NetXMS 2.0 release notes

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2.0.6

Fixed incorrect interface network mask reported by agent on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
Added option to turn off quotes in AT+CMGS command in generic SMS driver
Improved compatibility with different GSM modem types in generic SMS driver
Fixed SQL errors when saving LDAP users to database
Fixed excessive temporary files creation by web UI
Fixed build errors on Solaris 11
Fixed memory leak in Oracle DB driver
Fixed bug in SNMP transport causing false timeout errors
New agent metrics for self-monitoring:
- Agent.Proxy.ActiveSessions
- Agent.Proxy.ConnectionRequests
- Agent.Proxy.IsEnabled
- Agent.SNMP.IsProxyEnabled
- Agent.SNMP.IsTrapProxyEnabled
- Agent.SNMP.Requests
- Agent.SNMP.Responses
- Agent.SNMP.ServerRequests
Management console:
- Fixed glitches in table value view

Fixed issues (8)

NX-545 ("Export to CSV" file save dialog use incorrect file mask (*.* instead of *.csv))
NX-614 (Agent parameter list not retrieved when using a proxy)
NX-639 (User management changes and upgrades)
NX-768 (Ctrl+a and Filter in node's Interfaces tab)
NX-1025 (Segfault)
NX-1028 (If mail encoding set to utf-8 mail body encoded incorrectly)
NX-1029 (gps_history_%d table not dropped when node is deleted)
NX-1031 (Bug with displaying cross(remove field) in edit table threshold)

2.0.5

Data collection script can return null to indicate data collection error
Added option to set type of each varbind in nxsnmpset
Fixed memory leak in PostgreSQL database driver
New attributes source and sourceId in NXSL class Event
New method toJson() in NXSL class Event
LVM monitoring parameters on AIX
Added option to get normalized server thread pool load average
Fixed bug in self-monitoring termplates
Management console
Fixed possible deadlock when executing server script
Fixed area charts on dashboards
"Interactive" option for line chart dashboard elements

Fixed issues (5)

NX-799 (Support 64bit interface counters on 64bit Linux)
NX-820 (Set SYS_TABLE_THRESHOLD_ACTIVATED and SYS_TABLE_THRESHOLD_DEACTIVATED as default in table threshold editor)
NX-997 (Force poll on DCI with custom schedule)
NX-1005 (Agent and server can write garbage instead of program name to syslog)
NX-1010 (NXSL function FindObject returns NetObj object for interfaces)

2.0.4

New parameters in Linux platform subagent to get additional CPU information (frequency, model, etc.)
Fixed bugs in LLDP based network topology discovery
Correct notifications on threshold script errors
Option to use last known value for cluster data aggregation in case of data collecion failure
Added server configuration parameter to ignore syslog message timestamps and always use server time
Added option to disconnect existing sessions of same user on login
NXSL: implemented compound assignment operators and prefix increment/decrement for array elements
NXSL: can access event parameters as event object attributes (like $event->$1 or $event->instance)
Management console
Improved dashboard gauge widget
Added translucence option for dashboard line charts
Configurable display format for dashboard elements data sources
Improved inverted line chart support
DCI filter in DCI selection dialog
Configurable line width on ad-hoc line charts
Object tooltips in rack view
Line/area switch for all DCIs on chart level
Android console
Reorganized alarm notification section (issue NX-963)

Fixed issues (18)

NX-280 (NXSL, ++ and += on array elements)
NX-567 (GetEventParameter issue)
NX-647 (Graph stacking only works on non inverted sources)
NX-765 (Agent Action - parameters not passed from object tool)
NX-866 (Linux NetXMS agent stops working.)
NX-892 (One check-box to "Area-chart" all DCIs on graph)
NX-955 (Remove deprecated table policy_time_range_list)
NX-963 (Refactoring of alarms notification)
NX-964 (DCI filter in DCI selection dialog)
NX-965 (Incorrect handling of VRRP MAC addresses)
NX-966 (Events got duplicated on template auto import)
NX-969 (Cannot select objects on map if zoom is not 100%)
NX-977 ((web) Exception in Server configuration -> new)
NX-978 (Suggested rack display improvements)
NX-981 (line width on graphs)
NX-986 (Add double click for schedule edit)
NX-990 (Agent cache not working if server is not configured as master server)
NX-1223 (Support multiple seed nodes per map)

2.0.3

Additional parameters in Oracle subagent for redo logs and ASM monitoring
NXSL: variable $errormsg holding error description set in catch block
New NXSL function SplitString
NXSL: new methods setExpectedState and setExcludeFromTopology in Interface class
Default interface expected state can be configured
GPS subagent (provides location data from NMEA compatible GPS receivers)
Server can update node location using GPS subagent
Fixed error while event alarm linking multiple times
Fixed server hang on shutdown
NetXMS processes uses LC_CTYPE from environment for terminal I/O
Fixed bug in saving service checks
Fixed server crash caused by heap corruption in MS SQL and DB/2 database drivers
Fixed server deadlock caused by simultaneous use of instance discovery and transformation scripts
Agent parameters for monitoring System V message queues
New action User.ChangePassword in WINNT subagent
Text2reach SMS driver improved
Port check subagent can be configured to return negative value as response time in case of error
Management console:
- Fixed grid issues in network maps
- Fixed object selection issues in network maps
- Added "hide links" option on network maps
- Added support for MAC addresses in format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Fixed issues (15)

NX-733 ("Show object details" from DCI summary table)
NX-745 (Show Threshold value in DCI Configuration)
NX-769 (Default Expected State of Interface handling)
NX-829 (Change default legend position to "bottom")
NX-882 (Windows agent fails to parse/process some events.)
NX-902 (Object overview show expected state interface)
NX-909 (Setting for age of source data when alarm is created (for data reconciliation))
NX-913 (Maintenance mode from Summary Tables)
NX-923 (Agent can crash on Solaris when one of CPUs taken offline)
NX-924 (NXSL: DCI-related functions (FindDCIByName, etc.) fail on cluster nodes)
NX-929 (It should be possible to execute agent action on node behind proxy)
NX-938 (Add the option "fromPhone" for drivers websms)
NX-941 (Add option to enter and leave maintenance mode form nxsl script)
NX-944 (Java API connect() timeout)
NX-947 (No script error event when script uses "use" with non-existent library script)

2.0.2

Optimized LDAP synchronization for large directories
Added NXSL API for manipulating object geolocation
Fixed bug that allows to crash server remotely by sending garbage to client connector port
NXSL: new hash map attributes keys and values
Object custom attributes can be accessed as hash map in NXSL
New server debug console commands log and logmark
Management console:
- Improved file transfer error handling
- Double click on geo map zoom in and center map on point under cursor
Android Console:
- Updated ACRA library: now crash reports are sent via e-mail (will use the app installed on device to send mail)
- Fixed bug in action bar commands: disconnect and exit sometimes wasn't working
Android Agent:
- Updated ACRA library: now crash reports are sent via e-mail (will use the app installed on device to send mail)

Fixed issues (10)

NX-823 (F2 to rename objects in Object Tree)
NX-830 (Show template name with template groups as a path)
NX-873 (Improve isPrinter detection)
NX-891 (Maintenance mode doesn't work on subnet objects.)
NX-895 (Server may crash under heavy load if user logs in when objects being deleted from database)
NX-903 (NXSL functions to manipulate node location)
NX-906 (PollCountForStatusChange no longer has effect after upgrading to latest stable version)
NX-911 (ServiceResponseTime parameter can return 1 as error which can be interpreted as actual response time)
NX-912 (World map - zoom to cursor location, not to middle of map)
NX-915 (AIX(?) subagent should check if FileSystem.Total is -1)

2.0.1

Fixed random server crash if ODBC database driver is used
Fixed incorrect reading of long text fields by MS SQL database driver

Fixed issues (2)

NX-833 ("Thresholds" tab should be shown on clusters)
NX-844 (Android client graph problems)

2.0

Template import correctly handles updates for existing templates
Scripts can be used as instance source in instance discovery DCIs
NXSL node object attribute snmpSysDescription renamed back to sysDescription
Selectors in NXSL
Array attributes in NXSL: size, minIndex, maxIndex
Hash map attributes in NXSL: size
New NXSL function: mapList
Subnet mask for synthetic subnets can be set in server configuration
Added cumulative counters for server DB writer requests
Fixed data corruption issues in ODBC and Oracle DB drivers
Additional internal server metrics for monitoring DB activity and performance
Added interface creation hook
Improved System.InstalledProducts table handling on Windows
Fixed inefficient query in Oracle monitoring subagent
Server shutdown speed improved
Faster SNMP probing during configuration polls
Fixed false negative in node down detection if expected state of some interfaces set to IGNORE
Agent SNMP proxy improved
Improved agent data cache reconciliation
Fixed Oracle 12c compatibility issues
Automatic configuration import from templates directory on server startup
Fixed address list configuration bug
Management console:
- Object tool input fields can be rearranged
- Line width can be configured for line charts on dashboards
- Column sizes saved in table DCI last values view
- Rack height and numbering direction can be changed
Android Console:
- Refactoring of Alarms configuration section: alarm notification events fully customizable, added notify by vibration (SOS pattern) and by LED color (set to black to disable a specific category)
- Added action buttons in status bar for notification icon (reconect, disconnect and exit), only for Android version starting from v4.1
- Updated support library
Android Agent:
- Support for Marshmallow devices (v6.0)
- Updated support library

Fixed issues (33)

NX-171 (Add empty hook scripts to configuration library)
NX-635 (Add "last communication with agent" timestamp to Overview tab)
NX-637 (Disable a map object filtering script by checkbox deletes the script)
NX-731 (Ability to move Object Tool Input Fields)
NX-746 (Default EPP rules for SNMP and Agent un-responsiveness)
NX-747 (Agent List - Interface name list)
NX-749 (newly created DB is inconsistent (SQLite only?))
NX-750 (Server ignores agent cache mode settings for DCIs with source node set)
NX-754 (Client library compilation script package.cmd for Windows is broken)
NX-756 (Show interface operational status in UI)
NX-759 (Default EPPs for SYS_THREAD_HANG and SYS_THREAD_RUNNING)
NX-760 (Hook::InterfaceAcceptFilter)
NX-761 (Server config parameter for default subnet size)
NX-764 (Maintanance mode - default EPPs and visualization)
NX-772 (Tables (empty) on cluster shown even is aggregation is disabled for DCI)
NX-778 (Dashboard import do not match "Table Value" element)
NX-783 (Ability to skip collected data export during "nxdbmgr export")
NX-784 (Internal DCI "AgentStatus" is supported only if agent is present on the node)
NX-785 (Show maintenance mode status in object browser)
NX-794 (When table inside dashboard can't load data (invalid DCI, etc.) – console error message is displayed)
NX-800 (Can't create dashboard with more than 8 columns)
NX-805 (Table::addRow() in nxsl return null empty value instead of row id)
NX-810 (mysql query error)
NX-813 (System.Memory.Physical.Available reports wrong values)
NX-839 (Crash on server shutdown)
NX-851 (Slow server shutdown)
NX-852 (Template auto-apply script is lost if auto-apply is disabled)
NX-854 (SQL errors on Oracle 12c)
NX-861 (Housekeeper doesnt delete empty subnets in multi-zone deployment)
NX-862 (VPN connector is not saved if subnets are not specified)
NX-863 (EPP rules not saved to DB after import)
NX-864 (Empty DCIs return "" string instead of null to calling NXSL functions)
NX-865 (FileSystem.Volumes vs. FileSystem.Type() inconsistency)