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Release Notes - 0.8.7c
Important Bug Fixes and Features
There are quite a few new features in the 0.8.7c release. Some highlights include:
- Pagination and Searching from the Tree
- Implementation of Structured RRD Paths
- Improved Graph/Device/Tree Automation
- RRDtool 1.3 Support
- Improved LDAP Support
- Several Graph Export Fixes
- Reapply Suggested Names for Data Sources
- Saving Data Templates Could Cause Graphs to Break
- A new Availability Method Called "Ping or SNMP"
- Improved balancing of poller threads by taking number of data sources per host into account
Upgrade Notes
- Several new indexes for a UI speed improvement
- Several minor column specification and naming changes
Changelog
bug#0000157: Dual pane tree does not have the option of not rendering all trees in one page
bug#0000486: RRA template edit allows invalid XFF values
bug#0000626: Setting "Default Graph Tree" does not work with dual pane view
bug#0000828: Truncated IOS description in |query_ifAlias|
bug#0000909: ALL_DATA_SOURCES_NODUPS breaks graphing when using "Consolidation Function" MAX
bug#0000943: scripts/ping.pl has incorrect response when "icmp hop redirect" occurs
bug#0000948: Exporting graphs to a local path does not work correctly in some cases
bug#0000986: Graphs that are done by graph type are not exported when using the tree view
bug#0001022: strip_quotes incorrectly parses script output
bug#0001090: LDAP authentication fails when using quote character in password
bug#0001135: Graph export feature not exporting as per user level selected
bug#0001136: Regex ambiguous for mbstring
bug#0001138: Lack of error checking causes graphs to not update when rrdtool crashes
bug#0001141: Script server appears broken for "index" and "query" requests (Documentation Fix)
bug#0001145: Save Failed error when changing Graph Details
bug#0001153: Undefined variable: local_graph_id in graphs.php on line 201
bug#0001166: Installer does not properly handle disabled guest_user conversion
bug#0001174: Unidentified index warning
bug#0001175: Hide hosts in Graph Permissions that you already have access to
bug#0001176: Problem validating IPv6 addresses
bug#0001188: Graph export issues in tree mode
bug#0001191: Faulty IP address validation by ping.php script
bug#0001180: Graph Export to CSV failed by using IE 6 SP2
bug#0001194: RRDtool URL is incorrect on the about page
bug#0001204: Since upgrade to 0.87b the hosts with ip address with 255 are down and have no datas
bug#0001206: Graphs are not zoom-able with PHP warnings turned on
bug#0001211: Allow use of "REMOTE_USER" if "PHP_AUTH_USER" is not set for authentication
bug#0001213: Template Copy does not hash copied template_items
bug#0001215: Impossible to define a none availability with the client cli/add_device.php
bug#0001216: CSV Export for zoomed graph, results in Validation error
bug#0001217: Default Graph Tree is not reflected in Left Pane of the graph page
bug#0001223: Missing Hard return on last GPRINT causes bad formatting
bug#0001228: LDAP server port not honored
bug#0001230: Poller stops updating rrd files
bug#0001236: Set 'stats_recache' to zero when no re-index is present
bug#0001238: Guest user has access to change password
bug#0001239: Using the TOTAL_ALL_DATA_SOURCES in a graph where all item are using the MAX CF yields an invalid(empty) CDEF
bug#0001240: SNMP string cleanup removes too many '=' signs
bug#0001244: Missing closing on host.php
bug#0001247: Snmp ping won't work for snmp v3
bug#0001256: Spine-poller.c : Bug in size string sysUptime
bug#0001258: "Remove Verification" is an ambiguous definition, leads to data loss
bug#0001259: LDAP Authentication using Solaris 10 standard ldap client fails
bug#0001262: Do not allow deletion of Graph Export User
bug#0001264: CDEFs can't recognize |query_*|
bug#0001268: resource/snmp_queries/net-snmp_disk.xml has incorrect name for "Percent Available"
bug#0001271: Hex string to decimal conversion for proper RRDtool storage
bug#0001273: Escape windows paths to accommodate spaces
bug#0001281: ICMP Ping fails if an octet == 255
bug#0001283: graph_image.php causes PHP Notice errors on view
bug#0001286: poller_item cache is not updated when "Data Input Method" is changed
bug#0001288: A host with ICMP ping selected as method does not properly perform ping
bug#0001291: Reapply Suggested Names fails on Script Queries
bug#0001293: When Creating Data Query Graphs, Performing Search will Cause List to Disappear
bug#0001294: Stack overflow if database is not correctly initialized
bug#0001295: Division by zero when rrd_step < poller_interval
bug#0001296: add_graphs.php does not add the graph template to the host
bug#0001299: When creating graphs the entire poller cache is recreated for a host
bug#0001314: Use Data Query variables as HRULE input for graph templates
bug#0001318: Graph Export with 1 minute poller re-exports graphs 5 times
bug#0001320: Invalid PHP_SELF Path
bug#0001326: If a user's password contains a single quote the login fails
bug#0001342: VRULE printed as HRULE on graph_templates.php graph template item list
bug#0001351: Deleting 1000 graphs along with their Data Sources crashes the Server
bug: Remove include/html files to mitigate XSS issues
bug: IE generates errors on both the host and graph settings pages
bug: Host save failed in FireFox 3 for non-SNMP V3 hosts, complaining about "password mismatch"
bug: Initialization of snmp_auth when using SNMP=NONE
bug: Speed up add_graphs.php in most cases (still slow only if --input-fields is used)
bug: If the poller_output table is not empty, don't flood the log
bug: Remove warnings appear in the httpd log relative to reset attempts on settings array
bug: Add API Automation tool quietMode to additional functions
bug: When Cacti is launched from within an iframe, cookies are dropped from IE6
bug: Database upgrade and cacti.sql differ
bug: drop color setting background on FF does not work
bug: cli/add_tree.php requires as least a host-id for --list-graphs
bug: add_tree.php did not allow nodes with propagating sort options
bug: When adding a tree node via the api numeric and natural were reversed
bug: When saving a data query based data templates, their data sources would become corrupt
bug: If your system contains INNODB tables, the Technical Support page would hang
bug: The default user tree link icon would not be properly highlighted when opening graphs
bug: Severe performance problems when adding data query based graphs.
bug: Default refresh on Cacti Log was too quick
bug: Some users don't like the idea of automatic page refreshes
bug: Allow more rows to be visible in Cacti pages
bug: Ping and SNMP should test both conditions
bug: When step is less than poller interval, item will stop polling for long period of time
bug: When using Web Basic authentication, user is directed to default page and not REQUEST URI
feature#0000284: Custom for each device
feature#0000431: Add php-xml to requirements, verify required PHP extensions
feature#0000852: Have "Previous" and "Next" disappear when not in use (only for graph display)
feature#0001082: Mirror Graph Rename based on template function to work with Data Sources
feature#0001140: CLI-Script to associate a graph template to a host
feature#0001162: WEB UI now accepts max_oids on SNMP bulkwalks
feature#0001177: CLI Reindexing - poller_reindex_hosts.php: allow filter on "host description"
feature#0001189: Introducing |data_source_title| variable
feature#0001195: Add graph title to graphs page
feature#0001201: Reapply Suggested Names for Data Sources and cli/poller_data_sources_reapply_names.php
feature#0001205: Add filtering and pagination to cdef management; add "Duplicate CDEF"
feature#0001220: Disable snmpbulkwalk if max OIDS is less than 2
feature#0001233: Move $export_types variable definition from templates_export.php to include/global_form.php
feature#0001233: Move $export_types variable definition from templates_export.php to include/global_form.php
feature#0001235: CLI script needs to activate a query: add_data_query.php
feature#0001250: Dispatching job in poller can lead to unbalanced threads
feature#0001249: New pseudo CDEF variables for "Count All|Similar Data Sources (NO)?DUPS"
feature#0001289: Add "Graph Properties" wrench to tree+preview mode
feature#0001323: List all graph template associated with a host template
feature#0001306: Add Blank Line as possible graph item
feature: Paginate Treeview Dual Pane
feature: Allow user to specify maximum graphs per page from Treeview Dual Pane
feature: Allow Treeview Dual Pane to be filtered for graph titles
feature: Allow the user to add or remove graph text from page for searching with the browser
feature: Add links to Graph Management and Data Sources to Device Edit Screen
feature: Add links to Graph Template and Host Edit to Graph Edit Screen
feature: Add links to Data Template and Host Edit to Data Source Edit Screen
feature: Support using the cacti database api with more than one connection
feature: Add some more debug lines to Data Query debugging (Verbose Query)
feature: Fix compatibility issues for RRDTool 1.3
feature: Make the tabs section work a little better with existing plugins
feature: Add additional options to speed data query graph automation process
feature: Add additional indexes to speed data query graph creation
feature: Allow the cli reindexing of hosts to be limited to a single query
feature: New cli command host_update_template to allow re-templating of hosts using an updated template
feature: When reindexing hosts, allow a queryid to be specified
feature: Add command line Database upgrade script
feature: Add api call to associate graphs with their data sources
feature: Move the notes field to bottom of page
feature: New availability option "Ping or SNMP"
feature: Allow for specification of a default reindex method
feature: Show more colors on a single color's page
feature: Exit is either a database or table does not exist
feature: Add developer debug level to reduce SQL messages in DEBUG
feature: Add support for group membership for LDAP authenication |
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