We have published a Release Overview on our blog if you prefer to read up on this release.
Alternatively, you can watch the Release Overview video below:
Release highlights:
- Mass Config Push macro rework
- NMS Sync rework and new features
- SSH session handling improvements
- Zabbix and LibreNMS Sync connector updates
- APIv2 and APIv3 improvements
- Fixes for various minor issues and bugs
- Support for 23 new device types
Links at https://unimus.net/download.html have been updated with the newest version.
Full Changelog:
Finally, there is a single migration warning and a couple minor known issues to be aware of:= Version 2.4.0 =
Features:
Updated NetXMS client library to latest version (4.4.4)
Added filtering of log messages inside Cisco SMB switch backups
Added a built-in backup filter for new timestamp format in MikroTik RouterOS v7.10
Improved built-in backup filters for newer versions of Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch X
Improved handling of errors for Zones which use a NetXMS Agent as the Zone's proxy
Added possibility to search by Credential Type in "Credentials > Device credentials" table
Various minor UI and UX fixes and improvements
Added support for devices which don't respond to the "none" SSH auth method
Improved login banner recognition logic, more banner types are now supported
If a DNS lookup for a device hostname fails, this will now be reported as an exact job failure reason
Added support for session restoration prompts after login (for example on Cisco ISE)
Added support for CLIs which don't echo the "?" when receiving commands like "show ?"
Added the option to override the SSH version validation timeout (new "unimus.core.ssh-version-validation-timeout" setting)
Added support for multi-partition backup on F5 devices
Added support for all possible formats of user and root prompts in OPNsense
Added support for output termination in newer versions of VyOS
Added support for Cisco SMB switches which don't report their model on the CLI
Added support for Linux shell login on netElastic vBGN
Added support for output termination in paged output on netElastic vBGN
Improved support for Adtran NetVanta devices
Improved support for logins to JunOS in BSD mode
Improved handling of quoted strings on MikroTik RouterOS v7
Added support for paginated output on RAD devices
Added support for backup multipliers in the Cisco WLC driver
Improvements to the CLI mode change algorithm (better handling of specific edge cases)
Improved handling of error messages when Unimus config file is missing
Config Push modifiers were improved and reworked:
- modifier syntax was changed to a "$(modifier-name yes/no)" format
- enforced modifier and action positions within a line
- added support for new modifiers "fail-on-error", "wait-echo" and their opposites (yes/no)
- added support for a "delay" action, which simply waits for a specified time
- all existing Config Push presets should be migrated to the new syntax automatically
- full documentation: https://wiki.unimus.net/display/UNPUB/Mass+Config+Push
Major improvements to NMS Sync:
- devices no longer present in NMS can now be automatically Unmanaged / Deleted in Unimus
- improved tracking of which local device corresponds to which NMS device, allowing to move devices locally when they are moved in the NMS
- if a device is not found locally in the target Zone, you can now specify if Unimus looks for a candidate to move into the Zone, or creates a new device
- allow specifying what scope Unimus searches in for move candidates when trying to move devices across Zones
- fixed multiple issues that arose in setups where multiple NMSes were being imported from into the same Zone
- more info at https://blog.unimus.net/new-nms-sync-logic-2-4-0/
Improvements to the Zabbix NMS Sync connector:
- added support for importing from Templates and Tags on top of existing options
- introduced new prefixes for various import sources
- existing Sync Presets should be migrated automatically, and continue working as expected
- full documentation: https://wiki.unimus.net/display/UNPUB/Zabbix+importer
Improvements to the LibreNMS NMS Sync connector:
- added "Address field priority" selector, allowing to specify how Unimus pulls device addresses from Libre
- added "Description field priority" selectors, allowing to specify how Unimus pulls device descriptions from Libre
APIv2 improvements:
- add optional query param to select zone for the "findByAddress" endpoint at "api/v2/devices/"
- add option to specify Zone for the "createDevice" endpoint at "api/v2/devices"
- add option to specify Managed State for the "createDevice" endpoint at "api/v2/devices"
- add option to specify Managed State for multiple GET and UPDATE endpoints at "api/v2/devices"
APIv3 improvements:
- added possibility to search by "usedByDevices", "boundToDevices" and "credentialsTypes" in "api/v3/credentials" endpoint
Added support for:
- Adtran NetVanta chassis
- ADVA FSP 1xx series
- AricentOS devices
- more variants of the Aruba Mobility Controller
- Calix AXOS
- Calix E7-2
- Cambium cnPilot
- Casa vCCAP
- Cisco Catalyst 1200 series switches
- Cisco ISE
- ComNet Switches (based on CNGE11FX3TX8MS)
- EdgeCore 7316
- EdgeCore CSR320
- Ericsson IPOS (SSR series)
- Ericsson SGSN
- F5 multi-partition
- Grandstream GWN7800 series switches
- improved netElastic vBGN support
- Opengear Operations Manager
- Radware Alteon
- Ruckus vSZ-D
- Ruckus vSZ-E
- TRENDnet TI switches
- Westermo L110
- Westermo Lynx-5512
- Westermo RedFox-5728
- Westermo WeOS
Fixes:
Fixed inter-connection delay was not applied for Telnet service availability check
Fixed logs present in backups on Cisco SMB switches (would trigger new change-points and change notifications on every backup)
Fixed NMS Sync from Zabbix versions 6.2.1 and newer within 6.2 was not working (6.4 and older than 6.2 worked properly)
Fixed for Zones which use a NetXMS Agent as a proxy all tasks within a job would fail if a single tasks failed
Fixed inter-connection delay was not applied for NetXMS TCP proxy connections
Fixed elements in combo box sometimes appearing multiple times in multiple screens across the application
Fixed elements in combo box sometimes missing in multiple screens across the application
Fixed beginning of lines could be truncated in diff the view on specific browser configurations
Fixed reporting wrong Last Job Status for unmanaged devices over API (multiple APIv2 "/devices" endpoints)
Fixed attempting to input a very long FQDN into the DB address during the Deploy Wizard was not possible
Fixed Credential usage could be counted twice if a credential was used for both for SSH and Telnet (Credential > Usage screen)
Fixed CLI Mode Change password usage could be counted twice if a credential was used for both for SSH and Telnet (Credential > Usage screen)
Fixed an error that could occur if you switched screens while multiple popup windows were opened
Fixed the possibility to input extremely long strings into dropdowns, which would eventually trigger an error
Fixed Config Push triggered via API with an empty device ID string would create a wrong entry in Push results
Fixed Delete Push Job History retention job was not re-scheduled when default schedule is changed
Fixed issues with Config Push presets being deleted while they were opened in another browser window
Fixed various minor UI and UX issues and inconsistencies
Fixed jobs using Telnet could randomly fail
Fixed login to devices could fail if certain login banners were used
Fixed Remote Core would not be able to reconnect to the Server in specific cases
Fixed Remote Core connections could be considered still alive even after the connection was closed
Fixed jobs on Cambium 450i would always fail
Fixed jobs on newer versions of VyOS failing
Fixed login failing on specific Palo Alto devices
Fixed specific commands on Aruba Mobility Controller (ArubaMM) could cause a Config Push to fail
Fixed backups could fail on Cisco WLC under heavy load, or with very large configs
Fixed jobs on specific Moxa switch types could randomly fail
Fixed jobs on specific RAD devices would fail
Fixed jobs on specific Adtran NetVanta devices would fail
Fixed discovery failing on OPNsense with specific account and shell type combinations
Fixed discovery would fail on JunOS devices with specific BSD prompt format
Fixed discovery would fail for specific versions of the Aruba Mobility Controller
Fixed sporadic config change notifications on MikroTik RouterOS v7
Security fixes:
Fixed read-only users could add a new Zone
Fixed Credentials and CLI Mode change passwords could be printed to the log file in cleartext on specific API calls
Let us know if you have any feedback / questions on this release, or if you run into any issues!Migration warnings:
On MikroTik RouterOS v7, you can get a single config change notification due to changes in how quoted strings
are handled in our ROSv7 driver. This config change should only happen on the first backup job after upgrade
and can be ignored.
Known issues:
ISSUE: "Re-discover affected devices when Ports or Connectors change" Advanced Settings option does not work
WORKAROUND: none
STATUS: issue scheduled for fixing
ISSUE: Some screens in Unimus show time in server's time zone, others in client's (browser's) time zone
WORKAROUND: none, issue only relevant if client has different time zone than server
STATUS: we are debating on how to fix this - will likely create a setting to select which TZ should be used