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Release Version 7.6.0

Release Date: 1st June 2020

What’s New?​

SSH Script Metric Collector Plugin Update​

SSH script metric collector plugin updated to support Python 3.7. For this, SSH script plugin is updated to 1.6.

Change in Ping Metric Collection Timeout​

The ping metric collection timeout for ping devices was earlier set to 5 seconds. Some devices were giving late response i.e. after the timeout period. The timeout is now changed to 60 seconds for getting data. For this, Ping plugin is updated to 7.6.

Change in Monitor Status on Timeout​

When a device doesn’t respond within the timeout period, the default device availability is now set as Down and status as Unreachable.

Option to Enable Manual Closure of Trouble Ticket​

In trouble ticket, an ‘Auto Close On/Off option is available to set automatic or manual closure of tickets for the monitors that move into clear state. For this, Trouble Ticket plugin is updated to 1.5.

Support c3p0 for JDBC Connection​

Motadata now supports c3p0 for JDBC connections. For this, Tomcat plugin is updated to 4.4.

Default Templates for Juniper Router​

Motadata now provides default templates with widgets to visualize the data of Juniper routers. For this, Juniper Router plugin is updated to 7.6.

Disk Volume Mount Path of IBM AIX Disk Metrics​

For IBM AIX Disk Metrics, you can now create a widget to view the Disk Volume Mount Path. For this, IBM AIX plugin is updated to 7.8.

Provision All Devices in Single Click​

With the new ‘Provision All Objects’ button in Admin > Network Discovery Profile > Discovery Result you can provision all the network devices in one single click. Earlier, system required you to select the devices on each page to provision. This was time consuming and had a greater chances of duplication.

LDAP Sync Time Configuration​

Now you can configure the LDAP sync time in Admin > Global Settings. Motadata will sync the application users periodically on the configured interval.

Tag details in REST API​

Now, tag details are available in Live Monitors Default REST API’s

Number of password expiry days visible on GUI​

Now, a widget has been added which shows the remaining number of days for the expiry of the password. For that the Linux Plugin has been updated to 8.1.

Extreme Switch discovery support​

Motadata now supports discovery of Extreme Switch in NCM using Telnet. For that the Telnet NCM Collector version 2.5 is available.

Improved Log Parser’s for Linux​

For more simplification, log patterns of Error and Service Logs are improved. For that the Universal Parser Plugin has been updated to 6.6.

Auto Ticket Created for Motadata ServiceOps​

Motadata now supports ticket generation from 2 different platforms. A ticket can be generated from NMS to ServiceOps. In case of Status change or Ticket Closure, changes will be reflected on both sides. For that the ServiceOps Trouble Ticket plugin version 1.0 is available.

NCM Audit logs were showing incorrect information​

For simplification the display messages/statuses are changed

Selection option for all files is available now​

For easier discovery process the selection of all fields in .csv is supported now. Also, CSV scheduler option is also added.

Trap for some processes is added in Motadata​

Trap generations such as Backup/ restore, Service Status, clickhouse Services and HA services are added now.

DR Feature Implementation​

DR feature support is now available in Motadata to overcome any disaster situation in production. For this the motadata-dr-backup-job plugin version 1.0 is available.

Report DB Archival​

Addition of System Location, log selection and storage of backup selection is available now. For this the motadata-report-db-archival-job plugin version 1.3 is available.

Enhancement in Backup/Restore Feature​

We do also have enhance our backup/restore feature for configuration and report DB.

Data Archival/Restore​

Motadata provides a new feature of Data Archival and Restoration in system.

Configuration DB Backup​

System Location Storage feature is now added while taking the backup. For this the Config DB Backup job plugin version 3.4 is available.

SNMP V3 Trap​

User will now be able to send the SNMP v3 trap from the older existing traps. For this the snmp-trap-action-plugin version 1.5 is available.

Performance Improvement for Polling Functionality​

Performance wise internal processes related to Polling are improved and updated.

Polling engine enhancement for SNMP type devices​

Here we are dividing polling request of SNMP device types in healthy lane and faulty lane. Device which are getting polled in ideal time stays in healthy lane and devices which exceeds define ideal time two consecutive times moves to faulty lane. Thus polling of healthy device doesn’t hamper

Availability of Data-table​

Now, we have data table available in backend to verify any error/timeout polled for any of device types

Bug Fixes​

  • Polling was not giving output for the set metrics of 300 secs. The issue is resolved now and polling metrics gives result on the set duration.

  • In some cases, Motadata is failing to poll the monitors within default time range (300 seconds). It is affecting the overall performance of the system. The issue is resolved now

  • Node IP was not getting displayed for the SNMP Trap Action. This is resolved now.

  • Metric details were not reflecting for the Windows WMI Devices. This is resolved now and monitors show all the metric details.

  • All the interface alerts were getting cleared if any single alert was cleared from the alert stream. The issue is resolved now

  • An error “Failed to Discover” for configured VMware Exsi devices was appearing. This is resolved now and for that VMware Exsi Metric Collector plugin is updated to version 7.6.

  • Dashboard and widgets were showing correct information but when exported the report to pdf, it was showing incorrect data. This is resolved now.

  • Flow details were not visible to new users who were a part of same department group global. This is resolved now and all users can see the flow.

  • Windows process for Metric and Availability group were not getting polled. This issue is resolved now and for that Windows Process Plugin is updated to version 7.7.

  • Some child processes for Linux were not discoverable and monitored. The issue is resolved now and for that the Linux Process Metric Collector Plugin is updated to version 3.9.

  • Linux process Monitor templates are added with few KPI’s

  • Weblogic monitor was not getting discovered and provisioned. This issue is resolved now and for that Weblogic Plugin version is updated to version 3.4.

  • RDS monitors were not getting polled properly and data was also not reflecting in Widgets. This issue is resolved now and for that the plugin is updated to version 7.5.

  • Scheduler Backup data was not getting received for all the NCM Devices. This issue is resolved now and for that NCM Device Backup Job Plugin version is updated to version 2.8.

  • Downtime was reflecting incorrectly in Top N/ Least N Report when exported to pdf.

  • CPU Utilization was showing 100% for some devices which is now fixed

  • Polling Issue was observed in IBM-AIX. The issue is resolved now and for that the IBM -AIX plugin is updated to version 7.8.

  • Newly created Departments were not visible to other admin users, which is resolved now.

  • Sorting was not working properly for some Interfaces, this issue is now resolved.

  • NCM devices were not getting discovered and backup in Motadata, the issue is now resolved.

  • Alert was not triggered after setting the flap count and instances were not getting bind.