Release Notes for Zabbix 1.8.2

29 Mar 2010

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 1.8.2.

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 1.8.2. 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-2116	Fixed black images instead of vertical text in monitoring->overview
ZBX-2084	Fixed json decoding class, which didn't work due to pcre backtrace limit, enabled native php json functions, rewrote code with sockets
ZBX-2239	Fixed mutex (un)locking so that zabbix_server does not become forever defunct when killed
ZBX-1983	Fixed port validation in host agent port, ipmi port and in discovery checks ports (now supports port ranges like "21-80,465")
ZBX-2228	Fixed compilation under freebsd with enabled ldap
ZBX-2236	Fixed processing of telnet checks by zabbix proxy
ZBX-2234	Fixed icon for mass open action in status of triggers
ZBX-2233	Fixed processing of action condition 'trigger <>'
ZBX-1357	Updated french translation; thanks to alixen
ZBX-2048	Fixed sorting in screens dropdown
ZBX-2221	Fixed expanding/collapsing categories in "latest data"
ZBX-2225	Fixed linkage if templated items are used in graphs as y axis min and max values
ZBX-2225	Complete rewrite of the server code for template linkage
ZBX-2210	Added template replace option for hosts mass update
ZBX-2219	Fixed graphs data in data.sql
ZBX-1345	Time filter redesigned, sliders moved to top inside filter
ZBX-2151	Fixed header sorting in overview for items and triggers
DEV-456	Added filter to dashboard
ZBX-2191	Remove broken trigger from the default dataset
ZBX-2172	Fixed object available scripts sorting alphabetically
ZBX-2217	Fixed js error in status of triggers page in ie
ZBX-2199	Fixed time output format when time is less then 1 ms
ZBX-1956	Fixed deletion of last row or col in screen
ZBX-1956	Added cursor pointer on minus (remove) icons in screens
ZBX-1347	Added support of hostnames and keys with spaces in sender input file
ZBX-2189	Fixed compilation under aix 5.3
ZBX-1229	Added comparison between ipv4, ipv4-mapped and ipv4-compatible allowed server addresses
ZBX-1949	Fixed "housekeeping" procedure for the table "housekeeper" itself, added configuration parameter "maxhousekeeperdelete" for the server
ZBX-2173	Fixed too long url for webgraph when many websteps are defined
ZBX-2139	Fixed collecting of active checks after configured with user macro
ZBXNEXT-238	Added a command line option to zabbix_sender to send metrics in real time when reading from stdin
ZBX-1000	Enabled zabbix_sender to read its input from stdin; thanks to leo
ZBX-2011	Fixed e-mail sending format to meet 'smtp/mime e-mail' standards since utf-8 is used. thanks to olexiy zagorskiy.
ZBX-2136	Fixed handling of logitems with logtimefmt in db cache
ZBX-2193	Updated russian translation; thanks to dotneft
ZBX-2185	Added view of parent template of linked template to host
ZBX-2179	Fixed errors connected with triggers info screen element
ZBX-2184	Added maintenance info to dashboard latest issues
ZBX-1772	Changed frontend timezone to match php server
DEV-455	Added configurable filter to "status of triggers" screen element
DEV-454	Implemented screen export
ZBX-2144	Fixed internal and aggregate checks for hosts monitored by a proxy
ZBX-2052	Fixed sending of regexps to agents
ZBX-2129	Fixed links from monitoring to configuration when all nodes are selected
ZBX-2146	Fixed error when try to view slideshow without slides
ZBX-2161	Added permission checks for map link triggers
ZBX-2169	Fixed adding dependencies to triggers on mass update
ZBX-2157	Fixed script permissions
ZBX-2135	Fixed screens ignore nodes "all" option in selection dropdown
ZBX-1954	Fixed config file errors if special chars are used in db password
ZBX-2075	Admins now have access only to users they share usergroup with [action operations]
ZBX-2147	Fixed permission check for item configuration
ZBX-2158	Fixed map image deletion
ZBX-2155	Ipv6 addresses are now case insensitive
ZBX-2005	Fixed graph being deleted when any of its items are deleted
ZBX-2163	Fixed possibility to acknowledge events regardless of gui events settings
ZBX-2160	Fixed permission issue in reports when accessing by user or admin
ZBX-1346	Explicitly note that hostname in configuration files is case sensitive
ZBX-2006	Added explicit dependency on "lber" library to gain better portability on upcoming fedora "ld" changes. thanks to dan horak.
ZBX-1575	Added unsafeuserparameters configuration option for agents
ZBX-2108	Added checking double values for "out of range" errors for the mysql
ZBX-2114	Improvements in sql filtering of hosts and templates by nodes
ZBX-18, ZBX-1018, ZBX-1070, ZBX-1123, ZBXNEXT-96, ZBX-2143	Dealing with database problems in a uniform way for all database engines
ZBX-2089	Fixed computing calculated items for proxied hosts
ZBX-2109	Disabled web monitoring for disabled hosts and hosts under maintenance
ZBX-2121	Events from windows eventlog with type 'eventlog_success' are treated as 'information' in zabbix as in windows
ZBX-1994	Using /proc/sys instead of the deprecated sysctl() on linux
ZBXNEXT-236	Added support of comma delimited list of host groups in aggregate checks
ZBXNEXT-236	Added support of item keys with brackets ("") in aggregate checks
ZBXNEXT-236	Added support of arrays in item key parameters
ZBX-1371	Improved performance of the configuration screens hostgroups, templates, hosts
DEV-452	Support of s,m,h,d,w,t suffixes in trigger expressions and functions
ZBX-1357	Added ukrainian translation; thanks to zalex_ua
ZBX-2013	Fixed error in trigger test screen
ZBX-2087	Fixed permission scheme in actions
ZBX-2067	Fixed undefined variable errors in actions screen
ZBX-2053	Fixed evaluating of case sensitivity on the server/agent side of regular expressions
ZBX-2077	Added support of failure/success audit eventlog severity
ZBXNEXT-257	Added support of time-based disabling of data collection for items
ZBX-2051	Fixed memory leak in processing of calculated items
ZBX-886	Removed duplicate and outdated strings from locales
ZBX-1790	Restored support of the hyphen (-) in item key names
ZBX-1962	Explicit 'not monitored' response for active agents on disabled hosts
ZBX-1522	Fixed server crash on an undefined user macro
ZBX-2039	Fixed pattern matching in function count
ZBXNEXT-119	Added support for time shifted functions
ZBX-1878	Reverted map label background drawing
ZBX-2016	Fixed code with "_itow_s()" and "zbx_wsnprintf" to avoid possible run-time memory corruption. thanks to takanori suzuki.
ZBX-2059	Fixed special char treatment in xml export
ZBX-1655	Improved error message on map saving with circular reference
ZBX-1823	Improved map element labels expansion in map editing screen
ZBX-1991	Added sequences for autoincrement fields to oracle.sql
ZBX-2045	Fixed trigger editor not preserving element ordering
ZBX-2003	Fixed evaluation of division and subtraction
ZBX-2029	Fixed monitoring triggers showing triggers with true dependencies
ZBX-1902	Fixed error when creating dependency for a trigger that belongs to the same template
ZBX-1705	Fixed various front-end problems with oracle database
ZBX-1299	Added check for the minimal (1.0.0) libssh2 library version
ZBX-1975	Fixed permission check in graphs with web items
ZBX-2023	Improved trigger configuration page
DEV-453	Implemented import/export of zabbix maps
ZBX-1320	Fixed graph header alignment
ZBX-2041	Minor configuration comment change about logfile parameter for windows agent
ZBX-1876	Added remarks to configuration files of zabbix server and proxy about fping6
ZBX-1876	Fixed processing of icmp pings when "fping" or "fping6" binaries are missing
ZBX-1995	Fixed errors when save/update web scenario with existing name
ZBX-2014	Fixed pie chart in screen renders last hour of data only
ZBX-2025	Fixed deletion of actions
ZBX-3	Fixed logging into syslog, zabbix log levels are properly linked to syslog levels
ZBX-2022	Fixed link colour picker in maps in ie7
ZBX-1968	Fixed error in log item history in ie8
ZBX-2020	Added requirements check for php max_input_time
ZBX-1958	Fixed problem with a lot of digits in float values
ZBX-1853	Fixed template/host full clone with triggers with dependencies
ZBX-1999	Fixed bug when cannot create simple check item with macro in parameters
ZBX-1269	Fixed offscreen popups
ZBX-1679	Fixed error sometimes appearing when using print button
ZBX-1980	Added requirements check for php upload_max_filesize
ZBX-2002	Refresh timer is now restarted instead of stopped when checkbox is checked
ZBX-1961	Added support of '%' prompt for telnet.run[] check
ZBX-1939	Fixed errors when unicode chars are used in item keys
ZBX-1996	Fixed js error in ie7 in maps
ZBX-1328	Improved host group mass deletion caption
DEV-450	Added support of logslowqueries option
ZBX-1974	Removed "dropdown first entry" "1.6.2 comp mode" option
ZBX-1826	Fixed error when changing node in monitoring web
ZBX-1943	Fixed refresh time selection in dashboard widgets
ZBX-1929	Include eventlog.c and eventlog.h files in distribution package
ZBX-1897	Include credits file in distribution package
ZBXNEXT-229	Further updates for brazilian portuguese translation; thanks to murilex
ZBX-1945	Speed improvement for synchronization between nodes
ZBX-1940	Fixed map creation if zabbix doesn't contain images
ZBX-1938	Fixed permission check inefficiency in charts
ZBX-1957	Fixed compilation errors under openbsd
ZBX-1869	Fixed graph max y most top value calculation
ZBX-1948	Fixed node disappearing after node deleted and then created with same id
ZBXNEXT-225	Update brazilian portuguese translation; thanks to murilex
DEV-137	Add basic bootstrap script
ZBX-1944	Fixed no permission error when trying to view simple graph from childnodes
ZBX-1871	Made zabbix not require mbstring_overload to be enabled
ZBX-1862	Fixed host creation with link to templates with trigger dependencies
ZBX-1879	Fixed unnecessary line breaks in ie7
ZBX-1931	Fixed process of sending active checks to ensure every active item is located in the server cache
ZBX-1935	Remove incorrect item and fix minor typo in the default windows template
ZBX-1650	Allowed to pass "-" (dash) in parameters for "userparameter" flexible parameters
ZBX-1923	Fixed processing of data sent by 1.4, 1.6 agents not allowing wrong "eventid" values
ZBX-1763	Fixed sla showing red line when there is no problem
ZBX-1922	Fixed compilation of zabbix agent under ac aix 5.1/5.2
ZBX-1899	Fixed sticky starttime in graphs
ZBX-1785	Fixed starttime in screens, slides on screen/slide switch
ZBX-1784	Improved displaying big numbers and units in graphs
ZBX-1764	Fixed right y axis problem if on left y axis no data
ZBX-1912	Fixed nonstandard font vertical text display
ZBX-1915	Fixed template/host name check on creation/update
ZBX-1820	Fixed graph preview in configuration graph form
ZBX-1777	Fixed evaluating of the maintenance periods
ZBX-1513	Fixed resetting user password when updating user and http auth is enabled
ZBX-1904	Fixed naming procedure for discovered ipv6 hosts without dns provided by replacing all not-allowed symbols with '_'
ZBX-1877	Template itself in template linkage popup is now disabled
ZBX-1896	Fixed no permission error when trying to view history for a web item
ZBX-1860	Fixed line breaks at the beginning of exported xml file
ZBX-1881	Fixed checkbox selection cookies
DEV-163	Improved the description of "perf_counter" check in the "help_items" table
ZBX-1324	Replaced more user visible strings zabbix with zabbix
ZBX-1859	Fixed map element image
ZBX-954	Fix minor typos and removed // comments

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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