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Intermapper Changelog

What's new in Intermapper 6.1.3

Apr 11, 2017
  • You can now set up Intermapper to detect new devices that are connected to your network. For more information see The Detection Map.
  • Trigger alerts when new devices are discovered
  • Along with new device detection, you can receive alerts when a new device is detected. For more information, see Using The Detection Map.
  • Specify a range of IP addresses to scan:
  • Specify a range of IP addresses to scan, rather than all the addresses on a subnet.
  • Automatic detection of new devices.
  • Triggering alerts when a new device is detected.
  • Automatic detection of new devices

New in Intermapper 5.9 (Nov 20, 2015)

  • NEW TOOLBAR AND STATUS ICONS:
  • The toolbar and status icons have been redesigned.
  • SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS:
  • You now have some additional options for creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR): RSA key size is selectable: 1024 or 2048 bits.
  • In addition to SHA-1160 bit Digests, you can now choose SHA-2256 - or 512-bit versions.
  • NEW NOTIFIERS AND PROBES:
  • A number of new probes have been added for 5.9:
  • PowerShell - several new probes for Windows use PowerShell to connect to remote machines and execute various queries and commands. All PowerShell probes that connect to remote machines use PSRemoting and require that InterMapper Server and all destination machines are set up to permit remote connections via PowerShell. Local probes use the PowerShell Get-WmiObject.
  • Two new notifiers have been added for 5.9:
  • PowerShell - trigger execution of a PowerShell script on either the local or a remote machine when specified conditions are met.
  • AutoMate - trigger a task created in HelpSystems AutoMate application when specified conditions are met.
  • TRIGGER AUTOMATE TASKS WITH SYSTEM EVENTS:
  • In addition to triggering AutoMate tasks based on changes to device states, you can also trigger AutoMate tasks on the following selected InterMapper system events:
  • InterMapper Server startup
  • Log File rotation
  • Map backup completion

New in Intermapper 5.8.1 (Oct 24, 2014)

  • Support for Native 64-bit Operation of InterMapper Server:
  • InterMapper Server, including InterMapper Flows, can run in 64-bit mode on all platforms. InterMapper DataCenter and InterMapper RemoteAccess continue to install and run as 32-bit applications.
  • Note: To run the 64-bit version on a Windows system, you must uninstall the previous 32-bit version. The InterMapper Settings files are compatible, but backing up the InterMapper Settings folder is always a good idea.
  • Java JRE 1.7 Run-Time:
  • All versions of InterMapper now require Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 7 or newer. The JRE is installed automatically with Windows and Mac versions. All other platforms must download and install the current JRE.
  • Display of "Running Ants" Off by Default:
  • To reduce resource load when nearing operating limits, running ants do not appear on links by default. Turn them on from the Animation panel of the Preferences window.
  • Changes to License Key and Trial License Mechanisms:
  • The process for requesting a trial license and for registering InterMapper has been streamlined, and the format of the license key has been redesigned. All trial license requests and new registrations require a license key in the new format. Requests are made from within InterMapper using a web service. For more information, see Registering Your Software
  • Schedule Automatic Map Backups:
  • A new Map Backup panel in the Server Settings window lets you schedule automatic backups of all your maps. For more information, see the Map Backup topic.
  • New Look for Built-in Web Pages:
  • The InterMapper web server pages have been redesigned to enhance usability on mobile devices.
  • Minor Features:
  • InterMapper DataCenter now runs with fewer than 25 devices - In previous versions, you could not run InterMapper DataCenter if your licensed device count was less than 25.
  • Mac OS X applications and installers are signed - Applications are now signed with a VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing certificate. The installer is signed with an Apple Developer ID Installer certificate.
  • Automatic Crash Reports - crash reports are no longer automatically sent to HelpSystems by default. You can turn this feature on from the E-Mail pane of the Server Settings window.
  • Community String available to command line probes - Command line probes can now access a device's community string as set with the Set Info > Set Community... command. For more information, see the Developer Guide.

New in Intermapper 5.7.1 Beta 1 (Jan 9, 2014)

  • [BUG FIX] Fixed the logic that implements the activation grace period. This resolves the "missing maps" problems seen after a license that requires activation was installed. (BZ 8188, BZ 8451, RT 122937, RT 122986)
  • [BUG FIX] InterMapper server can now be controlled from InterMapper Control Center on MacOS 10.9, Mavericks. (RT 124123, RT 124069)
  • [BUG FIX] If set to SNMPv3, the default SNMP settings are now being used for automatic probes. (RT 120920)
  • [BUG FIX] Label text color can now be set in the device info window. (RT 117315)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a bug where a swing exception occurred sometimes when hiding interfaces. (RT 122305, BZ 8226)
  • [LATERAL] The requirement that the licensed device count be greater than 25 devices before IMDC will work has been removed.

New in Intermapper 5.7 (Sep 19, 2013)

  • [FEATURE] Link with LARGEADDRESSAWARE switch to allow 4GB address space on 64-bit Windows systems.
  • [BUG FIX] Log file names are no longer truncated at 31 characters. (109644)
  • [BUG FIX] Changed the eval expiration message so that it does not have the number of days (which was wrong) in the first sentence. (BZ 7369)
  • [BUG FIX] InterMapper EVAL licenses with a name field having less than 4 characters now generate a valid Flows EVAL. (BZ 7694)
  • [BUG FIX] A clearer error message is displayed if the Flows server is not running when you try to 'Show in Flows Window'. (BZ 7239)
  • [BUG FIX] Prevent an ASSERTION during chart data export following a change of probe. (96802)

New in Intermapper 5.6.10 (Aug 19, 2013)

  • [LATERAL] Includes a renewed SSL certificate that is good until 14 August 2014.

New in Intermapper 5.6.9 (Jun 25, 2013)

  • [BUG FIX] Fixed charting of the NTP stratum for real. The first fix for RT 119010 did not address the real source of the problem. (RT 119010, RT 119871)

New in Intermapper 5.6.8 (Apr 19, 2013)

  • [LATERAL] Include as a built-in probe the Layer 2 export probe for use with the Splunk app.

New in Intermapper 5.6.7 Build 03 (Mar 21, 2013)

  • [BUG FIX] Intercept client updates on a connection which is in the process of sending a device list for a map. Print stackwalk to Debug log to identify the source of the update. (117951, 117952)

New in Intermapper 5.6.6 (Feb 21, 2013)

  • [BUG FIX] Change formatting code to accommodate WMI field size change. (116988)

New in Intermapper 5.6.6 Beta 2 (Feb 21, 2013)

  • [BUG FIX] Don't allow the server to crash if there is a BER decoding problem. Put a message in the debug log, but keep going. (114341)
  • [BUG FIX] Work with XStrings, not Pascal strings, when processing thresholds. Gets threshold processing working when using JavaScript device variables. (116792)

New in Intermapper 5.6.6 Beta 1 (Feb 21, 2013)

  • [BUG FIX] Intercept client updates on a connection which in the process of sending a device list. Print stackwalk to Debug log to identify the source of the update. (115840 and many others)
  • [BUG FIX] Allow comment lines in the dataset section of a probe that begin with '#' or '-'. (116575)
  • [BUG FIX] Handles a previously unseen activation error. Also, when unexpected errors occur during activation, give the user the opportunity to do manual activation. (115708)
  • [BUG FIX] Added special logic to correctly request 64 bit counters for Cisco devices when the IFINDEX-BUG flag is set in a probe header. This allows SNMP traffic to be monitored for the Nexus 5000 with a Fiber Extender (FEX). (115886)
  • [LATERAL] Added a new custom-snmp probe called 'SNMP - Cisco N5000 with FEX Traffic' that takes advantage of the special logic mentioned above. (115886)

New in Intermapper 5.6 Build C8222 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a regression from 5.5.x where endpoints were not getting connected when invoking "Change Now" to apply switches connection information to a map. (110970)

New in Intermapper 5.6b7 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • [FEATURE] Updated demo maps and backgrounds.
  • [BUG FIX] A probe group which is empty or has only demo or map status probes is not counted against the license device maximum.
  • [BUG FIX] Changed the type of variables ciscoMemoryPoolFree1 and ciscoMemoryPoolFree2 from INTEGER to DEFAULT in the com.dartware.snmp.cisconewmib probe. (108975)
  • [FEATURE] Modified 48 of the standard builtin probes to take advantage of the new dataset section in probes.
  • [BUG FIX] The units information is now displayed consistently between the dataset view and Reports. (110940)

New in Intermapper 5.6b6 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] Keep open device or network info windows updated when the shape is changed via the Format menu item. (110561)
  • [LATERAL] Update MIBs installed with InterMapper Server. (110086)
  • [BUG FIX] When updating a device, don't include the interfaces for a member probe unless it is the governor. (110615)
  • [BUG FIX] No longer creates an "*** Illegal Data ***" dataset when a chart showing a router's dataset has a link's dataset dragged into it. (110200)
  • [BUG FIX] The Chart Data setting is now respected by inherited data rentention policies. (110006)
  • [BUG FIX] Many issues related to displaying the list of datasets in the dataset view have been resolved. (86074, 90792, 109284, 109612, 109810)

New in Intermapper 5.6b5 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] Probe groups without a governor have one selected when members are added or removed. (110530)

New in Intermapper 5.6b4 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] Dataset view list is now correct when you change a device from one SNMP probe to another SNMP probe. (109612)
  • [BUG FIX] Poll interval is no longer reset when probe type is changed. (109690)
  • [BUG FIX] If an SNMP router to pick as governor, look for any router with real links followed by anything else with a link. (110141)

New in Intermapper 5.6b1 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] Log file names are no longer truncated at 31 characters. (109644)

New in Intermapper 5.5.6 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a bug that resulted in most retention policies having all zero rules for a short period of time.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed additional issues related to retention policies on upgrade.

New in Intermapper 5.5.6b2 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • [LATERAL] Increased the shutdown timeout on Linux platforms.
  • [BUG FIX] Corrected problem in the WMI Network Utilization when specifying ALL as the Index parameter. (108887)
  • [BUG FIX] Autorecord variables on maps being upgraded from version 5.4.x or earlier will be set to the "Inherit" retention policy, rather than the "Autorecord" policy, for better compatibility with 5.4.x behavior. (109093)

New in Intermapper 5.5.6b1 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • [LATERAL] EVAL licenses are no longer limited to maps less than thirty days old. (106378)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed crash when setting map thresholds back to server thresholds when a probe group on the map includes a custom SNMP probe in a non-okay state. (93780, 106282)
  • [BUG FIX] Link status window now completely translated for non-English versions. (107618)
  • [BUG FIX] Minor change to the way we log reverts to prevent a crash when a non-admin user does the revert. (107967)

New in Intermapper 5.5.5 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] Fixed map-list-related updates to properly handle usernames containing "'". (106471)

New in Intermapper 5.5.5b3 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a bug when reading from a modem which affected modem page and SMS notifiers. (105858 and others)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a memory access error while importing data files with an 'import directive' header.

New in Intermapper 5.5.5b2 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • [FEATURE] Added two new built-in functions available for SNMP probe calculations, etc. They are strfind and strifind, which do case-sensitive substring search and case-insensitive substring search respectively. (96712)
  • [BUG FIX] Changed package dependencies for 64-bit versions of Debian/Ubuntu. (99109, 100254, 104960, 105207, 105374)

New in Intermapper 5.5.5b1 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • [FEATURE] Put an entry in the event log whenever a map-start-edit, map-end-edit, or map-revert occurs. (95929)

New in Intermapper 5.5.4 Build C2032 (Feb 4, 2012)

  • InterMapper Reports:
  • New Report Types/Templates - Version 5.5 introduces report templates, predefined reports that prompt the user for key settings, and use those settings to generate a report. The result can be saved as another report. Templates are available for service level agreement, event history, dataset chart, top “N”, details, and outages.
  • New, Load, and Save Reports pages - the Load and Save pages are easier to use, and the New Report page simplifies the creation of a new report.
  • CSV Export - InterMapper Reports now exports reports in CSV format.
  • Performance and disk usage - The database uses less disk space, adds data more quickly, and starts up faster.
  • Maintenance Tasks - Improvements to the daily and weekly automatic maintenance tasks allow the maintenance tasks to use a new behavior that takes less time, uses less memory, and improves the performance of subsequent database operations.
  • Strip Charts and InterMapper Database:
  • Easy Chart Creation and Viewing - In the Status Window, when you click on a chartable value, a menu pops up, allowing you to choose to create a new chart or to raise and/or go to an existing chart which contains this dataset.
  • More Information Available in the Chart Window - In the Chart Window, you may now right-click on a dataset legend and choose “Show Device” to have InterMapper indicate in the Map or List Views which device the dataset belongs to.
  • More Information Available in the Chart View - In Chart View, datasets are now be displayed along with the charts containing them. Creation date, source, type, and the filename for the associated chart file are also displayed. You may show the chart or device associated with a dataset, rename or remove the dataset and export or delete data from the dataset.
  • New Dataset View - In the new dataset view, devices and interfaces with chartable values will be displayed in a filter on the left-hand side of the window. You may select one or more devices or interfaces; the union of the chartable values will appear on the right-hand side, along with the type and retention policy for the values. You may set or adjust retention policies for the values here.
  • Easier Access to Retention Policies - The Retention Policies server settings panel now allows you to add, delete, and edit retention policy definitions directly, rather than requiring you to go to the IMDC interface.
  • Improved Control of Device Labels:
  • In both device labels and in notifier titles/messages, you may use JavaScript to generate the text for labels or notifications. JavaScript has access to variables from probes, as well as certain internal information, which may be used in the labels. For instance, you may display variables returned from a probe or device specific properties, such as comment, poll interval, etc. in a label.
  • Layer 2 Enhancements:
  • IP Conflicts - InterMapper will automatically indicate IP conflicts when it finds devices with same IP address associated with more than one switch port.
  • Ignore IP Addresses - In the "Set Behavior…" window for a device, you may uncheck "Poll this address for Layer 2 information" to ignore this IP address in the Layer 2 feature.
  • Additional Flags - InterMapper will automatically detect and flag the spanning-tree root. It will also flag "loop ports" where a switch port is plugged into another port on the same switch. In addition, you may manually flag switch ports or vlans as wireless and endpoints as virtual machines by right-clicking on the switch port, vlan, or endpoint and selecting an item from the Tag submenu.
  • Minor tweaks to the server settings dialog - The server settings Layer 2 Features panel now includes a count of the number of Layer-2-enabled maps and a link to a dialog allowing you to enable or disable Layer 2 on specific maps.
  • Minor Features:
  • New location of InterMapper Settings folder for Windows users - InterMapper's installer places the InterMapper Settings folder in Windows' preferred location unless you specify otherwise.
  • For versions 5.5 and later, the default locations are as follows:
  • -- Vista and beyond: C:\ProgramData\InterMapper\InterMapper Settings , unless a different location was chosen at installation.
  • -- Windows XP and Server 2003: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\InterMapper\InterMapper Settings, unless a different location was chosen at installation.
  • When you upgrade to 5.5, the installer checks for an InterMapper Settings folder in the preferred location. If none is found, it attempts to move the existing Settings folder to the new location. If it fails, the upgraded version runs with the Settings folder in the old location.
  • Folder name: InterMapper Settings
  • Location:
  • Prior to InterMapper version 5.5, the InterMapper Settings folder was stored in the top level of the InterMapper application folder unless a different location was chosen at installation.
  • Greater flexibility in handling licenses and serial numbers - We have made a number of minor tweaks to make it even easier to enter your license or serial number into InterMapper.
  • Numerous bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Intermapper 5.4.3 Build B4112 (Apr 14, 2011)

  • Major New Features:
  • Layer 2 – a physical connectivity discovery tool: enables auto-discovery and connection of devices to the correct switch port. These Layer 2 links ensure your maps provide complete information about interconnections in your network. It has always been challenging to reliably document where equipment is connected to a switch given the growing use of wireless devices and VLANs. InterMapper combines information gained from Layer 2 and 3 to give you the confidence that your map is accurate.
  • Reports – a dynamic, web-based trend analyzer: In today's network centric economy, every department within your organization has a vested interest in network performance and reliability. InterMapper Reports allows the network administrator to easily disseminate critical information. Its unique customizable, web-based analytics make data available to all stakeholders from the convenience of their browser.
  • Minor features:
  • HTTP Follow Probe: This probe extends the standard HTTP probe to allow following a limited number of page redirects to the same HTTP server.
  • Import/Export of Helper Apps: You can now import and export Helper App configurations in the InterMapper GUI or InterMapper RemoteAccess from the File menu or from the Helper Apps "Customize" screen.
  • Drag Between Maps: You can now drag items from one map's list view to another map's list view or icon view.
  • More logs available in Bug Reporter: The Bug Reporter will now allow you to attach InterMapper Switches, InterMapper Reports, InterMapper Database, and InterMapper Authentication Server logs along with the usual Debug, Event, and Outages logs to bug reports in situations where the GUI or server can access them.
  • More icons available for use in maps: We have added a large number of icons in several categories to the built-in icons.
  • New look to InterMapper RemoteAccess Map List, Helper Apps windows: The Map List and Helper Apps windows now include buttons at the bottom to add, remove, get info about, and perform other operations. In addition, you can optionally add device count columns to the Map List window by clicking on the gear icon next to the current columns.
  • Upgrade check and installer improvements: In order to help users avoid the pain of upgrading to a version of InterMapper for which they have no license, the upgrade checks and the Mac and Windows installers will compare the manufacture date of new versions against the expiration of the currently installed license and only allow upgrade if the license will allow the new version to run. (This check will work as long as 5.3.7 or later is the already-installed version.)
  • Downgrade protection: InterMapper will use an improved algorithm for backing up maps to make it easier to go back to an older set in the case where a user desires to "downgrade" to an earlier version of InterMapper.
  • Numerous small enhancements and bug fixes: As always, we have made small enhancements and bug fixes too numerous to list here. Please review the release notes for the complete list.
  • Other notes:
  • The InterMapper GUI and InterMapper RemoteAccess for the Mac now require Mac OS X 10.5 or later. (The server should continue to work on Mac OS X 10.4 for now, although it should be considered unsupported.)
  • The file format for maps has changed between versions 5.3 and 5.4 of InterMapper; please make sure to back up your InterMapper Settings folder before upgrading.

New in Intermapper 5.3.7 Beta 1 (Dec 5, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Add check-upgrade option to check contract expiration against manufacture date of upgrade.
  • [LATERAL] Change Windows InterMapper Control Center version check so that it doesn't alert beta users to developer or alpha test versions.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed the manual activation dialog so that it does not localize the begin and end marks of the activation request.
  • [BUG FIX] Fix "obtain a new serial number" link in "Too many devices" dialog. [BUG FIX] Prevent temporary files left over from safe saves from being loaded and possibly renaming in-use Chart Data folders.
  • [BUG FIX] Improve detection of case where there are holes in the ifTable; most commonly, when ifInOctets and ifOutOctets are not returned for specific interfaces.

New in Intermapper 5.3.6 (Dec 5, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Add probe name to debug log entries flagging bad "defined" syntax in a custom SNMP probe.

New in Intermapper 5.3.6 Beta 2 (Dec 5, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Allow licenses as small as 25 devices to use InterMapper Database.
  • [BUG FIX] In IMCC on Windows, localization errors no longer mask service control errors.

New in Intermapper 5.3.6 Beta 1 (Dec 5, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Removed "Set" button from refresh dropdown on all web pages for consistency. The refresh dropdown now submits automatically.
  • [LATERAL] Removed spurious notifier lists from example maps.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed an occasional crash when deleting a device with multiple links to the same network.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a bug which prevented Vlans from being updated correctly on Cisco switches.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed up some modem paging code to make it thread-safe.
  • [BUG FIX] Ignore 169.254.x.x IPv4 addresses during discovery in the same way that we ignore IPv6 link-local addresses.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed an issue with trap-directed re-polling.

New in Intermapper 5.3.5 Beta 1 (Dec 5, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Suppressed prematurely-released German translation.
  • [BUG FIX] Creating a group with a device attached by a user-defined link to another, ungrouped device no longer makes the ungrouped device disappear.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed crash in InterMapperMenu when run on systems with German as primary display language.

New in Intermapper 5.3.4 (Sep 14, 2010)

  • Added support for "SECURE:NO_TLS" option in SSL-enabled TCP probes.

New in Intermapper 5.3.3 (Sep 9, 2010)

  • Updated sFlow probes to show the collector address in the table as a dotted-decimal IP Address, instead of its hex equivalent.

New in Intermapper 5.3.1 (Jun 18, 2010)

  • Fix a bug which allows some recently added/modified strings related to license activation to match for translating to other languages.

New in Intermapper 5.3 (Jun 17, 2010)

  • Better performance when handling maps with many hidden interfaces: The way we handle maps with thousands or tens of thousands of interfaces has been revamped to be much faster and crisper. These maps used to take many minutes to open; they should now be nearly instantaneous, and they should be much more responsive once open.
  • More powerful interfaces window: The interfaces window is now modeless, which means that you may have multiple such windows open at the same time, and that you may still work with your maps while the windows are open. In addition, the windows are updated at each polling interval so that the data is now live, rather than static. You can now acknowledge and unacknowledge interfaces and can toggle "Allow Periodic Reprobe" behavior from the interfaces window.
  • Many behind-the-scenes improvements in exporting to the InterMapper Database and InterMapper DataCenter: We have made many behind-the-scenes changes to the way InterMapper exports data to the InterMapper Database to improve performance and reliability, especially to prevent the act of exporting from affecting the primary monitoring function of InterMapper. We have also made changes to InterMapper DataCenter to improve performance and reliability.
  • Localization: InterMapper is now available in languages other than English.

New in Intermapper 5.2.7 (Jun 15, 2010)

  • Minor fix to the way we handle stackwalks on Windows.

New in Intermapper 5.2.4 (Apr 16, 2010)

  • [BUG FIX] Do not overwrite the existing SSL private key when generating a new CSR/private key pair.

New in Intermapper 5.2.4 Beta 2 (Mar 30, 2010)

  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a problem in when exporting files via HTTP from a Windows server. (78674)
  • [BUG FIX] Prevent an intermittent crash driven by removal of networks or device. (82780, 83064)
  • [BUG FIX] Command-line probes with many variables should now load correctly.
  • [BUG FIX] WMI Process and Service Monitor probes now return status correctly. (82697)
  • [BUG FIX] Improved query reduces time required for the WMI Folder Check probe. (80831)
  • [LATERAL] Added new diagnostic log options for ICMP echos, and limited range of ICMPv4 sequence numbers.
  • [LATERAL] Disabled the echoing of debug log messages to stderr, except when server is run with --debug or --test-only arguments.

New in Intermapper 5.2.4 Beta 1 (Mar 18, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Added new diagnostic log options for Flows and Chart Plots.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a bug which casued a stackwalk when a blank storage type was seen by the host resouces probe.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a crash while exporting data to the database.

New in Intermapper 5.2.3 (Mar 5, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Removed graph ID from map name in log messages. If you have scripts which parse the event log, you may need to make modifications to them.(82444)
  • [LATERAL] The Mac installer now preserves Java VM options, such as those used to increase the heap size. (82126, 53401, 60103)
  • [LATERAL] The Mac installer repairs permissions on /usr/local/bin to 0755, in case they have inadvertently changed.
  • [LATERAL] Server now supports generation of RSA private keys larger than 1024 bits for SSL certificates. (82559)
  • [BUG FIX] Fix an issue where a client connecting with an unrecognized locale causes an exception to be raised, and the ensuing stack walk causes a polling interruption. (82621)

New in Intermapper 5.2.2 (Feb 17, 2010)

  • [BUG FIX] Improve the InterMapper service's shutdown handler interaction with the OS to communicate more effectively with the OS the length of time shutdown is expected to take. (82047)
  • [BUG FIX] Improve InterMapper's performance while exporting to the database and while viewing charts. (80730, 81713, others)

New in Intermapper 5.2.2 Beta 2 (Feb 9, 2010)

  • [FEATURE] Flow Exporter Status probe added. Flow Exporter Status info removed from all other probes. (80726)
  • [LATERAL] Enable map names to accompany device names in log files in all situations, not just when entry comes from an alarmpoint. If you have scripts which parse the event log, you may need to make modifications to them. (81988, 81866, possibly others)
  • [LATERAL] Resolve 127.0.0.1, ::1 to "localhost." without involving DNS. (81962)
  • [LATERAL] Restore enhanced Ping probe from 5.1, which inadvertently disappeared in favor of the old one somewhere on the way to 5.2. (82050)
  • [LATERAL] The auto-refresh mechanism for updating map images in the web interface is now Javascript based, for better recovery after an interruption in service. (81206, 82070)
  • [LATERAL] Enabled probe imports over the HTTP API; the connecting user must be an administrator. (82061)
  • [LATERAL] If a user checks only the OKAY box in the Notifiers window, send OKAY notifications as long as the previous state was ALRM/WARN/CRIT. (81905)
  • [BUG FIX] The uninstall link on the Mac installer's welcome page works again on OS X 10.6.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a crash when displaying SNMP OIDs with very long values. (82138)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed an error in parsing probe files on Windows where a variable name was followed immediately by a backslash. (81166, 81368, 81923)

New in Intermapper 5.2.2 Beta 1 (Jan 30, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Improved instrumentation when opening map files to check for a ill-formed map file names. (78902)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a crash when clearing latitude/longitude from a device that didn't already have them set. (81937)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed the list of devices sent to the database after updating a retention policy. (81793)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed the export of the SNMPVersionInt field in the devices export. (81964)
  • [BUG FIX] Add an extra 0.5 seconds to delayed notifications to reduce prevalence of simultaneous down/up alerts when delay is a multiple of the poll interval. (78737)

New in Intermapper 5.2.1 (Jan 26, 2010)

  • [LATERAL] Enhanced the InterMapper Engine Status probe for better diagnostics in case of problems with the InterMapper server.
  • [BUG FIX] The Windows installer now correctly preserves the started/stopped states of the IM & IMDC services.
  • [BUG FIX] The IMDC service now correctly defaults to manual start-up after a fresh install on Windows.

New in Intermapper 5.2.1 Beta 2 (Jan 22, 2010)

  • [BUG FIX] Disabled TLS extensions that were causing the HTTPS probe to mark a device as DOWN when probing servers which failed to implement TLS according to the spec. (81072, 81152, 81171, possibly 80988)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed potential small memory leak in Windows shortcut resolution code.

New in Intermapper 5.2.1 Beta 1 (Jan 14, 2010)

  • [BUG FIX] It is once again possible to use Windows shortcuts for the Chart Data folder and other InterMapper Settings folders. (75828)
  • [BUG FIX] The checkbox for displaying unnumbered interfaces in a probe group's interfaces window now works. (75950)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed bug where displaying unnumbered interfaces for a probe group could result in network ovals hidden behind other ovals, making it appear as though they interfaces hadn't shown. (75950)
  • [BUG FIX] Response time can now be charted for command-line probes. (80925)
  • [BUG FIX] Removed some not-really-necessary logging code that was causing crashes because it was not thread-safe (81043, 81052)
  • [BUG FIX] Prevent user from acquiring edit lock if map file is unwritable in the file system, to prevent changes from being silently lost. (81027)
  • [BUG FIX] Reverted to the slower, but correct font handling in the web server. (81023, 81125, 81155, 81156, 81169)

New in Intermapper 5.2.0 (Jan 7, 2010)

  • WMI Probes: When InterMapper is installed on a Windows machine, these probes get detailed information from Windows workstations through the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) interface.
  • Other Probes: InterMapper 5.2 has new probes to verify e-mail round-trip delivery for both IMAP and POP3, and measure the times between send and receipt. There are also useful enhancements for custom probe capabilities.
  • 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. These capabilities include:
  • Exporting and importing files from/to the InterMapper Settings folder.
  • Exporting and importing information from/to the internal tables that can update individual items on maps.
  • Performing a basic acknowledge on a device.
  • Examples include a script that can be used to synchronize InterMapper servers
  • 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.
  • 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:
  • SNMPWalk GUI: Right-click on a device to perform a SNMPWalk on the device and see the resulting data.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • MS Remote Desktop Helper App: Added "MS Remote Desktop" helper application for Windows systems.

New in Intermapper 5.1.9 (Dec 17, 2009)

  • [BUG FIX] Correct problem with SNMP device comparisons for shared polling.

New in Intermapper 5.1.8 (Dec 15, 2009)

  • [BUG FIX] Allow underscores ("_") in domain names.

New in Intermapper 5.2 Beta 1 (Dec 11, 2009)

  • WMI Probes: When InterMapper is installed on a Windows machine, these probes get 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. The WMI Probes include the ability to monitor:
  • WMI CPU Utilization
  • WMI Disk Available
  • WMI Disk Fragmentation
  • WMI Event Log
  • WMI File Check
  • WMI Folder Check
  • WMI Free Memory
  • WMI Installed Software
  • WMI Logged-on Users
  • WMI MSExchange 2007 Hub Transport Server
  • WMI MSExchange 2007 Mailbox Server
  • WMI Network Utilization
  • WMI Process Monitor
  • WMI Service Monitor
  • WMI SQL Server 2008 Service Monitor
  • WMI System Accessibility
  • WMI System Information
  • WMI Top Processes
  • Other Probes: InterMapper 5.2 has new probes to verify e-mail round-trip delivery for both IMAP and POP3, and measure the times between send and receipt. There are also useful enhancements for custom probe capabilities.
  • 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. These capabilities include:
  • Exporting and importing files from/to the InterMapper Settings folder.
  • Exporting and importing information from/to the internal tables that can update individual items on maps.
  • Performing a basic acknowledge on a device.
  • Examples include a script that can be used to synchronize InterMapper servers 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:
  • SNMPWalk GUI: Right-click on a device to perform a SNMPWalk on the device and see the resulting data.
  • 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.
  • MS Remote Desktop Helper App: Added "MS Remote Desktop" helper application for Windows systems.

New in Intermapper 5.1.7 (Dec 10, 2009)

  • IMDatabase Fixed a startup error, introduced in 5.1.7b2, on databases with certain create/delete time patterns.
  • IMDatabase Added a work-around for a datapoint insert error that could occur after deleting a retention policy.

New in Intermapper 5.1.2 (May 5, 2009)

  • Probe groups, Google Earth integration, SMS alerts

New in Intermapper 5.1.1 (Apr 23, 2009)

  • [LATERAL] Built-in low-security SSL certificate now appears more clearly to have come from Dartware. (But users should still create and upload their own.) (72519)
  • [BUG FIX] Creating a device as one probe type and then setting it to the Probe Group probe type no longer causes a spurious "unknown" device in the device list. (72461, 72561, 72733)

New in Intermapper 5.1 (Apr 9, 2009)

  • [BUG FIX] Fixed two more potential crashes when ungrouping items from a probe group on a duplicated map. (72226, 72227)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed authentication problem when non-admin user attempts web access. (72135)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a bug where count of licensed devices used could be off or incorrect for a while. (72324)
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a bug where the version of an unresponsive sflow exporter was displayed incorrectly in the status window. (72424)

New in Intermapper 5.0.8 Build 92961 (Feb 6, 2009)

  • [BUG FIX] The status update produced by starting or stopping IMAuth or IMDatabase no longer contains invalid XML.

New in Intermapper 5.0.7 (Dec 25, 2008)

  • [LATERAL] Added ${DEVICENAME} to the list of macros that can be passed to a command-line probe.
  • [LATERAL] Suppressed printing of SNMPv3 passwords in logs when detailed logging is turned on. (69267)

New in Intermapper 5.0.6 Build 8B191 (Nov 20, 2008)

  • [LATERAL] Further support for monitoring the performance of the polling engine, for testing, via a TCP probe.
  • [BUG FIX] Fix the OID used for the remote IP address in the Netscreen VPN probe. (69145)

New in Intermapper 5.0.5 Build 89021 (Sep 30, 2008)

  • No changes since 5.0.5b3.

New in Intermapper 5.0.4 Build 89022 (Sep 9, 2008)

  • Implemented better fallback than crashing for Windows hosts that don't support IPv6 themselves, but get an IPv6 address from a device

New in Intermapper 5.0.4 Build 89021 (Sep 3, 2008)

  • [BUG FIX] Implemented better fallback than crashing for Windows hosts that don't support IPv6 themselves, but get an IPv6 address from a device. (67323)

New in Intermapper 5.0.2 Build 86242 (Jun 25, 2008)

  • [LATERAL] Display the crash score in our bug report email subject line using 3 digits, to simplify sorting.
  • [BUG FIX] Prevent server from occasional crashing during writing the content of ifTable from RFC 1573. (65074, 65284)
  • [BUG FIX] Work-around an issue with IPV6_V6ONLY on FreeBSD 5 and 6 which prevents us from sending UDPv4 packets. (65503)

New in Intermapper 5.0.1 Build 85284 (May 30, 2008)

  • [BUG FIX] Xserve RAID probe did not change status when a RAID was 'degraded'.
  • [BUG FIX] Corrected the list of charts shown in the web interface; some internal __auto_XXXXX charts were erroneously being shown.
  • [BUG FIX] Manually load GetAdaptersAddresses from IPHLPAPI.DLL so service now runs on Windows Server 2000 again.
  • [BUG FIX] Map names in URLs are once again case-insensitive.
  • [BUG FIX] Map status device refering to a map on another server updates correctly its full path name.
  • [BUG FIX] Fix bug which caused problems for SMTP probes and the SMTP notifier which need access to the local address of their connection.

New in Intermapper 4.6.7 (Jan 15, 2008)

  • [BUG FIX] Rebuild of 4.6.6 to address build type, release number issues with Windows.

New in Intermapper 4.6.6 (Jan 10, 2008)

  • InterMapper can now use an LDAP, Active Directory, Open Directory, or Radius server to authenticate users.
  • Updated probes (Xserve RAID; Cisco IP SLA); VLAN information in Interfaces window; shared polling feature; autolayout of devices
  • [BUG FIX] Fix false error when trying to create a user with no password, no external flag, and an IP address.
  • [BUG FIX] Clear reason when device goes into DOWN state.

New in Intermapper 4.6.4 (Oct 23, 2007)

  • InterMapper can now use an LDAP, Active Directory, Open Directory, or Radius server to authenticate users. Updated probes (Xserve RAID; Cisco IP SLA); VLAN information in Interfaces window; shared polling feature; autolayout of devices