Folks:
A new beta-test version of InterMapper 5.1b4 ("False Pony") is now
available. We would be delighted to have you use it and send us comments and
bug reports. It contains some minor enhancements and a few bug fixes. Please
see the Release Notes for a complete list.
- Incorporated the parameters from the "Basic Ping" probe into the
"Ping/Echo" probe and removed the Basic Ping probe.
- Added greyscale versions of default icons to the package.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the Basic Ping probe from being recognized as
supporting a Short-Term packet loss threshold.
- TAB now works in status, chart, and interface windows to toggle the edit
lock.
- Since InterMapper does not monitor hidden links, they will appear with a
gray oval in the Status column of the Interfaces Window.
- Log-scale charts now display correctly with a prefix set.
- IMDatabase: Datapoint import is roughly 25% faster, due to optimizations
in how data samples are updated.
- IMDatabase The daily maintenance task now performs a REINDEX, to reclaim
disk space used by indexes.
New Features in InterMapper 5.1:
- Probe Groups: Group a number of probes for an IP address into a single
icon.
- SMS notifiers allow you to send SMS notifications directly to a cell phone
using a cellular (GSM or CDMA) modem, rather than relying on TAP or email
gateways.
- Google Earth integration: InterMapper can supply device information as a
layer to Google Earth.
- Grid Layout: There's an Arrange -> Grid layout option that lets you place
icons into an m x n grid.
- Command-line import and export of maps through the RemoteAccess GUI
- Insert Icon places a non-probed icon or image on the map
- Server Log preferences that controls the number of lines in the scrollback
- Global Device List Actions: More actions are available in for devices in
the global device list.
The major feature of InterMapper 5.1 is Probe Groups. A Probe Group allows
you to:
- Group a number of probes for an IP address into a single icon.
- Add new probes to an existing Probe Group.
- Ungroup the icons (individually, or all the members).
- Poll each member probe at its own rate, with its own settings.
- Reflect the most serious condition of all the member probes in the icon's
color.
- Get notifications when the entire group has a problem.
- Get (separate) notifications when a member probe has a problem.
- Handle dependencies - if the "Control Probe" is down, no notifications
will be sent for any other member probes.
- Show SNMP device and interface information based on the choice of the
Control Probe.
For a complete list of new features, please visit the "What's New" page and
read the Probe Groups tech note. You'll find links to both further in this
message.
OTHER NOTES:
Warning: Since 5.1b4 is still beta-test software, it is not recommended that
you use it in a production environment. In addition, InterMapper 5.1 uses a
new file format which is not backwards compatible with InterMapper 5.0. For
this reason, we recommend that you do not install InterMapper 5.1 beta
releases on your primary InterMapper server; install it on a secondary
machine and work with a copy of your InterMapper Settings folder. We have
provided a test serial number on the download page that you can use for an
entirely separate installation. If you do wish to install it on your
production server, please backup your InterMapper Settings folder prior to
upgrading to 5.1b4.
Note to 5.1 alpha testers: Collections are now known as "Probe Groups".
Probe groups created using the old Collection probe will work for this
version, but alpha testers should make new Probe Groups, as the old
Collection probe will go away soon.
Having said all that, we deeply appreciate your willingness to try out these
beta versions. Your feedback gives us a lot of insight into the problems of
people who manage real networks. Thanks again.
The InterMapper Team
PS. Why "False Pony"? Well, all of our customers love the traffic "ants".
With over 1,500 species of ants in Australia, we figure that we'll never run
out of code names... http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/name_c/a_1487.htm
LINKS:
Download:
http://dartware.com/downloads/binaries/?release=beta
Release Notes:
http://dartware.com/downloads/binaries/intermapperbetarelnotes.html
What's New:
http://dartware.com/network_monitoring_products/whatsnew51.html
Probe Groups Tech Note:
http://dartware.com/support/tech_notes/assortedtopics/probegroups.html
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