Release Notes for Zabbix 4.4.0rc1

3 October 2019

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 4.4.0rc1.

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 4.4.0rc1. 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-5485	Removed TimescaleDB experimental status Documentation
ZBXNEXT-5386	Added support of the webhook media type API Frontend Installation Server
ZBXNEXT-5482	Implemented option to show opdata with problem name Frontend
ZBXNEXT-4746	Added "Template Server Cisco UCS SNMPv2" template Templates
ZBXNEXT-5372	Added support of XML import/export for media types API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5480	Removed linux, windows, zabbix-agent and mysql 'classic' templates from XML and tmpl files, updated conf/zabbix_agentd/userparameter_mysql.conf to match new mysql template API Templates
ZBXNEXT-5404	Added trigger description to Event details and as icon to Monitoring->Problems Frontend
ZBXNEXT-3391	Added item description icon to Monitoring->Latest data Frontend
ZBXNEXT-3970	Added CSV to JSON preprocessing option API Frontend Server
ZBXNEXT-5228	Simplified import/export by removing required from XML / JSON tags API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5425	Added aggregation functions for graphs Frontend
ZBXNEXT-4166	Added user macro and host macro description API Frontend Installation Server Templates
ZBXNEXT-5326	Added new windows templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-5143	Added new linux templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-5388	Added "Template DB RabbitMQ" Templates
ZBXNEXT-5433	Added host name to real time export files Server
ZBXNEXT-4831	Added value type to real time export files Server
ZBXNEXT-5422	Quoted numbers are now accepted by JSONPath aggregate functions Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-5402	Implemented remembering last selected widget as default Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5407	Normalized widget hidden headers behavior in dashboard view and edit modes Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5434	Added support of {EVENT.ID} macro in trigger URL Frontend Server
ZBXNEXT-5197	Increased maximum dependent item count to 29999 Frontend Server
ZBXNEXT-2946	Added new key "wmi.getall" to collect all required wmi properties in a json document Agent
ZBX-7341	Reworked template linking interface Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5330	Added new filtering option in "Host availability" widget Frontend Installation
ZBXNEXT-1287	Added support for English performance counters on Windows Agent
ZBXNEXT-5406	Updated widgets on default dashboards Installation
ZBXNEXT-4209	Added jmx.get[<discovery mode>,<object name pattern>] key for JMX LLD Frontend Java gateway
ZBXNEXT-5453	Added Zabbix agent 2 Agent
ZBXNEXT-4033	Added possibility to return multiple columns (and rows) from SQL ODBC Frontend Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-5426	Renamed media type field "description" to "name" API Frontend Installation Server
ZBXNEXT-5416	Dropped support of "Jabber" and "Ez Texting" media types API Frontend Installation Server
ZBXNEXT-5252	Added new dashboard widget "Graph prototype" API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-3497, ZBXNEXT-5291	Added support of PSK-based encryption in autoregistration API Frontend Agent Installation Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-5328	Replaced graph widget hosts and items selector Frontend
ZBX-16511	Added source IP address to unknown request log warning message Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-5141	Added "Template App Apache" Templates
ZBXNEXT-854	Added support of bar graphs Frontend
ZBX-3783	Added strict validation of input parameters in valuemap.get() method API
ZBXNEXT-5142	Added "Template App Nginx" Templates
ZBXNEXT-1657	Split proxy and host names in separate columns in Configuration->Hosts list, Configuration->Discovery rules list and Administration->Queue pages Frontend
ZBXNEXT-4920	Increased received packet size to 1GB Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-4942	Implemented support of displaying operational data in the list of problems API Frontend Server
ZBXNEXT-5343	Extended custom error handling to support more preprocessing rules API Frontend Server
ZBXNEXT-5344	Extended LLD preprocessing to support XML related preprocessing operations API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5257	Added "Template DB PostgreSQL" Templates
ZBXNEXT-5258	Added "Template DB MySQL" Templates
ZBXNEXT-5281	Added visibility option for the widget header Frontend
ZBX-9522	Improved frontend messaging usage across multiple browser tabs Frontend
ZBXNEXT-1740	Added way to specify "connect to dns" for auto registered agents and discovered hosts Agent Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-5236	Updated dashboard for 24 columns grid supporting Frontend
ZBX-11280	Implemented auto-resizing of macro and tag fields on user input Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5251	Extended widget "Problems by severity" with aggregated view Frontend
ZBX-11299	Changed font for fields of trigger expressions and scripts to monospaced Frontend
ZBX-16157	Moved Administration->Users pages to MVC framework Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5250	Dropped support of screen element 'Screen' API Frontend Installation
ZBXNEXT-5249	Added new dashboard widget "Host availability" Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5238	Added edit control for the widget in dashboard view mode Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5183	Implemented support of simple triggers under items in export files API
ZBXNEXT-5040, ZBXNEXT-5219	Moved item real-time data to a new, seperate table in database API Frontend Installation Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-1856, ZBXNEXT-5223	Added web scenario and HTTP agent with Kerberos authentication delegation API Frontend Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-5211	Increased the maximum Hosts name character length from 64 to 128 for autoregistration and LLD Installation Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-1302	Added low-level discovery of block devices Agent
ZBX-10574	Automated documentation link update upon release of new major version Frontend

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Bug Fixes

ZBX-15897	Fixed overall health check in Template HP iLO SNMPv2 Templates
ZBX-16465	Fixed Zabbix database upgrade failure on MariaDB Installation
ZBX-16465	Fixed Zabbix database schema creation failure on MariaDB Installation
ZBX-16654	Fixed undefined index error in discovered host update form Frontend
ZBX-16645	Fixed suggested selection font weight for new item Frontend
ZBX-13266	Fixed performance of sql query with lots of items Proxy Server
ZBX-16089	Fixed Windows socket initialization in Windows sender sample application
ZBX-16228	Increased max length to 2000 characters for values of the headers of the http agents Frontend
ZBX-16480	Fixed error in graphs after page refresh if period was set to future Frontend
ZBXNEXT-5219	Fixed possibility to create items and item prototypes with values in real time fields API
ZBX-16546	Fixed broken items mass update form preprocessing tab checkbox markup in firefox Frontend
ZBX-16452	Fixed inconsistency in show legend, working time and triggers for graphs in screens and dashboard Frontend
ZBX-16565	Fixed incorrect sorting of triggers in "Trigger overview" widget Frontend
ZBX-16530	Fixed color for blinked elements Frontend
ZBX-7798	Improved performance of icmpping* for fping v4.0 and more Server
ZBX-16522	Fixed undefined index "type" in pie and exploded graph creation API
ZBX-16545	Fixed shell script execution timeout log message Agent Proxy Server
ZBX-16467	Removed tables without auto-increment from DBget_maxid_num function Proxy Server
ZBX-16538	Fixed color for the multiselect selected items Frontend
ZBX-16445	Fixed possible duplicate key insertion during LLD Server
ZBX-16550	Fixed web monitoring items has no real-time data entry in "item_rtdata" API
ZBX-16539	Fixed "Template Net Juniper SNMPv2" Templates
ZBX-16349	Fixed "Delete missing" checkbox does not work when importing template without checking "Update existing" API
ZBX-16279	Fixed trailing spaces handling in value mapping when using MySQL Server
ZBX-16230	Fixed unreachable host next check calculation uses both unreachable settings and flexible item interval Proxy Server
ZBX-16460	Fixed Zabbix daemon termination on FreeBSD Agent Proxy Server
ZBX-16449	Fixed wrong order of the displayed latest values in problems Frontend
ZBX-16435	Fixed Zabbix graph spinning in preview tab in IE11 Frontend
ZBX-15766	Fixed the ability to add an unlimited number of widgets in the Dashboard Frontend
ZBX-16398	Fixed selection of discovered services by dservice.get "dcheckids" property API
ZBX-16370	Fixed link indicator coloring in network maps Frontend
ZBX-16502	Fixed user edit form having a disabled and hidden fields when alias is the same as guest user Frontend
ZBX-16507	Fixed vertical scrollbar in kiosk mode when focusinig widgets with hidden headers Frontend
ZBX-16524	Fixed failed query error when aggregate checks are used Server
ZBX-16501	Fixed log out form being resubmitted when user is already logged back in another tab Frontend
ZBX-16468	Fixed undefined index "state" in item prototype selection popup Frontend
ZBX-16072	Added more strict validation of host, template and proxy names to prohibit leading and trailing spaces API
ZBX-16128	Fixed incorrect action ID in audit log Frontend
ZBX-16354	Fixed incorrect sorting by name with capital letters Frontend
ZBX-16471	For consistency reason changed translation string 'Resolved by user.' to 'Resolved by Inaccessible user.' Frontend
ZBX-16469	Fixed problem that caused impossibility to edit trigger description in problems screen Frontend
ZBX-16362	Fixed keyboard event handling in graph widget hintbox Frontend
ZBX-16474	Fixed 'Request-URI too long' error in problems mass update page Frontend
ZBX-16473	Fixed server-proxy synchronization and pre-preprocessing issues with items that are monitored by server even when their hosts are monitored by proxies Server
ZBX-16184	Updated Zabbix sender man page Documentation
ZBX-16462	Fixed syntax error in SQL query used to calculate SLA in Monitoring->Services API
ZBX-16031	Reworked event update controller, making partly closed set of events closable Frontend
ZBX-16283	Fixed read-only shared dashboard without widgets missing placeholder label Frontend
ZBX-16316	Fixed dashboard widget and slideshow menu popup not updating current refresh rate and fixed a JS error in slideshows Frontend
ZBX-16346	Fixed compilation for Oracle Instant Client v18.5 and higher Proxy Server
ZBX-16146	Added missing mandatory tag "<tags/>" into templates/classic/template_app_zabbix_server.xml Templates
ZBX-16424	Fixed unable to create/update web scenario from Internet Explorer/Edge Frontend
ZBX-15954	Fixed functional macros resolving in maps Frontend
ZBX-15905	Reverted changes that introduced error with write permissions in assets directory Frontend
ZBX-15804	Fixed links for discovered hosts, items, triggers and graphs Frontend
ZBX-10786	Added placeholder for "Required string" field in web monitoring Frontend
ZBX-16153	Fixed 500 Internal Server Error when trying to preview pie/exploded graph without items Frontend
ZBX-16204	Fixed undefined offset in CControllerWidgetProblemHostsView 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 4.4.0.

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 4.4 Manual