Release Notes for Zabbix 2.0.0rc1

13 Mar 2012

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 2.0.0rc1.

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 2.0.0rc1. 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

ZBX-4751	removed "WITH OIDS" option from PostgreSQL database scheme
ZBXNEXT-397	added support of web monitoring by Zabbix proxy
ZBX-3531	configuration export/import
ZBX-4581	added time unit symbols support to aggregate items
ZBX-4333	implemented dependency validation in trigger::adddependencies
ZBX-4333	implemented dependency inheritance in the trigger.adddependencies and trigger.deletedependencies methods
ZBXNEXT-904	redesign Configuration->Screens
ZBX-4600	trigger dependencies will now be deleted when executing a mass update with no dependencies selected
ZBX-4563	changed the hostmacro related UserMacro method interfaces
ZBX-4563	improved SQL query debug log design
ZBX-4537	improved include_once statements to make Zabbix code easier to reuse
ZBXNEXT-1113	redesign Configuration->Host->Discovery rules
ZBXNEXT-1107	redesign Configuration->Audit
ZBX-2604	added processing of not supported items monitored by a proxy
ZBXNEXT-903	redesign Configuration->Items
ZBXNEXT-909	redesign Configuration->Discovery

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Bug Fixes

ZBX-3528	fixed letter numbering of long lists
ZBX-4725	fixed processing lld rules with macros in a key
ZBX-4730	removed incorrect JS function call in the event history screen
ZBX-3522	fixed errors when inserting too long values in the user_history and profiles tables
ZBX-4333	fixed trigger inheritance when calling trigger.update whithout a trigger expression
ZBX-4333	fixed host trigger mass update
ZBX-4333	fixed trigger dependency copying
ZBX-4629	fixed processing Y axis min/max values for graph prototypes
ZBX-4641	fixed errors in a "Discovery checks" popup
ZBX-4202	fixed SQL performance in tr_status.php - combined similar queries, user data SQL access only once, triggerids retrieval optimization
ZBX-4647	fixed trigger and item prototype inheritance
ZBX-4467	fixed the ZBX_MAX_PERIOD constant not affecting the timebar control
ZBX-4562	fixed mediatype.update returning incorrectly formatted result
ZBX-4187	fixed dashbord fonts on popup. fixed js error on last 20 issues
ZBX-4607	fixed the script.getscriptbyhosts method returning scripts from nodes defferent from hosts
ZBX-4607	fixed the script "Host groups" parameter
ZBX-4607	fixed the script.get methods "selectHosts" and "selectGroups" options
ZBX-4607	fixed new ID generation in DM setup
ZBX-4253	fixed menu link inconsistency in tr_status.php
ZBX-4554	fixed ordering
ZBX-4295	fixed icons ending outside map. Removed icon resizing responsible for infinite loop
ZBX-4296	fixed popup menu unavailable for disabled hosts
ZBX-4693	fixed hosts table foreign key constraint error during database upgrade
ZBX-4563	fixed host macro IDs being regenerated when updating macros
ZBX-4563	fixed several macro validation issues
ZBX-4563	fixed macro sorting
ZBX-3735	fixed login form to send passwords via POST not GET; thanks to Joseph Bueno
ZBX-954	increased API version to 1.4, Zabbix 1.8.x is using 1.3
ZBX-4604	fixed the "change" link not being accessible for graph type screen items in embedded screens
ZBX-4560	fixed low level discovery error messages to start with uppercase 'Cannot ...'
ZBX-4677	fixed minor typo in class.cscript.php; thanks to Łukasz Jernaś
ZBX-4261	fixed disovery rules in the queue calculation
ZBX-4624	fixed processing of system.cpu.switches metric
ZBX-4623	fixed host group visibility for non superadmins.
ZBX-4662	fixed server crash while linking a template with DebugLevel=4
ZBX-1335	improved Item filter.
ZBX-4630	fixed "Trigger overview" screen.
ZBX-4628	fixed an "invalid number of fields" error when syncing configuration on proxy
ZBX-4593	fixed "trigger info" type screen item resource validation
ZBX-4599	fixed errors in building select queries in Event.get()
ZBX-1787	fixed gradient element rendering if the value exceeds the max Y scale value
ZBX-4494	fixed some types of screen items not being returned by Screen.get()
ZBX-4591	more secure substituting of macros in item keys and dynamic SNMP OIDs
ZBX-4598	fixed audit error when saving triggers
ZBX-4598	fixed templated trigger inheritance
ZBX-3373	fixed host interfaces filtering in items.
ZBX-4110	fixed "ssh key" field and "password" field names in items.
ZBX-3466	fixed creating new item without hostname.
ZBX-1601	fixed clear history and trends of items for templates.
ZBX-3330, ZBX-4280	fixed remembering of item filter parameters.
ZBX-2662, ZBX-3304	fixed reset button style in filter.
ZBX-2071	fixed IPMI sensors with trailing spaces in items.
ZBX-2631	fixed flexible interval configuration in items.
ZBX-4596	fixed trigger prototype deletion.
ZBX-2515	set 15 minutes autologout as default for new users
ZBX-4580	fixed trigger info pop up in the item configuration list

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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