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Hi all!

We just published minor patch release for version 3.8 - 3.8.382. Changes since previous patch release:

- New method "enable8021xStatusPolling" in NXSL class "Node"
- Linux agent reports correct MTU for interfaces
- Data view created for report execution only if explicitly requested in report properties
- Fixed database upgrade issue on Microsoft SQL Server
- Fixed issues:
        NX-2048 (More information in System.Services table)
        NX-2052 (nxdbmgr cannot drop orphaned TDATA tables created by older server versions)

Best regards,
Victor

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Hi all!

We just published new patch release for version 3.8 - 3.8.366. Changes since previous patch release:

- Improved handling of partial or incorrect information in LLDP MIB (fixes topology building issues with Mikrotik devices)
- Fixed bug in discovering agent only nodes in remote zones
- Fixed interface object synchronization for physical links widget
- Fixed log name save for "Windows event log parser"
- Removed repeat count options from "Windows event log parser" and "Syslog parser"
- Added severity filter in Windows Event Log synchronization subagent
- Added event and alaorm on agent tunnel connection problems
- Fixed issues:
        NX-658 (Write poller statistics to debug log)
        NX-673 (Perfomance Tab - missing "Stacked" and "Translucent")
        NX-1510 (Special handling for user initiated agent restart to avoid node down or agent unreachable events)
        NX-1589 (Error in database initialization on MS SQL 2017)
        NX-1682 (SYS_SCRIPT_ERROR event is not happening when instance discovery filter script or transformation script has no closing bracket)
        NX-1705 (DNS Lookup on Status Poll Change)
        NX-1783 (When upgrading, agent installer asks for server IP, but does not update it in nxagentd.conf)
        NX-1952 (Update IP address on interface to address resolved by DNS for nodes without agent)
        NX-2040 (Periodically check if files used in file delivery policies are available on the server)
        NX-2041 (Filter by Object ID (in Object Browser's filter) should match exact ID, not substring)
        NX-2042 (Display EPP rule that created alarm in alarm log and alarm browser)
        NX-2051 (Allow storing SYS_DB_QUERY_FAILED events to event log)
        NX-2055 (Execution of some commands as agent actions may fail on Windows)
        NX-2057 (Add filtering by alarm status (acknowledged, resolved) in Alarm Viewer dashboard element)

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

We just published another patch release for version 3.8. Changes since previous patch release:

- Database manager can detect and delete orphaned data tables
- Event processing macro %A (alarm message) also works in rules following one that triggered alarm as well as when alarm is resolved or terminated by the rule
- Fixed agent crash on log parser rule with inverted match
- MIB compiler accepts object identifiers that starts with uppercase letter
- Implemented hash map to string conversion in NXSL
- Fixed save of node state
- Web API included into Web UI installer on Windows
- Fixed deployment issues with Web UI installer on Windows
- Fixed issues:
        NX-227 (Create "nxdownload" utility)
        NX-553 (CPU and Memory DCI support in Darwin)
        NX-1006 (Node with all status poll sources disabled creates a down alarm)
        NX-1057 (Ability to execute set of SQL commands on server start)
        NX-1473 (System Description for Agents that are also running SNMP should be Agent's description, not SNMP's)
        NX-1851 (nxdbmgr not checking for situation when DCI present in items, but not in object_properties)
        NX-1882 (Add option for negative mask in File.Count, File.FolderCount, and File.Size)
        NX-1947 (Server repeats SYS_IF_DOWN after SYS_NODE_UP even if interface was already down before SYS_NODE_DOWN)
        NX-1976 (Add interface names to automatically generated IP topology maps)
        NX-2043 (Delete "last agent contact" timestamp when isAgent capability switches off)

Best regards,
Victor

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Hi all!

We just published new patch release for version 3.8 (3.8.267). Only server and web API are affected. Changes since release 3.8.262:

- Fixed server crash during scheduled task processing
- Fixed issues:
        NX-2009 (Add notification channel driver "Shell command")
        NX-2035 (Instance discovery using ICMP.Targets list crashes server)
        NX-2037 (Save IP address of client connecting via WebAPI to audit log)

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

New patch release for version 3.8 - 3.8.262 - is just published. Changes since version 3.8.250:

- Fixed server crash when accessing NXSL class metadata
- Fixed agent crash when parsing log files
- Fixed file handle leak in log parser subagent
- DCI Editor filter now search by description, parameter, and DCI ID
- Long polling can be disabled in Telegram driver
- Fixed Log Parser Policy save with empty agent action field
- Fixed issues:
        NX-1770 (Add ability to filter by DCI name in DCI list)
        NX-2033 (Incorrect interface name displayed in MAC address table for Mikrotik routers)
        NX-2036 (Filter in DCI editor should search both description and parameter)

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

We just published next patch release for NetXMS 3.8 - version 3.8.350 (3.8.251 for Linux agents). Changes since previous patch release:

- Added notification channel driver for SNMP traps
- Event processing macro %K (alarm key) also works in rules following one that triggered alarm
- Improved Data Collection Editor and Policy Editor usability
- DCI instance used for custom attribute lookup when expanding %{} macro
- Fixed sorting for "Object query" dashboard element
- Fixed memory leak in server related to "Object query" dashboard element
- Fixed issues:
        NX-2022 (Rack with custom height is incorrectly displayed)
        NX-2028 (Use instance name for custom attribute search when expanding %{} macro)
        NX-2029 (Line Chart General Time Period keeps reverting to "Back from now" when trying to use "Fixed time frame" option)
        NX-2031 (HTTP proxy parameter configured in nxmc properties has no effect)

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

New patch release for NetXMS 3.8 (version 3.8.226) is just published. Changed since previous release:

- Lower memory footprint of NXSL scripts
- Correct handling of agent policies by external subagents
- Added attribute "tunnel" to NXSL class "Node"
- Server runs configuration poll on node after agent upgrade
- File manager subagent does not register same root multiple times
- Fixed refresh issues in Object Details view
- Fixed visualization issues in switch port view
- Fixed incorrect root object filtering in dashboard elements "Event Monitor", "SNMP Trap Monitor", and "Syslog Monitor"
- Fixed issues:
        NX-2014 (Create NXSL property on node object that gives reference to each type of proxy)
        NX-2024 (Add "Max Wait Time" to Server.EventProcessors Internal Parameter Table)

Best regards,
Victor

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Hi all!

NetXMS 3.8 patch release 3.8.193 is just published. It is must have update for Timescale DB users as it fixes critical compatibility issue with Timescale DB 2.x.
Full change log:

- Fixed Timescale DB 2.x compatibility issues
- New methods isDirectChild, isDirectParent, isChild, isParent in NXSL class "NetObj"
- New NXSL function GetCurrentTimeMs
- Fixed possible server crash when agent tunnel is closing
- Always use UTF-8 instead of current system character encoding for exported CSV files
- Fixed process handle leak in Windows agent when external parameter providers are used
- Westerstrand SNMP device driver can read device geolocation
- NXSL function PollerTrace works in autobind filter scripts and instance discovery filter scripts
- Improved diagnostic output for manually started polls
- Improved network map tooltip data update

Best regards,
Victor

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Hi all!

New patch release for version 3.8 is just published (version 3.8.166). Changes since previous release:

- Improved driver for H3C (now HPE) switches
- Fixed intermittent problems with SNMP communications via proxy agents
- Fixed multiple file download in file manager in web UI
- Fixed excessive server memory consumption when transferring file from client to agent over slow link
- Fixed occasional high CPU usage by server process
- Deleted unused job_history table
- Fixed graph refresh
- Fixed object synchronization issue in web UI
- Fixed memory leak in server
- Fixed incorrect sorting by "Source" column in user management view
- Fixed intermittent client disconnects
- Fixed interface synchronization for network map element on dasbhboad
- Fixed issues:
        NX-1989 (Compile NXSL in dci instance discovery filter and container autobind filter)
        NX-1990 (Add filter in Script Library)
        NX-1996 (Retriggered event when node comes out of maintenance is missing value for currentValue (%4) parameter)
        NX-2005 (Add ability to have formatting in Telegram notifications)
        NX-2011 (NXSL inList function returns int32 instead of boolean)

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

NetXMS version 3.8 is released. It is minor release that provides some performance and usability improvements, as well as updated reporting server. Full change log since version 3.7:

- Improved reporting server
- Support for key based SSH authentication
- Web service proxy function in core agent now disabled by default
- Only HTTP and HTTPS are allowed in web service URLs
- Context configuration removed from global log parsers configuration views in UI
- New NXSL functions PollerTrace and SendNotification
- New method setNamedParameter in NXSL class Event
- Fixed bug in subnet mask correction
- Added Topology.RoutingTable internal DCI table
- Fixed bug on node creation
- Fixed issues:
        NX-1437 (Show tunnel connection time in tunnel manager)
        NX-1775 (Add deactivation event to list of thresholds in DCI properties)
        NX-1988 (Show full user name in user selector dialogs)
        NX-1991 (Incorrect handling of HTTP and communication errors when collecting data from web services)
        NX-1992 (Properly parse : in web monitoring parameter name)
        NX-1994 (Handle multiple agents connecting back to same node)
        NX-1999 (Make routing table available as internal table)
        NX-2000 (Snooze timer in EPP to avoid repeating actions)
        NX-2001 (Add ability to put trace messages from hook scripts to text output of status/conf/etc poll)
        NX-2004 (/objects/<container_id> REST API endpoint against container object returning error 46 - multiple JSON fields named flags)

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

We just published NetXMS server version 3.7.145. It fixes single bug in interface and subnet hook scripts processing. Only server is affected.

Best regards,
Victor

Hi,

NetXMS version 3.7.144 is just published. This is patch release that provide few fixes and improvements. Only server and UI components are affected. Full change log:

- Target for event processing policy remote action can be given as node object ID
- Added agent parameters Agent.TCPProxy.IsEnabled and Agent.TCPProxy.ConnectionRequests
- Fixed bug in agent action execution from event processing policy
- Fixed incorrect boolean values handling in NXSL
- Fixed bug in "Find switch port" tool
- Fixed server crash when connection to agent is slow or unstable

Best regards,
Victor

Hi all!

New patch release for NetXMS 3.7 (build 3.7.130) is just published. Changes since previous patch release:

- Per node SSH port configuration
- New user properties "email" and "phone number"
- Fixed broken reporting server connector
- Fixed issues:
        NX-1081 (Some devices are not detected correctly by CATALYST-GENERIC driver)
        NX-1663 (NXSL function GetDCIValue should read value from database if cache is not populated yet)
        NX-1965 (Inconsistencies in address range add/edit dialog)

Best regards,
Victor

Hello all!

We just published patch release 3.7.116 for version 3.7. Changes since previous release:

- New methods "appendAll" and "insertAll" in NXSL arrays
- DCI transformation test can be run from template data collection configuration
- Fixed bug in remote agent configuration update
- Fixed bug in object selection dialog in UI
- Fixed server hang on shutdown if initiated from remote GUI session
- Fixed issues NX-1875 (Error message is not cleared in list of notification channels)

Best regards,
Victor

Hello all!

NetXMS 3.7 is released (build 3.7.95). It is mostly about bug fixex and small improvements.

Please also note that web and desktop UI now requires Java 11.

Changes since version 3.6:

- UI framework updated to Eclipse 4.17 / RAP 3.14
- Improved clipboard support in web UI
- Improved access control logic for enter/leave/schedule maintenance
- Improved generic Cisco driver
- Improved support for Cisco Nexus switches
- Added command line tool nxaevent for sending events to server via local agent
- New agent parameter Agent.IsRestartPending
- Default DCI instance retention time changed to 7 days
- Container auto bind and template auto apply for sensors, mobile devices, and access points is configurable and off by default
- Explicit boolean data type in NXSL
- NXSL regular expression matching operator returns boolean "false" instead of null value if there is no match
- New method setIfXTableUsageMode in NXSL class "Node"
- New methods enableAgentStatusPolling, enableICMPStatusPolling, and enableSNMPStatusPolling in NXSL class "Interface"
- SQL query trace in server can be enabled independently from global debug level and changed at runtime
- Fixed unrecoverable "objects out of sync" state on client
- Fixed issues with file following
- Fixed issues:
        NX-770 (Instance discovery poll a node when an instance DCI is added)
        NX-790 (Ability to disable 802.1x checking)
        NX-1058 (Repeat event in DCI threshold may not be generated if repeat interval is the same as polling interval)
        NX-1173 (Add bulk DCI update functionality)
        NX-1469 (Show warning to user on attempt to force poll node in unmanaged state)
        NX-1602 (Option to disable ICMP poll for individual child Interface objects)
        NX-1623 (DCI > "Clear collected data" should refresh Last Values)
        NX-1948 (Create nxaevent utility similar to nxapush)
        NX-1956 (Allow applying templates to Access Points)
        NX-1975 (Per DCI multiplier settings)
        NX-1983 (Add automatic bind rules for clusters)
        NX-1984 (File delivery policy incorrectly handles Russian letters)
        NX-1985 (File name is cleaned on save in GUI log parser policy editor)

Best regards,
Victor

Hello all!

We just published patch release for 3.6 (version 3.6.300). Only server, UI, and Windows agent installer are affected. Changes since version 3.6.273:

- Fixed bug in object tool filter configuration
- Fixed bug in map image save
- Fixed handling of tunnel options in Windows agent installer unattended mode
- Fixed issues:
        NX-1520 (Object Details - Overview tab in desktop client is unusable when using dark gtk3 theme)
        NX-1881 (Unable to open web browser from object tools for nodes have IPv6 address returned from DNS)
        NX-1906 ("Save Resources" keeps on showing when closing the console)
        NX-1943 (Dashboard element in 2nd column does not spans correctly)
        NX-1944 (Add macro that will return all tags of event in concatenated form)
        NX-1969 (Create default interface if node replies via SNMP, but provides empty interface list)
        NX-1978 (Cleanup configuration and status poll textual output)
        NX-1980 (Object Tools input field display name to wrap or input dialog to resize)
        NX-1981 (Unable to create new DCI when filter is not empty in Data Collection Configuration)
        NX-1982 (Export Configuration Tool - Unable to remove items from "Actions" and "Event Processing Rules")

Best regards,
Victor