Release Notes for Zabbix 2.0.0rc3

20 April 2012

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 2.0.0rc3.

Zabbix is an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution. Zabbix is released under the GPL, thus it is free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use. A complete text of the license is available at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt.

This document contains the release notes for Zabbix 2.0.0rc3. Download here.

The following sections describe the release in details and provide late-breaking or other information that supplements its main documentation.

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New Features and Improvements

ZBXNEXT-973	Redesign of existing templates Installation
ZBX-4869	Added support for nested screens import Frontend
ZBXNEXT-1161	Implemented the service API API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-1126	Redesign global script execution API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-584	Added support of multiple servers in active check mode; thanks to Takanori Suzuki Agent Installation
ZBX-3721	Design improvements Frontend Installation
ZBXNEXT-908	Redesign Configuration->Host->Graphs API Frontend
ZBX-4738	Improved the host interface selection in the item mass update form Frontend
ZBX-4635	Added support for optional first parameter to vfs.dev.* on Solaris Agent
ZBXNEXT-1153	Added support for nested templates in import Frontend
ZBX-1357	Updated Czech, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Turkish translations; thanks to Zabbix translators Frontend
ZBXNEXT-1162	Improved performance of processing of triggers by history syncers and timer processes Server
ZBXNEXT-1149	Import of nested maps, import form redesign API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-744	Added support of {ITEM.ID} and {TRIGGER.EXPRESSION} macros in notifications and commands Server
ZBXNEXT-914	Redesign Administration->DM API Frontend
ZBX-4751	Removed "WITH OIDS" option from PostgreSQL database scheme Installation Server
ZBXNEXT-397	Added support of web monitoring by Zabbix proxy Installation Proxy Server
ZBX-3531	Configuration export/import Frontend
ZBX-4581	Added time unit symbols support to aggregate items Agent Proxy Server
ZBX-4333	Implemented dependency validation in trigger::adddependencies API Frontend
ZBX-4333	Implemented dependency inheritance in the trigger.adddependencies and trigger.deletedependencies methods API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-904	Redesign Configuration->Screens Frontend
ZBX-4600	Trigger dependencies will now be deleted when executing a mass update with no dependencies selected Frontend
ZBX-4563	Changed the hostmacro related UserMacro method interfaces API
ZBX-4563	Improved SQL query debug log design Frontend
ZBX-4537	Improved include_once statements to make Zabbix code easier to reuse Frontend
ZBXNEXT-1113	Redesign Configuration->Host->Discovery rules Frontend
ZBXNEXT-1107	Redesign Configuration->Audit Frontend
ZBX-2604	Added processing of not supported items monitored by a proxy Installation Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-903	Redesign Configuration->Items Frontend
ZBXNEXT-909	Redesign Configuration->Discovery Frontend

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Bug Fixes

ZBX-4890	Fixed creating hosts by administrators API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-1161	Fixed multiple IT service validation issues Frontend
ZBX-4793	Fixed processing of quoted strings in dynamic SNMP indexes Proxy Server
ZBX-4709	Fixed processing of quoted strings in SNMP items Proxy Server
ZBX-4882	Fixed processing of quoted strings in SNMP lld rules Server
ZBX-3219	Added newlines to script execution error messages Frontend
ZBX-4348	Fixed graph values not displayed for regular user Frontend
ZBX-4698	Fixed selected host group forgotten if "remember selected" is disabled Frontend
ZBX-4871	Fixed templates listed when adding log items in history Frontend
ZBX-4862	Fixed Error when trying to remove additional templates in the host mass update form Frontend
ZBX-3929	Removed deprecated Switch module from gen_schema.pl and get_data.pl scripts Installation
ZBX-4738	Fixed several checkboxes state not being saved after an unsuccessful item mass update Frontend
ZBX-4865	Fixed error bar in case of error with words longer than screen Frontend
ZBX-4840	Improved slow SQL queries in processing of {ITEM.VALUE} and {ITEM.LOG.*} macros Server
ZBX-4572	Fixed incorrect value input in GUI configuration form raising critical error Frontend
ZBX-4841	Fixed inability to select other but the first of the discovery checks for a discovery rule in popup.php Frontend
ZBX-4110	Renamed 'Password' to 'Key passphrase' in action form Frontend
ZBX-4686	Fixed the "Change" link not being accessible for graph type screen items in embedded screens Frontend
ZBX-4836	Fixed undefined variables in actionconf.php when trying to add maintenance status; fixed some random ordering for conditions Frontend
ZBX-4829	Fixed incorrect redirect in 'insert trigger' popup in trigger expression builder Frontend
ZBX-4784	Fixed inherited triggers being updated on any host update API
ZBX-4824	Fixed memory leak while switching item to not supported status Server
ZBX-4830	Fixed error when trying to create item without host Frontend
ZBX-4676	Fixed link to triggers from dashboard 'system status' widget not reseting host filter Frontend
ZBX-4568	Fixed new host groups not populated with selected group when 'remember selected' is disabled in GUI settings Frontend
ZBX-4583	Fixed possible processing of null as object in CUIwidget Frontend
ZBX-4740	Fixed host filter when switching to 'configuration of items' from another host configuration page Frontend
ZBX-4195	Fixed memory leak while processing unsupported performance counters by Windows agent Agent
ZBX-4780	Removed vfs.fs.discovery returned value limit when processed by proxy Installation Proxy Server
ZBX-4802	Improved memory de-allocation code clarity Agent
ZBX-4739	Fixed mass update failing with many items selected Frontend
ZBX-4821	Fixed flexible interval update using item mass update form Frontend
ZBX-4806	Fixed "New flexible interval" not shown in item form Frontend
ZBX-4790	Fixed *ERROR*s in trigger expressions in items.php; fixed undefined variables when filtering without host API Frontend
ZBX-3725	Added check for xml file size exceeds upload_max_filesize php setting Frontend
ZBX-3991	Forbid passive proxy interfaces with ip 0.0.0.0 API Frontend
ZBX-3152	Fixed global messages being shown even if all severities are unchecked Frontend
ZBXNEXT-397	Removed records from "ids" table to prevent SQL errors while adding a new item Installation
ZBX-4811	Added 'filter' and 'lifetime' fields to discovery rules export Frontend
ZBX-4801	Fixed processing of proc.num[] and proc.mem[] checks with name of processes more than 15 characters Agent
ZBX-4792	Fixed missing field "Allowed hosts" when item type Zabbix trapper Frontend
ZBX-4038	Fixed warnings for incorrect input values Frontend
ZBX-4781	Fixed error message when copying items to multiple hosts Frontend
ZBX-4788	Fixed trigger severity being reset when changing dependencies via mass update Frontend
ZBX-4787	Fixed graph axis item selection popup shows only monitored hosts Frontend
ZBX-4779	Fixed new groups import Frontend
ZBX-4775	Fixed discovery rules import Frontend
ZBX-4700	Fixed errors in item list when using interface related macro in template item key Frontend
ZBX-4761	Fixed "&" escaping in form inputs Frontend
ZBX-4749	Fixed proxy crash on exit when deleting trend cache Proxy Server
ZBX-4778	Fixed port field validation in creating discovery rule Frontend
ZBX-4718	Fixed Graph axis item cloning in host Full Clone API Frontend
ZBX-4621	Fixed macro update using host.massupdate API
ZBX-4697	Fixed error when massupdate group for hosts that belongs to different groups API Frontend
ZBX-4257	Fixed creating discovery rules, items and item prototypes API Frontend
ZBX-4765	Fixed filter fields being unset when saving of discovery rule fails Frontend
ZBX-4736	Fixed undefined variable in Inventory Hosts Frontend
ZBX-4764	Fixed critical error in Administration->Notifications Frontend
ZBX-4753	Properly pluralized "Last n issues" message in dashboard Frontend
ZBX-3613	Updated notification sounds; fixed sound playback in profile Frontend
ZBX-4713	Fixed ACK status for triggers visible in Dashboard and Screens Frontend
ZBX-4752	Fixed creating SNMPv1 item prototypes with data type "boolean" Frontend
ZBX-4702	Fixed dynamic item saving in Screens Frontend
ZBX-4257	Fixed updating templated items API Frontend
ZBX-4710	Fixed replacing graph Y axis item prototypes when cloning a discovery rule API Frontend
ZBX-4710	Fixed deleting hosts when a graph prototype uses a normal item for it's Y scale API Frontend
ZBX-4365	Added plural translation support for the failed login attempt message Frontend
ZBX-4365	Fixed user being redirected to the dashboard after trying to login with an incorrect password Frontend
ZBX-3528	Fixed letter numbering of long lists Frontend
ZBX-4725	Fixed processing lld rules with macros in a key Agent Java gateway Proxy Server
ZBX-4730	Removed incorrect JS function call in the event history screen Frontend
ZBX-3522	Fixed errors when inserting too long values in the user_history and profiles tables Frontend
ZBX-4333	Fixed trigger inheritance when calling trigger.update whithout a trigger expression API Frontend
ZBX-4333	Fixed host trigger mass update Frontend
ZBX-4333	Fixed trigger dependency copying Frontend
ZBX-4629	Fixed processing Y axis min/max values for graph prototypes Server
ZBX-4641	Fixed errors in a "Discovery checks" popup Frontend
ZBX-4202	Fixed SQL performance in tr_status.php - combined similar queries, user data SQL access only once, triggerids retrieval optimization API Frontend
ZBX-4647	Fixed trigger and item prototype inheritance API Frontend
ZBX-4467	Fixed the ZBX_MAX_PERIOD constant not affecting the timebar control Frontend
ZBX-4562	Fixed mediatype.update returning incorrectly formatted result API
ZBX-4187	Fixed dashbord fonts on popup. fixed js error on last 20 issues Frontend
ZBX-4607	Fixed the script.getscriptbyhosts method returning scripts from nodes defferent from hosts API Frontend
ZBX-4607	Fixed the script "Host groups" parameter API Frontend
ZBX-4607	Fixed the script.get methods "selectHosts" and "selectGroups" options API
ZBX-4607	Fixed new ID generation in DM setup Frontend
ZBX-4253	Fixed menu link inconsistency in tr_status.php Frontend
ZBX-4554	Fixed ordering Frontend
ZBX-4295	Fixed icons ending outside map. Removed icon resizing responsible for infinite loop Frontend
ZBX-4296	Fixed popup menu unavailable for disabled hosts Frontend
ZBX-4693	Fixed hosts table foreign key constraint error during database upgrade Installation
ZBX-4563	Fixed host macro IDs being regenerated when updating macros API Frontend
ZBX-4563	Fixed several macro validation issues API Frontend
ZBX-4563	Fixed macro sorting Frontend
ZBX-3735	Fixed login form to send passwords via POST not GET; thanks to Joseph Bueno Frontend
ZBX-954	Increased API version to 1.4, Zabbix 1.8.x is using 1.3 API
ZBX-4604	Fixed the "change" link not being accessible for graph type screen items in embedded screens API Frontend
ZBX-4560	Fixed low level discovery error messages to start with uppercase 'Cannot ...' Server
ZBX-4677	Fixed minor typo in class.cscript.php; thanks to Łukasz Jernaś Frontend
ZBX-4261	Fixed disovery rules in the queue calculation Frontend Server
ZBX-4624	Fixed processing of system.cpu.switches metric Agent
ZBX-4623	Fixed host group visibility for non superadmins. Frontend
ZBX-4662	Fixed server crash while linking a template with DebugLevel=4 Server
ZBX-1335	Improved Item filter. Frontend
ZBX-4630	Fixed "Trigger overview" screen. Frontend
ZBX-4628	Fixed an "invalid number of fields" error when syncing configuration on proxy Proxy Server
ZBX-4593	Fixed "trigger info" type screen item resource validation API Frontend
ZBX-4599	Fixed errors in building select queries in Event.get() API Frontend
ZBX-1787	Fixed gradient element rendering if the value exceeds the max Y scale value Frontend
ZBX-4494	Fixed some types of screen items not being returned by Screen.get() API Frontend
ZBX-4591	More secure substituting of macros in item keys and dynamic SNMP OIDs Proxy Server
ZBX-4598	Fixed audit error when saving triggers Frontend
ZBX-4598	Fixed templated trigger inheritance API Frontend
ZBX-3373	Fixed host interfaces filtering in items. Frontend
ZBX-4110	Fixed "ssh key" field and "password" field names in items. Frontend
ZBX-3466	Fixed creating new item without hostname. Frontend
ZBX-1601	Fixed clear history and trends of items for templates. Frontend
ZBX-3330, ZBX-4280	Fixed remembering of item filter parameters. Frontend
ZBX-2662, ZBX-3304	Fixed reset button style in filter. Frontend
ZBX-2071	Fixed IPMI sensors with trailing spaces in items. Frontend
ZBX-2631	Fixed flexible interval configuration in items. Frontend
ZBX-4596	Fixed trigger prototype deletion. Frontend
ZBX-2515	Set 15 minutes autologout as default for new users Frontend
ZBX-4580	Fixed trigger info pop up in the item configuration list Frontend

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Installation and Upgrade Notes

Installation

See Zabbix documentation for full details.

Upgrade

See Upgrade procedure for upgrade options and instructions. For version specific upgrade notes, see Upgrade notes for 2.0.0.

Commercial support

Zabbix Company provides a full range of Professional Services. We also provide trouble-free Upgrade Service for easy migration from earlier versions of Zabbix. Please Contact sales for pricing and more details.

• Zabbix Enterprise Support
• Zabbix Training
• Zabbix Development services

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References

Zabbix 2.0 Manual