NAME

       zabbix_server - Zabbix server daemon

SYNOPSIS

       zabbix_server [-c config-file]
       zabbix_server [-c config-file] -R runtime-option
       zabbix_server -h
       zabbix_server -V

DESCRIPTION

       zabbix_server is the core daemon of Zabbix software.

OPTIONS

       -c, --config config-file
              Use the alternate config-file instead of the default one.

       -f, --foreground
              Run Zabbix server in foreground.

       -R, --runtime-control runtime-option
              Perform administrative functions according to runtime-option.

           Runtime control options
               config_cache_reload
                   Reload  configuration  cache.   Ignored  if  cache  is being currently loaded.
                   Default configuration file (unless -c option is specified)  will  be  used  to
                   find PID file and signal will be sent to process, listed in PID file.

               housekeeper_execute
                   Execute the housekeeper.  Ignored if housekeeper is being currently executed.

               log_level_increase[=target]
                   Increase log level, affects all processes if target is not specified

               log_level_decrease[=target]
                   Decrease log level, affects all processes if target is not specified

           Log level control targets
               process-type
                   All processes of specified type (alerter, alert manager, configuration syncer,
                   discoverer, escalator, history syncer, housekeeper, http poller,  icmp pinger,
                   ipmi manager,   ipmi poller,   java poller,   poller,   preprocessing manager,
                   preprocessing worker,     proxy poller,     self-monitoring,     snmp trapper,
                   task manager, timer, trapper, unreachable poller, vmware collector)

               process-type,N
                   Process type and number (e.g., poller,3)

               pid Process  identifier,  up  to  65535.  For  larger  values  specify  target  as
                   "process-type,N"

       -h, --help
              Display this help and exit.

       -V, --version
              Output version information and exit.

FILES

       /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
              Default location of Zabbix  server  configuration  file  (if  not  modified  during
              compile time).

SEE ALSO

       Documentation ⟨https://www.zabbix.com/manuals⟩

       zabbix_agentd(8), zabbix_get(8), zabbix_proxy(8), zabbix_sender(8)

AUTHOR

       Alexei Vladishev <alex@zabbix.com>