ZABBIX 1.6.5 released
ZABBIX SIA is proud to announce the availability of ZABBIX 1.6.5.
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 recommended to upgrade from previous releases of 1.6.x.
This document contains the release notes for ZABBIX 1.6.5.
The following sections describe the release in details and provide
late-breaking or other information that supplements its main documentation.
Important
It is recommended to create the following indexes in order to speed up
performance of ZABBIX front-end as well as server side (ignore it if the
indexes already exist):
What's New in 1.6.5
:: Japanese translation
Japanese translation was improved.
:: Other Improvements and Bug Fixes
* [ZBX-956] fixed js error on map link edit
* [ZBX-955] fixed bold lines in map links
* [ZBX-954] fixed various minor typos and formatting errors
* [ZBX-886] removed duplicate and outdated strings from locales
* [ZBX-952] increased max length of processed text and log data to 64KB
* [ZBX-840] added displaying of text items in the latest data screen
* [ZBX-850] zabbix version removed from locales
* [ZBX-947] fixed various typos and formatting errors in changelog
* [ZBX-945] added comment about min/max values for RefreshActiveChecks param in agent config file
* [ZBX-935] minor fixes for snmptrap.sh. Thanks to Joseph Womack.
* [ZBX-942] fixed error message for server and proxy if cannot bind a port
* [ZBX-940] fixed bug with not initialized array variable
* [ZBX-939] fixed IPC semaphore related issue when starting Zabbix daemons
* [ZBX-938] fixed usage of 'color' in en_gb locale
* [ZBX-937] fixed possible server crash while processing IPMI remote command
* [ZBX-936] fixed saving flexible intervals to items linked to templates
* [ZBX-932] fixed typo in changelog
* [ZBX-931] fixed timeout handling for agent's user parameters
* [ZBX-889] fixed possible bug in media types form
* [ZBX-927] removed default values for text and blob fields in the upgrade script for compatibility with MySQL 5.0
* [ZBX-719] fixed typo in default graph title
* [ZBX-859] fixed typo in server log message
* [ZBX-848] fixed typos in changelog and comments
* [ZBX-926] fixed exporting after preview
* [ZBX-925] fixed verification of IPv6 adresses in frontend
* [ZBX-918, ZBX-919] fixed compilation errors for 'unknown' platforms
* [ZBX-922] fixed selection proper hosts for hosts-groups assign
* [ZBX-559] fixed wrong format of input file in help info of zabbix_sender
* [DEV-381] added printing of SVN revision number to all binaries
* [ZBX-914] fixed SQL error while updating configuration tables on the proxy side
* [ZBX-910] Queue/Details screen now has "Delayed at" column
* [ZBX-910] Queue/Details screen now displays only 500 records
* [ZBX-910] fixed incorrect values for proxy items in the Queue in case of time difference between server and the proxy
* [ZBX-885] removed unused test code from Zabbix agent
* [ZBX-887] fixed typo in "Not accessible resources"
* [DEV-329] fixed server crash if PostgreSQL transaction fails
* [ZBX-902] fixed wrongly updated operation in action in several circumstances
* [ZBX-779] removed PostgreSQL warning message "nonstandard use of ..."
* [ZBX-901] fixed possible bug on trigger creation
* [ZBX-900] fixed adding several user to group with Oracle DB
* [ZBX-894] fixed processing of {HOSTNAME} for trigger name if the trigger expression consists of several items
* [ZBX-894] fixed processing of {ITEM.NAME},{HOSTNAME},{IPADDRESS} and {TRIGGER.KEY} for alerts if the trigger expression consists of several items
* [ZBX-897] fixed user groups rights adding for host groups
* [ZBX-896] improved performance of processing of IT services. Added database index
* [DEV-137] fixed incorrect comment for TrapperTimeout option in zabbix_server.conf
* [ZBX-894] fixed processing of {ITEM.LASTVALUE} for alerts if the trigger expression consists of several items
* [ZBX-893] fixed error creating trigger when in Host dropdown selected All
* [ZBX-888] more supported GSM modems (ignoring AT+CMEE command)
* [ZBX-884] fixed sudden stop of Jabber notifications
* [ZBX-884] added subject field for Jabber notifications
* ZBX-460] fixed processing `distclean' target of `Makefile' for zabbix_proxy
* [ZBX-882] fixed template linkage form
* [ZBX-879] fixed maximum 30 issues shown in Dashboard system status
* [ZBX-876] removed unused files
* [ZBX-872] fixed group selected in another section of Hosts affects shown proxy members, and proxies shown in Items host dropdown
* [ZBX-874] fixed evaluation of items nextcheck for flexible intervals
* [ZBX-868] fixed incorrect processing of not supported internal checks
* [ZBX-867] added php sockets check to installation wizard
* [ZBX-865] fixed displaying templates without groups in template linkage page
* [ZBX-857] changed queue details timestamp to timestamp defined in locale file
* [ZBX-864] fixed problem when saving screen item without selected item
* [ZBX-856] fixed email sending if tcp packets from smtp server are segmented
* [ZBX-855] fixed processing of eventlogs timestamps on server side
* [ZBX-851] changed sorting of users to alias in popup
* [ZBX-849] fixed permissions problem for users in dashboard
* [ZBX-797] fixed possible manual deletion of web items
* [ZBX-847] fixed error in "Status of ZABBIX" when server is not running
* [ZBX-846] fixed node names instead of group names
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. No upgrade of agents required, yet recommended.
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, 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. 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 recommended to upgrade from previous releases of 1.6.x.
This document contains the release notes for ZABBIX 1.6.5.
The following sections describe the release in details and provide
late-breaking or other information that supplements its main documentation.
Important
It is recommended to create the following indexes in order to speed up
performance of ZABBIX front-end as well as server side (ignore it if the
indexes already exist):
Code:
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX history_log_2 on history_log (itemid,id); CREATE UNIQUE INDEX history_text_2 on history_text (itemid,id); CREATE INDEX graphs_items_1 on graphs_items (itemid); CREATE INDEX graphs_items_2 on graphs_items (graphid); CREATE INDEX services_1 on services (triggerid);
:: Japanese translation
Japanese translation was improved.
:: Other Improvements and Bug Fixes
* [ZBX-956] fixed js error on map link edit
* [ZBX-955] fixed bold lines in map links
* [ZBX-954] fixed various minor typos and formatting errors
* [ZBX-886] removed duplicate and outdated strings from locales
* [ZBX-952] increased max length of processed text and log data to 64KB
* [ZBX-840] added displaying of text items in the latest data screen
* [ZBX-850] zabbix version removed from locales
* [ZBX-947] fixed various typos and formatting errors in changelog
* [ZBX-945] added comment about min/max values for RefreshActiveChecks param in agent config file
* [ZBX-935] minor fixes for snmptrap.sh. Thanks to Joseph Womack.
* [ZBX-942] fixed error message for server and proxy if cannot bind a port
* [ZBX-940] fixed bug with not initialized array variable
* [ZBX-939] fixed IPC semaphore related issue when starting Zabbix daemons
* [ZBX-938] fixed usage of 'color' in en_gb locale
* [ZBX-937] fixed possible server crash while processing IPMI remote command
* [ZBX-936] fixed saving flexible intervals to items linked to templates
* [ZBX-932] fixed typo in changelog
* [ZBX-931] fixed timeout handling for agent's user parameters
* [ZBX-889] fixed possible bug in media types form
* [ZBX-927] removed default values for text and blob fields in the upgrade script for compatibility with MySQL 5.0
* [ZBX-719] fixed typo in default graph title
* [ZBX-859] fixed typo in server log message
* [ZBX-848] fixed typos in changelog and comments
* [ZBX-926] fixed exporting after preview
* [ZBX-925] fixed verification of IPv6 adresses in frontend
* [ZBX-918, ZBX-919] fixed compilation errors for 'unknown' platforms
* [ZBX-922] fixed selection proper hosts for hosts-groups assign
* [ZBX-559] fixed wrong format of input file in help info of zabbix_sender
* [DEV-381] added printing of SVN revision number to all binaries
* [ZBX-914] fixed SQL error while updating configuration tables on the proxy side
* [ZBX-910] Queue/Details screen now has "Delayed at" column
* [ZBX-910] Queue/Details screen now displays only 500 records
* [ZBX-910] fixed incorrect values for proxy items in the Queue in case of time difference between server and the proxy
* [ZBX-885] removed unused test code from Zabbix agent
* [ZBX-887] fixed typo in "Not accessible resources"
* [DEV-329] fixed server crash if PostgreSQL transaction fails
* [ZBX-902] fixed wrongly updated operation in action in several circumstances
* [ZBX-779] removed PostgreSQL warning message "nonstandard use of ..."
* [ZBX-901] fixed possible bug on trigger creation
* [ZBX-900] fixed adding several user to group with Oracle DB
* [ZBX-894] fixed processing of {HOSTNAME} for trigger name if the trigger expression consists of several items
* [ZBX-894] fixed processing of {ITEM.NAME},{HOSTNAME},{IPADDRESS} and {TRIGGER.KEY} for alerts if the trigger expression consists of several items
* [ZBX-897] fixed user groups rights adding for host groups
* [ZBX-896] improved performance of processing of IT services. Added database index
* [DEV-137] fixed incorrect comment for TrapperTimeout option in zabbix_server.conf
* [ZBX-894] fixed processing of {ITEM.LASTVALUE} for alerts if the trigger expression consists of several items
* [ZBX-893] fixed error creating trigger when in Host dropdown selected All
* [ZBX-888] more supported GSM modems (ignoring AT+CMEE command)
* [ZBX-884] fixed sudden stop of Jabber notifications
* [ZBX-884] added subject field for Jabber notifications
* ZBX-460] fixed processing `distclean' target of `Makefile' for zabbix_proxy
* [ZBX-882] fixed template linkage form
* [ZBX-879] fixed maximum 30 issues shown in Dashboard system status
* [ZBX-876] removed unused files
* [ZBX-872] fixed group selected in another section of Hosts affects shown proxy members, and proxies shown in Items host dropdown
* [ZBX-874] fixed evaluation of items nextcheck for flexible intervals
* [ZBX-868] fixed incorrect processing of not supported internal checks
* [ZBX-867] added php sockets check to installation wizard
* [ZBX-865] fixed displaying templates without groups in template linkage page
* [ZBX-857] changed queue details timestamp to timestamp defined in locale file
* [ZBX-864] fixed problem when saving screen item without selected item
* [ZBX-856] fixed email sending if tcp packets from smtp server are segmented
* [ZBX-855] fixed processing of eventlogs timestamps on server side
* [ZBX-851] changed sorting of users to alias in popup
* [ZBX-849] fixed permissions problem for users in dashboard
* [ZBX-797] fixed possible manual deletion of web items
* [ZBX-847] fixed error in "Status of ZABBIX" when server is not running
* [ZBX-846] fixed node names instead of group names
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. No upgrade of agents required, yet recommended.
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, 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. 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)