ZABBIX 1.6.6 released
ZABBIX SIA is proud to announce the availability of ZABBIX 1.6.6.
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 1.6.6.
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):
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);
What's New in 1.6.6
No new major features were introduced in this release.
:: Other Improvements and Bug Fixes
* [ZBX-1014] fixed gaps on graph with fixed y axis
* [ZBX-1013] fixed evaluation of aggregate items for proxy hosts
* [ZBX-1011] zabbix_sender will send data in blocks of 250 values per TCP connection
* [DEV-417] added services[] metric for Windows agents
* [ZBX-1005] fixed evaluations of functions diff, change and abschange for character items if received value more than 255 characters
* [ZBX-1004] made snmp parameters editable in templated items
* [ZBX-1001] fixed possible server crash while processing macros {ITEM.LASTVALUE}
* [ZBX-999] fixed query in availability reports
* [ZBX-996] fixed possible server crash with enabled StartDBSyncers option
* [ZBX-993] fixed possible vulnerability of trapper
* [ZBX-964] added check on item in trigger expression
* [ZBX-987] fixed shutting down server/proxy after connection lost to remote mysql server
* [ZBX-809] fixed memory leak while processing perf_counter metric under Windows
* [ZBX-959] fixed windows agent crash while processing performance counters under Windows 2000. Thanks to Takanori Suzuki
* [ZBX-733] added checks on value map creation/update
* [ZBX-768] improved menu linebreaking
* [ZBX-853] fixed item massdelete if not zabbix item selected
* [ZBX-963] removed sid from users map element url
* [ZBX-980] removed sid from users trigger url
* [ZBX-981] fixed aggregate item helper text
* [ZBX-213] added sql patches for graphs_items color field
* [ZBX-933] fixed user profile auto-logout behavior
* [ZBX-908] fixed item nextcheck recalculation on item update
* [ZBX-965] fixed color in graph legend
* [ZBX-966] added sorting in map creation form
* [ZBX-824] fixed net.tcp.service to work with host DNS name
* [ZBX-967] cosmetic changes in --help output of zabbix_get and zabbix_sender
* [ZBX-898] fixed slow performance of events component on a screen
* [ZBX-920] addedd missing indexes to DB upgrade patch for 1.6
* [ZBX-854] added support of template triggers for actions
* [ZBX-916] phrase 'delete selected' replaced by translatable S_DELETE_SELECTED
* [ZBX-960] fixed confirmation questions in Configuration->Hosts->Host groups
* [ZBX-975] TRUE/FALSE was replaced to Problems/Ok in Availability Report
* [ZBX-137] added new indexes for tables: httptest, httptest, actions, dhosts, dservices, escalations
* [ZBX-946] fixed drawing trigger line in graphs with trigger function "avg"
* [ZBX-968] added dropdown with time periods for IT services
* [ZBX-953] added informative note to zabbix_agentd --help output about user parameters and -t switch
* [ZBX-962] removed "Found: 0" from media type config form
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 1.6.6.
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):
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);
What's New in 1.6.6
No new major features were introduced in this release.
:: Other Improvements and Bug Fixes
* [ZBX-1014] fixed gaps on graph with fixed y axis
* [ZBX-1013] fixed evaluation of aggregate items for proxy hosts
* [ZBX-1011] zabbix_sender will send data in blocks of 250 values per TCP connection
* [DEV-417] added services[] metric for Windows agents
* [ZBX-1005] fixed evaluations of functions diff, change and abschange for character items if received value more than 255 characters
* [ZBX-1004] made snmp parameters editable in templated items
* [ZBX-1001] fixed possible server crash while processing macros {ITEM.LASTVALUE}
* [ZBX-999] fixed query in availability reports
* [ZBX-996] fixed possible server crash with enabled StartDBSyncers option
* [ZBX-993] fixed possible vulnerability of trapper
* [ZBX-964] added check on item in trigger expression
* [ZBX-987] fixed shutting down server/proxy after connection lost to remote mysql server
* [ZBX-809] fixed memory leak while processing perf_counter metric under Windows
* [ZBX-959] fixed windows agent crash while processing performance counters under Windows 2000. Thanks to Takanori Suzuki
* [ZBX-733] added checks on value map creation/update
* [ZBX-768] improved menu linebreaking
* [ZBX-853] fixed item massdelete if not zabbix item selected
* [ZBX-963] removed sid from users map element url
* [ZBX-980] removed sid from users trigger url
* [ZBX-981] fixed aggregate item helper text
* [ZBX-213] added sql patches for graphs_items color field
* [ZBX-933] fixed user profile auto-logout behavior
* [ZBX-908] fixed item nextcheck recalculation on item update
* [ZBX-965] fixed color in graph legend
* [ZBX-966] added sorting in map creation form
* [ZBX-824] fixed net.tcp.service to work with host DNS name
* [ZBX-967] cosmetic changes in --help output of zabbix_get and zabbix_sender
* [ZBX-898] fixed slow performance of events component on a screen
* [ZBX-920] addedd missing indexes to DB upgrade patch for 1.6
* [ZBX-854] added support of template triggers for actions
* [ZBX-916] phrase 'delete selected' replaced by translatable S_DELETE_SELECTED
* [ZBX-960] fixed confirmation questions in Configuration->Hosts->Host groups
* [ZBX-975] TRUE/FALSE was replaced to Problems/Ok in Availability Report
* [ZBX-137] added new indexes for tables: httptest, httptest, actions, dhosts, dservices, escalations
* [ZBX-946] fixed drawing trigger line in graphs with trigger function "avg"
* [ZBX-968] added dropdown with time periods for IT services
* [ZBX-953] added informative note to zabbix_agentd --help output about user parameters and -t switch
* [ZBX-962] removed "Found: 0" from media type config form
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)