Active Console Release Notes
Overview Copied
This page provides information about the latest Active Console and Gateway Setup Editor release, including new features and resolved issues.
For a detailed overview of the Geneos 7.x.x release, including key highlights for other components, see Geneos 7.x Release Notes.
Active Console 7.4.2 Copied
Released: 26 June 2025
This release updates the Active Console to version 7.4.2. It contains the new features and bug fixes previously introduced in withdrawn Geneos release versions 7.4.0 and 7.4.1.
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12651 | Reverted the Boost C++ Libraries from version 1.88.0 to version 1.70.0 due to an observed increase in memory consumption. |
Active Console 7.4.0 Copied
Release Withdrawn
Geneos versions 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 have been withdrawn and are no longer available for download due to a discovered memory leak.
We recommend upgrading to Geneos version 7.4.2. For more information on the components packaged with this release, refer to the Geneos 7.x Release Notes.
Released: 29 May 2025
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9579 | Added the DASHBOARDS_EXTRACT_DIR parameter to the Web Dashboard startup scripts to resolve an issue where incorrect dashboards were displayed when running multiple servers on the same machine. |
| VI-9903 | Fixed size and alignment issues in the volume area of the Active Volume Bar widget. |
| VI-9947 | Performing a cut (CTRL+X) action on a line chart in a dashboard no longer corrupts the workspace. |
Active Console 7.3.1 Copied
Released: 24 April 2025
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| UTL-1285 | OpenSSL in Geneos is now upgraded from version 1.1.1w to version 3.4.1, applicable to aix_64, darwin_64, linux_64 [generic], and windows_64 systems. For generic Linux systems, the Kerberos implementation has been transitioned from Heimdal Kerberos to MIT Kerberos. |
Active Console 7.3.0 Copied
Released: 03 April 2025
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9779, VI-9943 | An Active Console binary packaged without Java is now available for Windows. |
| VI-9936 | The json-smart libraries in the Active Console and Web Server have been upgraded to 2.5.2 to resolve the following security vulnerabilities:
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| VI-9937 | References to Obcerv in the Active Console have been rebranded to ITRS Analytics. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9930 | Using an invalid database connection now triggers an error dialog instead of a null pointer exception. |
| VI-9941 | Workspaces configured with reports now open without errors. |
Active Console 7.2.0 Copied
Released: 30 January 2025
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9896 | Java 17 is now the minimum required Java version for Active Console and Web Dashboard. |
Active Console 7.1.2 Copied
Released: 19 December 2024
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12449 | Schema compatibility issues in FIX Analyser 2 plugin version 7.1.0 have been resolved. Additionally, improvements have been made to the MySQL and PostgreSQL configurations.
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Active Console 7.1.1 Copied
Released: 05 December 2024
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9750 | The packaged JRE included in Active Console and Web Dashboard has been updated to version 17.0.13. |
| VI-9888 | The Apache Commons Collection java library has been updated to Apache Commons Collection version 4.4 to address the security vulnerability sonatype-2024-3350. |
Active Console 7.1.0 Copied
Released: 12 November 2024
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9804 | The Jackson databind library in the Active Console has been upgraded to 2.18.0 to address the security vulnerability CVE-2023-35116. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9815 | Using Managed Entity attribute names with dots no longer causes errors when editing Managed Entity data items in path editors. |
| VI-9819 | Dashboard objects can no longer be moved using mouse or keyboard actions if the Active Dashboard setting Allow Objects to be moved is disabled. |
| VI-9824 | The sizes of gauges with Enable Gauge Bevel enabled no longer increases when reopening a workspace. |
| VI-9855 | The pie chart’s width and X position now remain consistent despite changes in slice values. |
| VI-9882 | The pie chart title no longer disappears when resizing the pie chart. |
| VI-9883 | The pie chart legend now displays correctly when the pie chart size changes. |
| VI-9884 | The pie chart title and legend no longer overlap with pie chart labels and slices. |
| VI-9885 | The pie chart’s height and Y position remain consistent despite changes in slice values. |
Active Console 7.0.4 Copied
Released: 17 October 2024
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9746 | Beginning Gateway version 7.0.4, passwords entered in the command dialog of the Active Console will no longer be stored in memory. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-9854, VI-9861 | Fixed an issue where commands with authentication or password user inputs do not work. |
Active Console 7.0.0 Copied
Released: 29 August 2024
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| UTL-1291 | Fixed an issue where error messages are not correctly suppressed when using OpenSSL 3. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| VI-1525 | Disabling labels using gauge properties now works properly, even when the workspace is saved and reloaded. |
| VI-9751 | Images in dashboards are now displayed correctly when opened in the Active Console. |
| VI-9801 | Disabled height adjustment settings for pie charts to ensure proper aspect ratio when adjusting the size through the width setting. |
| VI-9814 | The krb5.conf and login.conf files are now included in the resources folder of the MacOS standalone Gateway Setup Editor to enable connection to an SSO agent using Kerberos authentication scheme. |
| VI-9818 | Clicking the Add or Remove button now works correctly when using the Object Inspector to edit a dashboard object’s modifiers. |
| VI-9832 | Fixed an issue where after a configuration change, dataviews in the Active Console would stop updating unless the user moves to another dataview. |