Release Notes for Zabbix 1.8.4rc3

23 Dec 2010

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 1.8.4rc3.

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 1.8.4rc3. 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-3256	Added automatic detection of fping command line option to use for specifying source ip address
ZBX-3333	Fixed icmppingloss[] returning bad values when nic bonding is used
ZBX-1985, ZBX-2394	Fixed icmppingloss[] returning bad values when fping is capable of pinging both address families
ZBX-2825	Fix after saving the profile it stays in the profile page
ZBX-1294	Disabled gui interface action elements for editing a templated trigger
ZBX-3306	Fixed minimal value limit for action escalation period
ZBX-3320	Fixed host.create, template.create permission error for admin users
ZBX-266	Made debugging output for web scenarios more useful
ZBX-1181	Fixed infinite looping when failing curl initialization and showing of such errors in the gui
ZBX-1181	Fixed download speed, response time, and response code not being saved for failed web scenario steps
ZBX-2851	Fixed apache hanging when frontend connects to empty database
ZBX-2647	Made some of hard coded strings translatable
ZBX-3294	Fixed host status change confirmation dialog
ZBX-3301	Fixed server crash after libssh2_userauth_list() when processing ssh checks
ZBX-2395	Fixed sending of the same message to the same user using different media types
ZBXNEXT-586	Added sensor[device,sensor,<mode>] check for linux 2.4
ZBXNEXT-586	Added sensor[device,sensor,<mode>] check for openbsd; thanks to robert nagy
ZBX-3252	Fixed graph height calculations when graph height was less then 120px
ZBX-3261	Fixed second level template deletion
ZBX-3295	Fixed compilation warnings in eztexting module if code configured without curl library
ZBX-2862	It is now not possible to delete host group or user group used in scripts
ZBX-3281	Fixed system.cpu.util[] for all processors combined on netbsd
ZBX-3006	Fixed some forms <input> elements are put inside <table> tag
ZBXNEXT-176	Added zabbix server name input during setup
ZBX-3253	Added schema selection for db2 setup and a configuration file parameter on the server
ZBX-3239	Fixed error in proxies screen on oracle, when no proxy defined
ZBX-3273	Removed renewed auto registration notifications for already created hosts
ZBX-1294	Disabled "add" and "toggle input method" for templated trigger expressions
ZBX-3223	It is now possible to gather network interface statistics under a normal user on openbsd; thanks to robert nagy
ZBX-3270	Fixed server crash when processing calculated items with non-numeric user macros
ZBXNEXT-564	Added new {proxy.name} and {hostname} macros for auto registration notifications
ZBXNEXT-564	Added support of {proxy.name} macro for discovery and trigger notifications
ZBX-3269	Fixed processing of vfs.dev.read/write metrics for devices with trailing digits
ZBX-3115	Fixed returned data type for net.tcp.listen under solaris and freebsd
ZBX-3115	Fixed returned data type for system.users.num metric
ZBX-3267	Fixed trigger updating through api
ZBX-3259	Fixed log trigger wizard functionality: now it can be used for any item with value type = log, text or char
ZBX-2672	Added internal checks zabbix[*] to help items in data.sql
ZBX-3255	Fixed string escaping under ibm db2
ZBX-3201	Fixed evaluation of calculated items with multiline expressions
ZBX-3210	Fixed incorrect height scaling in graphs
ZBX-3231	Improved item key validation in the gui and notification macro parser on the server
ZBX-3061	Fixed screen import problem with "status of triggers" screen type
ZBX-3249	Added define for frontend graphing on partitioned db data store
ZBX-3216	Fixed setup not catching existing configuration file on step 6
ZBX-3240	Updated russian translation; thanks to dotneft and zalex_ua
ZBX-3229	Improved output of configure script
ZBX-3222	Fixed zabbix returns to incorrect page from acknowledge form
ZBX-2577	Fixed template trigger update affects downstream triggers
ZBX-3221	Fixed host deletion through api
ZBX-3220	Fixed error when delete host on postgresql db
ZBX-2293	Fixed server terminating when sending "database down" alerts using scripts
ZBX-3184	Fixed 1000 vs. 1024 multipliers for bits, bytes, and other units in notification macros
ZBX-3184	Fixed negative values with unit suffixes in notification macros
ZBX-3211	Updated ukrainian translation; renamed locale to uk_ua; thanks to zalex_ua
ZBX-3085	Fixed possible stop to send data from proxy after shutdown of mysql server; thanks to takanori suzuki
ZBX-3169	Updated french translation; thanks to alixen
ZBX-3218	Server and proxy are no longer built with libcurl by default
ZBX-3145	Fixed user macros resolving
ZBX-3215	Fixed filtering by group in trigger selection popup
ZBX-3144	Removed parsing of existing expression in trigger expression popup
ZBX-3207	Fixed possibility to click on web items in trigger expressions
ZBX-3021	Fixed possibility to create dependency between host and template triggers
ZBX-3205	Fixed incorrect event duration count
ZBX-3183	Fixed maintenance permission issue
ZBX-3183	Added screenname get parameter support to screens.php
ZBX-2639	Added net.if.total and net.if.list items in the help_items table
ZBX-1600	Added support of value mapping for {item.value} macro in notifications
ZBX-3065	Fixed undefined variables in maps.php when logged as guest and no maps defined
ZBX-3206	Fixed timeout for simple checks (removed hardcoded timeout 3 sec)
ZBX-2787	It is no longer possible add invalid time for it services, like 1:111 or 23:67 or 4:66 and so on
ZBXNEXT-557	Added tl compatibility information when executed aix agent with --version flag
ZBX-3195	Fixed slow sync of trends data while server shutdown
ZBXNEXT-549	Added trigger function strlen()
ZBX-3156	Fixed integer trends for child node on master; thanks to łukasz reszka
ZBX-3040	Guest users now can't edit trigger comments
ZBX-3123	Fixed oracle sql errors in processing of it services
ZBXNEXT-205, ZBXNEXT-355	Added support of user macros in community, oid, security name and passphrases fields of snmp items
ZBXNEXT-357	Added support of user macros in parameters field of database item; thanks to kirill fateev
ZBX-3179	Fixed memory leaks and 100% cpu usage for proxy with sqlite3
ZBXNEXT-538	Include ibm_db2.sql and images_ibm_db2.sql files in distribution package
ZBX-3107	Fixed graph bugs: problem with large values, problem with uptime format
ZBX-2349	Unicode support for macros and web scenario steps
ZBX-3137	Fixed errors related to deleting an application that is used in a web scenario
ZBXNEXT-538	Added support for ibm db2
ZBX-1362	Optimized alert performance
ZBX-2852	Fixed map not updating in slideshow
ZBX-1346	Update example agent daemon configuration file for windows with parameters from zabbix manual
ZBX-2984	Fixed incorrect trigger line in graphs. for line drawing was used axis from first item not trigger item
ZBX-3059	Different titles for popup menu depending on data type
ZBX-2861	Fixed error when adding users to usergroups
ZBX-1492	Added confirmation dialog when deleting macros
ZBX-3135	Add an example for using standard input in zabbix_sender manpage
ZBX-2616	Bundled dejavu font upgraded from 2.31 to 2.32
ZBX-2630	Fixed ability to translate various strings in the frontend depending on their context
ZBX-3091	Fixed error when updating proxy
ZBX-3120	Fixed error when creating a new map
ZBX-3042	Fixed submitparent field error
ZBX-1038	Fixed last(), prev(), diff(), change(), and abschange() not working properly with long textual values
ZBXNEXT-532	Specify timestamp format in zabbix_sender manpage and help output; hint at required item configuration in zabbix_sender manpage
ZBX-3103	Updated french translation; thanks to alixen
ZBX-3095	Fixed processing of 'host template' condition in actions
ZBX-2981	Removed unnecessary queries in map permission checks
ZBX-3080	Fixed javascript not cached by browsers
ZBX-2661	Improved displaying discovery checks in configuration
ZBX-3086	Fixed errors when edit hostgroup linkage for hosts and templates
ZBX-3025	Resurrected unreachable pollers and startpollersunreachable configuration parameter
ZBX-2351	Fixed server trying to insert duplicate eventids into the database
ZBX-3069	Renamed monitoring graphs combobox "all" entry to "not selected"
ZBX-2872	Greatly improved api methods consistency
ZBX-3070	Fixed event date format inconsistency
ZBX-3068	Fixed possible crash of server while processing passive proxies
ZBX-3068	Fixed server memory leak while processing passive proxies
ZBX-2749	Fixed length parameter being ignored for web.page.regexp[]
ZBX-2749	Fixed agent crash in web.page.regexp[] on very long matched fragments
ZBX-2913	Fixed agent becoming unresponsive due to web.page.* checks
ZBXNEXT-430	Added support of net.tcp.listen and net.udp.listen under linux
ZBX-453	Fixed --disable-static enabling static compilation
ZBX-2992	Acknowledges are now hidden in event details when turned off
ZBX-3050	Fixed that host can be named like an existing template and otherwise
ZBX-3019	Fixed templated graphs not being copied to discovered hosts in dm setup; thanks to alexander ignatyev
ZBX-2860	Fixed usergroup renaming
ZBX-3027	Avg, delta, max, min, sum functions in popup_trexpr.php have a time shift input, so that this parameter now can be specified through gui
ZBX-2827	Added checks when adding or updating maintenances, so that duplicate names could not be added
ZBX-2978	Fixed graphs import with y axis set to an item
ZBX-2507	Minimal graph dimension size is set to 20 pixels
ZBX-2665	Web scenario steps on graphs now are in correct order
ZBX-2995	Fixed crash in zbx_mem_realloc(), reduced memory usage and memory fragmentation in configuration cache
ZBX-3024	In trigger expression selection popup, expressions are now filtered, depending on item type
ZBX-3023	Fixed repeated notifications after maintenance period
ZBX-3017	Fixed error when try to add dependency to template trigger that is linked to a host
ZBX-3008	Fixed server generating multiple unknown events for triggers with multiple items
ZBX-3011	Passwords are no longer shown in html when editing media types
ZBXNEXT-510	Sending of sms messages through ez texting is now integrated into zabbix
ZBX-1425	Option all is added to host group dropdown when adding or editing host group
ZBX-1675	Fixed map element coordinates do not update after the element has been dragged
ZBX-1292	Item names are now prefixed with host names, if they are from different hosts in trigger description popup
ZBX-2844	Added html escaping of screen names in combox box output in monitoring
ZBXNEXT-373	Added support for ntlm authentication to web monitoring
ZBX-1486	When multiple map elements are selected, pressing "remove" in editing form removes all selected elements
ZBX-1442	When linking objects during map editing, link "apply" does not close the form any more
ZBX-2986	Acknowledges now are hidden in last 20 issue popup when turned off
ZBX-2988	Fixed {item.value} macro in monitoring/events screen
ZBX-2974	Fixed possibility to delete templated applications
ZBX-1172	Added sorting for audit resource dropdown
ZBX-2982	Added ip and port of zabbix server in dashboard widget "status of zabbix"
ZBX-2964	Fixed processes failing to start when no ipv6 is available on the system
ZBX-2977	Fixed removing unused records in node_cksum table; thanks to łukasz reszka
ZBX-2946	Fixed building from freebsd ports with libexecinfo installed; thanks to dmitry yakovlev
ZBX-2957	Changed mime type for downloadable locale file
ZBX-2493	Fixed obsolete macro used by default; start using different subject and message for default action messages
ZBX-2976	Fixed server crash when processing zabbix[items_unsupported] under debuglevel=4
ZBX-2950	Added popup menus for map elements
ZBX-2967	Added filter for hosts configuration screen
ZBX-2962	Fixed template macro update
ZBX-2572	Added configuration define for zapcat compatibility mode
ZBX-2690	Added validation for screens xml
ZBX-2942	Increased minimum interval for icmp pings to 20 ms; thanks to nelsonab
ZBX-2945	Email sender now knows how to handle multiline responses from smtp servers
ZBXNEXT-360	Zabbix_sender now allows "-" for default hostname in input files; thanks to dennis jacobfeuerborn
ZBX-1908	Fixed file and socket descriptors leaking to child processes; thanks to dan horak
ZBX-2960	Split agentd userparameters out using includable files, add more mysql examples
ZBXNEXT-458	User macros (e.g., {$macro}) can now be used in item and trigger descriptions
ZBX-2959	Fixed trailing whitespace & missing trailing newline in downloaded translations
ZBX-2910	Fixed 'strerror_from_system undefined' compilation warning on windows; thanks to takanori suzuki
ZBX-2902	Fixed system.cpu.load[] and system.cpu.util[] being slightly exaggerated on windows; thanks to kodai terashima
ZBX-2954	Fixed translations in template delete popups
ZBX-2938	Fixed not showing problems on map for hosts in maintenance
ZBXNEXT-238	Made zabbix_sender gather as much data as possible before sending
ZBX-2948	Fixed export of trigger dependencies
ZBX-2949	Fixed templates screen go action 'delete'
ZBX-2934	Added new conf. constants for roundoff configuration
ZBX-2907	Fixed errors when action condition has trigger from another node
ZBX-2928	Fixed "triggers info" unknown counter, added not classified triggers count
ZBX-2914	Gentoo initscript cleanup
ZBX-2914	Fixed incorrect references in fedora initscripts
ZBX-2925	Empty values for translations won't be written to resulting file
ZBX-2933	Fixed js error in ie when print button pressed
ZBX-2937	Fixed missing style files for ie
ZBX-2864	Fixed print button creating multiple sid url parameters
ZBX-2899	Fixed slideshow delays broken after upgrade from 1.8.2
ZBX-2923	Fixed triggers that depend on problem trigger are shown as problem on map
ZBX-2683	Minor updates for the latvian translation
ZBX-2916	Fixed duplicate parent map links in monitoring maps
ZBX-2905	Fixed single trigger name expanding, unknown problem count and duplicate elements count in network maps
ZBX-2914	Unified pidfile path in example debian initscripts with example config files
ZBX-886	Removed duplicate locale string s_actions_big
ZBX-633	Fixed server crash on disconnected ipmi devices
ZBX-2904	Fixed some unknown triggers not shown in status of triggers screen
ZBX-2900	Added spaces to "from:" and "to:" email headers
ZBX-2894	Fixed multiple references on same line in map labels
ZBX-2888	Fixed host profiles export
ZBX-2890	Fixed parsing of negative values in trigger expressions
ZBX-2798	Added more checks for unknown nodes to communication between nodes
ZBX-2716	Make all example initscripts point to sbin for daemon path

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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.

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References

Zabbix 1.8 Manual