NetXMS Support Forum

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.17 is out. Changes since previous release:

- New DCI source: NXSL script executed on server
- Configurable node matching policy for built-in syslog server (controlled by SyslogNodeMatchingPolicy configuration parameter)
- Oracle monitoring subagent improved (bugs fixed, new metrics)
- nxalarm tool supports commands add-comment and get-comments
- Source port number added to events generated from SNMP trap (available via "sourcePort" named parameter)
- Jira link: added possibility to set project's component for issues being created
- ICMP proxy can be set for nodes
- New methods in NXSL classes Node, Interface, and NetObj: setStatusCalculation and setStatusPropagation
- New attributes "slot" and "port" in NXSL class Interface
- Can execute arbitrary NXSL script in context of node, cluster, subnet, or container object from management console
- Improved network topology changes detection
- Added driver for H3C switches
- Management console:
    - Can show alarms for multiple selected objects
    - Fixed non-working ordering in event list in alarm details view
    - Fixed bug with LDAP user system rights
    - Added default search string for LDAP to select all objects: "(objectClass=*)"
    - Added device geolocation tracking and display on map
    - Filter in event processing policy editor
    - Fixed bug with deletion of subnet with corrected IP
    - Added command line option to open specific dashboard after login
- Android console:
   - Fixed issue #661
   - Added node boot time to overview tab
   - Fix bug in notifying connection point not found
   - Fix bug in computing interface expanded list size (removed hardcoded values)
   - Added manage, unmanage, set expected state (up, down, ignore) and find switch port to interface list
   - Fix aesthetic problems in expandable list (graphs and interfaces list)
   - Integration of new support library
   - Target to new API version (20)
- Fixed issues: #51, #91, #324, #359, #409, #532, #542, #571, #563, #590, #593, #613, #617, #624, #626, #629, #632, #635, #638, #639, #641, #642, #649, #658, #663

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.16 is out. It's mostly a bugfix release to fix important issues found in 1.2.15. Full change log is following:

- Fixed database upgrade issues
- Fixed packaging issues
- Fixed bug causing outdated peer information on interface objects
- Fixed bug with upload to agent default path from server file store
- Instance display name for DCIs created via instance discovery
- DCIs created via instance discovery can be combined by instance into one chart on performance tab
- Transformation script terminated by "abort" call will not generate SYS_SCRIPT_ERROR event
- Database manager can detect and fix missing IData and TData tables
- NXSL:
   - String concatenation operation interprets NULL value as empty string instead of throwing runtime error
   - Fixed incorrect processing of ilike, match, and imatch operators
   - Added try / catch operator
- New MIBs added: NETUP-MIB
- Fixed issues: #424, #618, #619, #620

If you are upgrading from version 1.2.14 and below and encounter errors related to missing tdata tables during database upgrade please run command

nxdbmgr check-data-tables

and the run upgrade again.

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.15 is out. Changes since previous release:

- LDAP support
- Event names support in nxevent
- Previous state parameter added to SYS_NODE_UP event
- Added file management subagent (filemgr.nsm)
- Removed agent configuration parameter EnableArbitraryFileUpload
- New NXSL class "Zone"
- New attributes "zone" and "zoneId" in NXSL classes "Node" and "Interface"
- Syslog records from unmanaged nodes do not generate events
- Syslog node matching improved
- New access rights for nodes:
   - Download File (download file from agent to local workstation)
   - Upload File (upload file from local workstation to remote node)
   - Manage Files (move, rename and delete files on remote node)
- Management console:
   - "Commands" box on node overview page made configurable
   - Object tools can have icons
   - "Last value" type gauge can show non-numeric values
   - "Trusted Nodes" property page shown for condition objects
   - Network map content can be copied to clipboard
   - Perspectives export/import
   - Topology related options in node's context menu grouped in "Topology" submenu
   - Added specialized view for IP routing table
   - Added specialized view for switch forwarding database
   - Agent configurations manager implemented
- Android Console:
   - Added option in preference to show/hide legend in graphs
   - Object comments displayed
   - Added "Navigate to" option for objects with geolocation set
- Fixed issues: #136, #158, #457, #512, #537, #540, #555, #564, #566, #584, #586, #594, #596, #597, #598, #602, #605, #606, #607, #608, #610, #612, #614

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.14 is released. Changes since previous release:

- STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) information used for topology discovery
- Information source for interface peers (CDP, STP, etc.) shown in console
- New NXSL function inList
- New NXSL operator abort
- New methods in NXSL class Node: enableAgent, enableConfigurationPoll, enableIcmp, enableSnmp, enableStatusPoll, enableTopologyPoll
- Fixed server crash if SNMP proxy unavailable
- New MIBs: AIRESPACE-REF-MIB, AIRESPACE-SWITCHING-MIB, AIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB, FROGFOOT-RESOURCES-MIB, MIKROTIK-MIB
- SMS driver for websms.ru service
- Macro expansion supported in pattern in agent parameters File.Size and File.Count
- Attribute "instance" added to NXSL class "DCI"
- Added "L" extension to DCI custom schedules
- Traps from unmanaged nodes ignored
- Fixed repeated threshold violation events after server restart
- Added driver for Mikrotik routers
- Added driver for Ubiquity Networks wireless access points
- Added driver for Cisco Wireless Controller 4400 (former Airespace)
- Wireless controller and access point support improved
- Log monitoring subagent sends Windows event source, severity, and code to the server as part of NetXMS event
- DB/2 driver and monitoring subagent included into Windows installation package
- Management console:
   - DCI values can be shown on network map links
   - DCI value can be shown on map as immage, that checnges depending on DCI value
   - DCI value can be shown on map as a text
   - Colored background for DCIs with active thresholds in DCI summary tables
   - IP route visualisation improved
   - On table DCI threshold property page columns can be chosen from dropdown
- Reporting server rewritten from scratch
- Fixed issues: #71, #417, #528, #535, #536, #552, #558, #559, #560, #570, #572

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.13 is out. Changes since previous release:

- Improved layer 2 topology discovery performance
- Special handling of incorrect LLDP data provided by some D-Link switches
- Optimizations in NXCP processing
- Added driver for Cisco Small Business switches
- Improved file retrieve from agent
- Windows agent: added service list and service table (System.Services)
- Fixed bug with SQL initialization script generation on HP-UX
- Fixed Oracle DB initialization error
- New macro %K (alarm key) in event actions
- Management console:
   - Implemented alarm sounds
   - Fixed "broken pipe" errors
   - Macros with alarm data in object tools
   - Added option "Manage image library" in user access rights property page
   - Fixed image upload in web console
- Added support for sticky acknowledge in nxalarm tool
- Fixed bug causing excessive memory usage by AIX agent
- Fixed bug with interface status detection if agent runs in Solaris zone
- Fixed agent crash if HTTPS service status requested
- Android Console:
   - Fix bug missing hide notification alarm in status bar
   - Implemented "Font size in graph/dashboard sessions" (Feature #240)
- Fixed issues: #109, #240, #425, #428, #438, #462, #466, #471, #493, #507, #508, #527

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.12 is out. Changes since previous release:

- Support for MetaSystem UPS in UPS subagent
- Timed (temporary) alarm acknowledgement
- New subagent DBQuery - replacement for ODBCQuery
- DCI access functions in NXSL works correctly with table DCIs
- Fixed bugs with instance discovery DCIs created from templates
- New property "runtimeFlags" in NXSL class "Node"
- New event SYS_IF_PEER_CHANGED (sent when peer change detected in interface)
- New system permission: Manage Image Library
- Object level access control can be enabled for logs
- New NXSL function FindAllDCIs
- Driver for Allied Telesis switches improved
- Management console:
   - Fixed bug with red zone display in "last value" dashboard element
   - Edit and delete for alarm comments are working now
   - Fixed Y axis range can be set for line and bar charts
   - In alarm menue are not shown incompatible for selected alarm statuses.
   - Alarm status flow can be changed to strict (terminate status can be set only
     after alarm is resolved). To change flow set "StrictAlarmStatusFlow" parameter to 1.
   - SNMP MIB loaded into memory on first access
- Android Agent:
   - Implemented "Connection notification" in status bar (feature #481)
   - Fix bug in resetting switch preference (settings)
- Android Console:
   - Fix bug in resetting switch preference (settings)
   - Implemented "Entire network" root (feature #482)
   - Manage last alarm from status bar: acknowledge, resolve, terminate (only for Android >= 4.1)
- Fixed issues: #79, #88, #280, #285, #393, #415, #470, #475, #481, #482, #483, #484, #486, #487, #490, #497, #500, #502, #504

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.11 is out. Changes since previous release:

- Thresholds can be defined as NXSL scripts
- XMPP messaging support
- "Do not save collected data to database" option for data collection items
- Added "follow" option to "download file" object tools
- New attribute "driver" for NXSL class "Node"
- Management console:
   - Stacked line charts implemented
   - Authentication by certificates supported by Java console
   - Russian translation improved
- Fixed issues: #16, #76, #385, #464, #469, #472

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.10 is released. Changes from previous release:

- Event processing policy rules can be exported and imported
- NXSL:
   - Implemented post-increment and post-decrement for array elements
   - New functions: GetDCIValues
- Server's ICMP ping timeout can be configured
- DB/2 monitoring subagent
- DB/2 supported as backend database
- Table DCIs can be used in condition objects
- nxapush can push data on behalf of other nodes
- Transformation script can be run on aggregated DCIs
- Unknown SNMP trap sources can be automatically added as nodes
- Syslog processing optinmized for performance
- Default shared secret for agents can be configured
- Driver for Ping3 devices
- Driver for Allied Telesis switches
- Agent installer on Windows automatically adds firewall exception
- Database migration tool
- Additional parameters in Solaris platform sub-agent
- Management console:
   - New command line option -fullscreen
   - Option to draw borders around each value in "gauge" dashboard elements
   - Sorting by value in "Last Values" view takes data type into consideration
   - "Nodes" tab in object details view for subnets and containers
   - "Address Map" tab in object details view for subnets
   - Czech and Russian localization
- Fixed issues: #150, #226, #307, #330, #362, #363, #364, #366, #367, #373, #378, #384, #387, #390, $401, #410, #414, #416, #419, #439, #440

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.9 is out. Changes since previous release:

- Templates can be applied on clusters
- Filters for automaticaly populated network maps
- User-defined constants in NXSL
- New methods deleteColumn and deleteRow in NXSL class Table
- New NXSL functions: chr, ord
- HTTPS support in port checker subagent
- Added MIBs for Nortel/Trapeze Wireless security switches
- New MIBs: BAY-STACK-NOTIFICATIONS-MIB, SUN-HW-CTRL-MIB, SUN-HW-TRAP-MIB, SUN-PLATFORM-MIB
- Management console:
   - New dashboard elements: status map and table value
- Fixed issues: #202, #300, #304, #305, #309, #311, #325, #327, #332, #334, #335, #336, #337, #338, #339, #340, #342

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.8 is out. Changes since previous release:

- Support for data collection using SM-CLP protocol
- Aggregated DCI values on cluster objects
- Transformation scripts for table DCIs
- Support for multi-column keys (instances) in table DCIs
- Implemented SNMP table DCIs
- Configurable DCI summary tables
- Default background color for new network maps made configurable
- Logged in users cannot be deleted
- Empty containters have "Normal" status instead of "Unknown"
- New NXSL functions: AgentReadTable, DeleteObject, GetDCIRawValue
- Map objects can have status calculated from contained objects' status
- SNMP trap listener port now configurable
- HP-UX agent improved
- Some D-Link MIBs added to distribution
- Debian binaries built in UNICODE mode
- Management console:
   - Simplified table DCI configuration
   - Charts can be created from table data
   - Severity filter in dashboard element "Alarm Viewer"
   - Zoom level can be configured for "Network Map" dashboard elements
   - Values of custom attributes can be used in object tools
   - Vertical orientation for dial chart elements
- Web UI:
   - Single sign-on support using CAS
   - Configuration file nxmc.properties can be placed outside of war file
   - Workbench layout and user preferences saved between sessions
- Fixed issues: #57, #58, #195, #198, #262, #277, #281, #284, #286, #291, #293

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

Finally, NetXMS version 1.2.7 is out! We had some unexpected delays with this release, but now we are back on track and I hope that next versions will come out faster. Changes since previous release are following:

- Simplified configuration of DCIs based on Windows performance counters
- Basic software inventory
- Network discovery improved
- Status of zone's proxy node now used in "node down" event correlation
- Configurable default DCI retention time and polling interval
- New NXSL functions: CreateNode, GetSumDCIValue
- New NXSL operator @ (safe get object's attribute)
- New MIBs added: ASTARO-MIB, CPQHOST-MIB, CPQPOWER-MIB
- Special support for wireless switches
- Driver for Motorola/Symbol wireless switches
- Fixed bugs in template export/import
- Database manager: Fixed bugs in database export
- New parameters for Windows Security Center provided by WMI subagent:
   System.AntiSpywareProduct.Active
   System.AntiSpywareProduct.DisplayName
   System.AntiSpywareProduct.UpToDate
   System.AntiVirusProduct.Active
   System.AntiVirusProduct.DisplayName
   System.AntiVirusProduct.UpToDate
   System.FirewallProduct.Active
   System.FirewallProduct.DisplayName
   System.FirewallProduct.UpToDate
- Management console:
   - "Export to CSV" option added to most tabular data views
   - Auto login option for web console
   - Last values of selected DCIs can be shown in object tooltips
     on network maps
- Fixed issues: #86, #199, #242, #246, #249, #250, #251, #256, #260, #268, #275

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

We are back on Twitter! Feel free to follow https://twitter.com/netxms for real time NetXMS updates and announcements.

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.6 is out. Changes since previous release:

- DCI instance discovery
- nxshell: Python-based client-side scripting
- Array initializers in NXSL
- NXSL function PostEvent can use event names instead of event codes
- New NXSL functions: AgentReadParameter, CreateDCI, ManageObject, SetInterfaceExpectedState, UnmanageObject
- Management console:
        - Network map functionality in web console now in sync with desktop version
        - Alarm details view improved
        - Configurable chart ordering on performance tab
        - Syslog parser editor working correctly
- Android Console:
        - Force reconnection after changing settings (#241)
        - Fixed bug in showing predefined graphs and dashboards (#239)
        - Added support for mobile device objects
        - Added geolocation info in overview tab
- 64bit interface counters in Windows agent
- Improved LLDP support
- Driver for D-Link switches
- Event parameters passed as arguments to action scripts
- PING subagent: targets can be specified using DNS names
- Android Agent:
        - Changed name of configuration parameters (NB needs reconfiguration of agent!!!)
        - New location strategy: relay on updates from other apps or force update (frequency, duration and provider selectable).
        - Show location strategy on home screen.
        - Fixed bug in automatic connection on first start when agent was disabled
        - Override for connection schedule on detecting change of connectivity (selectable)
- New MIBs added: LLDP-EXT-DOT1-MIB, LLDP-EXT-DOT3-MIB
- Fixed issues: #197, #204, #219, #222, #225, #227, #229, #231, #234, #236

Best regards,
Victor

Please share what is your primary target for monitoring with NetXMS.

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Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.5 is out! Changes since previous release:

- Topology-based event correlation improved
- Network discovery improved
- Mapping tables
- New NXSL functions: ceil, floor, round, format, map
- Management console:
   - "Alarm Details" view
   - "Area" option implemented on line charts
   - Multiple DCIs can be combined on one graph on "Performance" tab
   - New dashboard element: separator
   - DCIs can be created from MIB Explorer
   - Textual conventions for selected MIB object displayed in MIB explorer
   - Fixed bug with chart titles in dashboards
   - "Snap to grid" and "Align to grid" options in network maps
   - Improved Y-range adjustment in line charts
   - Improved tooltips in line charts
   - Custom logo can be set on login screen in web console
   - Fixed performance and stability issues with image library
- Android client:
   - Select all/unselect all in alarms list
   - Multipliers for graphs and last values: binary (power of two) and decimal (power of ten)
   - Show number of pending alarms in home screen
- API for creating embedded application agents
- Initial (alpha) version of mobile agent for Android devices
- Fixed issues: #23, #47, #49, #131, #154, #162, #163, #172, #175, #177, #178, #180, #186, #187, #188, #189, #192, #196

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.4 is released. Changes from previous release:

- Management console:
   - Command line options for automatic connect
   - Container type objects can be expanded/collapsed by double click in the object tree
   - Maps and dashboards can be opened by double click in the object tree
   - Line charts can be opened by double click on DCI in last values view
   - Implemented seed-based network maps
   - Decoration elements on network maps can be moved and resized
   - Object details view can be opened from alarm's context menu
   - Custom time intervals can be set in line chart properties
- NXSL: implemented short-circuit evaluation of logical expressions (&& and ||)
- New attribute "isLocalMgmt" in NXSL "Node" class
- New parameter Icmp.PingStdDev in PING subagent
- Cisco Catalyst 3550 supported by CATALYST driver
- Intervals of less than a minute can be defined with custom DCI schedules
- Agent parameters File.xxx (File.Size, etc) now support strftime style macros for current date/time (similar to file name in log parser)
- Android client:
   - Restructured settings activity
   - Alarm status icon notification configurable by settings (independent from playing the sound assigned to the category)
   - Horizontal scrollable tabs for node info activity (tabs are no more compressed to show all together)
   - Fixed bad format for DCI value in last values tab
   - Scheduler for "passive" connection", parameters:
      - Enable scheduler: enables the scheduler, if 'off' program exposes the previous behaviour
      - Interval: how many minutes have to elapse before trying to connect to server
      - Duration: how many minutes connections has to be kept on
      - Enable daily scheduler: if 'off', the above values are applied to the whole day. If 'on' they will be applied only to the specified interval (for the whole week).
      - Daily on: start daily time to apply scheduler values
      - Daily off: stop daily time to apply scheduler values
- Fixed issues: #53, #120, #128, #139, #171

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.3 is out! Changes since previous release:

- Improved LLDP support
- New "Find IP address" function (find node's switch port by IP address)
- Set MAC address for "unknown" interfaces from ARP cache
- Detection of IP address change for nodes without agent and SNMP
- Agent on Windows is in UNICODE
- UNICODE build supported on Linux and FreeBSD
- ifXTable used when possible for interface traffic DCIs creation
- Server can be configured to use DNS host names instead of FQDN for newly discovered nodes
- Script hooks for configuration poll
- Management console:
   - Configurable date and time format
   - Background color can be set for network maps
   - Different connection routing algorithms for network maps
   - Fixed incorrect display of string data in DCI history
   - Added "copy to clipboard" action in MAC address search reults
   - Added "copy to clipboard" action in interface tab
   - Double click in MIB explorer walk results selects OID in tree
   - Fixed status indicator update problems in object browser
   - Fixed dashboard navigator refresh issues
   - Object tools execution on multiple objects
   - Implemented "Clear collected data" action for DCIs
   - Fixed missing scrollbar issue in VLAN view
- Added commands "get" and "set" to nxdbmgr to manager server configuration variables
- New NXSL function: RenameObject
- Web interface look is more consistent with desktop client
- Fixed critical bug in NXSL interpreter (incorrect execution of operation --)
- Android client:
   - Added: nodes and dashboards container status in home screen reflect children status (icon changes on WARNING, MINOR, MAJOR, and CRITICAL).
   - Added: interfaces tab under node info activity
   - Added: handle alarm sticky acnowledge action and state.
   - Added: sort of alarm list in node info tab.
   - Added: multiple selection for actions on alarms list.
   - Added: sort by node name on alarm list.
   - Fixed bug: added protection to null pointers
   - Fixed bug: hidden wrong menu item in alarms tab

Best regards,
Victor

Нам очень нужны отзывы пользователей системы - хотя бы на уровне названия организации и примерного количества мониторящихся узлов. Особенно интересны большие сети - поскольку иногда к нам обращаются с запросами о внедрении, и просят предоставить отзывы/информацию о существуюших пользователях. Если есть возможность, то можно дать информацию публично на форуме, и я размещу ее на сайте в разделе Users. Можно приватно, для предоставления только отдельным потенциальным клиентам, можно с предварительным согласованием.

Заранее спасибо!

Hi all!

NetXMS version 1.2.2 is out! Changes since previous version:

- New alarm state - "Resolved"
- Added drivers for Cisco ESW and Dell PowerConnect switches
- Added MIBs for Dell PowerConnect switches
- New event processing macros: %g and %I
- Management console:
   - In port view ports are colored according to physical port state
   - Interface IP shown in connection point search results
   - Interface IP and MAC shown in "Interfaces" tab
   - Added "Status Map" view
   - Added option to hide unsupported DCIs from "Last Values" view
   - Added option to indicate data collection errors in "Last Values" view
   - Added "copy to clipboard" function in log viewers and monitors
- Android client:
   - Dashboards implemented
   - Node status/configuration/topology poll implemented
- NXSL:
   - Global variables can be declared in script code
   - New functions: GetConfigurationVariable, GetObjectParents, GetObjectChildren, sleep
   - New attribute "guid" in classes Interface, NetObj, and Node
- AIX Subagent:
   - New parameters available: System.CPU.PhysicalAverage.*
- Fixed bugs:
   - Config file with CRLF loaded incorrectly on UNIX
   - Unable to bind object in WebUI
   - Graph colors can be ignored in dashboards
   - Object deletion may not be immediately reflected in console
   - Unable to upload file into image library from Web UI

Best regards,
Victor