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FIPS-enabled Zabbix Server with PostgreSQL database - central monitoring server for distributed monitoring

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

The core daemon of Zabbix software.

Options:
  -c --config config-file        Path to the configuration file
                                 (default: "/etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf")
  -f --foreground                Run Zabbix server in foreground
  -R --runtime-control runtime-option   Perform administrative functions

    Runtime control options:
      config_cache_reload         Reload configuration cache
      housekeeper_execute         Execute the housekeeper
      trigger_housekeeper_execute Execute the trigger housekeeper
      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
      snmp_cache_reload           Reload SNMP cache
      secrets_reload              Reload secrets from Vault
      diaginfo=section            Log internal diagnostic information of the
                                  section (historycache, preprocessing, alerting,
                                  lld, valuecache, locks) or everything if section is
                                  not specified
      prof_enable=target          Enable profiling, affects all processes if
                                    target is not specified
      prof_disable=target         Disable profiling, affects all processes if
                                    target is not specified
      service_cache_reload        Reload service manager cache
      ha_status                   Display HA cluster status
      ha_remove_node=target       Remove the HA node specified by its name or ID
      ha_set_failover_delay=delay Set HA failover delay

      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, history poller,
                                  availability manager, service manager, odbc poller)
        process-type,N            Process type and number (e.g., poller,3)
        pid                       Process identifier

      Profiling control targets:
        process-type              All processes of specified type
                                  (alerter, alert manager, configuration syncer,
                                  discoverer, escalator, ha manager, 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, history poller,
                                  availability manager, service manager, odbc poller)
        process-type,N            Process type and number (e.g., history syncer,1)
        pid                       Process identifier
        scope                     Profiling scope
                                  (rwlock, mutex, processing) can be used with process-type
                                  (e.g., history syncer,1,processing)

  -h --help                       Display this help message
  -V --version                    Display version number

Some configuration parameter default locations:
  AlertScriptsPath                "/usr/share/zabbix/alertscripts"
  ExternalScripts                 "/usr/share/zabbix/externalscripts"
  SSLCertLocation                 "/usr/share/zabbix/ssl/certs"
  SSLKeyLocation                  "/usr/share/zabbix/ssl/keys"
  LoadModulePath                  "/usr/lib/modules"

Report bugs to: <https://support.zabbix.com>
Zabbix home page: <http://www.zabbix.com>
Documentation: <https://www.zabbix.com/documentation>
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-c --configPath to the configuration file (default: "/etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf")help
-f --foregroundRun Zabbix server in foregroundhelp
-R --runtime-controlPerform administrative functionshelp
-h --helpDisplay this help messagehelp
-V --versionDisplay version numberhelp

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