NetXMS 5.0 release notes

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5.0.8

2024-11-20

Fixed error in web console on package deployment
Implemented refresh for Event Processing Policy view
Fixed Arp Cache view refresh when data is not available
Implemented find mac in Web APIs
NXSL function "trace" handles objects and arrays in a same way as "print"
New methods "print" and "trace" in NXSL class "Table"
Added workaround for incorrect LLDP information returned by Alpha Bridge switches
Fixed bug in network map link styling script processing

Fixed issues (4)

NX-1311 (Table DCIs ignoring table configuration)
NX-2567 (ExternalMetricProvider does not work on Windows)
NX-2570 (Use monotonic clock instead of system time for calculating agent uptime)
NX-2572 (Problem creating PostgreSQL database during installation on Windows)

5.0.7

2024-08-15

Server configuration option to enable agent tunnel binding using only tunnel's source IP address
Fixed incorrect Windows Remote Desktop session color depth reported by agent
Fixed buffer overflow for IPv6 IP addresses print in log
Fixed top level object display issues in "Infrastructure" perspective

Fixed issues (9)

NX-387 (Tool to read current (loaded) agent config)
NX-937 (Copy DCI value from object overview)
NX-2206 ("Package Deployment Monitor" should be resorted when status of any deployment changes)
NX-2549 (Exception in AlarmNotifier)
NX-2551 (Desktop UI show same warning in alarm viewer multiple times)
NX-2553 (New agent action - show running configuration)
NX-2557 (Exception in WebUI)
NX-2559 (Line colors and time frame not saved when double-clicking graphs in Performance tab)
NX-2561 (Object query hangs on script errors)

5.0.6

2024-07-17

Added notification channel driver for Mattermost
Topic support in notification channel driver for Telegram
Fixed incorrect client IP address reported by Windows agent in table System.ActiveUserSessions
Fixed bug in output of nxget -U
Fixed web UI crash when opening dashboard in kiosk mode

Fixed issues (1)

NX-2550 (Errors in desktop client log (Widget is disposed))

5.0.5

2024-07-17

L2 network map seeds with no SNMP or L2 data will not prevent network map from update
Server performance improvements
Server actions of types "agent command" and "SSH command" executed asynchronously (partial fix for NX-2541)
Fixed server crash during LDAP synchronization
Subnets bound to containers correctly displayed in infrastructure perspective
Predefined maps with default size and background image resized automatically to be no less than image size

5.0.4

2024-06-12

New SNMP DCI option "Interpret raw value as IPv6 address"
Added driver for GE MDS Orbit devices
Added driver for EtherWan switches
Added driver for Siemens RuggedCom switches
Mikrotik driver reports RSSI for wireless clients
RSSI is displayed in "Wireless Stations" view
Added "move object" item to object context menu
Optional context selector for dashboards in dashboard perspective
Seed node propery page removed for custom network maps
Fixed server crash when accessing alarm category list from NXSL
Fixed drawing issues of line charts with logarithmic scale
Fixed incorrect line numbers in NXSL error messages
Fixed bug in "Go to object" action in UI
Fixed bug in D-Link driver
Fixed interface utilization information sychronization
Fixed network map color source selection
Fixed historical line chart pop-out on web
Fixed save of network map object position
Fixed tables display glitch on Windows
Fixed data type of configuration variable "Objects.NetworkMaps.UpdateInterval"

Fixed issues (3)

NX-2489 (Read list of performance counters only when needed)
NX-2536 (SNMP DCI "interpret raw value as MAC address" does not support EUI-64)
NX-2537 (Double links on maps)

5.0.3

2024-05-15

Notification channel driver "Shell" escapes single quote character during exec-type command line expansion
Priority inclusion rules in UI element filter
Macro expansion in API call executeLibraryScript works for all object classes
Improved handling of large number of simultaneous ICMP ping requests
Fixed bug in database upgrade procedure
Fixed deadlock in web UI

Fixed issues (2)

NX-2521 (ICMP.PacketLoss internal DCI collects 0 after server restart)
NX-2529 (Option to enable/disable Version Number on Web interface)

5.0.2

2024-05-15

Fixed bug in database upgrade procedure
Fixed "pin to pinboard" in UI

5.0.1

2024-05-15

Fixed bug in database upgrade procedure
Added CSV export in alarm viewer and agent tunnel manager

5.0.0

2024-05-15

Improved network maps
Added network map link styling script
Delegate access option that allows read access to network maps without full read access to objects on a map
Reworked monitoring of wireless access points and controllers
Major overhaul of sensor objects
Many NXSL function deprecated in favor of object methods
Improved NXSL classes and functions for date/time handling
Add option to check alarm details from alarm log view
Log parser rules can define metrics that are populated from match data
Special NXSL return codes for data collection and transformation scripts (DataCollection::ERROR, DataCollection::NOT_SUPPORTED, DataCollection::NO_SUCH_INSTANCE)
New NXSL function FindAccessPointByMACAddress
New NXSL function GetMappingTableKeys
"Stop" function in script executor view
Desktop client can reconnect automatically after short connectivity loss
New agent metric File.Hash.SHA256
New agent list and table Net.IP.Neighbors
Index property displayed in MIB browser
Root object can be set for object query
Improved SNMP trap processing performance
New log parser file option "removeEscapeSequences"
Added peer certificate verification in ticketing system connectors
Housekeeper scripts (NXSL and SQL)
Improved REST API
Introduces new object class "Collector"
Downtime log controlled by EPP

Fixed issues (22)

NX-480 (Returning "Unsupported" from a script DCI)
NX-797 (Automatic reconnect of management console)
NX-1790 (Drag-n-dropped object are positioned to wrong place when map is scrolled down or right)
NX-1870 (Representation of float DCI that gets string data as input)
NX-1935 (Introduce hook script on map regeneration with ability to set link names)
NX-2006 (Remove example event templates (code 4000-4011) from database)
NX-2038 (Optimize network discovery - separate information gathering and decision making)
NX-2076 (Raw value should be always displayed as string)
NX-2292 (Automatic maps should not include nodes that are connected through a node that was excluded by filter script)
NX-2323 (Make parameters in all events named)
NX-2343 (Several changes in NXSL syntax in v 5.0)
NX-2375 (Use "varchar(max)" instead of "text" on Microsoft SQL Server)
NX-2403 (Add support for AES-192 and AES-256 in SNMPv3)
NX-2444 (On demand background external metrics)
NX-2455 (Ability to check TLS.Certificate.* for protocols with STARTTLS command)
NX-2481 (Add ability to manually poll network map generation)
NX-2507 (Add ability to cancel timers from NXSL)
NX-2520 (Remove "Channel name" selector from "Send notification" dialog)
NX-2523 (New agent metric Process.MemoryUsage (percentage of memory used by process))
NX-2524 (Option to disable threshold without deleting it)
NX-2525 (Add the ability to specify multiplier values in threshold)
NX-2526 (When editing a template with a DCI without instance to use instance - DCI becomes unsupported)