Release Notes for GroundWork Monitor
Version 8.6.4
GroundWork Monitor Enterprise Edition | Version 8.6.4 | 2023/05/10
GroundWork 8.6.4 contains a small fix to migrations which affected reports on the previous version. This version is primarily a bugfix and maintenance release. Several specific additions were made to the Nagios container in support of GroundWork 7 migrating customers. Minimum Docker version for GroundWork 8.5.2/8.6.4 is 20.10.13. If you installed Docker using recommended install steps, a system update should be all that is necessary to achieve this.
Features
- CI/CD install and upgrade. See Continuous Deployment
Enhancements
- Added php-curl for Nagios
- Added switch perl module to Nagios
- Added nagios/monarch cache support
- Grafana incremental image updates
Bug Fixes
- Custom nagios host/service object fix
- Fix for cloudhub ldap users
- Fix for large-service-count host paging
- Syslog state reset fix
Known Issues and Limitations
This section lists any known issues and limitations with work-arounds.
| Category | Title/Description | Work-around |
|---|---|---|
Installer | Options are presented in the installer for use of an external database when installing for the first time. | This should not be used in GroundWork 8.6.x or below. |
Nagios Contacts | The existence of Nagios contact templates which contain only the deprecated NoMa methods will put Nagios control dashboards into a state where commits are not possible. | Deleting any templates which cause this issue will restore ability to commit. References to these contact templates should optionally be changed. |
Nagios Container | It's possible to overload the Nagios instance in GroundWork. Nagios uses workers that communicate with the services it runs. In some cases the default provisioning isn't enough to keep up with a really active alert stream. | You can override the default provisioning of workers in Nagios with the check_workers directive. See How to configure check_workers. |
TCG-SNMP restart generates unknown status | When restarting the (new) TCG-SNMP connector, the initial poll may generate UNKNOWN status for the network interfaces. | We recommend adjusting the notification rules for this to avoid alarm fatigue. |
Cron-Controlled GroundWork containers generate SUSPENDED alerts | Jobs scheduled VIA the cron container generate SUSPENDED alerts. This is correct behavior, but may cause unwanted alarms. | We recommend adjusting the notification rules for this to avoid alarm fatigue. A separate rule for the DOCK-H:cadvisor group with a 1-minute delay can suppress these alarms. |
Archive Migration initially incomplete | Upgrades to the system will migrate the foundation database but will not completely migrate the archive database until the first archive run (overnight in the cron timezone) | This may affect any queries you want to run against the archive database, especially those for host address values, but only for the day of upgrade. |
| Legacy NRPE check deprecated. | This plugin should have already been replaced by check_nrpe plugin. Plugin check_nrpe_legacy is no longer included by default. | Use of this plugin will require manually maintaining it in your nagios libexec directory. |
Supported Versions
Current supported versions of GroundWork Monitor Enterprise include the latest versions 8.6.2, 8.5.2, 8.5.1, 8.4.1, 8.4.0, 8.3.3, 8.3.2, 8.3.1, 8.3.0, 8.2.3, 8.2.2, and version 7.2.1. Support for version 7.2.1 will expire December 31, 2022 (see GroundWork Monitor Enterprise Sunset note below). Support for 8.0.x is now expired. For supported architectures and browser compatibility see System Requirements.
GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 7.x Sunsetting
Support for version 7.2.1 expired December 31, 2022.
Helpdesk support for 7.2.1 is extended through June 2023.
We have extended support for 7.2.x for another year, to give some of the more complex customers in our installed base more time to transition. GroundWork 7.x will be retired from active support at the end of this year. Customers with support contracts for GroundWork Monitor 7.x will continue to receive support from GroundWork Support for this version until December 31, 2022, and for 8.x thereafter. It's our goal at GroundWork Open Source to make the transition from GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 7.x to GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 8 as seamless as possible for our Customers and Partners. Please contact GroundWork Support and let us help you plan and make this transition.
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