Checkmk Announce December 2017

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[Check_mk Announce] New Check_MK innovation release 1.5.0i2

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Dear friends of Check_MK, the new innovation release 1.5.0i2 of Check_MK is ready for download. This test release ships with 63 changes affecing all editions of Check_MK, 22 Enterprise Edition specific changes and 0 Managed Services Edition specific changes. This release will be in active maintaintenance until 2018-02-03. The passive maintenance will be until 2018-03-20. For details take a look at the Check_MK versions chapter of the Check_MKhandbook. Changes in all Check_MK Editions: WATO: * 5542 Table quick search: Is now using regex matching instead of substring search * 5583 Restrict agent access via IP address: IPv6 addresses/networks can now be configured * 5536 Network scan: New option to disable configuring "IPv4 Address" attribute * 5544 LDAP: It is now possible to clone LDAP connections * 5537 Icon categories can now be customized * 5559 Bulk import: site attribute can now be imported * 5565 FIX: WATO rules: Breadcrumb navigation is now consistent with rule search * 5558 FIX: Rule list: Fixed visibility of rules in child folders for transitive folders * 5563 FIX: Renamed "Site Management" configuration options introduced with #5173 * 5250 FIX: Fixed tmpfs full issue: Activate Changes did not cleanup all temporary files * 5547 FIX: Errors in pre-activate-changes hooks prevent configuration activation now (regression since 1.2.8) * 5545 FIX: Editing rules: Fixed adding date+user to rule comments User interface: * 5457 EventConsole: Keyword search is now possible in rule packs and rules dialogues * 5586 FIX: Raw edition: Fixed adding graphs to dashboards * 5541 FIX: IE 11+: Fixed styling of select fields * 5452 FIX: Highly improved performance of rendering large tables of HW/SW inventory trees * 5570 FIX: Fixed disabling of availability row limit * 5585 FIX: Added missing icon "host is currently not being checked" to host views Livestatus: * 5463 FIX: Report invalid table names via response header. * 5468 FIX: Fixed indexing with disjunctions. * 5466 FIX: Fixed filtering of services table for host name * 5465 FIX: Fixed calculation of standard deviation. * 5462 FIX: Fixed aggregation of performance data Linux distributions: * 5561 Add build support for SLES12SP3 HW/SW inventory: * 5453 FIX: HW/SW inventory: Changed output format of raw inventory tree * 5584 FIX: Fixed exception when "Export List of Software packages as CSV file" is enabled Event console: * 5579 Rule event limit can now be configured individually per rule * 5580 Host event limit can now be configured individuall per Host & service ruleset * 5254 Event console: Introduced syslog application placeholder which can be used in rewriting events * 5578 FIX: Fixed process locking (pid file handling) Core & setup: * 5538 Improved performance when processing a large amount of piggyback data * 5543 Host rename: Reduced duration of core downtime during host renamings * 5535 Check_MK hosts can now use multiple agents * 5444 FIX: SNMP commands: Prevent zombie processes in case of timeouts Checks & agents: * 5448 mssql checks: Added prefix 'MSSQL' to each MSSQL service description * 5523 df: Make filesystem types ignored during discovery configurable via WATO * 5519 ddn_s2a_errors, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.bootstatus, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.cachecoh, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.disks, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.dualcomm, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.ethernet, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.fans, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.pingfault, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.ps, ddn_s2a_faultsbasic.temp, ddn_s2a_stats, ddn_s2a_stats.io, ddn_s2a_stats.readhits, ddn_s2a_statsdelay, ddn_s2a_uptime, ddn_s2a_version: Suite of checks to monitor DDN S2A storage devices * 5247 cmk --list-hosts now supports the additional options --all-sites, --include-offline * 5446 ceph_status, ceph_status.pgs, ceph_status.osds, ceph_status.mgrs, ceph_df: new checks for Ceph Storage * 5480 bdt_tape_info, bdt_tape_status, bdtms_tape_info, bdtms_tape_module, bdtms_tape_status: new checks to monitor tape libraries * 5253 Linux check_mk_agent: now able to execute plugins for real time checks * 5481 Host-specific Check_MK agent TCP connect timeouts * 5527 FIX: ucd_mem, hr_mem: Prefer ucd_mem check for certain Cisco IronPort models NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 5520 FIX: rstcli, rstcli.pdisks: Fix broken parse function * 5522 FIX: mkbackup: Fix crash in case of multiple backup jobs * 5549 FIX: mk_oracle.ps1: Fixed scattered information for configuration * 5456 FIX: mk_oracle, mk_oracle.aix: Fixed excluding all sections for any SID which contains invalid characters in the related variable name * 5451 FIX: logwatch: Fixed reclassifying mechanism: Patterns did not apply correctly if they have changed * 5521 FIX: logwatch: Fix exception in WATO's check parameter display * 5582 FIX: hr_cpu: Fixed displaying of "per core CPU utilization" in raw edition graphs * 5479 FIX: fileinfo: handle globbing pattern expansion and whitespace in fileinfo.cfg * 5248 FIX: diskspace cleanup: No longer deletes agent updater registration files of hosts monitored in foreign sites * 5525 FIX: check_mk_agent.aix: Fix spoolfile handling * 5526 FIX: check_dns: Do not pass off the host's IP address as a default DNS server address * 5413 FIX: Windows agent: nocontext tag did not work for multibyte encoded logfiles * 5411 FIX: Windows agent: handle WMI timeouts * 5412 FIX: Windows agent: fix logfile glob patterns without '*' at the end NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 5414 FIX: Windows agent: Exchange Availability Service was broken * 5251 FIX: Windows Agent: Improved handling of cmk-update-agent.exe plugin * 5416 FIX: Prevent MS Exchange checks from crashing upon WMI timeout * 5415 FIX: Make Windows section openhardwaremonitor backwards compatible * 4863 FIX: MSSQL plugin: fixed backup detection for always-on and FOC systems * 5255 FIX: Autodiscovery with Automatic Activate changes: fixed race condition when trying to delete state file Changes in the Check_MK Enterprise Edition: WATO: * 5470 Make the number of rrdcached write threads configurable. The Check_MK Micro Core: * 5532 Host/Service states and outputs can now be translated * 5471 FIX: Handle malformed SEND_CUSTOM_{HOST,SERVICE}_NOTIFICATION commands more gracefully. * 5472 FIX: Ensure correct quoting of values in event contexts. * 5473 FIX: Add correct host-related acknowledgement info to notifications. Reporting & availability: * 5567 Scheduled reports can now be stored in the site * 5568 FIX: Fixed breaking report elements when reloading edit page Notifications: * 5483 FIX: mknotifyd: improve error handling and logging * 5564 FIX: Fixed site filter when using "analyse notification" Metrics system: * 5539 Improved performance of pages showing many graphs * 5569 Graph layout is now more customizable * 5540 FIX: "Graph time range" display option had no effect on Check_MK graphs Core & setup: * 5562 Flap settings can now be configured individually for hosts/services * 5534 FIX: Fixed wrong host graph scaling when using DNS names as IPv4 address * 5467 FIX: Fixed interaction between periodic notifications and acknowledgements. * 5469 FIX: Fixed acknowledgement notifications when RBN is disabled Checks & agents: * 5252 FIX: Agent Updater Check: increased robustness in handling incomplete agent data Agent bakery: * 5267 cmk-update-agent: New binary format of Agent Updater executable on Linux * 5264 FIX: cmk-update-agent: Improve logging under windows * 5265 FIX: cmk-update-agent: Enable Agent Updater to update itself on Windows * 5581 FIX: Fixed incompatibility when installing baked packages on systems with older python versions * 5546 FIX: Count, size and age of files (Linux, Windows): Increased input fields of paths Changes in the Check_MK Managed Services Edition: NO CHANGES You can download Check_MK from our download page: * http://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_download.html Please mail bug reports and qualified feedback to feedback(a)check-mk.org. We greatly thank you for using Check_MK and wish you a successful monitoring, Your Check_MK Team -- Mathias Kettner GmbH Kellerstraße 29, 81667 München, Germany Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRB 165902 Geschäftsführer: Mathias Kettner http://mathias-kettner.de Tel. +49 89 1890 435-0 Fax. +49 89 1890 435-29

6 years, 5 months

[Check_mk Announce] New Check_MK stable release 1.4.0p22

by Check_mk Announcements

Dear friends of Check_MK, the new stable release 1.4.0p22 of Check_MK is ready for download. This maintenance release ships with 5 changes affecing all editions of Check_MK, 4 Enterprise Edition specific changes and 0 Managed Services Edition specific changes. Changes in all Check_MK Editions: User interface: * 5452 FIX: Highly improved performance of rendering large tables of HW/SW inventory trees Checks & agents: * 5527 FIX: ucd_mem, hr_mem: Prefer ucd_mem check for certain Cisco IronPort models NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 5456 FIX: mk_oracle, mk_oracle.aix: Fixed excluding all sections for any SID which contains invalid characters in the related variable name * 5416 FIX: Prevent MS Exchange checks from crashing upon WMI timeout * 5415 FIX: Make Windows section openhardwaremonitor backwards compatible Changes in the Check_MK Enterprise Edition: The Check_MK Micro Core: * 5471 FIX: Handle malformed SEND_CUSTOM_{HOST,SERVICE}_NOTIFICATION commands more gracefully. * 5472 FIX: Ensure correct quoting of values in event contexts. * 5473 FIX: Add correct host-related acknowledgement info to notifications. Agent bakery: * 5266 FIX: cmk-update-agent: Python 2.4 compatibility fix Changes in the Check_MK Managed Services Edition: NO CHANGES You can download Check_MK from our download page: * http://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_download.html Please mail bug reports and qualified feedback to feedback(a)check-mk.org. We greatly thank you for using Check_MK and wish you a successful monitoring, Your Check_MK Team -- Mathias Kettner GmbH Kellerstraße 29, 81667 München, Germany Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRB 165902 Geschäftsführer: Mathias Kettner http://mathias-kettner.de Tel. +49 89 1890 435-0 Fax. +49 89 1890 435-29

6 years, 5 months

[Check_mk Announce] New Check_MK stable release 1.4.0p21

by Check_mk Announcements

Dear friends of Check_MK, the new stable release 1.4.0p21 of Check_MK is ready for download. This maintenance release ships with 28 changes affecing all editions of Check_MK, 9 Enterprise Edition specific changes and 1 Managed Services Edition specific changes. Changes in all Check_MK Editions: WATO: * 5558 FIX: Rule list: Fixed visibility of rules in child folders for transitive folders * 5250 FIX: Fixed tmpfs full issue: Activate Changes did not cleanup all temporary files * 5547 FIX: Errors in pre-activate-changes hooks prevent configuration activation now (regression since 1.2.8) * 5545 FIX: Editing rules: Fixed adding date+user to rule comments User interface: * 5541 FIX: IE 11+: Fixed styling of select fields * 5570 FIX: Fixed disabling of availability row limit * 5529 FIX: Fixed accidentially cloning own visuals instead of builtin visuals * 5530 FIX: Clicking on "Edit dashboard" accidentially copied dashboards with "publish to others" Livestatus: * 5463 FIX: Report invalid table names via response header. * 5464 FIX: Report invalid GET headers even when they appear before ResponseHeader. * 5468 FIX: Fixed indexing with disjunctions. * 5466 FIX: Fixed filtering of services table for host name HW/SW inventory: * 5453 FIX: HW/SW inventory: Changed output format of raw inventory tree Checks & agents: * 5246 cmk --list-hosts now supports the additional options --all-sites, --include-offline * 5548 FIX: zpool_status: Fixed crash if pool has been deleted or vanished * 5518 FIX: win.mem: Fix incorrect representation of absolute memory levels in graphs * 5520 FIX: rstcli, rstcli.pdisks: Fix broken parse function * 5245 FIX: netapp_api_status: Now also considers the status "ok_with_suppressed" as OK * 5549 FIX: mk_oracle.ps1: Fixed scattered information for configuration * 5451 FIX: logwatch: Fixed reclassifying mechanism: Patterns did not apply correctly if they have changed * 5521 FIX: logwatch: Fix exception in WATO's check parameter display * 5479 FIX: fileinfo: handle globbing pattern expansion and whitespace in fileinfo.cfg * 5526 FIX: check_dns: Do not pass off the host's IP address as a default DNS server address * 5413 FIX: Windows agent: nocontext tag did not work for multibyte encoded logfiles * 5411 FIX: Windows agent: handle WMI timeouts * 5412 FIX: Windows agent: fix logfile glob patterns without '*' at the end NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 5414 FIX: Windows agent: Exchange Availability Service was broken * 5251 FIX: Windows Agent: Improved handling of cmk-update-agent.exe plugin Changes in the Check_MK Enterprise Edition: Reporting & availability: * 5568 FIX: Fixed breaking report elements when reloading edit page Metrics system: * 5540 FIX: "Graph time range" display option had no effect on Check_MK graphs Core & setup: * 5534 FIX: Fixed wrong host graph scaling when using DNS names as IPv4 address * 5467 FIX: Fixed interaction between periodic notifications and acknowledgements. * 5469 FIX: Fixed acknowledgement notifications when RBN is disabled Agent bakery: * 5264 FIX: cmk-update-agent: Improve logging under windows * 5265 FIX: cmk-update-agent: Enable Agent Updater to update itself on Windows * 5581 FIX: Fixed incompatibility when installing baked packages on systems with older python versions * 5546 FIX: Count, size and age of files (Linux, Windows): Increased input fields of paths Changes in the Check_MK Managed Services Edition: WATO: * 5249 FIX: Fixed tmpfs full issue: CME Activate Changes did not cleanup all temporary files You can download Check_MK from our download page: * http://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_download.html Please mail bug reports and qualified feedback to feedback(a)check-mk.org. We greatly thank you for using Check_MK and wish you a successful monitoring, Your Check_MK Team -- Mathias Kettner GmbH Kellerstraße 29, 81667 München, Germany Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRB 165902 Geschäftsführer: Mathias Kettner http://mathias-kettner.de Tel. +49 89 1890 435-0 Fax. +49 89 1890 435-29

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