Release Notes
PANDORA FMS NG 765 RRR

VERSION UPDATERELEASE765••••

New features and improvements
How to update Pandora FMS
Known changes and limitations
Fixed vulnerabilities•••

Changes and improvements•Legal information

Bug fixes
Documentation update

September 2022

These release notes
describe new features,
improvements and fixedissues in Pandora FMS
NG 763 RRR. They also
provide information
about improvements anddescribe workarounds for
known issues.
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.

Version NG 765 RRRThis is a minor update with new features. The latest high-stability version isPandora FMS 762 AKIRA LTS (Long Term Support). Regular versions (RRR) aremonthly versions that cover many changes and new features.
They’re perfect for those users that need to be up-to-date with the latest news
and are not afraid of finding some rough edge. LTS versions are oriented towards
consolidating all the changes from RRR versions and offering maximum stability.

New features and improvements
New scheduled downtime option. Disable modules

A new feature has been added within the scheduled downtimes. Now you may
choose the option to disable modules without stopping the agent itself.

History database in Metaconsole

Just as it existed in Pandora FMS nodes, there is now the possibility of having ahistory database within the Metaconsole.

Pandora WMIC package for ARM systems

Usage in ARM environments is growing, and we have created an ARM-supported
binary for environments that use the Satellite to remotely monitor Windows.

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IP console access control

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 internetconnection).
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.

Different users requested to control access to the console by source IP, which
can be defined individually by user. We implemented it so that masks can also bedefined, e.g.: 192.168.100.*

Improved network maps

Multiple changes have been made to network maps to improve the usability,
performance and network map setup.

•••

Map drawing and refreshing is automatic and dynamically reflects the changes
in the network, highly improving the existing display in previous versions.
The possibility of deleting “Pandora FMS” node as well as all its relationships
has been added. Usability has also been improved manual relationships
management between nodes.
Added linking between network maps. When there is a dummy node pointing toanother network map, it will be possible to access that map from the options of
the dummy node.

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 Wikipag. 2

New report type: system module inventory

The new type of report “System module inventory” has been created, throughwhich you will have an inventory of the modules generated in your Pandora FMS
installation registered by module name, remarking the necessary information for
those modules that have the same module name.

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Support for Ubuntu 22.04
Other resources

Ubuntu 22.04 is officially supported by Pandora FMS.

for your interest
Documentation ofPandora FMS online
Plugin Library
Pandora FMS official
technical support

Sending reports by email as an alert action

A new feature has been added to Pandora FMS alert system whereby it is possible tosend reports by email in PDF thanks to its incorporation as new actions/commands
within Pandora FMS.

PLUGIN - OPEN

Imap

Plugin through which to filter emails or the number of emails of an accountthrough a series of filters. Useful for detecting whether any alert email wasreceived of to look for a certain email.
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New features andimprovements
PLUGIN - ENTERPRISE

Azure Hubs

Plugin through which to monitor an Even Hubs namespace. It returns several typesof metrics, such as SuccesfulRequests, CapturedBytes or ActiveConnections.
See this plugin in the library >PLUGIN - ENTERPRISE

Azure Postgresql

Plugin through which to monitor an Azure PostgreSQL data server and receive
metrics like cpu_precent, memory_percent, storage_used or active_connections
among others.
See this plugin in the library >PLUGIN - ENTERPRISE

Cisco Inventory

Inventory plugin for displaying the configuration of a Cisco device.
See this plugin in the library >PLUGIN - ENTERPRISE

Xenserver

Updated the python2 plugin to python3. Added all_vm and all_sr macros to rule out
virtual machine agent creation and SR agent creation if required.
See this plugin in the library >PLUGIN - ENTERPRISE

Openweathermap

Plugin through which to retrieve weather data from a certain area through theopenweathermap API, entering the area’s coordinates.
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Known changes and limitations••

Moved option from Setup -> “Edit OS” to Resources -> “Operating systems”
Moved the mass operations option on services to the services wizard in Node,just as it is in the Metaconsole.

Fixed vulnerabilities
Thanks to the information provided by OneNet.
Case #

GitLab #

13366

8925

Description
Vulnerabilities with unused docker files.

Changes and improvements

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Support #GitLab #Description

N/A

8898
9347
9343
9344
9348

Performed multiple network map enhancements.

N/A

8659

Modified the display of the event owner name to show the Name (user_id).

N/A

8217

Added the possibility of sending a report as a Pandora FMS alert command/action

N/A7827Added the option to control access to the console through IP and user.

9412

5319

Modified scheduled downtimes to increase interval and date customization.

N/A

9334

Added host management section for remote configuration on Satellite servers.

N/A

9143

Included the possibility of encrypting the license sent by the Satellite server toPandora FMS server.

N/A

8934

Added _start_data_ and _end_date_ macros for SQL reports.

N/A

8775

String data have been separated from the rest of data when being sent from the main
database to the history database.

N/A7146

Added the temporal_max_size, tempportal_min_size and temporal_max_files
parameters to perform an XML buffer file control in Pandora FMS software agent.

N/A9201

Added a database lock when the Metaconsole merger is running, so that pandora_db
cannot be run.

N/A

9159

Added the possibility to enter machine names in the list to perform a Discovery task.

N/A

9154

Included in Pandora FMS console setup the possibility to connect to the databasethrough SSL certificates.

N/A9046

Moved option from Setup -> “Edit OS” to Resources -> “Operating systems”.

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Changes andimprovements

Support #GitLab #Description

N/A8885

Ubuntu 22.04 is officially supported by Pandora FMS server.

N/A8281

Added group recursion option for Dashboards widgets “Groups Status” and “GeneralGroup Status”.

N/A

7749

Moved the mass operations option on services to the services wizard in Node, just as it
is in the Metaconsole.

N/A

8791

Created the history database feature for the Metaconsole.

N/A8745

Added the possibility to enter how many days a module must stay on uninitialized tobe automatically deleted.

N/A

8564

Added the option of editing agents in mass operations within the Metaconsole.

N/A

8459

New report type "system module inventory" added.

13106

7774

Added new option to disable modules in scheduled downtimes.

14081

9395

Added the possibility of applying policies to secondary agent groups.

Bug fixes

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Support #GitLab #Description

N/A

9456

Corrected sorting in the alerts view in the Metaconsole.

N/A

9420

Fixed wrong status display of the last event when it was grouped.

N/A

9350

Fixed loss of synchronization between node and Metaconsole due to duplicatedMetaconsole ID saved in the node.

N/A9331

Fixed the creation of WMI modules saved by default in Pandora FMS where they werecreated by ID instead of by name.

N/A9269

Fixed error message in offline Update manager even if successfully updated.

N/A

9255

Fixed SQL error in notification of max_input_time variable in PHP and mysql 8.

N/A

9229

Fixed interaction in Dashboards widgets when deleting the item the widget waspointing to.

N/A9167

Fixed data format change when modifying server plugins using mass operations.

N/A

9124

Fixed the non-deletion of scheduled downtimes in the database when they havealready been completed and are configured for a single use.

N/A

9119

Corrected module view sorting in the Metaconsole.

N/A

8978

Added the necessary dependencies for the use of certain external tool commands.

N/A

9453

Corrected limit error when creating module groups.

14123

9450

Modified the IP check in the Metaconsole agent Wizard to be able to enter an IP that is
not accessible from the node in the agent.

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Bug fixespag. 7

Support #GitLab #Description

14125

9446

Fixed SNMP trap editor view with Php 8.

N/A9444

Added the sound console option to the enterprise ACLs.

14113

9442

Fixed SQL error in Pandora FMS default summary view for non-admin users.

N/A

9432

Fixed agent safe operation mode malfunction.

14100

9427

Fixed launched-alert view filter when accessed from the tactical view.

N/A

9426

Fixed SQL error in event data for non-admin users.

13950

9421

Fixed pandorawmic failure when using domain users.

140499413

Fixed bug 500 for reporting PDF with event items.

14089

9411

Fixed bugs that prevented the correct use of ssh modules on Satellite servers.

N/A

9407

Fixed error 500 in DB Interface view in Pandora FMS OpenSource version.

14062

9384

Fixed event filtering error when applying tag filtering with namespaces.

13999

9381

Fixed the tactical view counting depending on the profile assigned to the user where
secondary groups were not taken into account.

14070

9373

Fixed the notification of the Font error in the Metaconsole, whereby it led to the nodeinstead of leading to the Metaconsole options.

N/A

9327

Fixed correlation server for log processing.

N/A

9321

Fixed several visual errors in visual consoles.

13905

9308

Corrected color painting in SLA reports when it is 100% in the Metaconsole.

N/A

9299

Fixed auto-refreshing in certain Metaconsole views.

N/A

9271

Added SNMPv3 options on Windows Satellite Server installations.

13905

9262

Fixed warning time calculation of a report module.

13905

9261

Fixed availability report with show 24/7 Item option.

N/A

9235

Fixed encryption in Discovery VMWare task options.

N/A

9194

Fixed the status count of modules in an agent when they were disabled.

N/A

9189

Corrected item editor within a service in the Metaconsole.

N/A

9185

Fixed visual mismatch error in the alerts modal window in the tree view.

N/A

9183

Fixed filtering loss between pages within the agent's alert menu.

N/A

9182

Fixed filtering loss between pages within the policy alert menu.

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Bug fixes

Support #GitLab #Description

13822

9169

Fixed the error when editing an agent when it is in a group with the maximum numberof agents within the group.

13753

9149

Fixed mail configuration in Pandora FMS console when the password had specialcharacters.

13745

9130

Corrected the data processing of an agent that was disabled when the data came from
Discovery tasks or plugins, it no longer processes the data no matter where the datacame from.

N/A

9122

Fixed bad counting of the API call total_modules.

N/A

9118

Corrected the appearance of entities in the response to Pandora FMS CLI --disable-group call.

13723

9114

Fixed the alert command creation for users with Pandora Administrator profile.

13702

9107

Fixed several issues when saving, loading and applying different filters in the eventview.

N/A

9092

Fixed URL errors in several aids within Pandora FMS console.

N/A

9091

Fixed visual error in Pandora FMS console Setup view.

N/A

9008

Corrected error message translation when creating a custom chart without assignedgroup.

N/A

8862

Fixed visual error of certain slider buttons in the agent configuration view.

N/A

8834

Fixed menu visual error within the different cluster views

13377

8798

Fixed service monitoring when including a stress mark

N/A

8715

Fixed unnecessary folder generation in the software agent repository when there is anerror when uploading the file

13244

8696

Fixed agent plugin reference when they have been created through policies

N/A

8506

Fixed Host Alive module with inverted threshold management

N/A

8359

Modified webserver management when memory is missing so that modules go into
unknown instead of skipping false criticals.

14237

9550

Fixed lack of button in the VMWare view.

Documentation update

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Case #

GitLab #Description

N/A

9542

Added new documentation for the Satellite server.

N/A

9486

Fixed Pandora FMS server configuration documentation for the "group" parameter.

N/A

9543

Added documentation for new report-sending commands in the alert system.

N/A

9524

Added XML buffer new token documentation in software agents.

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Remember that you
can install the official
Pandora FMS update
through the Update
Manager:Update

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Case #

GitLab #Description

N/A9504

Added information about the plugins generated by default in Pandora FMS not being
able to be erased.

N/A9502

Added information on new non-initialized module erasure system.

14179

9497

Added example documentation in certain API calls to avoid the lack of obligatory
options.

N/A

9489

Added documentation about the new option of scheduled downtimes.

N/A

9461

Updated “Edit OS” information to “Operating systems”.

N/A

9452

Added information about the new type of system module inventory report.

N/A

9441

Updated the installation script for remote database installations.

14094

9419

Corrected VMWare plugin documentation for a missing parameter.

N/A

9418

Modified module_quiet documentation.

N/A

9382

Added documentation about the automatic erasure of modules in unknown state.

N/A

9368

Included the documentation of the history database for the Metaconsole.

N/A

9366

Updated documentation to make clear that Discovery tasks are all Enterprise.

N/A

9352

Updated all dependencies necessary for RHEL - Rocky Linux (7-8).

N/A

9319

Updated service mass operation documentation.

N/A

9248

Modified the documentation of the get module_data API call.

N/A

9127

Added documentation on the status of events affected by scheduled downtimes.

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