Release Notes for Zabbix 1.8.1

27 Jan 2010

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 1.8.1.

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 1.8.1. 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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Fixes and minor improvements

ZBX-1850	Fixed warnings when saving host with enabled profile
ZBX-1779	Fixed incorrect number of problems in host status widget
ZBX-1849	Fixed colours of trigger severity in host status widget
ZBX-1757	Fixed oracle 1.8 upgrade patch, not null constraints
ZBX-1762	Fixed errors when editing media types
DEV-445	Added support of system.stat[] under aix
ZBX-1633	Fixed sysmaps in postgresql upgrade patch
ZBX-1617	Fixed triggers duplicating in template linking for discovered hosts
ZBX-1840	Fixed bad performance of the node synchronization - fixed database index
ZBX-1742	Fixed processing of "system.uptime" check under windows to return values as integers
ZBX-1786	Fixed not remembered group when using paging in export screen
ZBX-1735	Added "error" words to some error messages in data cache module
ZBX-1321	Fixed displaying of large unsigned int values in latest data
ZBX-1838	Fixed value mapping in overview screen
ZBX-1788	Fixed proxy configuration form showing hosts from all nodes
ZBX-954	Fix typo in default trigger names
ZBX-1746	Fixed problems viewing map element
ZBX-1763	Applied patch with translation for some javascript strings
DEV-447, DEV-448	Added support of net.if.* under windows
ZBX-1582	Fixed processing ssh.run[...] check to avoid the server crashing on libssh2 timeout
ZBX-1688	Hosts, user doesn't have permission to, are shown gray in hostgroup configuration screen
ZBX-1608	Fixed notifications after maintenance periods
ZBX-1576	Fixed evaluating aggregate items for large host groups
ZBX-1822	Added option to expand single problem for hosts,maps,host groups
DEV-360	Added support of calculated items
ZBX-1821	Fixed map problem if icon element is not selected
ZBX-1177	Returned slide-level refresh rate
ZBX-1331	Implemented auto adding selected group on host creation
ZBX-1427	Fixed adding actions through api
ZBX-1810	Fixed adding user media through api
ZBX-1818	Fixed api inner inconsistency in method naming
ZBX-1818	Changed api version
ZBX-3	Remove a comment saying syslog is used until it works from proxy config file as well
ZBX-1801	Fixed action disable link
ZBX-1763	Added last week to sla weekly graph
ZBX-1716	Fixed server behaviour (not dying silently) when mysql database user, password or privileges change
ZBX-1800	Updated japanese translation; thanks to kodai
ZBX-1798	Updated russian translation; thanks to dotneft
ZBX-1783	Fixed problem with fixed y axis in graphs
ZBX-1654	Fixed disabled trigger map icon
ZBX-1653	Fixed link from maps to events
ZBX-1164	Improved error messaging in regexp form
ZBX-1774	Fixed error in slide screen in case if no screens defined
ZBX-1758	Improved node filtering in sqls
ZBX-1776	Fixed js error for ie6 in triggers status screen
ZBX-1752	Fixed error showing maps when register_globals in php is on
ZBX-954	Fixed typos in changelog, error messages and frontend item hints
ZBX-1725	Fixed graphitem sortorder
ZBX-1635	Fixed possible windows agent crash when using checks based on performance counters
ZBX-1759	Fixed bug when bulk acknowledge, acknowledges already acknowledged events
ZBX-1596	Fixed checking of allowed hosts for data sent by zabbix_sender
ZBX-1572	Fixed processing of the performance counters defined in the configuration file using non-latin symbols
ZBX-1264	Added support of simplified syntax for external checks
ZBX-1483	Fixed icmppingsec to return seconds as in 1.6.x
ZBX-862	Added support of kernel.maxproc[] under linux 2.6
ZBX-1714	Added confirmation dialogue for proxy operations
ZBX-1717	Fixed configuration -> itservices display bugs when nodeid is greater than 99
ZBX-1712	Removed empty translation strings
ZBXNEXT-194	Added host status widget to dashboard
ZBX-1670	Fixed events from slave nodes not shown when all nodes are selected
ZBX-1668	Fixed saving graphs with web items
ZBX-1728	Fixed expression deletion in log trigger form
ZBX-1357	Updated french translation. thanks to alixen
ZBX-1732	Added node and group name for screen widget "triggers info"
ZBXNEXT-196	Added "show with unacknowledged" filter option for triggers screen
ZBX-1729	Removed limitation of showings triggers in charts only by one item
ZBX-1729	Removed excessive space in chart header, informational messages (triggers, percentile) are separated
ZBX-1577	Fixed pie chart display
ZBX-1613	Added sorting for user groups members
ZBX-1734	Changed severity colouring in events screen
ZBX-1573	Fixed colon precedence in user right entries
ZBX-1708	Fixed errors in log items history screen
ZBX-1715	Fixed errors in it services parent selection sceren
ZBX-1652	Fixed user media deletion on profile save
ZBX-1641	Fixed handling of "include" statement in configuration files
ZBX-1580	Reduced frontend memory usage
ZBX-1663	Fixed y axis calculation in stacked graphs
ZBX-1468	Fixed editing user media types on node with id > 99
ZBX-1727	Add missing s_incorrect_expression localisation string
ZBX-1659	Fixed checked marks on multilabel selection on map
ZBXNEXT-192	Added possibility to exclude some services from the result of services[]
ZBX-1478	Improved php requirements checks
ZBX-1713	Fixed adding user group to email alerts
ZBX-1643	Removed edit links from search if no write access to object
ZBX-1661	Fixed value mappings retrieval
ZBX-1665	Fixed hosts view in graphs configuration screen
ZBX-1673	Fixed removing hosts from hosts group, when user with permission only on host group updates it
ZBX-1639	Fixed processing of logrt[] check
ZBX-1671	Make more strings translatable. thanks to alixen
ZBX-1669	Make more strings translatable. patch by dotneft
ZBX-1627	Fixed errors in monitoring->overview
ZBX-1603	Fixed button title when editing maintenance period
ZBX-1638	Added host name to link indicator
ZBX-1658	Removed "zabbix status" from dashboard for non super admins
ZBX-1646	Improved permissions check in dashboard
ZBX-1626	Added ldap authentication to api
ZBX-1624	Fixed template linkage popup, when all templates are selected by default
ZBX-1604	Extended maintenance period info messages
ZBX-1647	Removed displaying of host availability on maps
ZBX-1495	Fixed map level label location
ZBX-1629	Added colouring of items in trigger configuration screen
ZBX-979	Host mass update templates now only link new templates
ZBX-1642	Fixed possibility of editing read only host items
ZBX-1242	Fixed adding macro in triggers editing form
ZBX-1589	Fixed no permission error when try to edit host form from search screen
ZBX-1561	Fixed errors when view event info as admin user
ZBX-954	Fixed item property reference when adding log item with type other than "log"
ZBX-1493	Fixed disabled host icon view
ZBX-1546	Fixed processing link triggers on map
ZBX-1476	Fixed host links in map
ZBX-1605	Fixed map with host element under maintenance
ZBX-1507	Fixed userid added instead of ip for some audit actions
ZBX-1563	Fixed error when view history for log type item
ZBX-1556	Fixed importing graphs with items that does not exist in system
ZBX-1515	Fixed json encode/decode with mb overload enabled
ZBX-1623	Fixed no proxy listed when admin edits host
ZBX-1456	Fixed map update on linkage properties change
ZBX-1625	When mass update hosts, default "connect to" option is set to ip
ZBX-1479	Fixed host mass update
ZBX-1628	Removed templates from status of triggers screen
ZBX-1508	Fixed action map creation
ZBX-1593	Fixed errors when admin tries to add hostgroup editin host
ZBX-1621	Fixed displaying of itservices graph text
ZBX-1553	Fixed host group mass activate/disable operation
ZBX-1455	Added sorting for host/global macros
ZBX-1523	Fixed last macros deletion
ZBX-1619	Fixed web scenario data not removed from db when host is deleted
ZBX-1567	Fixed availability graph text displaying
ZBX-1581	Fixed wrong group saved as discovery group in administration->general
ZBX-1592	User groups are now sorted in user list and editing form
ZBX-1475	Improved elements status checks
ZBX-1598	Fixed empty application list when mass update template items
ZBX-1612	Fixed "api access" and "disabled" group permissions; patch by kodai
ZBX-1606	Fixed showing icon errors with qoutes in error text
ZBX-1571	Fixed errors when adding proxy
ZBX-1585	Fixed editing time in calendar popup in ie6/7
ZBX-1564	Fixed processing of performance counters which are represented as number alternatives
ZBX-479	Fixed compilation of zabbix agent under mac os/x
ZBX-1385	Proxy list in host configuration form is now sorted
ZBX-1560	Fixed typo in application api class call
ZBX-1286	Zabbix handles some specified types of errors instead of windows system, no dialogue boxes pop up
ZBX-1420	Fixed warnings in dashboard and on script execution if zabbix server is down
ZBX-1584	Fixed importing/exporting of ipmi settings
ZBX-1554	Fixed errors when saving triggers using "create log trigger"
ZBX-1530	Fixed showing graph from wrong host, when simple graph with dynamic option is clicked on screen
ZBX-1545	Fixed showing templated graphs in graph selection combobox
ZBX-1465	Fixed adding hostgroup elements on map
ZBX-1528	Fixed map permissions
ZBX-1569	Fix incorrect state reference in map connector definition
ZBX-1568	Make 'parent service' string translatable; patch by kodai
ZBX-1457	Hosts in export file are now sorted by hostname
ZBX-1462	Fixed "add host" operation for "discovery" module for trying to add a host name which is already used
ZBX-1547	Fixed sql error while executing discovery action 'remove host'
ZBX-1324	Replaced more user visible strings zabbix with zabbix
ZBX-1470	Fixed importing triggers with dependencies
ZBX-1440	Fixed error when adding global macro
ZBX-1435	Fixed exporting triggers with '&'
ZBX-1459	Fixed template importing
ZBX-1174	Fixed sql in "add host" operation in "discovery" module
ZBX-1431	Fixed parameters for user.get api method
ZBX-1467	Fixed graph copying
ZBX-1502	Fixed full clone of hosts
ZBX-1460	Forbade creation of circular template linkages
ZBX-1441	Fixed incorrectly remembered link line type
ZBX-1498	Fixed error when try to create item with custom key "log" and not log item type
ZBX-1497	Fixed evaluation of trigger function 'count'
ZBX-1283	Fixed group selection in maintenance edit form
ZBX-1316	Fixed missing trigger expressions using expression constructor
ZBX-1473	Fixed installation requires mb_string function from php 5.2
ZBX-1454	Fixed adding user to one group, removes all other users from group
ZBX-1346	Improve example configuration files
ZBX-1369	Make more strings translatable

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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 1.8 Manual