Folks:
A new beta test version of InterMapper 5.2b6 ("Goblin") is now
available. We would be delighted to have you use it and send us comments
and bug reports. It contains many new features and several bug fixes.
Please see the "What's New" page and the Release Notes for a complete list.
FEATURES:
* WMI Probes: When InterMapper is installed on a Windows machine,
these probes retrieve detailed information from Windows workstations
through the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) interface. For
further information, please refer to the WMI Probes topic in the User Guide.
* New HTTP API: InterMapper 5.2 enhances its Software Development Kit
(SDK) by adding the ability for external programs to exchange data with
the InterMapper server using an HTTP API. For further information, refer
to the InterMapper HTTP API topic in the Developer Guide and the HTTP
API Tech Note.
* Companion Scripts: Companion scripts further enhance the SDK by
allowing a probe developer to combine a command-line probe and a script
that it runs (the "companion script") in a single file. This makes it
easy to distribute probe files, as well as ensuring that the version of
the script matches the version of the probe. For further information,
please refer to the Companion Scripts topic in the Developer Guide.
* Combined InterMapper/DataCenter installer: The installer for Mac and
Windows installs both InterMapper and InterMapper DataCenter; there is
no separate IMDC installer. The InterMapper Control Center task bar menu
and dialog can start, stop, and report on the status of each application
separately; the task bar menu can also launch the InterMapper DataCenter
web interface.
* Diagnostic tools:
o SNMPWalk GUI: Right-click on a device to perform a SNMPWalk
on the device and see the resulting data.
o The "Report a Bug..." choice in the Help menu has an option
for attaching Event or Debug log files.
* Command-line probe macros: The ${CSCRIPT} and ${PYTHON} macros
evaluate to the full path to the (Windows) cscript.exe and the built-in
Python interpreter, respectively. These make it easier to create probes
that "just work" without worrying about environment variables. For
further information, please see the Custom Probe Variables topic in the
Developer Guide.
* NTCREDENTIALS Header Flag: The NTCREDENTIALS Header Flag in
command-line probes tells InterMapper to elevate its credentials using
the username and password found in the NT Services server settings panel
during the time the command line probe is running. For further
information, please see the Parts of a Probe topic in the Developer Guide.
OTHER NOTES:
Warning: THIS IS TEST SOFTWARE! It has bugs and misimplemented features.
It is not safe to use in a production environment. We recommend that you
do not install InterMapper 5.2 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.
Having said all that, we deeply appreciate your willingness to try out
these early 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 "Goblin"? 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_1746.htm.
LINKS:
Download:
http://intermapper.com/downloads/binaries/?release=beta
Release Notes:
http://www.intermapper.com/intermapper-beta-release-notes
What's New:
http://www.intermapper.com/whatsnew52
Documentation:
User Guide: http://download.dartware.com/docs/UserGuide52
Developer Guide: http://download.dartware.com/docs/DevGuide52
HTTP API:
http://download.dartware.com/docs/DevGuide52/Content/02-CustomProbes/APIOverview.htm
HTTP API Tech Note:
http://www.intermapper.com/assorted-topics/604-httpapi-overview
WMI Probes:
http://download.dartware.com/docs/UserGuide52/Content/09-Reference/09-02-Probe_Reference/WMIprobes.htm
Companion Scripts:
http://download.dartware.com/docs/DevGuide52/Content/02-CustomProbes/Companion_Scripts.htm
${CSCRIPT} & ${PYTHON} Macros:
http://download.dartware.com/docs/DevGuide52/Content/02-CustomProbes/builtinvariablereference.htm
NTCREDENTIALS:
http://download.dartware.com/docs/DevGuide52/Content/02-CustomProbes/header.html#customsnmp
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