Release Notes for Zabbix 2.0.0rc6

18 May 2012

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 download.

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-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

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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

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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
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References

Zabbix 2.0 Manual