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  • ZabbixSeeker
    Junior Member
    • Mar 2026
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    Restoring a Zabbix database backup - not just about restoring the database?

    Greetings,

    I use xtrabackup to copy and restore the mysql databse. It's about 1 TB large.

    I shut down zabbix-server and zabbix-web while restoring. I don't trust them to not keep some query lingering waiting to be executed, that isn't compatible with a restored database.
    I let the proxies keep running though ... I have hundreds of them.

    Here's what's unclear to me:
    - when I start the server again, can it contain inconsistent caches somewhere, (e.g. as files, temporary files or local app data) that may corrupt the restored database or state?
    - can proxies corrupt or mess up the database or state?

    So my question about restoring backups are:
    * Do I need to "reset" or re-install the server or do anyhing more than just shutting it down?
    * Do I need to shut down proxies? Do I have to "reset" or re-install them potentially?

    Are these things well documented and/or guaranteed?
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