ZABBIX 1.1beta2 released
ZABBIX is an all-in-one 24x7 monitoring solution without high cost.
ZABBIX is released under the GPL, thus it is free of charge for both
commercial and non-commercial use. The full licence is available at
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt.
ZABBIX can be installed on any UNIX platform. It acts as a server
that monitors client systems running on different platforms as well
as other network devices. ZABBIX has a quick install and can be
up and running in less than 15 minutes.
Introduction
This document contains the release notes for ZABBIX version
1.1beta2. The following sections describe the release in detail and
provide late-breaking or other information that supplements the
main documentation.
What's New
*Autoregistration of new hosts
ZABBIX Server is extented to support automatic registration of new
hosts. When ZABBIX Agent tries to contact ZABBIX Server for the
first time, and its hostname matches pattern defined in ZABBIX
configuration (General->Autoregistration), ZABBIX will automatically
add this host along with all necessary information from linked
templates.
*New parameter for ZABBIX agent (UNIX only)
UNIX agent, zabbix_agentd, will show list of supported and
unsupported parameter if started with flag '-p'. This is useful when
one wants to get quick list of what's supported on a specific
platform.
*Support of repeated notifications
Repeated notifcations allow periodical sending of notifications of a
problem is not solved in a timely manner. Repeated notifications
can be configured in Action Definition form.
*Support of new parameters
* service.ntp<,ip><,port>
checks availability of NTP service. It returns time returned by
NTP server, 0 - if NTP server is not available or in case of any other
errors. Both IP and Port are optional. This is Simple Check
processed by ZABBIX Server.
* check_service[service.ntp<,ip><,port>]
checks availability of NTP service on agent side. It returns time
returned by NTP server, 0 - if NTP server is not available or in case
of any other errors. Both IP and Port are optional.
* proc.memory[process<,username><,mode>]
returns memory used by <process> running under
<username>. Username is optional. Mode can be one of the
folowing: avg,min,max,sum (default). (Linux only)
* proc.num[process<,username>]
returns number of processes running under <username>.
Username is optional. (Linux only)
* vfs.file.regmatch[file,regexp]
returns 1 if the file contains pattern give as a Posix Regular
Expression, 0 - otherwise (UNIX only)
* vfs.file.regexp[file, regexp]
returns one matched line from file. Pattern is given as a Posix
Regular Expression. (UNIX only)
*ZABBIX GUI
Added mass-delete function for IT Services. Other improvements.
*Fixes
Installation
See the Installation Guide http://www.zabbix.com/manual/v1.1/install.php for full details.
Upgrade
In order to upgrade from previous release, execution of database
patches required. See Upgrade Guide
http://www.zabbix.com/manual/v1.1/config_upgrading.php for full detail on upgrade procedure.
Pre-release testing
ZABBIX Server
ZABBIX Server has been compiled and tested on the following platforms: Ubuntu Linux, AMD64, kernel 2.6.11
ZABBIX Agents
ZABBIX Agents have been compiled and tested on the following platforms:
www.zabbix.com/download.php. The agents are compatible with
ZABBIX v1.0 and all releases in 1.1 series.
Use in production environments
ZABBIX 1.1beta2 is BETA software, therefore we cannot
recommend it for immediate use in production. Although tested
throughout our release cycle, this release does not have the benefit
of use in production environments that ZABBIX v1.0 has and
therefore should be treated with the same level of caution as you
would a new product.
References
* ZABBIX v1.1 Manual http://www.zabbix.com/manual/v1.1/index.php
* ZABBIX Forums (http://www.zabbix.com/forum)
* ZABBIX Support (http://www.zabbix.com/support.php)
ZABBIX is released under the GPL, thus it is free of charge for both
commercial and non-commercial use. The full licence is available at
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt.
ZABBIX can be installed on any UNIX platform. It acts as a server
that monitors client systems running on different platforms as well
as other network devices. ZABBIX has a quick install and can be
up and running in less than 15 minutes.
Introduction
This document contains the release notes for ZABBIX version
1.1beta2. The following sections describe the release in detail and
provide late-breaking or other information that supplements the
main documentation.
What's New
*Autoregistration of new hosts
ZABBIX Server is extented to support automatic registration of new
hosts. When ZABBIX Agent tries to contact ZABBIX Server for the
first time, and its hostname matches pattern defined in ZABBIX
configuration (General->Autoregistration), ZABBIX will automatically
add this host along with all necessary information from linked
templates.
*New parameter for ZABBIX agent (UNIX only)
UNIX agent, zabbix_agentd, will show list of supported and
unsupported parameter if started with flag '-p'. This is useful when
one wants to get quick list of what's supported on a specific
platform.
*Support of repeated notifications
Repeated notifcations allow periodical sending of notifications of a
problem is not solved in a timely manner. Repeated notifications
can be configured in Action Definition form.
*Support of new parameters
* service.ntp<,ip><,port>
checks availability of NTP service. It returns time returned by
NTP server, 0 - if NTP server is not available or in case of any other
errors. Both IP and Port are optional. This is Simple Check
processed by ZABBIX Server.
* check_service[service.ntp<,ip><,port>]
checks availability of NTP service on agent side. It returns time
returned by NTP server, 0 - if NTP server is not available or in case
of any other errors. Both IP and Port are optional.
* proc.memory[process<,username><,mode>]
returns memory used by <process> running under
<username>. Username is optional. Mode can be one of the
folowing: avg,min,max,sum (default). (Linux only)
* proc.num[process<,username>]
returns number of processes running under <username>.
Username is optional. (Linux only)
* vfs.file.regmatch[file,regexp]
returns 1 if the file contains pattern give as a Posix Regular
Expression, 0 - otherwise (UNIX only)
* vfs.file.regexp[file, regexp]
returns one matched line from file. Pattern is given as a Posix
Regular Expression. (UNIX only)
*ZABBIX GUI
Added mass-delete function for IT Services. Other improvements.
*Fixes
* Fixed compilation issues under all supported UNIX platforms.
* Partially fixed "Add items from template" functionality. Currently it adds items only.
* Fixed crash of zabbix_sender.
* Deleted hosts will not be shown.
* Fixed compilation of LDAP functionality.
* Other fixes.
Installation and Upgrade Notes* Partially fixed "Add items from template" functionality. Currently it adds items only.
* Fixed crash of zabbix_sender.
* Deleted hosts will not be shown.
* Fixed compilation of LDAP functionality.
* Other fixes.
Installation
See the Installation Guide http://www.zabbix.com/manual/v1.1/install.php for full details.
Upgrade
In order to upgrade from previous release, execution of database
patches required. See Upgrade Guide
http://www.zabbix.com/manual/v1.1/config_upgrading.php for full detail on upgrade procedure.
Pre-release testing
ZABBIX Server
ZABBIX Server has been compiled and tested on the following platforms: Ubuntu Linux, AMD64, kernel 2.6.11
ZABBIX Agents
ZABBIX Agents have been compiled and tested on the following platforms:
AIX 5.2
FeeBSD 4.11, 5.4
HP-UX 11.00
Linux 2.6.11 (Ubuntu)
NetBSD 2.0
OS/X 10.2
Solaris 5.9
Tru64 5.1B
Note that agents are available pre-compiled fromFeeBSD 4.11, 5.4
HP-UX 11.00
Linux 2.6.11 (Ubuntu)
NetBSD 2.0
OS/X 10.2
Solaris 5.9
Tru64 5.1B
www.zabbix.com/download.php. The agents are compatible with
ZABBIX v1.0 and all releases in 1.1 series.
Use in production environments
ZABBIX 1.1beta2 is BETA software, therefore we cannot
recommend it for immediate use in production. Although tested
throughout our release cycle, this release does not have the benefit
of use in production environments that ZABBIX v1.0 has and
therefore should be treated with the same level of caution as you
would a new product.
References
* ZABBIX v1.1 Manual http://www.zabbix.com/manual/v1.1/index.php
* ZABBIX Forums (http://www.zabbix.com/forum)
* ZABBIX Support (http://www.zabbix.com/support.php)