ZABBIX 1.6.1 released
ZABBIX SIA is proud to announce the availability of ZABBIX 1.6.1.
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.
It is highly recommended to upgrade from 1.6.
This document contains the release notes for ZABBIX 1.6.1.
The following sections describe the release in detail and
provide late-breaking or other information that supplements
its main documentation.
What's New in 1.6.1
:: New macros
Added support of macros {HOSTNAME},{HOST.CONN},{IPADDRESS},
{HOST.DNS} for item keys.
:: Other Improvements
* [ZBX-586] added simple check tcp_perf into help_items
* [DEV-250] added support of vfs.dev.read/write under Linux 2.4/2.6
* [ZBX-576] added IPMI authentication algorithms
* [ZBX-573] made SQL optimization for PGSQL
* [ZBX-572] fixed warning messages while updating template linkage
* [ZBX-570] fixed possible server crash if flexible interval delay is 0 sec.
* [ZBX-565] fixed filtering of conf->triggers
* [ZBX-562] fixed improper host group delete action
* [ZBX-527] fixed possible poller crash
* [ZBX-533] fixed incorrect SNMP string to float conversion
* [ZBX-534] fixed problem with email messages for discovery events
* [ZBX-540] DM: fixed sql error while processing configuration data
* [ZBX-557] fixed wrong audit action for items enable/disable
* [ZBX-403] added support of commas in UserParameter's
* [ZBX-541] fixed overwriting proxies on host import issue
* [ZBX-542] added processing of nextcheck for active checks
* [ZBX-504] fixed date selector issue for log items in latest values screen
* [ZBX-529] removed links from dynamic screen graphs
* [ZBX-538] fixed wrong theme pick up in login screen issue
* [ZBX-536] fixed problem with "Unable to add performance counter"
* [ZBX-535] added support of monitoring files larger than 2GB in windows
* [ZBX-520] removed action condition "event ack" due to not supported
* [ZBX-480] fixed patches for sysmaps_links table
* [ZBX-521] fixed problem in FreeBSD with threads in proc.num and proc.mem items
* [ZBX-519] removed proxy hosts from applications hosts list
* [DEV-238] added support of sec|#num for function count()
* [DEV-238] added support of text items for function count()
* [ZBX-471] fixed problem with graphs with big values
* [ZBX-501] fixed undefined values in server info screen
* [ZBX-469] fixed problem with linking extra graph
* [ZBX-495] fixed DB upgrade script when doing 1.1->1.4->1.6
* [ZBX-488] fixed memory leak in ZABBIX server code
* [ZBX-500] added more debug information for icmpping processing
* [ZBX-499] fixes problem with IPMI authorization; added field "IPMI IP"
* [ZBX-484] fixed host-group selection in templates page
* [ZBX-464] fixed user creation under ldap
* [ZBX-468] fixed user online status in administration panel
* [ZBX-492] fixed wrong url "next 100" in audit actions
* [ZBX-490] fixed undefined variable in latest data
* [ZBX-481] fixed permission issue in slideshow
* [ZBX-474] fixed deleting hosts with postgres-backend
* [ZBX-475] added message on missed php-ldap module
* [DEV-168] added support of system.cpu.util[] for OpenBSD agents
Installation and Upgrade Notes
Installation
See ZABBIX Manual for full details.
Upgrade
Recompile ZABBIX binaries and update front-end PHP files,
no database patching needed. 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 4.x
* Ubuntu Linux, Intel, kernel 2.6.15, MySQL 5.0.22
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, 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 full range of professional
services. Please contact our sales department for pricing
and more details.
References
* ZABBIX 1.6 Manual
* ZABBIX Forums (http://www.zabbix.com/forum)
* ZABBIX Support (http://www.zabbix.com/support.php)
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.
It is highly recommended to upgrade from 1.6.
This document contains the release notes for ZABBIX 1.6.1.
The following sections describe the release in detail and
provide late-breaking or other information that supplements
its main documentation.
What's New in 1.6.1
:: New macros
Added support of macros {HOSTNAME},{HOST.CONN},{IPADDRESS},
{HOST.DNS} for item keys.
:: Other Improvements
* [ZBX-586] added simple check tcp_perf into help_items
* [DEV-250] added support of vfs.dev.read/write under Linux 2.4/2.6
* [ZBX-576] added IPMI authentication algorithms
* [ZBX-573] made SQL optimization for PGSQL
* [ZBX-572] fixed warning messages while updating template linkage
* [ZBX-570] fixed possible server crash if flexible interval delay is 0 sec.
* [ZBX-565] fixed filtering of conf->triggers
* [ZBX-562] fixed improper host group delete action
* [ZBX-527] fixed possible poller crash
* [ZBX-533] fixed incorrect SNMP string to float conversion
* [ZBX-534] fixed problem with email messages for discovery events
* [ZBX-540] DM: fixed sql error while processing configuration data
* [ZBX-557] fixed wrong audit action for items enable/disable
* [ZBX-403] added support of commas in UserParameter's
* [ZBX-541] fixed overwriting proxies on host import issue
* [ZBX-542] added processing of nextcheck for active checks
* [ZBX-504] fixed date selector issue for log items in latest values screen
* [ZBX-529] removed links from dynamic screen graphs
* [ZBX-538] fixed wrong theme pick up in login screen issue
* [ZBX-536] fixed problem with "Unable to add performance counter"
* [ZBX-535] added support of monitoring files larger than 2GB in windows
* [ZBX-520] removed action condition "event ack" due to not supported
* [ZBX-480] fixed patches for sysmaps_links table
* [ZBX-521] fixed problem in FreeBSD with threads in proc.num and proc.mem items
* [ZBX-519] removed proxy hosts from applications hosts list
* [DEV-238] added support of sec|#num for function count()
* [DEV-238] added support of text items for function count()
* [ZBX-471] fixed problem with graphs with big values
* [ZBX-501] fixed undefined values in server info screen
* [ZBX-469] fixed problem with linking extra graph
* [ZBX-495] fixed DB upgrade script when doing 1.1->1.4->1.6
* [ZBX-488] fixed memory leak in ZABBIX server code
* [ZBX-500] added more debug information for icmpping processing
* [ZBX-499] fixes problem with IPMI authorization; added field "IPMI IP"
* [ZBX-484] fixed host-group selection in templates page
* [ZBX-464] fixed user creation under ldap
* [ZBX-468] fixed user online status in administration panel
* [ZBX-492] fixed wrong url "next 100" in audit actions
* [ZBX-490] fixed undefined variable in latest data
* [ZBX-481] fixed permission issue in slideshow
* [ZBX-474] fixed deleting hosts with postgres-backend
* [ZBX-475] added message on missed php-ldap module
* [DEV-168] added support of system.cpu.util[] for OpenBSD agents
Installation and Upgrade Notes
Installation
See ZABBIX Manual for full details.
Upgrade
Recompile ZABBIX binaries and update front-end PHP files,
no database patching needed. 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 4.x
* Ubuntu Linux, Intel, kernel 2.6.15, MySQL 5.0.22
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, 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 full range of professional
services. Please contact our sales department for pricing
and more details.
References
* ZABBIX 1.6 Manual
* ZABBIX Forums (http://www.zabbix.com/forum)
* ZABBIX Support (http://www.zabbix.com/support.php)