New Features

• Performance and Virtualization widgets now support threshold severity color indicators, with an option to disable the color bar display.
• 'Total Disk Space in GB' monitor introduced for devices via WMI and CLI protocols to display individual partition sizes.
• Bulk threshold configuration now possible on the central server via the Quick Configuration Wizard.
• Support for the following models in NCM added: Antaira Switch, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Dell SmartFabric Switch, Fibrolan Switch, Hirschmann GREYHOUND Switch, Sangfor Application Firewall, and Sangfor NSF Series.
• Users can now specify timeouts and delays when executing commands in programmable configlets using "executeTimeout" and "executeDelay".
• Filtering and viewing devices based on custom column values under Inventory.
• Network Path Analysis now displays Autonomous System information and geolocation details.
• Custom HTML widgets now require user consent before rendering to prevent unauthorized scripts.
• Measure implemented to keep WebSocket connection alive and recover from network inactivity or latency closures.
• Selected dashboard widgets can now be displayed in graphical format.
• Apache Tomcat updated for enhanced security.
• Default database maintenance period for Recent Events increased to 45 days.
• Interface Monitoring (without SNMP) for Agent-monitored devices introduced.
• 'Group Members' and 'No Chart' option added to the Heatmap widget.
• Recurring schedule option for reports on an hourly basis introduced.
• Multiple alarm suppression rules configurable for a single entity.
• Suppression for Category, Group, and global URL Monitors possible.
• Recurring suppressions schedulable via the Downtime Scheduler.
• 'All Groups' widget now includes a severity bar showing problematic members alongside total count.
• Managed Server subtab under Applications renamed to Monitoring Probe Server.
• New column under 'Installed Software' tab on Device Snapshot page to display software version for WMI, CLI, and Agent-monitored devices.
• Advanced Reports Devices Module now supports filtering based on Performance Monitor Values.
• Stack Switch Monitoring support for Cisco Catalyst 9500 and Juniper SRX 4200 48P introduced.
• Several new device templates added for proper classification during SNMP-based discovery.
• VPN monitoring via REST API for Palo Alto firewalls introduced.
• Oracle ZFS Storage Devices monitoring introduced.

Improvements

• No improvements included in this version.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed blank slide issue when using Test Action on the Alarms page.
• Fixed XSS vulnerability on the login page.
• Fixed local privilege escalation in Windows Product Installer due to third-party component (CVE-2023-29080).
• Fixed issue with triggering notifications for Clear Alarm in delay-configured profiles.
• Fixed internal server error when deleting custom widgets.
• Fixed delayed and recurring notifications not triggering for URLs.
• Fixed issue with displaying data in the Data Collection Error Logs report.
• Fixed issue with displaying Business View for AutoLogin for all users.
• Fixed agent version display in the Control Panel.
• Agent no longer repeatedly connects to failed Notification Servers to reduce TCP port consumption.
• Fixed issue with changing Notification profile from Manual to Groups association type.
• Fixed agent-server communication for static IP configurations on Windows.
• Interface Utilization no longer capped at 100% when higher.
• Fixed issue with adding Hitachi HNAS devices.
• Fixed incorrect total capacity display for Dell PowerStore devices.
• Fixed slowness in alarm listing in environments with many alarm notes.
• Fixed issue with sorting Trap Processors by status.
• Fixed connection to MSSQL database server causing faulty connections.
• Fixed issue with generating scheduled process monitor reports.
• Fixed slowness in device and interface list views in Inventory due to duplicate API calls.
• Fixed negative availability values in Groups list view and 'All Groups' widget.
• Optimized duplicate requests when interface state changes.
• Fixed slowness in bulk updating custom fields.
• Fixed incorrect display of SysUptime for Arista devices in seconds.
• Fixed incorrect "Detected Time" for Rogue SSID.
• Fixed issues with sorting and searching in grids.
• Fixed false disk alert for HPE StoreOnce devices.
• Fixed volume data population for Dell PowerStore devices.
• Fixed issue with adding HPE Nimble devices in clusters.
• Fixed EMC Unity device addition due to SSL certificate hostname mismatch.
• Fixed EMC Data Domain device addition.
• Fixed HPE XP8 device addition due to SSL certificate hostname mismatch.
• Fixed VMware Manual 'Update Inventory' process failing with new VMs.
• Fixed issue with changing Notification profiles from manual to groups.
• Fixed potential privilege escalation due to incorrect directory permissions.
• Fixed startup failure in certain Linux environments.
• Fixed issue with displaying Business Views for AutoLogin.
• Fixed agent version in the Control Panel.
• Fixed data query issues for Ruckus REST API Wireless LAN Controller and Access Points.
• Fixed tooltip display for destination device in Business View.
• Fixed issue with syncing switch stack details.
• Fixed false alerts for Manufacturer and Model changes.
• Fixed issues with deleting add-on devices in bulk deletions.
• Fixed data collection for Power sensors on Dell iDRAC devices.
• Fixed issue with deleting MSSQL instances.
• Fixed service monitor polling after scheduled downtime.
• Fixed issues with Syslog alerts due to internal cache problems.
• Fixed DHCP subnet synchronization issues.
• Fixed subnet synchronization issues.
• Fixed issues with re-discovering deleted subnets.

New Features

• Added "Ping" and "TraceRoute" actions to device snapshot pages.
• Introduced "Forecast Alerts" feature for proactive resource planning, with Disk Utilization as the first forecast rule.
• Threshold configuration now supported for Hardware Monitors.
• In-depth monitoring of F5 Load Balancers introduced.
• Data in Advanced Reports can now be rendered as Widgets on the dashboard.
• Custom widgets can now be created and added to the dashboard.
• Script Monitoring support introduced for Agent-monitored devices, executable locally or on remote devices.
• Custom severity colors can be configured and automatically synchronized to Monitoring Probes.
• Automatic group creation based on devices with similar custom field properties introduced.
• Labels introduced in HeatMap widgets to display Device and Group names.
• Additional time filters for reports (last 60/90 days, 3/6 months, last quarter, current quarter) introduced.
• Devices can now be imported into existing or new groups automatically via CSV discovery.
• Support for monitoring up to 2,500 devices per Monitoring Probe.
• "Alert on hardware information change" option introduced, raising alerts with "Attention" severity.
• Traffic insights for interface alarms of Routers, Switches, and Firewalls introduced.
• Lenovo Storage Devices monitoring introduced.
• New report types for Interfaces (Individual, Stacked) and Devices (Individual, Stacked, Average) introduced.
• Custom graphical reports for Device and Interface Groups can now be created from snapshot pages.

Improvements

• Upgraded Minlog (1.3.1), Snappy Java (1.1.10.5), and Kryo (4.0.3) JAR packages.
• Nutanix Cluster discovery restricted to Cluster IP address instead of Controller VM IP.
• Clearer failure alert messages for VMware discovery failures instead of exception details.
• Failure alerts from previous configurations cleared when switching to Agent monitoring.
• Added CPU and Memory percentage columns to the Active Processes tab for WMI, CLI, and Agent-monitored devices.
• Optimized Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) discovery for faster Access Point fetching.
• Severity of role and state change alerts for Cisco and HP Aruba Switch stacks changed from Critical to Attention.
• Device summary page now fetches data from the Monitoring Probe to avoid discrepancies.
• Added "Value Type" filter (Minimum, Maximum, Average) for Traffic and Utilization graphs of interfaces.
• Hardware Information (e.g., Serial Number, OS Details) retrieved for devices from major vendors.
• Improved data forecasting in reports for more accurate results.
• Added sorting option to the Devices Down Dashboard Widget.
• Added filter option to the Tree View Dashboard Widget.
• Renamed API for pending Upload Requests from "approveRequestPrerender" to "pendingRequestPrerender".
• Renamed "PCI Review" to "Configuration Review".
• Diagnostics and Threshold Settings now display data for the selected Monitoring Probe.
• Existing IPSLA monitors can now be fetched and added using SNMP read-only permissions.
• Scheduled reports can now be saved in shared folders.
• Added "Filter By" functionality to the Script Monitoring template association page.
• Interface graphs now accessible from the Interface snapshot Monitors page.
• "Interface up and responding" alarm now includes last downtime information.
• In/Out speed can now be set to 0 Mbps in the interface configuration.
• Introduced "Zia Insights" dashboard for recommendations on Forecast Alerts.
• Device category for Thick Access Points changed from "Wireless Access Point" to "Wireless".
• Notification Profiles can now be configured based on interface availability or threshold violations.
• Notification Profiles can now be associated with Device or Interface Groups.
• Added "Device Tree" filter and additional group-by filters (Type, Protocol, Apps, Severity) for network devices.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect data transfers of Switch Stack Port details from Monitoring Probe to server.
• Fixed issue with exporting reports in Excel format from UI or scheduled reports.
• Fixed incorrect display of total NAT rule count on the Overview page for device groups.
• Fixed issue with loading policy optimization reports when using the "Fetch Config" option.
• Fixed scrolling issue in Device Scan under Cisco Tools.
• Fixed issue where deleting a Process Monitor Template from one Probe affected all Probes.
• Monitoring Component logo now appears only on the first page of PDF exports.
• Fixed incorrect sample file displayed in the Interface Fields Import Values page.
• Fixed issue with discovering new interfaces on devices with sub-interfaces.
• Fixed loss of customized device Display Name and Uplink-dependent configurations during Firewall rediscovery.
• Traceroute action now uses the configured IP Address/DNS setting.
• Fixed issue with deleting selected columns in Advanced Reports after an upgrade.
• Added support for new Hardware Status Monitors for HPE StoreOnce devices.
• Fixed issue with generating scheduled process monitor reports.
• Fixed issue with closing SDPOP requests with only closure comments.
• Fixed issue with the "Copy As" function in ranged reports.
• Fixed issue with non-clickable Rule dropdown in Capacity Planning Reports.
• Fixed rendering of numerical data as text in XLS exports of Advanced Reports.
• Fixed issue with missing data in reports for "Last Week" timeframe in the first week of a month.
• Fixed issue with displaying data for only one instance in multi-instance monitors.
• Fixed duplicate entries in Notification, Monitors, and Credential reports.
• Fixed issue with forecast values exceeding 100% in percentage monitors.
• Fixed issue with deleting subsequent tasks when deleting a task from a workflow.
• Technician details now displayed in alarm-related widgets.
• Fixed issue with deleting monitored databases from the MSSQL tab.
• Fixed issue with VMware VXrail discovery.
• Fixed issue with exporting graph data when the date format includes a single quote.
• IPMI data updates now occur only when data changes.
• Fixed incorrect values for hardware monitors on Cisco and Palo Alto devices by considering Precision OID.
• Fixed issue with discovering storage devices via SNMP due to a thread lock.
• Fixed issue with missing hardware metric alerts after alarm suppression.
• Fixed raw HTML code in Nutanix credential failure alerts.
• Fixed issue with importing devices to Google/Zoho maps if they exist in Business View.
• Fixed issue with device listing based on Monitoring Probe filter in the Discovery Rule Engine.
• Fixed issue with fetching Availability Statistics graph for Windows Service monitor.
• Fixed issue with disabled alarm suppression option in scheduled settings.
• Fixed issue with mapping VxRail clusters to vSAN during discovery.
• Fixed issue with downloading the agent installable ZIP from the Monitoring Probe's Deploy Agent page.
• Fixed agent data-sharing request failures with Windows errors '12175' and 'buffer too small'.
• Fixed false availability alerts for agent-monitored devices rebooted during downtime.
• Fixed issue with restoring backup data.
• Fixed issue with non-functional SMPP SMS settings after an upgrade.
• Fixed issue with restricted "&" character in Notification Templates.
• Fixed issue with blank NOC view on high-resolution screens or when zoomed out.
• Fixed invalid redirection link in the mail server alarm short snapshot page.
• Fixed issue with discovering deleted interfaces despite enabled option.
• Fixed issue with Business View and Interface Group admin users clearing alarms.
• Fixed issue with adding HPE Nimble Storage Devices.
• Fixed incorrect CPU usage reporting for EMC Isilon Storage Devices.
• Fixed incorrect storage pool utilization for Hitachi and Huawei Storage Devices.
• Fixed missing firmware version for Synology Storage Devices.
• Fixed issue with adding Dell EMC Unity Storage Devices due to hostname mismatch in SSL certificate.
• Fixed issue with updating Advanced Reports criteria pattern when criteria count exceeds 10.
• Fixed incorrect Pure Storage capacity reporting for API versions above 2.8.
• Port alerts for SNIA FCMGMT FC Switch template now include the port name.
• Added "Test Credential" option for "Unknown" devices on the Device Snapshot page.
• Added start and end times to health report PDFs.
• Fixed issue with scheduling Interface At a Glance and Bandwidth utilization reports with Japanese characters.
• Fixed XLS failures in multi-instance monitors due to data mismatch.
• Fixed issue with report builder failing to fetch data for business view users with multiple interfaces.
• Fixed issue with Advanced Reports exported in a different language.
• Fixed issue with multiple headers in Advanced Report XLSX files.
• Fixed issue with threshold violation alerts when clicking "Test Monitor" for unmanaged devices.
• Fixed incorrect RAM size calculation for SNMP servers.
• Fixed issue with associating Custom SNMP Monitors to Device Templates.
• Fixed issue with incomplete removal of adaptive thresholds for Response Time and Packet Loss monitors.
• Fixed issue with alerts for VMware Events despite deletion.
• Fixed incorrect green display of dials on the alarms page.
• Fixed issue with associating adaptive thresholds during device discovery.
• Fixed incorrect error when updating an existing IP address.
• Fixed issue with generating interface availability alarms for non-default settings.
• Fixed issue with fetching serial number for IBM AIX servers via CLI.
• Fixed issue with adding devices to Zoho/Google Maps if they exist in Business View.
• Fixed issue with triggering alarm escalation rules with Group or Probe filters.
• Fixed issue with partial data in Alert and Event reports for "Email this Report" action.

Enhancements:

• SNMP Operations Scheduling:
  • Users can now schedule SNMP operations, such as interface discovery, VLAN updates, SysLocation & Description changes, and SysOID updates.
• Vulnerability Data Request:
  • Customers can request vulnerability data by sharing the device's OS version information.
• Interface Discovery:
  • A new option allows the discovery of previously deleted interfaces, with profiles now supporting scheduled discovery.
• Agent-Based Monitoring:
  • Added support for agent-based server monitoring with additional features like real-time availability alerts and monitoring during server reboots.
• Custom Widgets:
  • Added custom widgets, such as "Devices by Disk Utilization," under Health and Performance groups.
• Forecast Reporting:
  • New trend reports for CPU, memory, and disk utilization, with customizable historical data for forecasting.
• Enhanced VMware Monitoring:
  • Extended VMware monitoring to support VSAN datastores and NIC/HBA-specific alerts at the ESX level.
• Device Discovery:
  • Enhanced CSV-based network discovery, allowing custom field mapping and improved timeout handling.
• Performance Monitoring:
  • New CLI monitors for Linux, IBM AIX, and Solaris devices, including "System Reboot Time" and load average metrics.
• Wireless LAN Controller Monitoring:
  • Support for REST API-based WLC monitoring for Ruckus SZ and Arista Cloud Wireless Controllers.
• Access Point Monitoring:
  • Automatic discovery and updates for new access points every 6 hours, with alerts for newly discovered or decommissioned access points.
• Advanced Reporting:
  • New filter options for advanced reports, including availability and trend analysis.

Improvements:

• Dashboard and Visualization:
  • Enhanced widget resizing and layout customization, with options to toggle between donut and radial bar views.
  • Improved interface forecast graph scaling for better visualization.
• Monitoring Efficiency:
  • Optimized resource utilization during VMware discovery and data collection processes.
  • IP SLA monitoring now allows custom intervals, configurable in minutes.
• User Experience:
  • Users can now rearrange columns, save column sorting preferences, and switch tabs without losing pagination.
  • Device snapshot pages now include additional columns for interface IP addresses and device-specific notes.

Fixed Issues:

• Backup and Alarm Management:
  • Backup failure alarms are now triggered only if devices have been successfully backed up at least once.
  • Fixed incorrect alarm triggers for unmanaged devices and resolved false availability alerts.
• Configuration and Scheduling:
  • Addressed startup failures caused by OAuth configurations in the central server for mail settings.
  • Resolved issues with rediscovery for Meraki Controllers, ensuring updated IP addresses, display names, and network details.
• Reports and Data Collection:
  • Fixed alignment issues in exported reports and improved data accuracy in advanced and default reports.
• Security Updates:
  • Implemented security improvements, including updates to Apache Tomcat and JSON libraries, and enhanced content security policies.
  • Closed vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and improved protection for custom dashboard widgets.