Release Notes for Zabbix 2.0.2rc2

24 Jul 2012

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.

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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

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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

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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.

• Zabbix Enterprise Support
• Zabbix Training
• Zabbix Development Services

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References

Zabbix 2.0 Manual