Release Notes for Zabbix 7.0.0alpha4

Zabbix Team is pleased to announce the availability of Zabbix 7.0.0alpha4.

Zabbix is an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution. Zabbix is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3), thus it is free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use. More about Zabbix license.

This document contains the release notes for Zabbix 7.0.0alpha4. Download it from here.

The following sections describe the release in details and provide late-breaking or other information that supplements its main documentation.


New Features and Improvements

ZBXNEXT-8610 Added MantisBT template Templates
ZBXNEXT-8621 Improved asynchronous pollers to read configuration in separate thread to avoid blocking Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8358 Improved item configuration sync on PostgreSQL by selecting using equal condition instead of not equal Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8541 Added support for history.push API method API Frontend Server
ZBXNEXT-8649 Fixed time period params in JavaScript Templates
ZBXNEXT-8429 Added HashiCorp Nomad template Templates
ZBXNEXT-8421 Implemented dashboard tabs navigation for host dashboards Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8500,
ZBXNEXT-8506
Moved proxies to separate database tables API Frontend Installation Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8633 Added asynchronous SNMP poller metrics to Zabbix health templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-4781 Added new eventlog.count item key Agent Server
ZBXNEXT-8581 Added support for HTTP proxy in Azure templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-8520 Turned auditlog table into hypertable Installation Server
ZBXNEXT-8558 Added MantisBT webhook Templates
ZBXNEXT-8589 Updated documentation, unified metric names and descriptions in PostgreSQL templates, removed unused macros, user parameters and queries in PostgreSQL by Zabbix agent Templates
ZBXNEXT-8563 Added warning messages that Oracle DB is deprecated on setup page and in System information widget and report Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8528 Added AWS Cost Explorer template Templates
ZBXNEXT-8567 Added asynchronous SNMP pollers Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8620 Added asynchronous DNS resolving for async SNMP and Zabbix agent pollers Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8444 Moved template configuration form to modal window Frontend
ZBXNEXT-6974 Implemented new "Top triggers" widget; added new filtering options to "Top triggers" report page API Frontend Installation
ZBXNEXT-6524 Added operations "Add host tags", "Remove host tags" for autoregistration and discovery actions API Frontend Installation Server
ZBXNEXT-8190 Increased MariaDB maximum supported version to 11.0 Frontend Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8582 Increased MySQL maximum supported version to 8.1 Frontend Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8481 Added PostgreSQL by ODBC template Templates
ZBXNEXT-8561 Added nodata trigger to remote Zabbix proxy and server health templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-8560 Added messages that Oracle DB is deprecated Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8505 Added Cisco SD-WAN templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-8482 Added integration with OpenStack Nova Templates
ZBXNEXT-6470,
ZBXNEXT-6986
Implemented audit logging of LLD rule API object API Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8451 Disabled spell checking for nondescriptive textareas Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8569 Added asynchronous agent and HTTP agent poller metrics to Zabbix health templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-743 Implemented new "Gauge" widget Frontend
ZBXNEXT-6144 Added proxy data memory cache to avoid using proxy history tables in normal operation Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-7944 Excluded edgeupdate service from services discovery in Windows by Zabbix agent templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-8460 Added asynchronous Zabbix agent and HTTP agent pollers Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8422 Added AWS ECS templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-8515 Switched Zabbix frontend SVG icons to fonts Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8413 Moved Alerts -> Media types configuration form to modal window Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8497 Removed unnecessary JavaScript preprocessing in discovery rules in Kubernetes templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-8445 Changed Data collection -> Event correlation form to modal window Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8465 Updated JavaScript scripts in Kubernetes templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-297 Added remote command execution via active checks Agent Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8447 Added new discovery manager, worker and queue metrics to Zabbix server and proxy health templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-7072 Fixed hintbox to be automatically closed when target element disappears Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8294 Added filters of node labels and annotations for Kubelet discovery in Kubernetes cluster state template Templates
ZBXNEXT-2299 Implemented problem/event filtering by performed update actions and user; reworked problem filter to support filtering by acknowledgement status and current user API Frontend Installation
ZBXNEXT-2732 Improved network discovery by implementing concurrent checks within single discovery rule API Frontend Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8425 Increased the maximum length for username and password fields used in HTTP authentication from 64 to 255 characters Frontend Installation
ZBXNEXT-8402 Implemented support of non-numeric vectors in aggregated calculations Server
ZBXNEXT-8245 Converted advanced configuration from checkbox to collapsible block Frontend Installation
ZBXNEXT-8323 Added preprocessing cache support for Prometheus to JSON step Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8387 Changed Alerts->Scripts configuration form to modal window Frontend
ZBXNEXT-7640 Updated widget help icon link to documentation link of a specific widget Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8386 Changed Data collection->Discovery configuration form to modal window Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8211 Added support for new binary item value type API Frontend Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8390 Added state filter for items in monitoring latest data Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8355 Added various improvements for aggregation functions Frontend Server
ZBXNEXT-8270 Added support of non-blocking sockets and thread-safe connect, accept, read, write operation timeouts based on poll Agent Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8086 Implemented ability to use all widgets in dashboard templates Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8079 Added an option to choose whether redirected ICMP ping response is treated as host up or host down API Frontend Installation Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-8235 Implemented simplified cloning in the UI by leaving only one Clone button for Hosts, Templates and Maps Frontend
ZBXNEXT-8326 Added Zabbix server and Zabbix frontend version to system information report Frontend Server
ZBXNEXT-8324 Dropped support for floats of limited range API Frontend Proxy Server
ZBXNEXT-7569 Added support for Portage in system.sw.packages{,.get} items Agent
ZBXNEXT-8237 Changed module details view to a modal (popup) and updated module details Frontend
ZBXNEXT-7132 Added option of getting fully qualified domain name in system.hostname key to Zabbix agent and Zabbix agent 2 Agent
ZBXNEXT-8226 Fixed the problem of insufficient length of URL fields Frontend Installation
ZBXNEXT-8256 Renamed action operation types related to template linkage Frontend

Bug Fixes

ZBX-23240 Fixed filtering by "action" and "action_userid" in event.get and problem.get not working API Frontend
ZBX-21952 Fixed and improved documentation for Oracle by ODBC template Documentation
ZBX-22980 Fixed host prototype displaying inherited macros in a non-inherited macro tab Frontend
ZBX-17279 Fixed graph widget loading Frontend
ZBX-22601 Fixed invalid time period filter submission Frontend
ZBX-23214 Fixed inability to import a host if a template with non-existent template group is specified in the same import file API
ZBX-23275 Prevented undefined index error when unlinking a template containing an item with value map API
ZBX-22724 Fixed inconsistencies in ordering of objects in template configuration export Frontend
ZBX-22060 Added notes about encryption in PostgreSQL templates, renamed database instance URI macro to connection string in PostgreSQL by Zabbix agent 2 template, updated PostgreSQL by ODBC template to use connection string Templates
ZBX-23246 Fixed classic graph preview not working if more than 10 items are assigned to it Frontend
ZBX-22758 Fixed Zabbix agent 2 startup error on domain controllers by increasing go-winio version Agent
ZBX-22451 Fixed resolving of calculated item formula in test popup Frontend
ZBX-23088 Fixed discovery rule host name, visible name and uniqueness criteria radio button values after updating Discovery checks Frontend
ZBX-22901 Fixed duplicate checking for SNMP discovery checks Frontend
ZBX-22620 Added header in items for Meraki template Templates
ZBX-23051 Changed content of resolved alerts to be more compatible with Event Orchestration in PagerDuty Templates
ZBX-23272 Fixed naming for tenant item prototypes in OpenStack Nova by HTTP template Templates
ZBX-22818 Fixed some aggregation functions not working with last_foreach() Frontend
ZBX-23002 Made vfs_file_contents, vfs_file_regmatch, vfs_file_regexp, log, log.count, logrt, logrt.count and telnet items to fail when non-existing encoding is used Agent Server
ZBX-21255 Added support of the fmtnum() function for {ITEM.VALUE}, {ITEM.LASTVALUE} and expression macros Frontend
ZBX-22771 Fixed handling of large unsigned integers in JSONPath Server
ZBX-22871 Fixed regular expression crash with invalid utf-8 sequences when PCRE2 is used Agent
ZBX-23141 Fixed crash when maintenance is enabled and unexpected event exists for trigger prototype Proxy Server
ZBX-23068 Fixed crash and memory leak when using system.sw.os.get key Agent
ZBX-21695 Fixed {TIME} macro not being resolved during scheduled report test Server
ZBX-23221 Fixed memory leaks when using certificate-based encryption in Zabbix agent and Zabbix agent 2; thanks to Masato Hirahata for the patch Agent Proxy Server
ZBX-22864 Fixed calculation of max_repetitions sent out to device in SNMP PDUs Proxy Server
ZBX-23234 Fixed inability to link a template containing an item that depends on web scenario item API
ZBX-23210 Fixed inability to unlink a template containing items with empty value map from a template API
ZBX-22677 Adjusted font colors for placeholders, disabled and readonly fields Frontend
ZBX-21574 Optimized Asterisk by HTTP template Templates
ZBX-18168 Added regexp runtime error logging for log*[] items Agent Proxy Server
ZBX-22972 Fixed displaying of dashboard pages when scrolling is enabled Frontend
ZBX-23067 Enhanced audit logging with reason of switching of HA node to active mode Server
ZBX-22535 Fixed Zabbix agent 2 configuration with empty values Agent
ZBX-22027 Fixed "Update problem" position in trigger context menu Frontend
ZBX-22757 Fixed action condition labels when custom expression is set Frontend
ZBX-22613 Fixed script execution with API token as authentication API
ZBX-22881 Fixed link to filtered users belonging to the specific user group Frontend
ZBX-23060 Removed unused endpoints in JavaScript for Veeam Backup and Replication template Templates
ZBX-22772 Added trends cleanup for non-numeric value types Server
ZBX-22788 Fixed inability to close pop-up confirmation message on the first attempt after opening multiple popups Frontend
ZBX-22787 Fixed mediatypes incorrectly saving parameters when switching type from Webhook to Script and vice versa API
ZBX-23147 Fixed problem count indicators in Monitoring hosts page Frontend
ZBX-23072 Fixed web scenario step variable uniqueness validation if multiple variable names are empty Frontend
ZBX-23096 Fixed fields with key-value pairs being misaligned in web scenario configuration form Frontend
ZBX-23107 Fixed small memory leak in Zabbix agent 2 Agent
ZBX-22822 Fixed displaying the correct threshold color in "Top hosts" widget when value exceeds maximum Frontend
ZBX-22777 Fixed item test form sending incorrectly resolved macros to server if item uses SNMP interface Frontend
ZBX-23075 Fixed processing of network discovery rule with short update interval Proxy Server
ZBX-23097 Fixed use of uninitialised value when verifying subject and issuer with TLS Agent Proxy Server
ZBX-23112 Fixed runtime errors in the inheritance of the trigger and trigger prototype dependencies API
ZBX-22539 Fixed SLI calculation for days with daylight-saving-time transitions API
ZBX-22916 Fixed action condition type dropdown not reloading the form if mouse is clicked and dragged Frontend
ZBX-22814 Fixed PHP runtime errors in API trigger.get method when using "expandComment" option API
ZBX-23037 Fixed memory leak in vfs.fs.get[] Agent
ZBX-22915 Fixed unfocusable dashboard pages in editing mode Frontend
ZBX-23014 Fixed Zabbix agent build on HP-UX Agent
ZBX-23049 Fixed default condition for log item macro resolution Server
ZBX-21909 Updated setup section in README for PHP-FPM templates to include configuration example for Apache Templates
ZBX-20148 Fixed the issue with housekeeper failing to delete some of the events that required deletion Server
ZBX-21970 Fixed console error in "Map navigation tree" widget; disabled add button on a 10th depth level Frontend
ZBX-19393 Fixed undefined index errors in configuration.importcompare API
ZBX-22811 Removed CSRF token from the monitoring.host.view URL Frontend
ZBX-22290 Fixed generation of double page headers when general warning appears Frontend
ZBX-22830 Fixed free bytes calculation for temporary tablespace in Oracle Zabbix agent 2 plugin Agent
ZBX-21845 Fixed Zabbix agent 2 systemd plugin failing with newer dbus Agent
ZBX-21547 Fixed reading of non-UTF-8 encoded files in Zabbix agent 2 Agent
ZBX-22800 Fixed detection of authentication LDAP userdirectory when user is assigned to multiple user groups with LDAP authentication API Frontend
ZBX-22808 Fixed broken timeline breakpoint in "Problems by severity" widget Frontend
ZBX-21571 Updated pod crash loop trigger expressions in Kubernetes nodes and cluster state templates Templates
ZBX-22825 Fixed Zabbix access to the first page for user with specific page access Frontend
ZBX-22711 Fixed incorrectly displayed simple graphs with non-numeric items in Host graphs page Frontend
ZBX-22369 Fixed suffix interpretation in threshold values for "Item value" and "Top hosts" widget Frontend
ZBX-22987 Fixed inefficient URL schema validation Frontend
ZBX-21892 Fixed wrong fs type returned by vfs.fs.get for file systems with identical mount point Agent
ZBX-21859 Fixed active checks occasionally not being executed on Zabbix agent 2 if checks for a plugin have long and short update intervals Agent
ZBX-22941 Prevented clearing of the user macro secret values on inherited host prototypes as the result of user macros modifications on the parent host prototype of a template API
ZBX-22889 Fixed performance problems by creating problem.cause_eventid index Installation
ZBX-22695 Fixed eventlog duplicate timestamps Agent
ZBX-22903 Fixed scale calculation for Graph and Graph (classic) widgets Frontend
ZBX-22838 Fixed Zabbix proxy reporting JSON error instead of TCP Proxy
ZBX-22904 Fixed streaming of metrics with large float numbers Server
ZBX-22148 Fixed the crash when updating a webhook to JavaScript that cannot be compiled Proxy Server
ZBX-22868 Fixed Zabbix agent 2 plugin Defaults when hardcoded value is provided Agent
ZBX-22399 Added TLS and Default parameters support to MQTT plugin for Zabbix agent 2 Agent
ZBX-20280 Fixed page selection in a dashboard after refresh Frontend
ZBX-22883 Fixed occasional crash of user parameters on Windows when using Zabbix agent 2 with UserParameterDir defined Agent
ZBX-22953 Fixed metric names in the Top hosts widget in global view dashboard, added missing connector queue metric to graph in Zabbix server health dashboard Installation
ZBXNEXT-8392 Added a documentation link for each standard item key Frontend
ZBX-22243 Fixed navigation away from edited dashboard without user confirmation Frontend
ZBX-22844 Fixed compilation of Zabbix on OpenBSD when linking with libevent Proxy Server
ZBX-22798 Fixed incorrect output of vfs.file.contents when reading frequently modified file Agent
ZBX-22805 Increased memory allocation limit for JavaScript execution from 64M to 512M Proxy Server
ZBX-21877 Fixed unnecessary proxy name wrapping into multiple lines in proxy list Frontend
ZBX-22264 Added optional empty state for dynamic rows library Frontend
ZBX-22697 Fixed VMware tags update error related to curl communication problems Proxy Server
ZBX-21573 Optimized preprocessing steps in the AWS EC2 by HTTP template Templates
ZBX-16326 Fixed displaying of the first and last data points on the graphs Frontend
ZBX-22467 Fixed missing bracket in a trigger event name in Windows templates Templates
ZBXNEXT-8467 Updated max supported TimescaleDB version to 2.11 Server
ZBX-22738 Fixed flickering debug info while editing empty dashboards Frontend
ZBX-22231 Removed host and interface macros resolution from HTTP proxy fields in items, item prototype and discovery rule test dialogues Frontend
ZBX-22681 Fixed wrongly displayed Revert button for text macros in host, template and host prototype clone forms Frontend
ZBX-21194 Fixed filter form submission upon pressing Enter key in Safari Frontend
ZBX-22348 Added user role requirement for creating a user or updating a user with role already set to the frontend Frontend
ZBX-21804 Removed requirement for write permissions on hosts, host groups, triggers, discovery rules, discovery checks and proxies when creating or updating actions API Frontend
ZBX-22743 Fixed user list filtering with user roles specified Frontend
ZBX-22418 Fixed popup form fields overlapping labels when textarea width is resized Frontend
ZBX-19590 Changed count_foreach to add 0 when no data are in the requested period Server
ZBX-22594 Fixed fatal error when a request contains invalid authentication parameters Frontend
ZBX-22397 Fixed disabled input field text color in Safari Frontend
ZBX-22691 Fixed action operations edit form opening wrong operation details popup window Frontend
ZBX-21593 Optimized preprocessing steps in the templates PostgreSQL by Zabbix agent and PostgreSQL by Zabbix agent 2 Templates
ZBX-22470 Fixed hang on logging when establishing an encrypted connection in Zabbix agent 2 Agent
ZBX-20263 Prevented the ability to link two or more templates with matching item keys to a host or template; improved the check for double template linkage and related error messages API
ZBX-22254 Fixed support of special characters in LDAP group pattern API Frontend
ZBX-22571 Fixed "service not equal" action condition not working as expected Server
ZBX-22644 Fixed Graph widget not showing all problems for multiple items with dataset aggregation enabled Frontend
ZBX-22698 Fixed spelling mistakes in the templates Templates
ZBX-21883 Changed Select map field of the Map widget to multiselect Frontend
ZBX-22762 Fixed race condition in Zabbix agent 2 when reading filesystem Agent
ZBX-22593 Changed representation of boolean item values in wmi.get, wmi.getall items in Zabbix agent 2 to match the format in classic Zabbix agent Agent
ZBX-22793 Fixed LogSlowQueries not taken into account by server Server
ZBX-22314 Fixed OpenSSL, yaml, cmocka compiling in a non-standard location Proxy Server
ZBX-14557 Expanded the range of possible forecast return values to double precision Server
ZBX-22598 Fixed singular and plural forms in success and error messages and in confirmation messages Frontend
ZBX-22343 Removed use of deprecated cURL setopt options Agent Proxy Server
ZBX-22147 Updated default buffer size to 1000 in Zabbix agent 2 Agent
ZBX-22587 Fixed JSON validation not detecting invalid unicode characters and out-of-bounds access with JSONPath on invalid unicode character Proxy Server
ZBX-21976 Added support of OneLogin and Azure SCIM, fixed some issues with provisioning API Frontend

Installation and Upgrade Notes

Installation

See Zabbix指导手册。 for full details.

版本升级

See 升级指南 for upgrade options and instructions. For version specific upgrade notes, see Upgrade notes for 7.0.0.

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References

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