Release Notes
PANDORA FMS NG 753

VERSION UPDATERELEASE

753
April 2021

These release notes
describe new features,
improvements and fixedissues in Pandora FMS NG
753. They also provide
information about
upgrades and describe
some workarounds for
known issues.

•

New features and improvements•

Changes and improvements•

How to update Pandora FMS•

Bug fixed•

Known changes and limitations•

Documentation update•

Fixed vulnerabilities•

Legal information•

Feature extinction

New features and improvements
New integrations
Added new plugins to the module library for integration with: Telegram, Google
chat, Discord, MSteams, and Slack.

For more information
on previous versions,visit the release notes
section on our website.
For information aboutminimum system
requirements, visit
the installation
section in our official
documentation.

New media token in Availability Graph
A new token has been added to the availability graph to obtain the average resultof both the selected modules and the failovers associated with them.

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Improved histogram in reports
By means of this new item, it will be possible to see the status of the module within
the configured parameters in a histogram table.
How to update
Pandora FMS
There are several ways
to update Pandora FMS
console:Through Update
Manager, in Pandora
FMS console itself,
automatically (it requires
console internet
connection).
Through Update
Manager, in Pandora FMS
console itself, manually,
through OUM update files.
By manually installing
packages (rpm, deb...) andlater updating the console
through the web interface.
The server will have to
be manually updated
through RPM or tarball
packages.

You can find more
information about
Pandora FMS downloads
on our website:
OpenSource version
packages.
Enterprise version
packages.
For detailed informationand the steps to follow
to update each item,
classified by operating
systems, go to our Wiki

New event widget configuration fields
The possibility of using recursion within group filtering has been added. Addedcolumns for groups and tags and the possibility of loading a saved event filter
within the widget.

Retrieve selenium variable as new module
The possibility of generating new modules from the getValue variable within a WUX
module with selenium has been added.

Known changes and limitations
Network tools configuration location change
The location of the network tools tokens found in the setup section has beenchanged to its own tab called External Tools.
Modification of the creation of scheduled shutdowns
The steps for creating planned shutdowns have been changed to not add agents/
modules once created but during creation.
Satellite configuration unification
The credentials box to be used within satellite servers has been unified within its
configuration.
Historical database configuration unification
All the history database tokens on the menu have been unified, both the accessdata and the cleaning and maintenance data.

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Fixed vulnerabilities
Other resources
for your interest
Documentation of
Pandora FMS online

Thanks to the information provided by Rayen Messaoudi.
In this release, different entryways (XSS) to Pandora FMS code through the webbrowser in the following views have been solved:

Plugin Library
Pandora FMS official
technical support

Case#

GitLab #

N/A

7062

Description
In the section for creating new messages.

Feature extinction••

Removed marquee submenu in event view.
NTA feature removed.

Changes and improvements

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Case#

GitLab #Description

11165

6877

Increased the limit of characters that can be used in a label in a custom chart.

N/A

6648

Added agent limit configuration token that can be added to a policy simultaneously in
Metaconsole.

10863

6583

The elements of the visual consoles that are disabled will not count for the SLA of
the same. Additionally, these elements will be seen transparently both in editing andvisual console display.

N/A

6440

A token has been added to the Metaconsole to be able to configure the remoteconfiguration path.

N/A

5537

Added “select all” token in snmp browser and report templates.

N/A

2561

Created API calls for creating/editing/deleting modules for policies.

N/A

6865

Added the ability to use groups configured with password within discovery tasks.

N/A

6846

Network tools configuration location change.

N/A

6232

Added new metrics available within the SNMP Wizard Interface.

N/A

5276

The steps for creating planned shutdowns have been changed to not add agents/
modules once created but during creation.

N/A

7010

New event widget configuration fields added to dashboards.

N/A

6968

Changed the order of the service tree view, where it is currently sorted by description.

N/A

6890

Conditions for detecting SAP-type agents have been improved.

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Case#

GitLab #Description

N/A

6879

Modification of ACL permissions on inventory alerts. There will be 2 different ACLs,
one for visualization and one for application.

11105

6839

Added API calls to enable or disable a discovery task.

N/A

6817

Added load spinner in module graph display.

N/A

6307

GetValue command inside a WUX module generates a module with the obtained
value.

N/A

5284

Added new permissions that control the creation/editing/deletion of alert commands.

N/A

5140

Added new token in availability graph to get the average result.

N/A

5032

Added agent filtering in Omnishell.

N/A

4659

Added the possibility of mass disabling modules within the module management viewof an agent.

N/A

7098

Added new report item "Histogram".

N/A

6852

Unified credential view of satellite servers within the general configuration.

8257

4336

Added the ability to enable or disable system status notifications independently.

11207

7031

Modified 2FA forcing, where if the forcing is imposed by the administrator, the rest of
the users must configure it without the possibility of rejection.

N/A

6892

Added ACLs in discovery task list

N/A

6888

Removed button to create network map once clickedfor the first time to avoid adouble click in case it takes time to generate the map.

N/A

6660

A tooltip has been added within services, maps and tree views to show the name of theelement even though it appears by description in the view

N/A

6559

When creating a policy module through the SNMP Browser, it will be created with
"Force Primary IP".

N/A

5929

Performance and filling improvements have been made in Pandora FMS console andserver logs.

N/A

5766

Added pagination inside the collection view in Metaconsole.

N/A

5760

Modified counting modules for each server for the notice of queuing, having to have aminimum of modules for it.

N/A

5700

Added data deletion trace from tgraph_source table in pandora_db.

N/A

5269

Added the ability to filter by alert status in the alert management view.

9304

5229

Added possibility of filtering in Group Event report in reports to exclude elements thatmatch what was entered.

N/A

2689

Ldapsearch dependency included in Pandora FMS ISO.

N/A

6958

Added new plugins to the module library for integration with: telegram, google chat,discord, MSteams and Slack.

N/A

6910

Added width token to use in get_module_graph api call.

N/A

4755

Modified the management, configuration and review of the historical database.

11184

6911

Updated Active Directory plugin for the Spanish version of Windows.

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Case#

GitLab #Description

10108/8529

4839

Updated JMX Enterprise plugin.

N/A

5331

Added monitoring through MSSQL discovery. **

10365

6106

Added explanatory help for CSV export from graph/module data table

N/A

6898

New integration features with Integria IMS. Tickets can be generated from Pandora
FMS alerts, associating inventory objects with them.

Bug fixes

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GitLab #Description

N/A

7233

Fixed bug of lack of filtering by agent in policies on agents already added there.

N/A

7232

Fixed visual bug in alert command view in Metaconsole.

N/A

7231

Fixed visual bug in the visual console views in Metaconsole.

N/A

7229

Fixed the option to add an SQL query in those report items where it should not appear.

N/A

7228

Fixed visual bug in visual console list in the button to create a new visual console in
Metaconsole.

N/A

7226

Fixed the visual bugs of the icons in the general search bar of the console.

N/A

7224

Fixed item redirections within visual consoles in Metaconsole.

N/A

7223

Fixed the inability to exit the Update Manager Offline window in case of uploading thewrong package.

N/A

7222

Fixed scaling of the Defined Custom Graph widget in dashboards.

N/A

7221/7164

N/A

7220

Fixed the Advanced menu of the Metaconsole for users with the 'AW' profile.

N/A

7219

Fixed the Group Status widget in dashboards where it was always blank.

N/A

7215

Fixed visual bugs in event detail view as well as the execution of event responses bothin node and in Metaconsole.

N/A

7214

Fixed visual bugs of SLA reports, templates and service table view in Metaconsole.

N/A

7213

Removed sidebar in visual consoles when the entire visual console can be viewed
without scrolling.

N/A

7210

Fixed the count of the configurable limit token in the last events widget in dashboards.

N/A

7209

Fixed creating new layers within GIS maps.

N/A

7208

Fixed visual glitches in group view.

Unification of icons in Pandora FMS console

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Case#

GitLab #Description

N/A

7207

Fixed visual bugs in the relations section in the network maps.

N/A

7205

Fixed visual bugs in the default tactical view of Pandora FMS console.

N/A

7204

Fixed visual bugs in the Agents/Modules view.

N/A

7202

Fixed visual bugs in the different Discovery features.

N/A

7201

Fixed visual bug when wanting to show the last data of a module in the view of anagent.

N/A

7197

Fixed visual glitches in group view.

N/A

7196

Fixed visual bug in the creation of item SLA within reports.

N/A

7194

Fixed visual bugs in Metaconsole messages, as well as visual errors in agent wizards,
modules and alerts.

N/A

7193

Fixed the submenus within the different discovery tasks whereby they were not always
open when clicking on them.

11466

7192

Fixed the error whereby if a Group contained blank spaces, it could not be used inagents autoconfiguration.

N/A

7191

Fixed dimensioning of string modules in tree view

N/A

7150

Fixed visual icon of WUX modules.

11573

7189

Fixed the massive filling of pandora_server.error when having the Eventserver active
without having alert correlation created.

N/A

7168

Fixed visual glitches in the tactical view in Metaconsole.

N/A

7185

Fixed visual bug in the display of additional information in the SNMP Browser.

N/A

7180

Fixed visual bug whereby the spinner was not seen within the SNMP Browser while theinformation was being loaded.

N/A

7174/7173

Fixed the display of the items to add in a visual console with the Black Theme enabled,
as well as the items within them.

N/A

7171

Fixed the display of the icons within the monitor details view with the Black Themeenabled.

N/A

7170

Fixed visual bug of alert coloring within the tree view with Black Them enabled.

N/A

7167

Fixed visual glitches in several views of the Metaconsole.

N/A

7165

Fixed not displaying agents in policies both in node and in Metaconsole.

N/A

7163

Fixed the view of acceptance of terms and conditions in a new Pandora FMS
installation.

N/A

7162

Fixed visual bugs within the list of remote components.

N/A

7160

Fixed the non-appearance of advanced options for v3 within the SNMP Browser.

N/A

7159

Fixed the creation of new local components.

N/A

7154

Fixed visual bugs inIntegria IMS view.

N/A

7152

Fixed visual glitches in user edit view.

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Case#

GitLab #Description

N/A

7151

Fixed visual bugs in agent detail view and agent list.

N/A

7150

Fixed visual bug when canceling the edition of a dashboard whereby the edition of thedashboard appeared as a dashboard element.

N/A

7149

Fixed the impossibility of adding new cells within a dashboard.

N/A

7148

Visual bug fixes in Custom Graphs item in reports.

11543

7147

Fixed the impossibility of creating web modules through policies both in node and in
Metaconsole.

N/A

7145

Fixed button scrolling in report item list.

N/A

7134

Fixed PDF icon in report view.

N/A

7132

Fixed Agents/Alerts view.

N/A

7130

Fixed visual bugs in transactional map view.

N/A

7126

Fixed theme selector token being missing in visual console settings.

N/A

7125

Fixed visual glitches in group view.

N/A

6781

Global review for styles unification within Pandora FMS console.

11478

7119

Fixed display of OID data in SNMP Browser.

N/A

7112

Overview of visual consoles and dashboards items.

11452

7102

Fixed disappearing refresh window on full screen visual consoles.

11454

7101

Visual console display fix in dashboards.

11457

7094

Fixed the "link enabled" token in visual consoles whereby it was always active.

10771

7090

Fixed hyperlinks in visual console labels.

11446

7089

Fixed the appearance of code traces in Pandora FMS console.

11447

7085

Fixed the labels within the combined graphs within the agent where the names of themodules were not displayed.

11436

7084

Fixed deletion of agents through agent wizard in Metaconsole in HA environments.

N/A

7081

Fixed visual error when trying to create a large number of modules using the SNMPInterface Wizard.

N/A

7071/7069

N/A

7064

Fixed system messages and notifications appearing after creating a new system.

N/A

7058

Fixed display of license type.

11345

7033

Fixed event filtering in dashboard widget when tags were used.

N/A

7017

Fixed non-appearance of visual console buttons when creating a new visual console.

Fixed the Metaconsole “Block size for pagination” token.

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GitLab #Description

N/A

7007

Fixed visual crash when changing the font on a label.

N/A

6984

Modified the Pandora FMS log permissions for their correct display in the console.

11254

6979

Fix discovery tasks with special characters.

N/A

6976

Header correction in dashboard creation.

N/A

6975

Visual fix of “not” element of tree view widget in dashboard.

N/A

6974

Fixed SQL error in widget TOP N events in dashboards.

N/A

6973

Fixed the count of triggered alerts within the Group Status widget in dashboards.

N/A

6966

Fixed not displaying the validation date of an event in its details.

N/A

6965

Fixed deletion of agents through wizard in Metaconsole with standard user with
Pandora Admnistrator profile.

11282

6955

Fixed visual bugs of event history widgets in dashboards.

N/A

6954

Fixed Module in table widget in dashboards.

N/A

6951

Fixed the cluster view for users who did not have permissions on the ALL group,
despite having them on the necessary groups for display.

N/A

6950

Fixed visual glitch in netflow filtering.

N/A

6946

Fixed display of elements in Metaconsole with user with Group Coordinator profile.

11219

6945

Fixed SAP/HANA plugin for both Windows and Linux due to syntax errors.

N/A

6931

Fixed visual bug of header duplication in the list of remote components.

N/A

6929

Fixed the unit configuration within the creation of modules in policies.

N/A

6926

Fixed the display of master servers within the servers view.

N/A

6925

Fixed visual glitch of alert recovery preview in alert actions.

10347

6921

Modified the possibility of creating IPAM tasks without localization.

N/A

6918

Fixed obtaining the IP of the machine when installing a software agent on Solaris and
AIX.

10248

6907

Fixed rule configuration errors in alert correlation with tag filtering.

N/A

6899

Modified the Metaconsole Console Setup token to accept URL without http in front.

N/A

6894

Fixed “Done” status in AWS tasks when finished.

N/A

6887

Fixed ACL error in SAP view where all agents could be seen without important
assigned group.

N/A

6878

Fixed the creation of services when using the character "in the description.

N/A

6874

Fixed the substitution of macros within the display of items in a report.

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GitLab #Description

N/A

6872

Fixed visual crashes when adding a module to a service if the module name is toolong.

10444/11412

6868

Added all SNMP options (v1, v2c and v3) in massive operations of both modules andpolicies.

N/A

6848

Last contact field modified in connected users view.

N/A

6840

Fixed visual glitches in group view.

N/A

6838

Fixed displacement of creating rules in agent autoconfiguration.

N/A

6835

Fixed visual bug of Retry send token in discovery VMWare tasks where it always
appears active.

N/A

6833

Fixed option to select any agents within the scheduled shutdowns.

N/A

6832

Fixed the event or agent selector in the event history item in a visual console.

N/A

6830

Fixed the service item in visual consoles for which it did not get the SLA informationfrom it.

N/A

6826

Fixed visual bug when choosing the console resolution 1920x1080.

M/A

6810

Fixed visual bug in Metaconsole policies where agents never appeared as applied.

11055

6789

Fixed asynchronous mode in Windows software agents.

N/A

6784/6771

Fixed the error message in the creation of console tasks when not entering all thenecessary data.

N/A

6754

Fixed the services token in the services item in visual consoles where not all theservices created would appear.

11033

6751

Fixed the edition of module units where once changed it could not be left blank again.

11031

6749

Fixed deletion of plugins with advanced option when dealing with multiple lines.

N/A

6745

Fixed “node radius” and “node separation” tokens in VMWare view.

N/A

6733

Fixed the elimination of lines in remote configuration of agents when disabling themodule by policies.

N/A

6729

Fixed the “Unique IP” token within the agent options.

N/A

6710

Fixed the unattended installation of the software agent in Windows where theselected group was not applied correctly.

N/A

6633

Visual correction in the view of adding groups in a policy in Metaconsole.

N/A

6610

Fixed help inside creation of local component in Metaconsole.

N/A

6602

Fixed group recursion in filtering in bulk operations.

N/A

6574

Fixed the appearance of a validation message when deleting an agent in Metaconsole.

N/A

6568

Fixed user/password token removal in module library.

N/A

6528

Corrected ACL errors in services, where a user with permissions to see the service will
be able to see everything it contains regardless of the element, but will only be able
to access from the service the elements in which it has correct ACLs.

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Case#

GitLab #Description

N/A

6527

Fixed the redirection of a module in a service, to see only its events instead of a list of
modules with the same name.

N/A

6525

Fixed the painting of service alerts status when recovering.

N/A

6522

Fixed visual bugs in the file collections section .

N/A

6519

Fixed the total service count when applying a filter..

N/A

6517

Fixed filtering by server in tag view.

N/A

6516

Fixed sql error when using a custom sql query in the report templates.

N/A

6514

Fixed sql error in HTML report view with a vertical graph sQL item.

N/A

6492

Removed tokens that do not correspond to the SQL query item in reports.

N/A

6474

Fixed the name of child elements within Metaconsole services.

N/A

6464

Fixed ID error within Discovery tasks when a new server with another name is raised
and the previous one is deleted.

N/A

6414

Fixed the display of events in the mobile console by which the window would be twice.

N/A

6401

Unification of user information display between Metaconsole and node.

N/A

6386

Fixed visual glitches in group view.

N/A

6378

Fixed CSV download issue in custom fields view for non-admin users.

N/A

6364

Modified result message when trying to stop a planned stop when it is periodic.

N/A

6326

Fixed ability to create unnamed module templates.

N/A

6136

Fixed visual bugs in alert correlation.

10142

5930

Modified error messages for UX and WUX type modules.

N/A

5475

Fixed SNMP_Bandwith plugin.

9526

5417

Fixed the error of eliminating a policy module whereby, if it had an alert also
associated, it was not eliminated when eliminating a demarcated module and theagent removed from the policy.

N/A

5352

Fixed the height token for SQL graph type items in reports, where it was not affected
for PDF reports.

N/A

5347

Modified message when changing the language in Metaconsole where an error
appeared although it was modified.

N/A

5163

Fixed header naming in an agent's Network tools view.

N/A

5131/5113

Fixed visual glitches in the tactical view in Metaconsole.

N/A

5123

Fixed translation errors in the custom field data in the custom fields view.

N/A

5014

Fixed the bug of modifying the WUX module range where it was not updated correctly.

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Case#

GitLab #Description

N/A

5012

When clicking on a custom graph within a visual console it no longer takes you
anywhere instead of just the first element in view

N/A

4992

Added error message in create_event CLI call on non-existent module

N/A

4672

Fixed file deletion problems when installing a SAP agent again

N/A

2828

Fixed the problem of migrating agents from one node to another using Metaconsole,where the policy table was not updated in Metaconsole.

N/A

2563

Overview of API calls OK and error messages.

N/A

2530

Fixed the disappearance of httpd auth tokens (login and password) in web modules.

N/A

1783

Fixed sql error when introducing an invalid regex inside the graph containers.

N/A

7025

Fixed the error whereby if you pass the limit of massive operations it does not let you
continue.

N/A

7100

Modified Systemctl service creation method of the software agent that was in conflictin current versions of CentOS or raspbian.

11014

6812

Fixed HyperV plugin encoding issue.

7805

4058

Generated new plugin for LDAP monitoring.

Documentation update

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Caso#

GitLab #Descripción

N/A

2561, 6839, 7044,
7216

N/A

7181

MSSQL documentation updated.

N/A

7088

Added new integration documentation with Integria.

N/A

6701

Introduced documentation on relation rules within the Metaconsole configuration.

Added documentation of new API calls .

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