#568508 zabbix-proxy-mysql: Add database migration information for proxy packages

Package:
zabbix-proxy-mysql
Source:
zabbix
Description:
network monitoring solution - proxy (using MySQL)
Submitter:
Christoph Haas
Date:
2026-05-20 14:59:01 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
Tags:
#568508#5
Date:
2010-02-05 10:36:33 UTC
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The zabbix-server-mysql and zabbix-server-pgsql package include
information on how to upgrade a database from 1.6 to 1.8. This
information needs to be given in the zabbix-proxy-* packages, too.
#568508#12
Date:
2011-06-19 12:27:19 UTC
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So far proxy package upgrades seemed to work well.

The Zabbix developers do not seem to provide official instructions for
proxy package upgrades. In case of problems it's easy to fix it by
truncating the database and having the proxy software re-init the
database automatically.
#568508#19
Date:
2026-02-05 07:47:42 UTC
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package 'mariadb-server', as Zabbix refuses to start, with this error:

  Use of supported database version is highly recommended.
  Override by setting AllowUnsupportedDBVersions=1 in Zabbix proxy
  configuration file at your own risk

So, I've followed the indications, and I've added this, in the Zabbix
Proxy configuration:

  AllowUnsupportedDBVersions=1

I would recommend to have that in the default Zabbix Proxy
configuration, otherwise Zabbix never starts.

P.S.

I don't know why nobody still reported this, thought.
#568508#24
Date:
2026-05-20 14:48:18 UTC
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About my last comment (error "Use of supported database version") -
should I open another bug? Thanks