Zabbix agent2 Windows updates for Zabbix 7.0

[edryansaltat]

Now that Zabbix 7.0 has been released, we are planning to upgrade our Zabbix server from 6.4 to 7.0 Do you think it's absolutely necessary to update the Zabbix agent2 on our monitored clients (Windows) to 7.0 as well? We have hundreds of Windows hosts and upgrading agent2 will take a lot of work. I cannot find any patch notes that says it's required, but I just wanted to get your opinion about it.

[Markku]

It is not required.

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/appendix/compatibility

Older Zabbix agents 2 from version 4.4 onwards are compatible with Zabbix 7.0; Zabbix agent 2 must not be newer than 7.0.

If you want to use proxy load balancing with active agents, you may want to upgrade to support the redirection functionality.

Markku