Zabbix Monitoring 4.2 Release

Das Zabbix Team hat avor wenigen Tagen die neue Hauptversion 4.2.0 veröffentlicht. Die Entwickler des Enterprise Class Open Source Monitoring Tool, behebten über 300 Fehler und führten über 80 Verbesserungen und Neuerungen durch.

Ca. 6 Monate dauerte die Entwicklung von Version 4.0. auf 4.2, die nun mehr Systeme wie Raspberry Pi unterstützt. Und auch der Agent für Mac OS X ist neu. Viel Augenmerk setzten die Entwickler auf die Performance, die nun eine höhere Geschwindigkeit bei Abfragen durch den Agent durchführt. Weiterhin wird die Sprache PromQL unterstützt, Fehler nun besser überprüft und abgefangen und Abfragen können mittels JavaScript verarbeitet werden.

In Version 4.2 können nun auch Agenten Processing-Abfragen auswerten. Zabbix kann Systeme nun besser erkkennen und unterstützt Low-Level-Discovery (LLD). Das Tag-Management wurde vereinfacht und TimescaleDB als Datenablage wird unterstützt.

Auch an die Oberfläche wurde Hand angelegt und überarbeitet. So lassen sich Preprocessing-Regeln nun direkt testen und Informationen zu entfernten Servern direkt aus der Netzwerkübersicht aufrufen.

Quelle: https://blog.zabbix.com/zabbix-4-2-out-now/6791/

Zabbix 4.2 Release Notes

New Features and Improvements

ZBXNEXT-5109	Implemented test value saving before test sessions in preprocessing test forms
ZBXNEXT-1238, ZBXNEXT-4988	Added ability to test media types from ui
ZBXNEXT-5114	Improved multiline input control
ZBXNEXT-5123	Added server address and port to the zabbix sender output
ZBXNEXT-5105	Added context menu for trigger name in event details page
ZBXNEXT-5011, ZBXNEXT-5012	Implemented testing option for item preprocessing steps
ZBXNEXT-4865, ZBXNEXT-4961	Added preprocessing steps to work with prometheus agents
ZBXNEXT-155	Added support of multiple macros in map element label, url name and url value
ZBXNEXT-5083, ZBXNEXT-4861	Added support of lld rule as dependent item
ZBXNEXT-5081	Added item preprocessing support to proxies
ZBXNEXT-4967	Added zabbix sender data sending to multiple destinations given in serveractive configuration parameter
ZBX-15286	Dropped support use of discovered items as master
ZBXNEXT-158	Added ability to use discovery returned string as hostname and visible name
ZBXNEXT-5013	Removed adaptive chunking from timescaledb script
ZBXNEXT-5016	Extended preprocessing error messages to include intermediate step results
ZBXNEXT-4898	Added support ipv6 for „net.dns“ and „net.dns.record“
ZBXNEXT-5037	Added „skip“ parameter for vmware.eventlog key
ZBXNEXT-4819	Implemented date and time showing in svg graph widget
ZBXNEXT-221	Implemented hosts and hostgroups multiselect in items and triggers table filter
ZBXNEXT-4944	Added javascript item preprocessing step
ZBXNEXT-4857	Added animated gif support for zabbix maps
ZBXNEXT-5046	Added non-destructive resizing and reordering of dashboard widgets
ZBXNEXT-4731	Implemented host and template level tags
ZBXNEXT-401, ZBXNEXT-4907, ZBXNEXT-4955	Added monitoring of internal metrics from an external zabbix instance
ZBXNEXT-4087	Implemented preprocessing of lld rules
ZBXNEXT-4868	Added timescaledb support
ZBXNEXT-4877	Implemented support for custom json path in lld macros
ZBXNEXT-1190	Implemented item prototype mass update and combined adding, updating and removing of applications in single control in item mass update form
ZBXNEXT-4933	Dropped support of „elementid“ in map.create() and map.update() methods
ZBXNEXT-4933	Dropped support of string format for „headers“ and „variables“ in httptest.create() and httptest.update() methods
ZBXNEXT-4873	Implemented single dot datasets to be drawn as points in line vector graphs
ZBXNEXT-4724	Added validation and throttling preprocessing rules, ability to discard values and set errors
ZBXNEXT-4876	Moved global search page to mvc framework
ZBX-14876	Added a new optional parameter <regex_excl_dir> to items vfs.dir.size[] and vfs.dir.count[]
ZBXNEXT-4792	Added column „latest values“ in monitoring->problems and dashboard
ZBX-15202	Implemented widget pausing methods in dashboard; made graph widget paused when using selection box or opening a tooltip
ZBXNEXT-2315	Implemented content matching in web monitoring headers
ZBXNEXT-4853, ZBXNEXT-517	Added ability to send email messages in html format on demand
ZBXNEXT-1282, ZBXNEXT-4730	Added changes to introduce regex based matching for auto-registration

Bug Fixes

ZBX-15839	Fixed broken layout of the breadcrumbs in safari browser
ZBX-15867	Fixed invalid dns being accepted when receiving discovery contents from zabbix proxy
ZBX-15821	Fixed sql statement performance used in template.unlink() method
ZBX-15578	Fixed ipmi errors in case of infrequent reading of values
ZBX-15862	Fixed processing of long (megabytes) preprocessing test results
ZBX-15098	Fixed undefined index in application selection popup window
ZBX-15840	Fixed the type of pre-installed first email media as „text/plain“
ZBX-15351	Fixed php error in „problems by severity“ if no problems
ZBX-8907	Fixed weird description for queue trigger in templates
ZBX-15552	Fixed compilation with libressl as openssl replacement and openssl without psk support
ZBX-10317	Made info column on item list page always visible
ZBX-15322	Fixed graph area near grid line with 0 value
ZBX-15207	Fixed deprecated css features
ZBX-15798	Fixed proxy configuration update failure on oracle; fixed failure on empty sql buffer on oracle
ZBX-15219	Fixed unwanted removing scenario post fields on scenario update
ZBX-11278	Reworked property state indicator in mass update screens
ZBX-15716	Fixed escalation cancel message is called if escalation interrupts with unfinished step or recovery
ZBX-15468	Fixed ldap configuration form not being able to save changes when user password field is empty string
ZBX-15669	Fixed page scroll after widget being added to dashboard
ZBX-15548	Fixed resolving of {item.value} macro in the trigger description
ZBX-15774	Fixed memory leak in housekeeper when elasticsearch is used
ZBX-15788	Fixed crash when substituting lld macros in calculated item formula expression
ZBX-15608	Fixed when widget graph show disabled trigger/problem
ZBX-10397	Fixed when global messaging severities unchecked if profile saved earlier
ZBX-15693	Fixed widget default height in schema.tmpl
ZBX-15596	Fixed when widget in frontend can be created larger than api validation supports
ZBX-15308	Fixed timeselector in screens when page is opened with link containing sid argument
ZBX-15694	Fixed trimming of empty spaces for custom multiplier in item and item prototype preprocessing forms
ZBX-15196	Fixed „follow redirects“ checkbox not being enabled by default for http agent in item, item prototype and lld rule create forms
ZBX-15670	Fixed inefficient vmware eventlog downloading
ZBX-15483	Fixed undefined index in item prototype update
ZBX-15270	Fixed graph widget configuration form cross browser issues
ZBX-15300	Fixed widgets extra space at the bottom
ZBX-8091	Added alphabetic ordering of net.dns.record respond
ZBX-15707	Fixed check box design when drag and drop an interface into snmp
ZBX-15535	Fixed validation of min/max value range in graph widget; fixed translation string in graph widget
ZBX-15648	Removed unused widget_hat_eventactionmcmds and widget_hat_eventactionmsgs constants
ZBX-15386	Fixed trigger overview not showing ok triggers
ZBX-14538	Fixed error message when value of lifetime or history/trends storage period is out of range
ZBX-15614	Fixed validation of y axis item on classic graph create and update
ZBX-15226	Fixed missing visual gap under page title
ZBX-15560	Fixed incorrect url argument formatting when parameters are non-indexed arrays
ZBX-15719	Fixed undefined index in trigger expression popup
ZBX-15332	Fixed dashboard svg graph update on timeselector interval change
ZBX-15728	Fixed agent startup problem in win 2008 r2 w/o sp1, removed dependency on version helper api
ZBX-15622	Fixed trigger expression test dialog not being usable with long trigger expressions
ZBX-13332	Fixed request-uri too long errors in popups; fixed lost focus, when closing error popup
ZBX-15607	Fixed possibility of zombie processes occurring when signaling agent during metric execution
ZBX-10496	Fixed links to installation instructions in readme file
ZBX-15625	Removed links leading to media type edit form for non-superadmins in reports->notifications page
ZBX-8344	Remove trimming of leading and trailing whitespaces for data received from agent
ZBX-15703	Fixed use of uninitialized variable when receiving 0 bytes on listening socket
ZBX-15537	Fixed visual bug when filter tab was overlapped by sub navigation
ZBX-15539	Fixed validation of master item in item update form
ZBX-15532	Fixed undefined index error on problems page when trigger expression contains web items
ZBX-15488	Fixed permission check for inherited triggers
ZBX-15646	Fixed web-server ‚request-uri too long‘ error in trigger description dialog
ZBX-15688	Fixed wrong host group and host selection in trigger dependencies window
ZBX-15686	Fixed wrong number of selected triggers when navigate to inherited template
ZBXNEXT-4941	Changed overflow statements to execute one by one for oracle for better performance
ZBX-15664	Fixed „undefined index“ errors on maps with enabled automatic icon mapping
ZBX-15667	Fixed wrong default zabbix server status for new installation
ZBX-15512	Fixed performance issues and significant memory consumption on several pages which contains host popup menus
ZBX-15512	Fixed performance issues in „problems by severity“ widget
ZBX-15593	Fixed database upgrade patch to stop upgrade on commit failure
ZBX-15611	Fixed crash in configuration syncer when there are groups with same name and when removing preprocessing steps from item
ZBX-15242	Fixed value trimming and duplicate catching in svg graph pattern fields
ZBX-15250	Fixed selection box height calculation in classic graph
ZBX-15379	Fixed -wimplicit-fallthrough warnings when compiling with gcc 7 and -wextra
ZBX-15179	Fixed when message about blocking user login is displayed only on next login attempt
ZBX-15494	Fixed handling numbers that written in scientific notation
ZBX-15533	Fixed cutting and trimming event tags and values
ZBX-15442	Fixed reporting idle time in datasender’s process state information
ZBX-15424	Fixed when multiselect doesn’t trim values and recognizes untrimmed values as new ones
ZBX-14644	Fixed maintenance time periods „start_date“ field being reset to „1920“ instead of db default value when updating via edit form
ZBX-15422	Fixed sql errors when linked template have item prototype with equal key as host item
ZBX-15456	Fixed incorrect style property in monitoring->problems; removed unused id from filter form
ZBX-15412	Fixed name column overlaps the application column in the template view
ZBX-15316	Fixed problem with socket inheritance preventing windows agent from restarting under certain circumstances
ZBX-15271	Added link to documentation in all man pages
ZBX-15577	Fixed restricted user access to the host name when calling host_screen
ZBX-13335	Fixed low performance with linkage of items and item prototypes to a lot of hosts
ZBX-15435	Fixed „undefined index“ errors in the „problems“ widget with multiple active maintenances which part of these are inaccessible
ZBX-15417	Changed vmware collector to perform datastore configuration refresh only when directly monitoring esxi version lower than v6.0
ZBX-14896	Fixed low performance of the sql statement when link template to many hosts
ZBX-15220	Fixed displaying of last value for values received in the same second
ZBX-15451	Fixed event correlation when „event tag pair“ condition is used and tag contains special characters
ZBX-15460	Reset agent availability when host status changes, e.g., when host gets disabled
ZBX-15331	Updated lld item creation/updating error messages
ZBX-15465	Removed html non-breaking space from visiblity checkbox labels
ZBX-15307	Fixed upper level maps positioning in monitoring map screen
ZBX-15428	Improved regular expression performance by studying compiled pattern
ZBX-11761	Added warnings in case of tls identity mismatch
ZBX-15373	Fixed removal of trigger when deleting discovered item; fixed removal of dependent child items when removing master item
ZBX-14613	Fixed hostgroup.delete and host.delete api methods to validate maintenance constraint
ZBX-14863	Fixed authentication settings form of ldap anonymous binding
ZBX-15374	Fixed sql and php errors on chart3.php page
ZBX-15301	Fixed monotonous lag behind in windows „system.localtime“
ZBX-15377	Fixed error messages for arrays in get parameters
ZBX-15369	Fixed „undefined index: label“ in map.update() method
ZBX-15376	Fixed „undefined index: refresh“ on several pages with disabled guest user
ZBX-15375	Fixed web scenario step name can consist only of whitespaces
ZBX-15375	Fixed undefined index on web scenario configuration page
ZBX-15372	Fixed sql and php errors on „slide shows“ page when enter slides.php witout get parameters
ZBX-15359	Fixed undefined index in maintenance.create and maintenance.update api calls
ZBX-15358	Fixed undefined index in configuration.import api call without one or several rules
ZBX-15355	Fixed undefined index in configuration.import api call
ZBX-14926	Fixed empty „inventory“ property being returned by api if inventory mode is disabled
ZBX-15354	Fixed undefined index in api calls without „auth“ parameter
ZBX-15399	Fixed ipv4 connections not being accepted when ipv6 mask is used
ZBX-14331	Fixed error allowing users to change type of a host interface that already has items attached
ZBX-15241	Fixed escaping regexp symbols in preprocessing output parameter when creating item by lld
ZBX-15254	Fixed incorrect matching string highlight in multiselect autocomplete box
ZBX-15136	Fixed displaying ‚plain text‘ on the dashboard as html
ZBX-14592	Fixed calculation of sla and availability report when problem has negative duration
ZBX-15400	Fixed possible crash in preprocessing manager when items with change/throttle preprocessing steps were not being monitored anymore
ZBX-13804	Fixed generic popup form submission
ZBX-15313	Fixed unit suffix support in calculated item expressions
ZBX-15156	Fixed undefined offset error in host screen with web item
ZBX-14980	Fixed problem with filter by itemids and hostids in history.get
ZBX-15224	Fixed failed query errors when receiving non utf-8 history values
ZBX-14624	Fixed agent collector not releasing connection to missing/removed disk devices
ZBX-15279	Fixed handling of lld processing errors that should have resulted in not supported lld rule state
ZBX-14604	Fixed displaying of the graph name on screens
ZBXNEXT-4588	Renamed ‚display options‘ tab to ‚displaying options‘; fixed multiple layout issues, footnote in hint-box, field value handling, calculation of mouse position, multiple issues related with y axis and problem styling
ZBX-15159	Fixed existing context menu closing when new one is opened
ZBX-15233	Renamed fuzzytime() function description in dropdown list
ZBX-12801	Excluded zabbix_sender.dll from ms windows builds with tls
ZBXNEXT-4883	Fixed when trigger in problem state hides all dependent triggers in history view
ZBX-15260	Improved misleading warning message when agent fails to find log file during processing logrt[] item
ZBX-15258	Fixed update interval of „zabbix queue“ item in server’s template to be consistent with proxy template, added missing units in proxy template
ZBX-15225	Improved handling of timeouts in „vfs.dir.size“ and „vfs.dir.count“ items on windows agent
ZBX-15206	Fixed deprecated net-snmp attribute
ZBX-15067	Fixed configuration sync of interfaces without hosts
ZBX-15238	Fixed updating nextcheck time in discovery rules to avoid overlaps between discovery executions
ZBX-13673	Fixed regexp validation when pattern contain slash character
ZBX-13773	Fixed naming inconsistencies in agent template, added more trigger descriptions in proxy and server templates
ZBX-14528	Fixed incorrect keycode handling in multiselect input fields
ZBX-15124	Fixed trigger overview behavior when show „any“
ZBX-14648	Fixed performance with deletion of item in template linked to many hosts
ZBX-9011	Added new lld macros for vmware hv low-level discovery
ZBX-15105	Fixed colorpicker tooltip update
ZBX-14928	Fixed „check now“ being executed for active items and templates
ZBX-15153	Fixed custom interval validation; fixed parsing of custom intervals when user macros context contains forward slash
ZBX-9038	Fixed memory of performance counters consumed during vmware update
ZBX-8383	Updated tomcat template for compatibility with recent tomcat versions
ZBX-15078	Fixed api authentication for ldap users having gui access disabled
ZBX-14880	Fixed misleading ldap authentication error messages
ZBX-14877	Fixed style of disabled action on high contrast theme
ZBX-14606	Removed strict-transport-security header from frontend
ZBX-15020	Fixed negative time selector offset when selecting time range in graph
ZBX-14977	Fixed creation of unneeded database record if host prototype inventory mode is disabled; fixed validation for host and host prototype inventory mode
ZBX-15146	Fixed sql error occurred when too long ip address is attempted to be written in database
ZBX-15148	Fixed web scenario item selection in svg graph widget
ZBX-15107	Fixed error handling in logrt[] items if regular expression for file name is not valid
ZBX-14800	Fixed resolving of functional macros in graph widget name
ZBX-15178	Fixed wrong behaviour when referencing unexisting capture groups in item regexp preprocessing, general pcre code improvements