Zabbix 1.9.0 (alpha) released
Zabbix SIA is proud to announce the availability of Zabbix 1.9.0 (First Alpha Release of Zabbix 2.0). Zabbix is an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution. Zabbix is released under the GPL, thus it is free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use. A complete text of the license is available at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt.
This document contains the release notes for Zabbix 1.9.0. Download it from http://www.zabbix.com/download.php.
This release introduces major features along with numerous improvements.
This release is absolutely not for production. It is a very early Alpha Release!
It is not yet feature complete and does not fully represent expected 2.0 version.
The following sections describe the release in details and provide late-breaking or other information that supplements its main documentation.
What's New in 1.9.0
:: Low level discovery
Zabbix is able to discover your file systems, network interfaces and SNMP interfaces automatically with no manual work. One template can be used for hosts having different devices.
:: Optional graph legends
Graph legend can be optionally disabled.
:: Templated host-level screens
Templates may contain screens for easy maintenance. The screens are available via Monitoring->Hosts, yet the form is not finished yet.
:: Database integrity
There are significant improvements in the database schema for better consistency and security of configuration and historical data.
:: Nanosecond resolution for historical data
Zabbix supports nanosecond resolution for historical data. If you are migrating from 1.8.x the option will be off by default. It is on for fresh setups.
:: Multiple URLs for map elements
A map element may have multiple links (URLs) to external resources.
Installation and Upgrade Notes
Installation
See Zabbix Manual for full details.
Upgrade
Recompile Zabbix binaries and update front-end PHP files. Execute a database patch if migrating from Zabbix 1.8.x. See Zabbix Manual for a detailed upgrade procedure.
Pre-release testing
Zabbix Server
Zabbix Server has been tested on the following platforms:
Zabbix Agents
Zabbix Agents have been compiled and tested on the following platforms:
Note that agents are available pre-compiled from http://www.zabbix.com/download.php for a limited number of versions and platforms.
Commercial support
Zabbix Company provides a full range of professional services. We also provide trouble-free upgrade service for easy migration from earlier versions to Zabbix 1.8.x. Please contact Sales for pricing and more details.
References
This document contains the release notes for Zabbix 1.9.0. Download it from http://www.zabbix.com/download.php.
This release introduces major features along with numerous improvements.
This release is absolutely not for production. It is a very early Alpha Release!
It is not yet feature complete and does not fully represent expected 2.0 version.
The following sections describe the release in details and provide late-breaking or other information that supplements its main documentation.
What's New in 1.9.0
:: Low level discovery
Zabbix is able to discover your file systems, network interfaces and SNMP interfaces automatically with no manual work. One template can be used for hosts having different devices.
:: Optional graph legends
Graph legend can be optionally disabled.
:: Templated host-level screens
Templates may contain screens for easy maintenance. The screens are available via Monitoring->Hosts, yet the form is not finished yet.
:: Database integrity
There are significant improvements in the database schema for better consistency and security of configuration and historical data.
:: Nanosecond resolution for historical data
Zabbix supports nanosecond resolution for historical data. If you are migrating from 1.8.x the option will be off by default. It is on for fresh setups.
:: Multiple URLs for map elements
A map element may have multiple links (URLs) to external resources.
Installation and Upgrade Notes
Installation
See Zabbix Manual for full details.
Upgrade
Recompile Zabbix binaries and update front-end PHP files. Execute a database patch if migrating from Zabbix 1.8.x. See Zabbix Manual for a detailed upgrade procedure.
Pre-release testing
Zabbix Server
Zabbix Server has been tested on the following platforms:
- Ubuntu Linux, AMD64, kernel 2.6.11, MySQL 5.x
- Ubuntu Linux, Intel, kernel 2.6.15, MySQL 5.0.22, PostgreSQL 8.3
- RedHat EL 5.3, Intel, kernel 2.6.18, Oracle 11gR2
- Slackware Linux, x86, kernel 2.6.29.6, MySQL 5.1.x
Zabbix Agents
Zabbix Agents have been compiled and tested on the following platforms:
- AIX 5.2
- FreeBSD 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
- HP-UX 10.x, 11.x
- Linux 2.4.x, 2.6.x
- Linux CentOS
- NetBSD 2.0
- OS/X 10.2
- Solaris 8, 9, 10
- Tru64 5.1B
- Windows XP, 2000, 2003, 2008, Vista
Note that agents are available pre-compiled from http://www.zabbix.com/download.php for a limited number of versions and platforms.
Commercial support
Zabbix Company provides a full range of professional services. We also provide trouble-free upgrade service for easy migration from earlier versions to Zabbix 1.8.x. Please contact Sales for pricing and more details.
References
- Zabbix 1.8 Manual
- Zabbix Forums (http://www.zabbix.com/forum)
- Zabbix Support (http://www.zabbix.com/support.php)