migrate zabbix server to a different OS

[sg42]

Hi!

We run currently our zabbix-Server (2.2.9) under Ubuntu 13.04.
Due to our policy we want to move the server to CentOS 7.
Is there a preferred way to do this?

My idea:

- setting up a new server (CentOS 7, zabbix 2.2.9)
- dump existing database (MySQL)
- restore database on new server

Are there any other configure-files to consider?

TIA,

SG

[kloczek]

Hi!

We run currently our zabbix-Server (2.2.9) under Ubuntu 13.04.
Due to our policy we want to move the server to CentOS 7.
Is there a preferred way to do this?

My idea:

- setting up a new server (CentOS 7, zabbix 2.2.9)
- dump existing database (MySQL)
- restore database on new server

Are there any other configure-files to consider?

Mysql data format is not OS dependent. You can move/copy whole mysql DB as binary files.

[sg42]

Thanks for Your answer.

Mysql data format is not OS dependent. You can move/copy whole mysql DB as binary files.

I haven't thought of that. The idea behind mysqldump/restore is to shrink the database since MySQL doesn't to garbage collection.

Do You know any other files beside the database that has to be moved to the new server?

[kloczek]

Thanks for Your answer.



I haven't thought of that. The idea behind mysqldump/restore is to shrink the database since MySQL doesn't to garbage collection.

Do You know any other files beside the database that has to be moved to the new server?

If you will have partitioned history*/trends* tables you will not need time to time shrinking database files by test dump->import.