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ITRS OP5 Monitor 8.x Release Notes Copied
Overview Copied
This page contains the detailed highlights, a list of feature enhancements, and a set of issues fixed in the 8.x.x release version of OP5 Monitor.
To view the 7.x.x release notes, see 7.x Release Notes.
OP5 Monitor 8.0.9 Copied
Release: 12 November, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.9.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- Provides additional support for monitoring of hybrid IT environment using the new plug-in for monitoring Amazon Web Services (AWS) through their native cloud monitoring Cloudwatch.
- Naemon and Livestatus are now updated to version 1.1.0 to stay in sync with upstream.
- Documentation links in the OP5 Monitor application now redirects correctly in the ITRS OP5 Monitor Documentation.
To view all the changes to OP5 Monitor compatibility and lifecycle, see OP5 Monitor 8.x Compatibility Matrix.
| Version | End of support date |
|---|---|
| 7.5.x | End of availability on 13 April 2021. End of support on 13 October 2021. |
| 8.2.x | To be announced. |
| 8.3.x | To be announced. |
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the features and enhancements in this release:
| Issue key | Component | Release description |
|---|---|---|
| MON-10630 | Config, GUI, Ninja | Enabled gzip in Apache to increase page speed. |
| MON-11788 | Livestatus, Naemon | Naemon and Livestatus are now updated to version 1.1.0 to stay in sync with upstream. |
| MON-11830 | Plug-ins | A new plug-in that allows monitoring of Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources through Cloudwatch. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Component | Release description |
|---|---|---|
| MON-8228 | Naemon | Service dependencies for services on hostgroups now works. |
| MON-10972 | Naemon | On demand macro HOSTSTATEID now works. |
| MON-11823 | Reports | OP5 Monitor Report function now sends reports on time. |
| MON-11863 | Portal | Sending test message or SMS from the OP5 Monitor Portal on an EL6 appliance system now works. |
OP5 Monitor 8.0.8 Copied
Released: 15 October, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.8.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- It has always been recommended to only restore the same version where the backup was taken from. To restore a backup from different versions of OP5 Monitor can cause serious issues. In this release, a thorough version check has been implemented for the restore of backups that prevents all restore except the exact same version.
- In the past, OP5 Monitor has filtered out SNMP results where the
ifDescrfield has been containing the wordsnullorloopback. This filtering has caused issues for some customers, hence the filtering has been removed. Each customer can now decide on how to use this information.
To view all the changes to OP5 Monitor compatibility and lifecycle, see OP5 Monitor 8.x Compatibility Matrix.
| Version | End of support date |
|---|---|
| 7.5.x | End of availability on 13 April 2021. End of support on 13 October 2021. |
| 8.2.x | To be announced. |
| 8.3.x | To be announced. |
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the features and enhancements in this release:
| Issue key | Component | Release description |
|---|---|---|
| MON-11802 | Backup | Improved control so that only backups from correct version can be restored. |
| MON-11816 | Nacoma | |
| SNMP scan results are no longer filtered for any versions of SNMP. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Component | Release description |
|---|---|---|
| MON-9109 | Merlin, Naemon | Scheduled downtimes are now deleted correctly from all nodes regardless if the nodes have started or not. |
| MON-11605 | Nachos | Save hooks are now executed correctly. For reference, open the README file in your local folder: /opt/monitor/op5/nacoma/hooks/save/README. |
| MON-11732 | Nachos | Self-monitoring of Nachos now works on fresh installations. |
| MON-11763 | Ninja | Log archive search no longer throws timezone exceptions. |
| MON-11822 | Plug-ins | A change in the implementation of SNMP on EL 7.7 caused incorrect readings of RAM usage. A flag -S has been added to be used with EL 7.7 target systems to disable subtraction of buffered and cached memory. |
OP5 Monitor 8.0.7 Copied
Release: 17 September, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.7.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- Introduced more support for monitoring of hybrid IT environments:
- New plug-in for monitoring of Kubernetes clusters, such as deployments (replicas), nodes, and pods.
- Instructions on how to implement sudo to run
moncommands such as start, stop, restart, and node status without root user privileges is now available. For more information, click here.
Breaking changes Copied
After upgrading to version 8.0.7, you may see one of the following error messages:
(...) eventhandler /opt/monitor/op5/smsreceive/smsreceiver/smsreceiver.php cannot
be read: Permission denied
or
Stats directory /var/log/smsd_stats is not writable.
These issues both stem from configurations made in /etc/smsd.conf in combination with a recent change in OP5 Monitor.
For more information, see SMSD issues after upgrading to 8.0.7.
To view all the changes to OP5 Monitor compatibility and lifecycle, see OP5 Monitor 8.x Compatibility Matrix.
| Version | End of support date |
|---|---|
| 7.5.x | End of availability on 13 April 2021. End of support on 13 October 2021. |
| 8.2.x | To be announced. |
| 8.3.x | To be announced. |
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the features and enhancements in this release:
| Issue key | Component | Release description |
|---|---|---|
| MON-11168 | Smstools | The smssend module can now be used without root user privileges. |
| MON-11604 | Gui | More filter options are now available in the menu for hosts, services, hostgroups, and servicegroups. |
| MON-11645 | ||
| MON-11717 | Plug-ins | A new plug-in for monitoring of Kubernetes clusters has been built and included. |
| MON-11730 | Nachos | Banners in Nachos have been removed to increase performance. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Component | Release description |
|---|---|---|
| MON-11607 | Livestatus Multitool Daemon (LMD) | Negated rules now work in the list view for more advanced filters. |
| MON-11706 | Ninja | After saving a new business object, only a single banner of each type is now displayed. |
| MON-11752 | Plug-ins | On RHEL 7.7, check_by_snmp_memory now produces a normal state. |
| MON-11787 | Nachos | Independent saves by different users are now handled and displayed correctly in Nachos. |
OP5 Monitor 8.0.6 Copied
Release: 20 August, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.6.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- New plug-in for monitoring of Docker.
- Memory consumption in absolute units (bytes, KB, MB, GB) and as a percentage (0-100%) of the container limit.
- CPU usages as a percentage (0-100%) of container limit.
- Automatic restarts performed by the Docker daemon.
- Checks if the container status is running and if the container health checks are passing.
- The presence of a container or containers matching specified names.
- Image version that can identify if the running image matches the one in the remote registry.
- Image age that can identify the last time the image was built.
To view all the changes to OP5 Monitor compatibility and lifecycle, see OP5 Monitor 8.x Compatibility Matrix.
| Version | End of support date |
|---|---|
| 7.5.x | End of availability on 13 April 2021. End of support on 13 October 2021. |
| 8.2.x | To be announced. |
| 8.3.x | To be announced. |
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the features and enhancements in this release:
| Issue key | Component | Release description |
|---|---|---|
| MON-11466 | Livestatus Multitool Daemon (LMD) | The root user privileges are no longer required. |
| MON-11603 | GUI | There are now titles on all pages in the toolbar in the configuration pages, labels on all drop-downs, and search fields. Headings of forms are now more descriptive, and the number of items now shows on the drop-down. |
| MON-11628 | Ninja | There is now a clear warning message during deletions to help reduce the risk of deleting unintended content. |
| MON-11668 | Ninja | The log for Ninja is now rotated. |
| MON-11711 | LMD | The default log level is now set to Warn, instead of Info. |
| MON-11718 | Plug-in | It is now possible to monitor Docker. |
| MON-11729 | GUI | Increased the resolution of the product image. |
| MON-11750 | LMD | LMD is now aligned with the latest upstream version 1.6.1. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Component | Release description |
|---|---|---|
| MON-9236 | Livestatus, LMD | The logs for Livestatus and LMD are now rotated. |
| MON-11030 | Ninja | Tooltip is added for Operating Status radio buttons. |
| MON-11720 | LMD | Network outages view is now operational. |
| MON-11723 | ||
| MON-11724 | ||
| MON-11725 | ||
| MON-11726 | LMD | A value is added to match the available values in livestatus. |
| MON-11743 | Nachos | It is now possible to remove all objects from configuration files. |
| MON-11748 | Ninja | All text blocks during creation of admin account are now displayed separately. |
Known issues Copied
This is the known issue affecting this release:
| Issue key | Description |
|---|---|
| MON-11607 | Negate rules in the list view work with LMD when simple filters are used. However, when complex filters are used, it causes an error. |
| Fixed in version 8.0.7 release |
OP5 Monitor 8.0.5 Copied
Release: 25 June, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.5.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- The
Oracle-instantclienthas been removed from distribution. - Plug-in
check_vmware_apiis now deprecated in favour forcheck_vmware_v2. - Self-monitoring of new OP5 Monitor 8, for example, Nachos, Magellan, and Livestatus Multitool Daemon (LMD) services.
- Reduced scrolling after multi-action, only one banner is now shown.
- The appearance of the login page has been adapted to fit the new branding.
- The configuration main page UI design has been updated, and the number of unsaved changes are now shown.
- The text displays when a change is successfully submitted have been improved.
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
- Fixed an issue with
mon check exectimethat gave empty results. - Fixed an issue that caused Livestatus Multitool Daemon (LMD) to crash with Panic:
runtime error: index out of range. - Fixed an issue with
snmp_functionsthat caused it to incorrectly filter some interfaces when using snmp v3. - Fixed an issue with an incorrect link within OP5 Monitor GUI pointing to support resources.
- Fixed an issue that caused the old product name to be shown in notifications.
- Fixed an issue that prevented valid recurring downtime from being applied.
- Fixed an issue that broke the parent configuration page when deleting a hostgroup in a hostgroup.
- Fixed an issue that prevented LMD from populating
host_check_source. - Fixed an issue that caused a PHP Warning:
Illegal string offset 'id'when loading the page to save configuration. - Fixed an issue that prevented business service hostgroups/servicegroups to work with LMD.
- Fixed an issue where
members_with_statewere missing in both hostgroup & servicegroup tables in LMD.
How to upgrade Copied
To upgrade to the latest version:
- Click the update notification in the OP5 Monitor web interface.
- Use yum update on the command line.
- Alternatively, download the latest tarball for offline installation.
- Run this script:
systemctl enable op5-monitor
OP5 Monitor 8.0.4 Copied
Release: 28 May, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.4.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- OP5 Monitor now have support for alerts based on saved searches in Log Analytics.
- OP5 Monitor is now rebranded with ITRSOP5 Monitor logos.
- New login page for OP5 Monitor.
- Export error now results in a more detailed error message.
- Nachos UI is now more responsive when submitting changes after editing a host.
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
- Fixed an issue where the API mixed inherited and explicit values.
- Fixed an issue with a broken link to administrator manual.
- Fixed an issue where OP5 Monitor was displayed in lower case.
- Fixed an issue that prevented logrotate of Merlin on RHEL 7.x.
- Fixed an issue that prevented logrotate of smstools on RHEL.
- Fixed an issue with an incorrect link to check cmd from plug-in view.
- Fixed an issue with an incorrect link on the plug-in page to the ITRS support page.
- Fixed an issue with an incorrect link to read more about plug-ins.
OP5 Monitor 8.0.3 Copied
Release: 2 May, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.3.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- OP5 Monitor is back on Azure Marketplace.
- About box now shows the OS version.
- New lines are no longer stripped from long output when notifying a contact.
- Reduced the number of clicks required to perform the Check now action.
- Removed unnecessary use of AllowOverride directive in Apache config.
check_vmware_v2now handle ‘Current’ version of runtime tools as OK.- Autodiscovery no longer shows passwords when filling in SNMP information.
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
- Fixed the issue with viewing hosts without services.
- Fixed the issue with generating scheduled reports created before release 8.0.2.
- Fixed the issue with host names longer than 75 characters.
- Fixed the issue with help text flicker when hovering a help icon.
- Fixed default arguments in OP5 self-monitoring management pack.
- Fixed the issue with
check_vmware_v2failing to recognise anunknownhardware element status. - Fixed several issues with LMD.
- Fixed undefined variable in validate_uri_string.
- Fixed nachos log levels.
- Fixed knowledge base links.
OP5 Monitor 8.0.2 Copied
Release: 3 April, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.2.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- Naemon release 1.0.10.
- Backup rotation scheme for Naemon configuration files.
- Time zones are now supported when generating reports.
- PATCH to remove custom variables.
- Input validation for custom object attributes.
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
- Fixed the issue with the recurring downtime listview not showing weekdays or months.
- Fixed incorrect warning when renaming objects.
- Fixed the issue with the config export success banner not closing.
- Fixed the issue with banner margin.
- Fixed the issue with exception objects.
- Fixed the issue with Edit User Menu only saving the last edited group.
- Fixed the UI issue with line wrap for a large number of recipients in reports.
- Fixed the issue with host templates not allowing to add hostgroup with identical name.
- Fixed the issue with break line tag visible when scheduling a downtime.
- Fixed the issue with incorrect mapping of the API value
service_description. - Fixed the issue with contact templates not saving some of the properties.
- Fixed the OP5 Monitor mobile app not showing services under a host.
- Fixed the issue with filter query with
servicesas a column. - Fixed the UI issue with tooltips.
- Fixed the issue with adding a location in Geomap using Google Maps.
- Fixed the issue with some ninja file permissions.
OP5 Monitor 8.0.1 Copied
Released: 5 March, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.1.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- When clicking on user export instead run full export if only one user has made changes.
- Added confirmation step before reverting configuration changes.
- Added Naemon when failed on EL7.
check_vmware_v2offline installation.
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
- Fixed Magellan installation issues while updating from OP5 Monitor 7 to OP5 Monitor 8 (EL7).
- Fixed Magellan in Appliance OVA and ISO.
- Fixed host view service states summary mismatch.
- Fixed the issues with UTF-8 characters.
- Fixed the load issue with the Monitoring Performance widget.
- Fixed the issue with submitting service without description.
- Fixed some issues with export progress notifications.
- Fixed the issue with the performance page.
- Fixed the issue with license signatures which cause login failure to the UI. Detailed incident report including postmortem can be found here.
- Fixed some logrotate issues.
- Fixed some spelling issues.
- Fixed Ninja backup function.
- Fixed Ninja errors filling up
ninja.log. - Fixed some security issues.
OP5 Monitor 8.0.0 Copied
Released: 30 January, 2019
ITRS is pleased to announce the release of OP5 Monitor version 8.0.0.
To download ITRS OP5 Monitor, including all components, see ITRS Downloads. OP5 Monitor is happy to announce the first public release of OP5 Monitor 8. For about a year already our developers have been working on the this release to make OP5 Monitor faster, modular and more focused on the customers’ needs. It is also the first release where we did things a bit different with the new microservice architecture and the API-first approach to development. We are certainly excited about this new major branch of OP5 Monitor and are looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Highlights Copied
These are the highlights in this release:
- Includes a more stable and responsive UI during the configuration export process.
Autodiscovery Copied
- Automatically discovers all the devices using the following methods:
- Seed IP which is used as a starting point to build the device network graph.
- IP range is used to sweep the network for the devices available within the range.
- Covers a wide range of devices by supporting multiple protocols: LLDP, ICMP, SNMP v1, v2c, v3.
- Documentation can be found here: Autodiscovery
Nachos Copied
- A new configuration manager that enables saving and exporting Naemon configuration in the background.
- REST API for configuration export.
- Fully integrated in UI for smoother configuration management.
- Documentation can be found here: Nachos
check_vmware 2.0 Copied
- The new VMware plug-in monitors virtual infrastructures managed by a VMware vCenter or VMware ESXi servers, such as its data centers, clusters, hosts, and virtual machines.
- It can check a wide range of different metrics and statuses depending on the targeted infrastructure. For example, CPU load, memory usage, network activity, and runtime states.
- Documentation can be found here: VMware plugin 2.0
Livestatus caching Copied
- A mechanism that allows accessing livestatus data while Naemon is restarting.
- Improves user experience while the system applies new configuration.
- Documentation can be found here: Cached Monitor
How to upgrade Copied
To update to OP5 Monitor 8.0.0 from any previous version of OP5 Monitor 7:
- yum clean all.
- yum update.
- yum install op5-release-up-7-to-8.
- yum –enablerepo=’*7-to-8*’ update.
- On EL7, run this script:
systemctl enable op5-monitor
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