Release Notes for Zabbix 2.0.2rc2

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 2.0.2rc2.

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.

This document contains the release notes for Zabbix 2.0.2rc2. Download it from downloads.

The following sections describe the release in details and provide late-breaking or other information that supplements its main documentation.

New Features and Improvements

ZBXNEXT-1268
 add resource information (version, description etc.) to Windows binaries 
ZBX-1357
 updated French, German, Japanese and Russian translations; thanks to Zabbix translators 
ZBX-4281
 separated links to hosts and templates for host groups on search page 
ZBX-3003
 added support for suffixes in map label trigger expression macro function parameter

Bug Fixes

ZBX-5031
 fixed possible history syncer crash while processing JMX items 
ZBX-4976
 fixed {HOST.CONN}, {HOST.IP) and {HOST.DNS} macro substitution for global scripts 
ZBX-5349
 fixed graph prototypes being created with an incorrect flag 
ZBX-5348
 fixed validation of itemid parameter for popup_bitem.php 
ZBX-5311
 fixed error when delete proxy that is used by discovery rule 
ZBX-5125
 allow unique index in hosts_groups in database upgrade scripts (1.8 -> 2.0) 
ZBX-5125
 default discovery groupid in database upgrades scripts (1.8 -> 2.0) 
ZBX-5267
 fixed error when delete single host group 
ZBX-5319
 fixed incorrect calculation of action escalation steps delay 
ZBX-5320
 fixed the default path to an agent configuration file in the default data 
ZBX-4963
 fixed inherited trigger prototypes lacking certain data 
ZBX-5273
 fixed the host configuration form when using SQLite 
ZBX-5290
 fixed slow query in "Host status" dashboard widget for large setups 
ZBX-5086
 fixed templated triggers losing those dependencies which were added additionally to host trigger when saving a host without making any changes 
ZBX-5086
 fixed just one dependency added to host trigger when linking template with a trigger which has several dependencies 
ZBX-5086
 improved template linkage circularity check; added more precise exception messages 
ZBX-4317
 fixed inability to link templates with trigger dependency using mass update 
ZBX-3053
 fixed trigger expression testing when an item key contains the "+" character 
ZBX-2876
 fixed GUI messaging working in popups i.e. pages without menus 
ZBX-4930
 improved translations for import error messages 
ZBX-5253
 fixed color of disabled host link on search page 
ZBX-5281
 fixed error when creating an item without delay_flex field specified 
ZBX-3284
 fixed messages for discovery rule manipulations 
ZBX-2586
 fixed localization of the date in the header on the trigger status page 
ZBX-5070
 fixed SQL error on logout with HTTP authentication 
ZBX-4741
 fixed authentication configuration page still using "profiles" table 
ZBX-3637
 fixed "IT Services availability report" generating wrong weekly timing 
ZBX-3637
 fixed notification report ignoring daylight saving time 
ZBX-3782
 fixed {HOSTNAME} macro not working in map labels trigger expression macro 
ZBXNEXT-1256
 changed partition discovery keys for Solaris and Linux example userparams, so that example file may be directly included 
ZBX-5236
 fixed some map element rendering ignoring the "Problem display" map option 
ZBX-5252
 fixed multiple level templated application inheritance 
ZBX-2183
 fixed change column in latest data for items with 'unixtime' units 
ZBX-2055
 added flexible intervals and time periods validation 
ZBX-5045
 fixed audit error message when deleting global macros 
ZBX-3387
 fixed incorrect frontend language shown as active in the user profile 
ZBX-2046
 fixed paging when element count changes 
ZBX-5060
 fixed inability to mass update host inventory mode 
ZBX-4929
 optimized host group SQL queries 
ZBX-5168
 added missing and fixed existing help_items as per documentation 
ZBX-5218
 fixed generating of triggers without functions when editing a trigger prototype expression 
ZBX-3001
 fixed media sorting in user profile 
ZBX-5159
 fixed macro resolving in trigger description 
ZBX-5144
 fixed PostgreSQL injection in the database configuration setup form 
ZBX-5232
 fixed import of templated low level discoveries 
ZBX-5232
 fixed errors when importing empty low level discoveries and items without applications 
ZBX-2510
 clarified in the Zabbix sender manpage which parameters from the agent config file sender supports 
ZBX-4007
 fixed using screen elements with resources from child nodes 
ZBX-4007
 fixed not being able to add screens from a child node to a slideshow 
ZBX-4007
 fixed undefined index when switching nodes in the screen selection pop up 
ZBX-4007
 fixed node criteria being applied when passing the "screenitemids" parameter to screen.get 
ZBX-4007
 fixed hostgroup.get returning the "graphid" property 
ZBX-5108
 fixed permission check errors caused by empty user groups 
ZBX-5208
 fixed updating interfaces via host.massupdate 
ZBX-5208
 fixed main interface validation in hostinterface.massremove 
ZBX-5208
 fixed host.update only accepting arrays of interfaces and not working with a single interface 
ZBX-5237
 fixed event CSV export 
ZBX-5179
 fixed filter layout on low resolution screens 
ZBX-3853
 changed several message strings 
ZBX-5213
 fixed usergroup.massupdate failing when updating only permissions or users 
ZBX-5145
 fixed PostgreSQL error when inserting an audit record if the X_FORWARDED_FOR header value is too long 
ZBX-5065
 fixed inability to delete a service with soft linked dependencies 
ZBX-5065
 added circularity check for IT services 
ZBX-2501
 fixed subnodes not opening when parent node is opened in IT services 
ZBX-2506
 fixed ordering for dashboard filter; fixed multisort function 
ZBX-5079
 fixed returning triggers and graphs with no permissions and incorrect counts for templates 
ZBX-2854
 fixed table sorting icon positioning 
ZBX-5107
 fixed ability to select entities more than once in popups

Installation and Upgrade Notes

Installation

See Zabbix Manual for full details.

Upgrade

Recompile Zabbix binaries and update front-end PHP files. Execute a database patch if migrating from Zabbix 1.8.x. See Zabbix Manual for a detailed upgrade procedure.

Commercial support

Zabbix Company provides a full range of Professional Services. We also provide trouble-free Upgrade Service for easy migration from earlier versions of Zabbix. Please contact Sales for pricing and more details.

References

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