What's new in Pandora FMS 7.0 NG 714 - Pandora FMS

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This last Pandora FMS 7.0 NG update package contains numerous improvements and visual changes and includes the resolution of some problems. Below is a list of the most important changes.

Visual improvements

Improved visualization of graphs of different sizes in PDF reports.
Optimized performance in metaconsole tree view.
Improved the visual aspect of Pandora FMS installation wizard.

Enhanced visualization of full scale graphs in Prediction modules.
Improved reporting of log reports with a lot of content.
Improved visual console status display inside another visual console.
Optimized visualization of agent relationships on network maps.

Other improvements

An advanced LDAP authentication method similar to Active Directory has been implemented.
It has been added in the CSV file when IPAM data is exported, the names of the agents when they are created in Pandora FMS and the comments of the agents/IPs.
The behavior of recognition tasks has been improved when the server is restarted. Manual tasks do not restart automatically, whereas non-manual tasks do.
Added HTTPS support in the API configuration inside Pandora FMS server.
Mail server settings have been optimized for Cron Jobs (scheduled tasks).
Added the option to have “alias as name” selectable by default in the setup when new agents are created in the console.
Optimized CSV generation when exporting custom graphics in a graph container as well as module graphics.

Improved default full-scale chart settings improved.
Improved the “logevent” module of Windows agents.
Improved graphing and historical database in metaconsole environments.

Included “all modules” option in massive operations to prevent unwanted operations from being performed on all modules when “Any by mistake” option is selected.
Pandora FMS diagnostic sections optimized.
Added a filter on visual consoles to optimize usability in very large environments with a multitude of visual consoles.

It has been included the possibility of showing timesticks in days-hours-minutes-seconds format in the satellite modules in the agent view, in the metaconsole tree view and in the data history (both in console and metaconsole).
Added an exception control to avoid accumulating excessive connections when a Tentacle server without password receives a request from an agent with a login password.
A new braa.exe has been created for satellite server and server on Windows.

Problems solved

Fixed problem with deadlocks in the database when Pandora FMS runs on a Percona cluster.
Fixed bug in LDAP and Active Directory remote authentication methods.
Fixed bug with “diffview” option of inventory modules.

Fixed bug with service watchdogs in Windows agents.
Fixed problem of password update between Pandora FMS and LDAP.
Solved remote configuration problem in 32-bit systems.
Fixed bug when changing the time range in the graphs of an agent for standard users.
Fixed bug when creating SQL report elements in the report templates in Metaconsole.
Fixed bug in the Android application in the SNMP alert event viewer.