.TH ZABBIX_SERVER 8 "2018\-10\-11" Zabbix
.SH NAME
zabbix_server \- Zabbix server daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zabbix_server
.RB [ \-c
.IR config\-file ]
.br
.B zabbix_server
.RB [ \-c
.IR config\-file ]
.B \-R
.I runtime\-option
.br
.B zabbix_server \-h
.br
.B zabbix_server \-V
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B zabbix_server
is the core daemon of Zabbix software.
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-config\fR \fIconfig\-file\fR"
Use the alternate \fIconfig\-file\fR instead of the default one.
.IP "\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-foreground\fR"
Run Zabbix server in foreground.
.IP "\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-runtime\-control\fR \fIruntime\-option\fR"
Perform administrative functions according to \fIruntime\-option\fR.
.SS
.RS 4
Runtime control options
.RS 4
.TP 4
.B config_cache_reload
Reload configuration cache.
Ignored if cache is being currently loaded.
Default configuration file (unless \fB\-c\fR option is specified) will be used to find PID file and signal will be sent to process, listed in PID file.
.RE
.RS 4
.TP 4
.B housekeeper_execute
Execute the housekeeper.
Ignored if housekeeper is being currently executed.
.RE
.RS 4
.TP 4
\fBlog_level_increase\fR[=\fItarget\fR]
Increase log level, affects all processes if target is not specified
.RE
.RS 4
.TP 4
\fBlog_level_decrease\fR[=\fItarget\fR]
Decrease log level, affects all processes if target is not specified
.RE
.RE
.SS
.RS 4
Log level control targets
.RS 4
.TP 4
.I 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)
.RE
.RS 4
.TP 4
.I process\-type,N
Process type and number (e.g., poller,3)
.RE
.RS 4
.TP 4
.I pid
Process identifier, up to 65535. For larger values specify target as "process\-type,N"
.RE
.RE
.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR"
Display this help and exit.
.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR"
Output version information and exit.
.SH FILES
.TP
.I /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
Default location of Zabbix server configuration file (if not modified during compile time).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR zabbix_agentd (8),
.BR zabbix_get (8),
.BR zabbix_proxy (8),
.BR zabbix_sender (8)
.SH AUTHOR
Alexei Vladishev <alex@zabbix.com>