ZABBIX 1.1beta6 released
This document contains the release notes for ZABBIX version
1.1beta6. The following sections describe the release in
detail and provide late-breaking or other information that
supplements the main documentation.
What's New
:: Better GUI
Look & feel and security of the ZABBIX frontend has been
significantly improved. The frontend has better user forms
and ability to select/deselect all table elements.
:: Maps: configurable label location.
Location of labels is configurable.
:: Configurable unavailability period for hosts
Previously ZABBIX considered a host as not supported if more
than 3 network errors occured. Now it will change status of
a host to not supported if and only if a host was
unavailable for configurable (default is 20 seconds) number
of seconds. New server parameter has been introduced:
UnavailablePeriod.
:: Better processing of server startup/shutdown
The release introduce better handling of signals and
improved shutdown sequence for ZABBIX server.
:: Improved proc.num under Linux
Now it accepts new parameter 'comm'.
:: New trigger functions
Logseverity() will return severity of most recent log entry.
Logsource() returns source of event. Windows only.
:: New macro: {TRIGGER.KEY}
The macro is expanded to a key of the first trigger item.
:: Fixes
* Fixed processing of item's multiplier.
* Fixed compilation issues of SNMP support.
* Fixed warning when deleting a trigger.
* Fixed two different units in two graph axes.
* Fixed crash in processing of autoregistration.
* Minor fix for schema of table 'rights'.
* Fixed processing of SNMP Counter32 metric.
* Fixed synchronisation of template graphs when using a
template.
* Overview screen will not show disabled items.
* Renamed renamed latestalarms.php and alerts.php.
* Other fixes.
What's next
Feature freeze will be announced after release of ZABBIX
1.1beta7. Going to ZABBIX 1.1...
Last call before feature freeze! Please use ZABBIX Forums to
inform ZABBIX Development Team about any issues found in the
recent betas. Also let us know if you want some missing
feature to be implemented.
Installation and Upgrade Notes
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 details 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
* FreeBSD 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 from
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 1.1beta6 is BETA software, therefore we cannot
recommend it for immediate use in production. Although
tested throughout our release cycle, this release introduces
many changes and 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 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)
1.1beta6. The following sections describe the release in
detail and provide late-breaking or other information that
supplements the main documentation.
What's New
:: Better GUI
Look & feel and security of the ZABBIX frontend has been
significantly improved. The frontend has better user forms
and ability to select/deselect all table elements.
:: Maps: configurable label location.
Location of labels is configurable.
:: Configurable unavailability period for hosts
Previously ZABBIX considered a host as not supported if more
than 3 network errors occured. Now it will change status of
a host to not supported if and only if a host was
unavailable for configurable (default is 20 seconds) number
of seconds. New server parameter has been introduced:
UnavailablePeriod.
:: Better processing of server startup/shutdown
The release introduce better handling of signals and
improved shutdown sequence for ZABBIX server.
:: Improved proc.num under Linux
Now it accepts new parameter 'comm'.
:: New trigger functions
Logseverity() will return severity of most recent log entry.
Logsource() returns source of event. Windows only.
:: New macro: {TRIGGER.KEY}
The macro is expanded to a key of the first trigger item.
:: Fixes
* Fixed processing of item's multiplier.
* Fixed compilation issues of SNMP support.
* Fixed warning when deleting a trigger.
* Fixed two different units in two graph axes.
* Fixed crash in processing of autoregistration.
* Minor fix for schema of table 'rights'.
* Fixed processing of SNMP Counter32 metric.
* Fixed synchronisation of template graphs when using a
template.
* Overview screen will not show disabled items.
* Renamed renamed latestalarms.php and alerts.php.
* Other fixes.
What's next
Feature freeze will be announced after release of ZABBIX
1.1beta7. Going to ZABBIX 1.1...
Last call before feature freeze! Please use ZABBIX Forums to
inform ZABBIX Development Team about any issues found in the
recent betas. Also let us know if you want some missing
feature to be implemented.
Installation and Upgrade Notes
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 details 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
* FreeBSD 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 from
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 1.1beta6 is BETA software, therefore we cannot
recommend it for immediate use in production. Although
tested throughout our release cycle, this release introduces
many changes and 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 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)