Release Notes for Zabbix 2.1.0

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 2.1.0.

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 2.1.0. 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

ZBXNEXT-1653
 added regexp extraction support to file/web/log keys 
ZBXNEXT-322
 implemented value cache 
ZBXNEXT-1571
 added support for proc.num for HP-UX 
ZBX-6299
 added JSON validator 
ZBXNEXT-1726
 added support for optional host metadata to active agent for auto-registration 
ZBXNEXT-1114
 improved multiselect support in action condition configuration page 
ZBXNEXT-367
 added printing Aliases and PerfCounters when agent is run with -p option 
ZBX-6581
 added printing host name to a web scenario error log message 
ZBXNEXT-1408
 added multiselect in Action -> Conditions and Operations, in Scripts and in Item filter. Redesigned Host -> Templates form and added multiselect. Improved multiselect, added possibility to ignore elements 
ZBXNEXT-1124
 implemented minimum trigger severity filter in maps 
ZBXNEXT-928
 changed application inheritance logic to allow linking multiple templates with the same applications 
ZBXNEXT-928
 allowed to delete applications used in HTTP tests 
ZBXNEXT-1051
 added possibility to add new elements in multiselect, added multiselect in hosts mass update and in items mass update form, and fixed regressions in application.massadd and in application filter 
ZBXNEXT-8
 added used swap size support for Windows and OSF 
ZBXNEXT-1597
 added support for content retrieval based on regular expressions in web monitoring 
ZBXNEXT-1438
 added SNMPv3 context name support 
ZBXNEXT-1407
 implement multiselect in multiple pages for host and host groups 
ZBXNEXT-1
 added support of {host:key.last/min/avg/max()} macros in graph titles 
ZBXNEXT-1649
 added fine grained control of housekeeper tasks 
ZBXNEXT-1712
 improved create button for applications, items, triggers and web scenarios 
ZBXNEXT-1712
 removed useless host name field in applications, items and web scenarios 
ZBXNEXT-384
 added support of new notification macros {ACTION.*} and {EVENT.RECOVERY.*}; {EVENT.*} macros now return information of the event which triggered an action 
ZBXNEXT-1105
 added logging of used configuration file name for agentd, server and proxy daemons 
ZBXNEXT-1575
 implemented internal event and notification support 
ZBXNEXT-1575
 the error icon in the item, LLD rule and trigger lists will no longer be displayed for disabled objects 
ZBXNEXT-1575
 new triggers will now be created in OK state 
ZBXNEXT-1575
 the status indicator in the trigger list will also display the "Unknown" status 
ZBXNEXT-1575
 implemented new notification macros: {ITEM.STATE<1-9>}, {LLDRULE.ID}, {LLDRULE.NAME}, {LLDRULE.DESCRIPTION}, {LLDRULE.KEY}, {LLDRULE.STATE} and {TRIGGER.STATE} 
ZBXNEXT-579
 added support of net.if.discovery for FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD 
ZBXNEXT-300
 added support of IPMI discrete sensors 
ZBXNEXT-1659
 added support of anti-aliased normal and bold lines for graphs and map connectors 
ZBXNEXT-1399
 implemented multiselect in dashboard configuration 
ZBX-6292
 added support of time postfixes in trigger expression constructor 
ZBXNEXT-354
 added macro expansion for allowed hosts setting in trapper items 
ZBXNEXT-109
 implemented discovery rule check editing 
ZBXNEXT-109
 improved discovery rule check deleting 
ZBXNEXT-1550
 added support of loadable modules for extending Zabbix agent checks, also server and proxy simple checks 
ZBX-6226
 added command request (global script) result logging 
ZBXNEXT-1243
 added support for agent system.swap.size key on AIX 
ZBXNEXT-1574
 removed unknown event support 
ZBXNEXT-1574
 dropped the event value_changed property 
ZBX-6126
 changed the proxy.delete, user.delete and host.delete methods to accept both objects and IDs 
ZBXNEXT-1334
 added whitespace trimming for server lists in agent conf file and allowed hosts for trapper items 
ZBX-4393
 added usage of configuration parameter Timeout for SNMP checks 
ZBX-6038
 added zfs to the default list of filesystems discovered by LLD based templates 
ZBXNEXT-1500
 added support of full 64 bit address space for object IDs in non-DM setup 
ZBXNEXT-1466
 implemented macro support in trigger comments 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 implemented property array support for all get methods 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 implemented the map.get selectUrls parameter 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 implemented the itemprototype.get selectDiscoveryRule parameter 
ZBXNEXT-484
 added filtering by application in Monitoring -> Overview and Data/Triggers overview screen elements 
ZBXNEXT-1089
 added support of user macros in global scripts 
ZBXNEXT-1526
 added support of configurable number of retries per web scenario 
ZBXNEXT-1286
 added support of low-level discovery macros in trigger prototype expressions 
ZBXNEXT-450
 added support of SHA authentication protocol and AES privacy protocol for SNMPv3 chacks 
ZBXNEXT-308
 added support of web monitoring using HTTP proxy 
ZBXNEXT-20
 added support of templated web scenarios 
ZBXNEXT-887
 changed permission logic so that read permission does not override write permission anymore 
ZBXNEXT-1492
 dropped support of output shorten for the API get methods 
ZBXNEXT-1410
 increased performance of operation with historical and configuration caches 
ZBXNEXT-1304
 added resolving of LLD macros in item prototype and a trigger prototype descriptions 
ZBXNEXT-1472
 added support of parallel processing of time-based functions 
ZBXNEXT-1323
 implemented macros in script confirmation text 
ZBX-3449
 added support of multiple dynamic SNMP indexes 
ZBXNEXT-1441
 added media type name to action operations description 
ZBXNEXT-1186
 increased length to 2048 characters of expression field for triggers 
ZBXNEXT-1433
 moved operation delay field to Operation tab 
ZBXNEXT-1322
 implemented automatic update of database structure when upgrading to newer version 
ZBX-3236
 added support of value mapping for character data 
ZBX-3817
 improved performance of the "data sender" process 
ZBX-5436
 added support of AllowRoot parameter by server and proxy daemons 
ZBX-5180
 redesigned maintenance periods form 
ZBXNEXT-1335
 changed pingers to work without connection to a database 
ZBX-5127
 redesigned regular expressions form 
ZBXNEXT-1663
 added support for notification macros {TRIGGER.NAME.ORIG}, {ITEM.NAME.ORIG}, {ITEM.KEY.ORIG}

Bug Fixes

ZBX-2622
 added link to last event in monitoring triggers page 
ZBX-6362
 fixed proxy interface array structure 
ZBX-6645
 suppressed PHP error messages for DB connection tests in installation wizard step 3 
ZBXNEXT-484
 fixed displaying data and triggers in monitoring overview page if no applications defined 
ZBX-6429
 fixed Monitoring -> Events filter clearing and events acknowledging 
ZBX-6648
 improved trigger filter popup - shows hosts and groups that are enabled and have monitored triggers 
ZBXNEXT-1682
 added negative number validation for "New flexible interval" field 
ZBX-6459
 improved localization in maintenance 
ZBX-6748
 fixed event filter period resetting 
ZBX-6693
 improved groups and hosts filter in available report, slide shows and screen monitoring pages 
ZBX-6662
 fixed acknowledged message count for problem events in dashboard "system status" block 
ZBX-6471
 fixed action operations step ordering 
ZBX-6361
 fixed proxy interface creating through Proxy API 
ZBX-6651
 fixed template name for duplicate items in validation message 
ZBX-6268
 removed links from inactive subfilter items in item list 
ZBX-6446
 removed unused getObjects() method from Script API 
ZBX-6710
 fixed item list display after item deletion 
ZBX-6718
 fixed "placeholder" attribute for IE9 
ZBX-6399
 fixed map element linking 
ZBX-6447
 fixed time control start time calculation filter in Administration -> Audit 
ZBX-6678
 added write permission check in graphs and graph prototypes for Y axis MIN/MAX items 
ZBX-5672
 fixed horizontal grid and Y axis for graphs 
ZBX-6692
 fixed displaying age and last change in monitoring triggers page 
ZBX-5711
 fixed favorites not being added in dashboard 
ZBX-4620
 added escaping of HTML entities for search results as well for item and trigger pages 
ZBX-4620
 fixed inability to unset sub-filters in item configuration list 
ZBX-5620
 fixed layout of edit forms 
ZBX-6597
 removed debug trace in frontend for unsuccessful login if debug mode is enabled for guest group 
ZBXNEXT-1550
 fixed agent crash on Microsoft Windows 
ZBX-6679
 fixed monitoring event filter, it will now ignore groups and hosts without active triggers 
ZBX-6685
 fixed multiselect available data sorting in jsrpc 
ZBX-6356
 fixed displaying web scenarios for administrator users 
ZBX-6667
 fixed unused hostid parameter in maintenance configuration page 
ZBX-6649
 added numeric validation when selecting item for graphs and graph prototypes 
ZBX-6668
 fixed possibility to update action conditions and operations alone 
ZBX-6666
 fixed passing incorrect host and template ID directly from URL 
ZBX-6650
 fixed minor layout issues for reset button and buttons in edit forms 
ZBX-6642
 fixed not being able to use web items in plain text screen elements 
ZBX-6642
 fixed disabled items not being displayed in screen element item selection pop ups 
ZBX-6654
 fixed inconsistent column order in the item prototype list 
ZBX-6644
 fixed sorting by history and trends fields in itemprototype.get API 
ZBX-6631
 made the "Debug" link available for guest users 
ZBX-5589
 added validation of timeout and retry count parameters of net.dns item 
ZBX-6575
 fixed frontend permission validation for actions, hosts, maintenance, maps, proxies, screens and templates 
ZBX-6626
 fixed time displaying for graphs 
ZBX-6562
 fixed incorrect rounding in graphs for "s" units, fixed < 1 ms and 0s interval 
ZBX-5953
 added output of web monitoring status (yes/no) when configuring proxy or server 
ZBX-6613
 fixed trigger prototype create/update error message 
ZBX-6619
 fixed template context not remembered when deleting screen from template with mass delete 
ZBX-6614
 fixed array_keys() expecting array when calling CTemplateScreen get() with countOutput parameter 
ZBX-6595
 fixed empty "sort" parameter in the GET request causing the web monitoring list to be displayed incorrectly 
ZBX-4636
 fixed broken UFT-8 characters in log item on Windows agent when encoding parameter is not set 
ZBX-6465
 fixed undefined index, when inventory mode is not set in API call 
ZBX-6580
 fixed space between name and count in item subfilter 
ZBX-6476
 fixed trigger function validation 
ZBX-6529
 changed iteration in DBConditionInt() from cursor to foreach() which doesn't copy whole input ID list, thus decreasing memory usage 
ZBX-6465
 fixed host inventory mode being enabled even if only some inventory fields were updated 
ZBX-6530
 formatted some exception messages in CImage.php which where incorrectly formatted and not translated 
ZBX-4590
 added support for multibyte path to logrt items on Windows 
ZBX-6460
 fixed HTML entity encoding in condition names in action configuration page 
ZBX-6435
 fixed compiler warnings 
ZBX-6305
 fixed display name support in email sender 
ZBX-6480
 fixed default timeout being shown instead of the stored one in web scenario step properties 
ZBX-5532
 updated 1.8 time format to 2.0 for "services_times" table 
ZBX-1511
 fixed division by zero in graphs 
ZBX-1950
 fixed no values in graphs 
ZBX-2424
 fixed duplicates and zero values in Y axis 
ZBX-3311
 fixed duplicates in Y axis 
ZBX-6287
 added Milli and Micro support in graphs 
ZBX-6263
 fixed invisible negative points in graphs 
ZBX-6271
 removed positive intervals if graph is negative 
ZBX-2579
 fixed Y axis label rounding 
ZBX-2579
 fixed incorrect zero line definition 
ZBX-2579
 fixed interval rewriting 
ZBX-2579
 fixed negative Y axis 
ZBX-2579
 fixed small value rounding to zero 
ZBX-2579
 fixed unit types in Y axis 
ZBX-6445
 fixed unnecessary trimming for IPMI sensor field for item prototypes and discovery rules 
ZBX-6335
 removed unused alerts.nextcheck field 
ZBX-6427
 added message noting that maximum number of flexible intervals has been reached 
ZBX-6427
 fixed new flexible interval not being hidden when max number of flexible intervals reached 
ZBX-6393
 fixed missing "New flexible interval" field validation in discovery rule editing form 
ZBX-3643
 fixed trend average calculation for 64 bit unsigned integer values 
ZBX-6397
 synchronized discovery rule username/password field validation with items 
ZBX-6400
 fixed type list in discovery rule form 
ZBX-6360
 fixed all items being listed in item configuration if nonexistent host is provided in filter "Host" field 
ZBX-6387
 fixed navigation problems when opening profile page from trigger or graph prototype list 
ZBX-6369
 fixed "Use custom multiplier" field validation in items 
ZBX-6366
 fixed "New flexible interval" field validation in item prototypes 
ZBX-6334
 fixed naming inconsistency in triggers and graph prototypes 
ZBX-6336
 fixed "array to string conversion" error in triggers 
ZBX-6332
 fixed button IDs in graph editing form 
ZBX-6234
 improved validation of command request (global scripts) tag values 
ZBX-6331
 fixed page title in graph prototypes 
ZBX-3357
 fixed confusing naming and coloring in Monitoring -> Overview hint popup 
ZBX-3357
 fixed incorrectly blinking colors in non default themes 
ZBX-5990
 fixed permission check in graphs and triggers and fixed host full clone 
ZBX-5972
 fixed template items, LLD rules, item prototypes and applications being inherited incorrectly when changing their name and an object with the same already exists on a linked host 
ZBX-6221
 added failure response to proxy config/heartbeat requests with not matching hostname 
ZBX-869
 fixed expanding/collapsing all groups without an application when only one was activated in Monitoring -> Latest data 
ZBX-6192
 improved trigger update, must update only changed fields 
ZBX-6256
 fixed "limitSelect" in drule.get sorting dchecks and dhosts results by name instead of IDs 
ZBX-6256
 fixed drule.exists "druleids" parameter not working 
ZBX-6276
 fixed function to get URL parameter error message 
ZBX-6245
 fixed monitoring trigger filter criteria saving 
ZBX-6237
 fixed Y axis item adding field, now it is available also if item list is empty 
ZBX-6123
 ensured sequential IT service updates by database syncers 
ZBX-5668
 added upgrade patch to change "server_check_interval" field value to 10 
ZBX-3078
 added signal handling to agent also when it's not ran as daemon 
ZBX-6229
 removed pretty formatting from Java gateway JSON responses 
ZBX-5549
 removed unused PERM_READ_LIST and PERM_MAX constants 
ZBX-3646
 improved agent termination and resource cleanup on Windows 
ZBX-6219
 fixed proxy sending host availability data for templates 
ZBX-6196
 added missing HTTPS and TELNET options to Service type condition in Action configuration 
ZBXNEXT-1574
 changed the text in the "ack" column for triggers with no events in the trigger pop up of the "System status" widget to "No events" 
ZBX-6006
 fixed URLs not displayed in map configuration 
ZBX-6084
 fixed adding/removing items from dashboard favourites 
ZBX-6166
 fixed SQL error in Oracle, when linking a template 
ZBX-5973
 improved performance of SNMP dynamic index item cache building in poller processes 
ZBX-6169
 fixed colors in "Server info" and "Hosts info" screen items for dark orange/blue themes 
ZBX-6172
 removed unknown trigger status code from maps 
ZBX-6126
 implemented empty parameter validation in user.delete 
ZBX-6160
 changed the frontend to use temporary Oracle connections instead of persistent 
ZBX-5034
 fixed vfs.file.exists incorrectly reporting file as not existing in the case of errors 
ZBX-6162
 fixed undefined indexes in Dashboard -> Host status 
ZBX-6041
 fixed item sorting in log item filter 
ZBX-6127
 fixed default value for type column in users table 
ZBXNEXT-1589
 removed 'win32floppy' directory 
ZBX-6098
 fixed profile key types 
ZBX-6119
 fixed displaying of events in Monitoring -> Triggers 
ZBX-6093
 unified how the "access denied" page is displayed in different scenarios 
ZBX-6125
 fixed empty new line in configuration of actions 
ZBX-6108
 fixed time control position remembering in Monitoring -> Web 
ZBX-6111
 removed unused profile key: web.popup.itemtype 
ZBX-6073
 fixed page title in Zabbix installation page 
ZBX-6102
 fixed type of web.httpconf.showdisabled profile record 
ZBX-6099
 fixed event.get select_acknowledges count returning incorrect results if no acknowledgements exist 
ZBX-6065
 removed useless deletes when housekeeper deletes old history 
ZBX-6078
 fixed graph item creating 
ZBX-6050
 fixed duplicate step name validation in httptest.create and httptest.update 
ZBX-5846
 removed the graphitem.getobjects method 
ZBX-5706
 fixed trigger.adddependencies returning an object instead of an array of trigger IDs 
ZBX-5916
 removed the unnecessary dhostids parameter from dcheck.get 
ZBX-5719
 fixed event.get returning only trigger events by default for admin users 
ZBX-5915
 fixed the host.get and template.get selectParentTemplates parameter using an incorrect property name when passing count 
ZBX-6049
 fixed "Undefined index" in web scenario steps 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 fixed alert.get hostids and groupids parameters 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 fixed multiple subselects returning hashes instead of arrays 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 fixed item.get selectHosts returning double template objects 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 fixed itemprototype.get selectItems not returning web items 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 fixed template.get selectTemplates and selectHosts not working with count 
ZBXNEXT-1491
 fixed script.get subselects not working when not requesting the groupid and host_access properties 
ZBX-5944
 fixed displaying of trigger expression testing 
ZBX-5909
 fixed proxy compilation when using '--with-sqlite3' 
ZBX-5904
 fixed history filtering by items 
ZBX-5927
 fixed selectMappings returning a hash of mappings instead of an array in iconmap.get 
ZBX-5927
 fixed preservekeys affecting selectSelements and selectLinks in map.get 
ZBX-5888
 fixed incorrect message in trigger expression test 
ZBX-5895
 fixed including map in a map 
ZBX-5718
 fixed unknown event generation for templated triggers 
ZBX-5749
 fixed macro resolving in triggers in network maps 
ZBX-5752
 fixed incorrect API results, when deleting template objects 
ZBX-5709
 fixed trigger recreation after template trigger expression change caused event history deletion 
ZBX-5711
 added caching for frontend favorite values 
ZBX-5711
 removed redundant queries when editing web scenario 
ZBX-5565
 fixed HTML being returned on API requests if DB is down 
ZBX-3396
 added error message if FreeType support is missing 
ZBX-4355
 fixed response for inode items on file systems not supporting them 
ZBX-5673
 fixed incorrect Y-scale if point value > 10 PB 
ZBX-875
 fixed duplicate Y-scale 
ZBX-3934
 unified color code validation in frontend 
ZBX-5498
 improved performance of template linkage operations in API 
ZBX-5498
 applications API refactoring 
ZBX-5560
 fixed recovery sound being saved incorrectly in user profile 
ZBX-2770
 added autofocus for first field in the frontend forms 
ZBX-5463
 fixed inability to login if HTTP auth is enabled and frontend access is set to internal 
ZBX-5383
 changed maximum data size accepted via Zabbix communication protocol to be 64 MB 
ZBX-5167
 fixed incorrect screen count on the templated screen configuration page 
ZBX-5142
 changed media type field label from 'Description' to 'Name' 
ZBX-5314
 increased size of autoincrement fields for PostgreSQL database 
ZBX-1845
 added tabs to host massupdate form

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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