Folks:
A new public beta version of InterMapper 5.0b9 is now available. We would be
delighted to have you use it and send us comments and bug reports.
NOTE: Although this beta-test version is stable, it is still in testing. We
encourage you to install it on a separate server. To help with that
installation, the download page has a test serial number that will unlock the
software for the test period.
InterMapper 5.0b9 contains a many bug fixes and enhancements. Please see the
Release Notes for a complete list.
InterMapper 5.0 includes the following new features. Please see the Release
Notes for a complete list of changes.
1) InterMapper Database Technology Preview: InterMapper 5.0 can collect data
from networked devices, inserting it into a SQL database. You can write your own
SQL queries, based on various Crystal Reports and sample reports.
Note: We have chosen to label the InterMapper Database as "technology preview"
because it is stable, but not ready for production use. We have tested it enough
to believe that the fundamentals all work. However, a great deal more testing is
required before we can claim that it meets our standards for a final product,
and there are a number of optimizations yet to be implemented.
2) InterMapper Flows: Dartware is bringing out InterMapper Flows, a
NetFlow-compatible add-on to InterMapper. From the InterMapper GUI, you will be
able to access NetFlow information received from Cisco-compatible NetFlow v1,
v5, and v9 exporters. (InterMapper Flows requires a separate download from the
same downloads page as InterMapper.) InterMapper Flows is not available in this
beta-test release; we will send a note when there is a version to download.
3) IPv6 Support: InterMapper 5.0 tests devices that have IPv6 addresses, and
supports IPv6 client connections. You can test devices with IPv6 addresses using
Pings, TCP- and UDP-based probes, and IPv6-based DNS queries.
4) Enhanced Nagios Plug-in support: InterMapper has long supported command-line
probes and has supplied a template specific to Nagios plugins. In Version 5.0,
there is a new Nagios Plugin probe (Miscellaneous/Nagios/Nagios Plugin in the
Set Probe... window) that displays the plugin's output string and makes
chartable values for all the performance data ("perfdata").
5) Folders in the Map List: You can now organize your maps into folders,
reducing clutter for those who have lots of maps.
6) Ack Filtering in List views: There are two new buttons (at the top right of
the window) that hide or show devices that have been acknowledged. This will
make it easier to spot new trouble areas.
7) Server-wide find on DNS name, IP address, or IMID: The "Find Devices..." menu
item allows you to search either a map or the entire InterMapper Server for a
given DNS name, IP address, or IMID. Searching by IMID can be helpful for
relating a device in InterMapper Database to a device on the map.
8) Server Discovery Preference: InterMapper RemoteAccess now implements a
preference allowing you to turn off server discovery, so that the only servers
which appear in the Map List window are those servers you have added yourself.
As always, thanks for your interest and enthusiasm for InterMapper.
The InterMapper Team
LINKS:
Download:
http://dartware.com/downloads/binaries/?release=beta
Beta Tester Guide:
http://dartware.com/support/tech_notes/im50/beta_test_guide.html
Release Notes:
http://dartware.com/downloads/binaries/intermapperbetarelnotes.html
What's New:
http://dartware.com/network_monitoring_products/whatsnew50.html
Documentation:
User Guide: http://download.dartware.com/IMUserGuide50/
Developer Guide: http://download.dartware.com/IMDevGuide50/
InterMapper Database Overview Tech Note:
http://dartware.com/support/tech_notes/im50/imdatabase.html
Disk Space Estimator for InterMapper Database:
http://dartware.com/support/tech_notes/im50/imdbspace.html
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