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November 2019

As mentioned in the last release 740, even updates

At the request of many users and clients, an integrated

will focus on fixing bugs and odd ones on developing

SSH and Telnet console has been incorporated

new features and improvements that help all users.

into Pandora FMS, to help all sysadmins to accesslocal computers with a single click. In addition, aIn this release 741, a new Discovery integration has

new type of remote command execution check has

been added to monitor SAP centrally and remotely,

been added for Windows and Unix systems.

a system to report bugs and suggestions, in addition to Omnishell, the first step of Pandora FMS

Finally, the Metaconsole has also been improved inin the world of automation and IT infrastructure

this update, since now those customers who havemanagement. This update also contains the newit will be able to see millions of events in seconds

log alert correlation system, which is merged with

with noticeable performance improvements.

the event alert system.

NEW FEATURES AND DEVELOPMENTS
SSH and Telnet remote access from the console
A new console extension has been added, which will allow any agent with a configured IP to be connected
via SSH or Telnet. The QuickShell feature provides a management screen of the new GoTTY subservice
where to configure the connection.

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New help feedback
A new feedback system has been created, so that Pandora FMS Enterprise users can send theiropinions, report bugs, make suggestions and comments about the software’s features.

The feedback window will appear in the console of all clients both in the navigation bar and in thedocumentation help of sections that provide assistance.

New alert correlation system for logs
From version 741 onwards, a series of rules can be defined to trigger alerts based on the collected logs.
Pandora FMS will be in charge of analyzing logs and in case the previously set rules match, the user willbe allowed to perform a response action.

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Remote execution modules
Monitoring modules can be added to remotely execute commands on Windows and Linux systems, so
as to not have to deploy agents on remote systems.

To configure this new module, only the connection data against the target must be registered in thesafe credential store, without the need for using public keys or extensive configurations, making iteasier for users to work.

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SAP monitoring integrated in Discovery
SAP can now be monitored centrally and remotely with just a couple of clicks from the Discovery
tool. In addition, a specific view has been added within agent view, where filters can be establishedand graphics displayed with the received values.

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Administration and automation through Omnishell
Omnishell is conceived as the first step of Pandora FMS towards IT infrastructure management. This
new feature will allow you to define commands or command blocks and select targets to executecommands simultaneously on tens or hundreds of systems at the same time, unattended.

This system will be present in Pandora FMS agents from version 741 onwards, and no changes will benecessary, except for having remote configuration activated. Omnishell is based on communication
between the different Pandora FMS components through Tentacle protocol to safely coordinate executions
and responses of the commands that must be programmed. Right now, it is only available for Unix
environments, but it will also be available for Windows soon.

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Other improvements
Diagnostic Tools
In this update, the diagnostic tool has been improved in order to assess the current state of an installationand thereby improve Pandora FMS performance.

Monitoring from Pandora FMS initial installation
In the final process of new Pandora FMS installations, a new welcome window will appear, by whichusers can start monitoring and perform actions such as: creating an agent that contains a module,
creating an alert on a module, making a network examination with Pandora FMS Discovery, configuring the mail or sending a comment using the new feedback tool to report a failure or suggestion.

Better performance in Metaconsole event
With this release 741, the time it takes for Pandora FMS Metaconsole event view to load has been reduced. Now, millions of events can be viewed in a few seconds.

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November 2019

Sample_Agent: the dummy agent for testingWithin update 741, a dummy agent with random data has been added, called Sample_Agent. Its purpose
is performing tasks such as network checks, like SNMP, alert launching, graph creation, etc. The code ofthis agent comes as an extension and is automatically enabled.

Troubleshooting* Fixed Module Groups view issue that allowed access to it regardless of the group the user wasassigned.
* Fixed error where visual consoles were created without data when generated from templates, using
the Wizard.
* Reported performance issue when using module_logevent that blocked the agent when processing
large amounts of information. A new method is suggested: log_channel.
* Fixed error that prevented generating alerts using the agent Wizard in the Metaconsole.
* Fixed issue inside a dashboard whereby, when adding a custom graph widget and selecting the Gauge
stack, it stayed blank.
* Fixed error of Windows agents that did not send XML files, when the agents were delayed at the startof each interval execution.
* Fixed bug where a policy with plugins was not added to an agent.
* Fixed error of access to the scheduled downtime creation screen, when there were specific andcustomized ACLs to access that menu.
* Fixed issue in event filter, when the user’s language was in Catalonian.
* Fixed error by which no event was shown when filtering by warning/critical or critical/normal in the trapconsole.
* Fixed bug where, if a PDF report was downloaded, from the HTML view and an initial and final date
was established, the date formats were changed.
* Fixed error by which some minor changes in database fields were missing, when migrating fromPandora FMS 6 to its most current version, Pandora FMS 7.0 NG.

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