Release Notes for Zabbix 2.0.0rc6

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 2.0.0rc6.

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 2.0.0rc6. Download it from downloads.

The following sections describe the release in details and provide late-breaking or other information that supplements its main documentation.

New Features and Improvements

ZBX-1357
 updated Brazilian Portuguese, French, Russian and Ukrainian translations; thanks to Zabbix translators 
ZBXNEXT-1225
 added the "Classic" frontend theme 
ZBX-1357
 updated Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Greek, Russian and Ukrainian translations; thanks to Zabbix translators 
ZBXNEXT-1220
 added support of monitoring of log files larger than 2GB 
ZBX-3151
 added support of monitoring files larger than 2GB in the vfs.file.size[] item 
ZBX-4815
 forbade deleting IT services that have dependencies 
ZBX-4815
 all status-related fields will now be disabled when choosing "do not calculate" in the IT service configuration form 
ZBX-4815
 implemented multiselect support for the IT service dependency pop up 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 implemented the service.getsla method 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 implemented the "selectTrigger", "selectParentDependencies" and "selectAlarms" parameters for the service.get method 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 improved the design of the SLA report page 
ZBXNEXT-1196
 redesigned frontend setup form 
ZBXNEXT-1188
 added support of "agent.hostname" check 
ZBX-1357
 updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian translations; thanks to Zabbix translators 
ZBXNEXT-1181
 redesign host mass update page 
ZBXNEXT-973
 redesign of existing templates 
ZBX-4869
 added support for nested screens import 
ZBXNEXT-1161
 implemented the service API 
ZBXNEXT-1126
 redesign global script execution 
ZBXNEXT-584
 added support of multiple servers in active check mode; thanks to Takanori Suzuki 
ZBX-3721
 design improvements 
ZBXNEXT-908
 redesign Configuration->Host->Graphs 
ZBX-4738
 improved the host interface selection in the item mass update form 
ZBX-4635
 added support for optional first parameter to vfs.dev.* on Solaris 
ZBXNEXT-1153
 added support for nested templates in import 
ZBX-1357
 updated Czech, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Turkish translations; thanks to Zabbix translators 
ZBXNEXT-1162
 improved performance of processing of triggers by history syncers and timer processes 
ZBXNEXT-1149
 import of nested maps, import form redesign 
ZBXNEXT-744
 added support of {ITEM.ID} and {TRIGGER.EXPRESSION} macros in notifications and commands 
ZBXNEXT-914
 redesign Administration->DM 
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

Bug Fixes

ZBXNEXT-973
 changed units to "bps" for monitoring of network traffic items 
ZBXNEXT-973
 changed colors in the "MySQL operations" graph 
ZBXNEXT-1220
 fixed compilation errors on Solaris 
ZBX-5005
 fixed escaping of percent character in translation string 
ZBX-4997
 fixed inherited item interfaces being set to null when updated by importing parent template 
ZBX-5003
 backticked table and field names in the MySQL scheme and default data 
ZBX-5002
 fixed undefined index error when rendering a node tree in a DM setup 
ZBX-5008
 fixed updating users that do not belong to the selected node 
ZBX-4980
 fixed trapper process crash/hang on decoding big base64 encoded values 
ZBX-4945
 fixed several map element selection not working on Command + Click on Macs 
ZBX-4978
 fixed frontend setup welcome image 
ZBX-4944
 fixed translation string in top100 report 
ZBX-4957
 removed error column from item prototypes list, removed 'not supported' status from item prototype edit form 
ZBX-4981
 triggers that reference items created by LLD or web monitoring items are not exported for now 
ZBX-4956
 fixed incorrect trigger existence checks 
ZBX-4815
 improved IT service configuration and SLA report page performance 
ZBX-4815
 fixed IT service sorting on the service configuration page 
ZBX-4815
 fixed IT service configuration pop up menu translation 
ZBX-4815
 fixed IT service status update when changing the linked trigger severity 
ZBX-4815
 fixed sorting for results returned by the "selectDependencies" and "selectParentDependencies" parameters for service.get 
ZBX-4960
 fixed LDAP frontend messages, fixed message in 'Latest data' 
ZBX-4920
 fixed templates from 1.8 XML being dependent on 'hosts' rules 
ZBX-4942
 do not send prototypes for active agent to process 
ZBX-4941
 added default DBHost configuration parameter value "localhost" 
ZBX-4471
 fixed warnings when applying 2.0 dbpatches 
ZBX-4969
 fixed item key param macro not resolved in simple graph popup 
ZBX-4964
 added requirements checks for PHP xmlreader and xmlwriter 
ZBX-4967
 fixed template full clone 
ZBX-3148
 fixed user macro not expanded in trigger names 
ZBX-4493
 fixed host popup menu overlapping the screen range 
ZBX-4924
 fixed deletion of template screens 
ZBX-4953
 fixed unclear messages in setup.php 
ZBX-4402
 added contexts for ambiguous translations 
ZBX-4915
 fixed host group filtering without hosts or templates 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 implemented permission checks for the "selectDependencies" service.get parameter 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 fixed service ordering on the SLA report page 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 fixed "Graph" links not being displayed for services with children on the SLA report page 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 fixed time period not being remembered when following a link to a detailed service SLA report 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 fixed problem reasons not being displayed for parent services on the SLA report page 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 fixed service status and problems being calculated if the service status algorithm is set to "do not calculate" 
ZBXNEXT-1189
 fixed service status not being updated when changing the severity of a linked trigger 
ZBX-4857
 added validation for empty username, public and private keys in an item form 
ZBX-4938
 fixed constant not used in CAction.php 
ZBX-4926
 fixed inability to add simple graphs and plain text elements to screen templates 
ZBX-4921
 fixed possible SQL errors while processing LLD data with long values 
ZBX-4889
 fixed execution of GUI Scripts for disabled hosts 
ZBX-4412
 fixed updating of trigger last change by significant event 
ZBX-4880
 fixed error 'JSON-rpc error generation failed. No such error' in API 
ZBX-4922
 fixed importing of linked templates 
ZBX-4895
 fixed host proxy exported as ID 
ZBX-4857
 fixed poller hanging on SSH check when using public key authentication 
ZBX-4914
 fixed graph name encoding in form preview 
ZBX-4881
 fixed slow select queries from partitioned history tables 
ZBX-4495
 fixed hintbox positioning 
ZBX-4903
 fixed sorting in 'Overview' screen 
ZBX-4927
 fix proxy deletion message and remove excess space from the audit record 
ZBX-4900
 improved performance of 'Status of Zabbix' dashboard widget 
ZBX-4905
 fixed processing of system.swap.in/out[,pages] under Linux 2.6 
ZBX-4907
 fixed processing of system.swap.in/out[,sectors/count] under Linux 
ZBX-4902
 fixed errors in configuration export 
ZBX-4910
 fixed updating of "SNMPv3 priv passphrase" field in low-level discovered SNMPv3 items 
ZBX-4884
 fixed incorrect calculation of items using option "Delta (speed per second)" after recovery from unsupported state 
ZBX-4671
 fixed truncation of the calculated item formula 
ZBX-4893
 fixed linking of item applications by a discovery rule 
ZBX-4649
 fixed screen editing not working properly after moving content to another cell 
ZBX-4875
 fixed inability to drag/sort graph item with long description in graph form 
ZBX-4890
 fixed creating hosts by administrators 
ZBXNEXT-1161
 fixed multiple IT service validation issues 
ZBX-4793
 fixed processing of quoted strings in dynamic SNMP indexes 
ZBX-4709
 fixed processing of quoted strings in SNMP items 
ZBX-4882
 fixed processing of quoted strings in SNMP lld rules 
ZBX-3219
 added newlines to script execution error messages 
ZBX-4348
 fixed graph values not displayed for regular user 
ZBX-4698
 fixed selected host group forgotten if "remember selected" is disabled 
ZBX-4871
 fixed templates listed when adding log items in history 
ZBX-4862
 fixed Error when trying to remove additional templates in the host mass update form 
ZBX-3929
 removed deprecated Switch module from gen_schema.pl and get_data.pl scripts 
ZBX-4738
 fixed several checkboxes state not being saved after an unsuccessful item mass update 
ZBX-4865
 fixed error bar in case of error with words longer than screen 
ZBX-4840
 improved slow SQL queries in processing of {ITEM.VALUE} and {ITEM.LOG.*} macros 
ZBX-4572
 fixed incorrect value input in GUI configuration form raising critical error 
ZBX-4841
 fixed inability to select other but the first of the discovery checks for a discovery rule in popup.php 
ZBX-4110
 renamed 'Password' to 'Key passphrase' in action form 
ZBX-4686
 fixed the "Change" link not being accessible for graph type screen items in embedded screens 
ZBX-4836
 fixed undefined variables in actionconf.php when trying to add maintenance status; fixed some random ordering for conditions 
ZBX-4829
 fixed incorrect redirect in 'insert trigger' popup in trigger expression builder 
ZBX-4784
 fixed inherited triggers being updated on any host update 
ZBX-4824
 fixed memory leak while switching item to not supported status 
ZBX-4830
 fixed error when trying to create item without host 
ZBX-4676
 fixed link to triggers from dashboard 'system status' widget not reseting host filter 
ZBX-4568
 fixed new host groups not populated with selected group when 'remember selected' is disabled in GUI settings 
ZBX-4583
 fixed possible processing of null as object in CUIwidget 
ZBX-4740
 fixed host filter when switching to 'configuration of items' from another host configuration page 
ZBX-4195
 fixed memory leak while processing unsupported performance counters by Windows agent 
ZBX-4780
 removed vfs.fs.discovery returned value limit when processed by proxy 
ZBX-4802
 improved memory de-allocation code clarity 
ZBX-4739
 fixed mass update failing with many items selected 
ZBX-4821
 fixed flexible interval update using item mass update form 
ZBX-4806
 fixed "New flexible interval" not shown in item form 
ZBX-4790
 fixed *ERROR*s in trigger expressions in items.php; fixed undefined variables when filtering without host 
ZBX-3725
 added check for xml file size exceeds upload_max_filesize php setting 
ZBX-3991
 forbid passive proxy interfaces with ip 0.0.0.0 
ZBX-3152
 fixed global messages being shown even if all severities are unchecked 
ZBXNEXT-397
 removed records from "ids" table to prevent SQL errors while adding a new item 
ZBX-4811
 added 'filter' and 'lifetime' fields to discovery rules export 
ZBX-4801
 fixed processing of proc.num[] and proc.mem[] checks with name of processes more than 15 characters 
ZBX-4792
 fixed missing field "Allowed hosts" when item type Zabbix trapper 
ZBX-4038
 fixed warnings for incorrect input values 
ZBX-4781
 fixed error message when copying items to multiple hosts 
ZBX-4788
 fixed trigger severity being reset when changing dependencies via mass update 
ZBX-4787
 fixed graph axis item selection popup shows only monitored hosts 
ZBX-4779
 fixed new groups import 
ZBX-4775
 fixed discovery rules import 
ZBX-4700
 fixed errors in item list when using interface related macro in template item key 
ZBX-4761
 fixed "&" escaping in form inputs 
ZBX-4749
 fixed proxy crash on exit when deleting trend cache 
ZBX-4778
 fixed port field validation in creating discovery rule 
ZBX-4718
 fixed Graph axis item cloning in host Full Clone 
ZBX-4621
 fixed macro update using host.massupdate 
ZBX-4697
 fixed error when massupdate group for hosts that belongs to different groups 
ZBX-4257
 fixed creating discovery rules, items and item prototypes 
ZBX-4765
 fixed filter fields being unset when saving of discovery rule fails 
ZBX-4736
 fixed undefined variable in Inventory Hosts 
ZBX-4764
 fixed critical error in Administration->Notifications 
ZBX-4753
 properly pluralized "Last n issues" message in dashboard 
ZBX-3613
 updated notification sounds; fixed sound playback in profile 
ZBX-4713
 fixed ACK status for triggers visible in Dashboard and Screens 
ZBX-4752
 fixed creating SNMPv1 item prototypes with data type "boolean" 
ZBX-4702
 fixed dynamic item saving in Screens 
ZBX-4257
 fixed updating templated items 
ZBX-4710
 fixed replacing graph Y axis item prototypes when cloning a discovery rule 
ZBX-4710
 fixed deleting hosts when a graph prototype uses a normal item for it's Y scale 
ZBX-4365
 added plural translation support for the failed login attempt message 
ZBX-4365
 fixed user being redirected to the dashboard after trying to login with an incorrect password 
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

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.

References

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