I type the command:

$ /usr/local/sbin
$ ./zabbix_server start

I get the error message:
starting zabbix_server: -bash: /usr/local/zabbix/bin/zabbix_server : no such file or directory
[FAILED]


/usr/local/sbin also contains zabbix-agentd file and i can start it without any errros
but zabbix-server file is on /etc/init.d directory and if i enter
/etc/init.d/zabbix-server start i dont get any errors


when i run ps -e | grep - i zabbix i get following message;

5224 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5227 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5228 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5230 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5231 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5232 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5233 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5234 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5237 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5238 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5240 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5242 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5244 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5246 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5251 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5252 ? 00:00:01 zabbix_server_m
5254 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5256 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5260 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5261 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5263 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5265 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5267 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5269 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5271 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
5331 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
5333 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
5334 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
5335 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
5336 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
5337 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd

what is zabbix_server_m ? does this means that zabbix server is now running? But on the web interface of zabbix, under monitoring>dashboard section, it says zabbix server is not running.

I would greatly appreciate if anyone can help me on this confusion.

[Alexei]

Zabbix server binary is zabbix_server. It is a real compiled binary not a shell script.

[richlv]

just some guesses here...

you seem to have a mix of multiple versions. you have an initscript for zabbix server that is looking for zabbix server in wrong location (bin). "zabbix_server_m" probably is a truncated version of "zabbix_server_mysql".

hopefully that will get somebody started to solve bits and pieces

[idhakal]

richlv ; how to make nitscript for zabbix server to look for zabbix server in right location

[ghoz]

make a copy of the init script,
edit your script, change the path to your zabbix
test , rejoice or try again.

[idhakal]

This morning when I entered the command ps -e | grep zabbix got zabbix_server_mysql instead of zabbix_server_m. I dont know how this happened but it happend and I didnt make any changes even. i am so confused how this happened without making any changes/

Thanks a lot for your help guys

[idhakal]

hi All
i went for a vacation after installing zabbix and back and typed the command ps-e |grep zabbix and i got following message;
2902 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2913 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2920 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2930 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2931 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2932 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2933 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2957 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2960 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2961 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2962 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2963 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2964 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2965 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2966 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2968 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2969 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2971 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2973 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2975 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2976 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2978 ? 00:00:01 zabbix_server_m
2980 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2984 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2986 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2987 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2989 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2991 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2993 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2995 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m
2997 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server_m

when I installed zabbix, first I used to get zabbix_server_m and something happened and it got fixed automatically and I used to get zabbix_server_mysql now after coming from vacation i got zabbix_server_m. i want to fix this issue permanently, can you please tell me in detail how to fix this issue?

thanking you in advance
cishor