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# Icinga 2.x CHANGELOG
Please check doc/1-about.md.
Please check [doc/1-about.md].
## What's New
### What's New in Version 2.2.0
#### Changes
* DB IDO schema update to version `1.12.0`
* schema files in `lib/db_ido_{mysql,pgsql}/schema` (source)
* Table `programstatus`: New column `program_version`
* Table `customvariables` and `customvariablestatus`: New column `is_json` (required for custom attribute array/dictionary support)
* New features
* [GelfWriter](#gelfwriter): Logging check results, state changes, notifications to GELF (graylog2, logstash) #7619
* Agent/Client/Node framework #7249
* Windows plugins for the client/agent parts #7242 #7243
* New CLI commands #7245
* `icinga2 feature {enable,disable}` replaces `icinga2-{enable,disable}-feature` script #7250
* `icinga2 object list` replaces `icinga2-list-objects` script #7251
* `icinga2 pki` replaces` icinga2-build-{ca,key}` scripts #7247
* `icinga2 repository` manages `/etc/icinga2/repository.d` which must be included in `icinga2.conf` #7255
* `icinga2 node` cli command provides node (master, satellite, agent) setup (wizard) and management functionality #7248
* `icinga2 daemon` for existing daemon arguments (`-c`, `-C`). Removed `-u` and `-g` parameters in favor of [init.conf](#init-conf).
* bash auto-completion & terminal colors #7396
* Configuration
* Former `localhost` example host is now defined in [hosts.conf](#hosts-conf) #7594
* All example services moved into advanced apply rules in [services.conf](#services-conf)
* Updated downtimes configuration example in [downtimes.conf](#downtimes-conf) #7472
* Updated notification apply example in [notifications.conf](#notifications-conf) #7594
* Support for object attribute 'zone' #7400
* Support setting [object variables in apply rules](#dependencies-apply-custom-attributes) #7479
* Support arrays and dictionaries in [custom attributes](#custom-attributes-apply) #6544 #7560
* Add [apply for rules](#using-apply-for) for advanced dynamic object generation #7561
* New attribute `accept_commands` for [ApiListener](#objecttype-apilistener) #7559
* New [init.conf](#init-conf) file included first containing new constants `RunAsUser` and `RunAsGroup`.
* Cluster
* Add [CSR Auto-Signing support](#csr-autosigning-requirements) using generated ticket #7244
* Allow to [execute remote commands](#icinga2-remote-monitoring-client-command-execution) on endpoint clients #7559
* Perfdata
* [PerfdataWriter](#writing-performance-data-files): Don't change perfdata, pass through from plugins #7268
* [GraphiteWriter](#graphite-carbon-cache-writer): Add warn/crit/min/max perfdata and downtime_depth stats values #7366 #6946
* Packages
* `python-icinga2` package dropped in favor of integrated cli commands #7245
* Windows Installer for the agent parts #7243
> **Note**
>
> Please remove `conf.d/hosts/localhost*` after verifying your updated configuration!
#### Issues
Feature #6544: Support for array in custom variable.
Feature #6946: Add downtime depth as statistic metric for GraphiteWriter
Feature #7187: Document how to use multiple assign/ignore statements with logical "and" & "or"
Feature #7199: Cli commands: add filter capability to 'object list'
Feature #7241: Windows Wizard
Feature #7242: Windows plugins
Feature #7243: Windows installer
Feature #7244: CSR auto-signing
Feature #7245: Cli commands
Feature #7246: Cli command framework
Feature #7247: Cli command: pki
Feature #7248: Cli command: Node
Feature #7249: Node Repository
Feature #7250: Cli command: Feature
Feature #7251: Cli command: Object
Feature #7252: Cli command: SCM
Feature #7253: Cli Commands: Node Repository Blacklist & Whitelist
Feature #7254: Documentation: Agent/Satellite Setup
Feature #7255: Cli command: Repository
Feature #7262: macro processor needs an array printer
Feature #7319: Documentation: Add support for locally-scoped variables for host/service in applied Dependency
Feature #7334: GraphiteWriter: Add support for customized metric prefix names
Feature #7356: Documentation: Cli Commands
Feature #7366: GraphiteWriter: Add warn/crit/min/max perfdata values if existing
Feature #7370: CLI command: variable
Feature #7391: Add program_version column to programstatus table
Feature #7396: Implement generic color support for terminals
Feature #7400: Remove zone keyword and allow to use object attribute 'zone'
Feature #7415: CLI: List disabled features in feature list too
Feature #7421: Add -h next to --help
Feature #7423: Cli command: Node Setup
Feature #7452: Replace cJSON with a better JSON parser
Feature #7465: Cli command: Node Setup Wizard (for Satellites and Agents)
Feature #7467: Remove virtual agent name feature for localhost
Feature #7472: Update downtimes.conf example config
Feature #7478: Documentation: Mention 'icinga2 object list' in config validation
Feature #7479: Set host/service variable in apply rules
Feature #7480: Documentation: Add host/services variables in apply rules
Feature #7504: Documentation: Revamp getting started with 1 host and multiple (service) applies
Feature #7514: Documentation: Move troubleshooting after the getting started chapter
Feature #7524: Documentation: Explain how to manage agent config in central repository
Feature #7543: Documentation for arrays & dictionaries in custom attributes and their usage in apply rules for
Feature #7559: Execute remote commands on the agent w/o local objects by passing custom attributes
Feature #7560: Support dictionaries in custom attributes
Feature #7561: Generate objects using apply with foreach in arrays or dictionaries (key => value)
Feature #7566: Implement support for arbitrarily complex indexers
Feature #7594: Revamp sample configuration: add NodeName host, move services into apply rules schema
Feature #7596: Plugin Check Commands: disk is missing '-p', 'x' parameter
Feature #7619: Add GelfWriter for writing log events to graylog2/logstash
Feature #7620: Documentation: Update Icinga Web 2 installation
Feature #7622: Icinga 2 should use less RAM
Feature #7680: Conditionally enable MySQL and PostgresSQL, add support for FreeBSD and DragonFlyBSD
Bug #6547: delaying notifications with times.begin should postpone first notification into that window
Bug #7257: default value for "disable_notifications" in service dependencies is set to "false"
Bug #7268: Icinga2 changes perfdata order and removes maximum
Bug #7272: icinga2 returns exponential perfdata format with check_nt
Bug #7275: snmp-load checkcommand has wrong threshold syntax
Bug #7276: SLES (Suse Linux Enterprise Server) 11 SP3 package dependency failure
Bug #7302: ITL: check_procs and check_http are missing arguments
Bug #7324: config parser crashes on unknown attribute in assign
Bug #7327: Icinga2 docs: link supported operators from sections about apply rules
Bug #7331: Error messages for invalid imports missing
Bug #7338: Docs: Default command timeout is 60s not 5m
Bug #7339: Importing a CheckCommand in a NotificationCommand results in an exception without stacktrace.
Bug #7349: Documentation: Wrong check command for snmp-int(erface)
Bug #7351: snmp-load checkcommand has a wrong "-T" param value
Bug #7359: Setting snmp_v2 can cause snmp-manubulon-command derived checks to fail
Bug #7365: Typo for "HTTP Checks" match in groups.conf
Bug #7369: Fix reading perfdata in compat/checkresultreader
Bug #7372: custom attribute name 'type' causes empty vars dictionary
Bug #7373: Wrong usermod command for external command pipe setup
Bug #7378: Commands are auto-completed when they shouldn't be
Bug #7379: failed en/disable feature should return error
Bug #7380: Debian package root permissions interfere with icinga2 cli commands as icinga user
Bug #7392: Schema upgrade files are missing in /usr/share/icinga2-ido-{mysql,pgsql}
Bug #7417: CMake warnings on OS X
Bug #7428: Documentation: 1-about contribute links to non-existing report a bug howto
Bug #7433: Unity build fails on RHEL 5
Bug #7446: When replaying logs the secobj attribute is ignored
Bug #7473: Performance data via API is broken
Bug #7475: can't assign Service to Host in nested HostGroup
Bug #7477: Fix typos and other small corrections in documentation
Bug #7482: OnStateLoaded isn't called for objects which don't have any state
Bug #7483: Hosts/services should not have themselves as parents
Bug #7495: Utility::GetFQDN doesn't work on OS X
Bug #7503: Icinga2 fails to start due to configuration errors
Bug #7520: Use ScriptVariable::Get for RunAsUser/RunAsGroup
Bug #7536: Object list dump erraneously evaluates template definitions
Bug #7537: Nesting an object in a template causes the template to become non-abstract
Bug #7538: There is no __name available to nested objects
Bug #7573: link missing in documentation about livestatus
Bug #7577: Invalid checkresult object causes Icinga 2 to crash
Bug #7579: only notify users on recovery which have been notified before (not-ok state)
Bug #7585: Nested templates do not work (anymore)
Bug #7586: Exception when executing check
Bug #7597: Compilation Error with boost 1.56 under Windows
Bug #7599: Plugin execution on Windows does not work
Bug #7617: mkclass crashes when called without arguments
Bug #7623: Missing state filter 'OK' must not prevent recovery notifications being sent
Bug #7624: Installation on Windows fails
Bug #7625: IDO module crashes on Windows
Bug #7646: Get rid of static boost::mutex variables
Bug #7648: Unit tests fail to run
Bug #7650: Wrong set of dependency state when a host depends on a service
Bug #7681: CreateProcess fails on Windows 7
Bug #7688: DebugInfo is missing for nested dictionaries
### What's New in Version 2.1.1
#### Issues

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* Table `customvariables` and `customvariablestatus`: New column `is_json` (required for custom attribute array/dictionary support)
* New features
* [GelfWriter](#gelfwriter): Logging check results, state changes, notifications to GELF (graylog2, logstash) #7619
* Agent/Client/Node framework #7249
* Windows plugins for the client/agent parts #7242 #7243
* New CLI commands #7245
* `icinga2 feature {enable,disable}` replaces `icinga2-{enable,disable}-feature` script #7250
* `icinga2 object list` replaces `icinga2-list-objects` script #7251
* `icinga2 pki` replaces` icinga2-build-{ca,key}` scripts #7247
* `icinga2 repository` manages `/etc/icinga2/repository.d` which must be included in `icinga2.conf` #7255
* `icinga2 node` cli command provides node (master, satellite, agent) setup (wizard) and management functionality #7248
* `icinga2 daemon` for existing daemon arguments (`-c`, `-C`). Removed `-u` and `-g` parameters in favor of [init.conf](#init-conf).
* bash auto-completion & terminal colors #7396
* Configuration
* Former `localhost` example host is now defined in [hosts.conf](#hosts-conf) #7594
@ -77,14 +80,17 @@ Icinga 2 is available as [Vagrant Demo VM](#vagrant).
* Updated downtimes configuration example in [downtimes.conf](#downtimes-conf) #7472
* Updated notification apply example in [notifications.conf](#notifications-conf) #7594
* Support for object attribute 'zone' #7400
* Support setting object variables in apply rules #7479
* Support arrays and dictionaries in custom attributes #6544 #7560
* Support setting [object variables in apply rules](#dependencies-apply-custom-attributes) #7479
* Support arrays and dictionaries in [custom attributes](#custom-attributes-apply) #6544 #7560
* Add [apply for rules](#using-apply-for) for advanced dynamic object generation #7561
* New attribute `accept_commands` for [ApiListener](#objecttype-apilistener) #7559
* New [init.conf](#init-conf) file included first containing new constants `RunAsUser` and `RunAsGroup`.
* Cluster
* Add CSR Auto-Signing support using generated ticket #7244
* Add [CSR Auto-Signing support](#csr-autosigning-requirements) using generated ticket #7244
* Allow to [execute remote commands](#icinga2-remote-monitoring-client-command-execution) on endpoint clients #7559
* Perfdata
* PerfdataWriter: Don't change perfdata, pass through from plugins #7268
* GraphiteWriter: Add warn/crit/min/max perfdata and downtime_depth stats values #7366 #6946
* [PerfdataWriter](#writing-performance-data-files): Don't change perfdata, pass through from plugins #7268
* [GraphiteWriter](#graphite-carbon-cache-writer): Add warn/crit/min/max perfdata and downtime_depth stats values #7366 #6946
* Packages
* `python-icinga2` package dropped in favor of integrated cli commands #7245
* Windows Installer for the agent parts #7243
@ -95,7 +101,113 @@ Icinga 2 is available as [Vagrant Demo VM](#vagrant).
#### Issues
Feature #6544: Support for array in custom variable.
Feature #6946: Add downtime depth as statistic metric for GraphiteWriter
Feature #7187: Document how to use multiple assign/ignore statements with logical "and" & "or"
Feature #7199: Cli commands: add filter capability to 'object list'
Feature #7241: Windows Wizard
Feature #7242: Windows plugins
Feature #7243: Windows installer
Feature #7244: CSR auto-signing
Feature #7245: Cli commands
Feature #7246: Cli command framework
Feature #7247: Cli command: pki
Feature #7248: Cli command: Node
Feature #7249: Node Repository
Feature #7250: Cli command: Feature
Feature #7251: Cli command: Object
Feature #7252: Cli command: SCM
Feature #7253: Cli Commands: Node Repository Blacklist & Whitelist
Feature #7254: Documentation: Agent/Satellite Setup
Feature #7255: Cli command: Repository
Feature #7262: macro processor needs an array printer
Feature #7319: Documentation: Add support for locally-scoped variables for host/service in applied Dependency
Feature #7334: GraphiteWriter: Add support for customized metric prefix names
Feature #7356: Documentation: Cli Commands
Feature #7366: GraphiteWriter: Add warn/crit/min/max perfdata values if existing
Feature #7370: CLI command: variable
Feature #7391: Add program_version column to programstatus table
Feature #7396: Implement generic color support for terminals
Feature #7400: Remove zone keyword and allow to use object attribute 'zone'
Feature #7415: CLI: List disabled features in feature list too
Feature #7421: Add -h next to --help
Feature #7423: Cli command: Node Setup
Feature #7452: Replace cJSON with a better JSON parser
Feature #7465: Cli command: Node Setup Wizard (for Satellites and Agents)
Feature #7467: Remove virtual agent name feature for localhost
Feature #7472: Update downtimes.conf example config
Feature #7478: Documentation: Mention 'icinga2 object list' in config validation
Feature #7479: Set host/service variable in apply rules
Feature #7480: Documentation: Add host/services variables in apply rules
Feature #7504: Documentation: Revamp getting started with 1 host and multiple (service) applies
Feature #7514: Documentation: Move troubleshooting after the getting started chapter
Feature #7524: Documentation: Explain how to manage agent config in central repository
Feature #7543: Documentation for arrays & dictionaries in custom attributes and their usage in apply rules for
Feature #7559: Execute remote commands on the agent w/o local objects by passing custom attributes
Feature #7560: Support dictionaries in custom attributes
Feature #7561: Generate objects using apply with foreach in arrays or dictionaries (key => value)
Feature #7566: Implement support for arbitrarily complex indexers
Feature #7594: Revamp sample configuration: add NodeName host, move services into apply rules schema
Feature #7596: Plugin Check Commands: disk is missing '-p', 'x' parameter
Feature #7619: Add GelfWriter for writing log events to graylog2/logstash
Feature #7620: Documentation: Update Icinga Web 2 installation
Feature #7622: Icinga 2 should use less RAM
Feature #7680: Conditionally enable MySQL and PostgresSQL, add support for FreeBSD and DragonFlyBSD
Bug #6547: delaying notifications with times.begin should postpone first notification into that window
Bug #7257: default value for "disable_notifications" in service dependencies is set to "false"
Bug #7268: Icinga2 changes perfdata order and removes maximum
Bug #7272: icinga2 returns exponential perfdata format with check_nt
Bug #7275: snmp-load checkcommand has wrong threshold syntax
Bug #7276: SLES (Suse Linux Enterprise Server) 11 SP3 package dependency failure
Bug #7302: ITL: check_procs and check_http are missing arguments
Bug #7324: config parser crashes on unknown attribute in assign
Bug #7327: Icinga2 docs: link supported operators from sections about apply rules
Bug #7331: Error messages for invalid imports missing
Bug #7338: Docs: Default command timeout is 60s not 5m
Bug #7339: Importing a CheckCommand in a NotificationCommand results in an exception without stacktrace.
Bug #7349: Documentation: Wrong check command for snmp-int(erface)
Bug #7351: snmp-load checkcommand has a wrong "-T" param value
Bug #7359: Setting snmp_v2 can cause snmp-manubulon-command derived checks to fail
Bug #7365: Typo for "HTTP Checks" match in groups.conf
Bug #7369: Fix reading perfdata in compat/checkresultreader
Bug #7372: custom attribute name 'type' causes empty vars dictionary
Bug #7373: Wrong usermod command for external command pipe setup
Bug #7378: Commands are auto-completed when they shouldn't be
Bug #7379: failed en/disable feature should return error
Bug #7380: Debian package root permissions interfere with icinga2 cli commands as icinga user
Bug #7392: Schema upgrade files are missing in /usr/share/icinga2-ido-{mysql,pgsql}
Bug #7417: CMake warnings on OS X
Bug #7428: Documentation: 1-about contribute links to non-existing report a bug howto
Bug #7433: Unity build fails on RHEL 5
Bug #7446: When replaying logs the secobj attribute is ignored
Bug #7473: Performance data via API is broken
Bug #7475: can't assign Service to Host in nested HostGroup
Bug #7477: Fix typos and other small corrections in documentation
Bug #7482: OnStateLoaded isn't called for objects which don't have any state
Bug #7483: Hosts/services should not have themselves as parents
Bug #7495: Utility::GetFQDN doesn't work on OS X
Bug #7503: Icinga2 fails to start due to configuration errors
Bug #7520: Use ScriptVariable::Get for RunAsUser/RunAsGroup
Bug #7536: Object list dump erraneously evaluates template definitions
Bug #7537: Nesting an object in a template causes the template to become non-abstract
Bug #7538: There is no __name available to nested objects
Bug #7573: link missing in documentation about livestatus
Bug #7577: Invalid checkresult object causes Icinga 2 to crash
Bug #7579: only notify users on recovery which have been notified before (not-ok state)
Bug #7585: Nested templates do not work (anymore)
Bug #7586: Exception when executing check
Bug #7597: Compilation Error with boost 1.56 under Windows
Bug #7599: Plugin execution on Windows does not work
Bug #7617: mkclass crashes when called without arguments
Bug #7623: Missing state filter 'OK' must not prevent recovery notifications being sent
Bug #7624: Installation on Windows fails
Bug #7625: IDO module crashes on Windows
Bug #7646: Get rid of static boost::mutex variables
Bug #7648: Unit tests fail to run
Bug #7650: Wrong set of dependency state when a host depends on a service
Bug #7681: CreateProcess fails on Windows 7
Bug #7688: DebugInfo is missing for nested dictionaries
### Archive
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* Monitoring Remote Clients
Built on proven [cluster](#distributed-monitoring-high-availability) stack, [Icinga 2 clients](#icinga2-remote-client-monitoring)
can be installed acting as remote satellite or agent. Secured communication by SSL x509 certificates,
install them with [cli commands](#cli-commands), and configure them either locally with
discovery on the master, or use them for executing checks and event handlers remotely.
Built on proven [cluster](#distributed-monitoring-high-availability) stack,
[Icinga 2 clients](#icinga2-remote-client-monitoring) can be installed acting as remote satellite or
agent. Secured communication by SSL x509 certificates, install them with [cli commands](#cli-commands),
and configure them either locally with discovery on the master, or use them for executing checks and
event handlers remotely.
* High Performance