InterMapper® 5.1a2 - 9 February 2009

Wednesday, 29 April 2009 12:54

[FEATURE] Acknowledgement, unacknowledgement, and maintenance mode of member probes and collections now works as designed.
[FILE FORMAT] File format change.
[LATERAL] As long as we're changing the file format, dehackify a previous method of saving the asymmetric receive speed for an interface.
[LATERAL] Enhanced collection status window display.
[BUG FIX] Fixed a bug which caused a crash when copy and pasting a collection from one map to another. (70852)
[BUG FIX] Hinting for location of new collection created from existing devices now works much better.

InterMapper RemoteAccess^™ 5.1a2 - 9 February 2009

[FEATURE] Insert->Icon... adds the user-specified icon to the map. (70762)
[FEATURE] Disabled maps can now be re-enabled from the Map window's File menu.
[LATERAL] The Bug Reporter now allows multiple file attachments (64226).
[LATERAL] When a hidden node is made visible, it is highlighted and selected (70886).
[BUG FIX] The server's address is used instead of 127.0.0.1 when creating Map Status probes on another server (58185).
[BUG FIX] The client will no longer show a modal dialog when unexpectedly disconnected from the server (67588,61201,69796).
[BUG FIX] The client is smarter about following Map Status Probe URLs that contain IP addresses that are equivalent to the current connection's dns name (70847).
[BUG FIX] Fixed focus issues on OS X that prevented typing in modal dialogs until a mouse button had been pressed (70858).
[BUG FIX] Status window should resize immediately when twisty triangle is toggled (70864).
[BUG FIX] When a hidden interface is made visible form the Interfaces window, it is highlighted and selected (70886).
[BUG FIX] Fixed an NPE when trying to change the probe for a device that has no address nor probe yet assigned (70895).
[BUG FIX] A user-friendly error message will be displayed when connected to an IMDC server instead of an InterMapper server (70958).
[BUG FIX] Arrow-keys should work to navigate/select in device list views again.

InterMapper^® DataCenter^™ 5.1a2 - 9 Feb 2009

[FEATURE] Added a 'pwreset' action to the command-line script imdc/sbin/imdc, used to reset the IMDC admin password if it is lost.
[FEATURE] Added a '-p' flag to the command-line script imdc/sbin/imdc, used to override the port IMDC listens on during first-start configuration.
[FEATURE] The 'Settings' page now has a separate box for sending a test-email to verify SMTP settings.
[FEATURE] Added a 'Manage Apps' page that can be used to remove apps (IMAuth or IMDatabase) from the Apps List if they are not being used.
[FEATURE] IMDatabase Added a 'Remote Login' check-box to Database Settings, to automatically enable non-localhost login on a per-user basis.
[FEATURE] IMDatabase The database schema supports the new InterMapper Collections features, by adding a parent_id field to the device table.
[FEATURE] IMDatabase The automatic backups interface now shows a progress bar with a cancel button when creating/restoring a backup.
[FEATURE] IMDatabase Added a 'Disk Usage Stats' page that provides an overview of the database's contents, and its projected disk usage over time.
[FEATURE] IMDatabase Added a 'Maintenance Tasks' page, used to perform actions such as pausing import during a maintenance outage.
[FEATURE] IMDatabase Added a server_start column to the serverpoll table; it can be used to produce InterMapper Server uptime statistics.
[FEATURE] IMDatabase The 'More Details' box in IMDatabase's Apps List entry now remembers whether it was last hidden or shown.
[LATERAL] The web admin interface has received many improvements to its appearance, usability and consistency.
[LATERAL] Detailed error information has been moved to a separate REASON level, to make the logs easier to read.
[LATERAL] Many error messages are now throttled if they repeat too often, to avoid sending too many E-Mail reports.
[LATERAL] Some WARNING log messages have been downgraded to INFO or DEBUG level, because they could come up in normal use.
[LATERAL] The format of many log messages has been improved, to make them more consistent and useful.
[LATERAL] The built-in Python interpreter has been upgraded to Python 2.6.1, and all third-party libraries to their latest versions.
[LATERAL] IMDatabase Significantly improved import speed and reduced memory usage during import.
[LATERAL] IMDatabase Data Retention Policies are now applied individually, rather than one after another in sequence.
[LATERAL] IMDatabase The built-in PostgreSQL database has been upgraded to PostgreSQL 8.3.5.
[LATERAL] IMDatabase When the database is stopped, web admin pages that require the database are now greyed out, and display an alert.
[LATERAL] IMDatabase Improved database startup time by moving the ANALYZE step to the automatic maintenance task run each morning.
[LATERAL] IMAuth The 'Authentication DB' page now loads settings dynamically, on the same page, for easier navigation.
[BUG FIX] Fixed many minor glitches and inconsistencies in the display of the web interface between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera.
[BUG FIX] The web interface now cleanly handles various problems, such as the IMDC server shutting down or JavaScript not being enabled.
[BUG FIX] Changing the IMDC listen port twice in a row no longer sometimes causes the web interface to stop responding.
[BUG FIX] Fixed a problem where buttons in the menu on the left-hand side of the page could not be right-clicked.
[BUG FIX] Repeatedly starting and stopping an app from the Apps List no longer causes it to stop working occasionally.
[BUG FIX] Pressing enter while typing a message in the Feedback or Bug Report pages no longer submits the message before it's meant to be sent.
[BUG FIX] Repeatedly showing and hiding help text in the web interface no longer causes it to become permanently hidden sometimes.
[BUG FIX] Fixed a problem where the 'Restart' button in the web interface would sometimes produce an error.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase Data retention policies no longer show 'Never' instead of 'Forever' in policy durations.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase Old data and events are now imported until both, not just data, reach the 'oldest data to collect' date.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase It is no longer possible for lossless import to stop silently when receiving a very high volume of events.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase The automatic backup operation no longer times out when backing up very large databases.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase Fixed some cases where restoring from a backup to a partially-created database would fail.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase A cancelled or failed automatic backup now properly cleans up any partially-created files.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase Certain alarmpoint acknowledgments no longer trigger an import error.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase Fixed a problem where the built-in postgresql.conf file could occasionally contain invalid entries.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase The recv_rows and recv_bytes entries in the serverpoll table are now accurate.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase Fixed a rare situation where serverpoll entries could be added even for failed reports.
[BUG FIX] IMDatabase Improved handling for a number of rare cases where InterMapper exports invalid data.