Announcement

Zenoss Core 2.1.0 Available for Download

2007/10/17

The latest packaged version of Zenoss Core, version 2.1.0 is available for download.

Zenoss 2.1 is available from: http://www.zenoss.com/download.

For more information on Zenoss Core 2.1 please visit http://www.zenoss.com/zenoss-core-2-1

This release marks a significant update for many areas of Zenoss Core, including a Google Maps mashup, a network topology map, Java application management, powerful graphing capabilities and an Ajaxified drag and drop dashboard.

Zenoss Zenpacks are now available here:

New Features

Google Maps Mashup

• Mapping of actual locations and the connections between them
• Link status visualization allowing WAN failures to be detected quickly
• One-click drill-down to show detailed status information for any location

Level 3 Network Topology Map

• Interactive exploration of Zenoss' auto-discovered network topology
• Status information integrated with the map, allowing failures to be located quickly
• Direct drill-down into device detail from the map

Native JMX J2EE performance monitoring

• Agentless monitoring of all J2EE servers using Java's remote JMX protocol
• Fully integrated data with all core Zenoss performance monitoring systems, including graphs and thresholds

Fully customizable drag and drop dashboard

• Drag and drop dashboard leverages the use of portlets to provide a custom system view
• Ajaxified dashboard provides a custom overview on a per user user basis
• Available portlet library, providing views of status information, such as the Google Maps mashup, critical device issues, business impact, and more

Advanced Reporting

• Fine-grained control over performance graph creation and appearance
• Powerful graphical visualization, supporting reports with multiple devices or component data on a single graph
• Custom reports using a friendly graphical user interface

CHANGES SINCE BETA 2.0.93

Zenoss Core 2.1 release includes several minor fixes from Beta version 2.0.93 detailed below:

GRAPHING AND REPORTS

• Removed Sequence column from Graph Definitions for MultiGraph Reports. (2117)
• Changed label on Min/Max Threshold page from DataSources to DataPoints. (2167)

ZENPACKS

• Fixed xml problem with HelloWorldZenPack. (2168)
• Removed checkboxes from the Settings/ZenPacks page. (2162)
• Removed the Delete ZenPack menu item. (2161)
• Installing ZenPack with no skins directory no longer causes error. (2163)

OTHER FIXES

• Removed /Manufacturers/ADP/new using migrate script, new manufacturers.xml has been generated (2139, r7123)
• Check that the IpServer and WinService exists before adding it to an OS, usually the live search will autocomplete a valid name. (2164, r7118)
• Fixed a bug on the Event Console wherein the "Loading..." box would occasionally fail to disappear. (r7153)

Enjoy!

--Zenoss Dev Team