NetCrunch Release Notes

What’s new, fixed and improved in every release.

Since version 14
Releases18
Fixes312
Features230

Release history

18 releases with fixes since version 14. Show everything

  1. Version 16.0.3 Latest Fixes11

    Highlights

    • CriticalA malformed or invalid API call can no longer cause NetCrunch Server to restart; such calls are answered with an error to the caller instead.
    • CriticalJSON data stores enforce their read and write access levels on every call, and read-only sessions can no longer write to them.
    • CriticalPicture names are validated, so pictures outside the map picture repository can no longer be read or deleted through a crafted name.
    • MajorEnabling or disabling a monitoring pack with several nodes selected applies to all selected nodes.
    • MajorFixed a crash caused by weak references being released after the memory manager was shut down.

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  2. Version 16.0.2 Fixes56

    Highlights

    • CriticalFixed a crash caused by a race between a sensor view target and its shutdown.
    • CriticalLoading an atlas no longer causes an access violation when the license manager is not assigned.
    • CriticalOpening the monitor report settings no longer crashes when no counter classes are returned.
    • CriticalThe event database no longer crashes when the PostgreSQL server terminates an open connection.
    • CriticalThe Web Access server no longer fails to start when its listening port cannot be opened.

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  3. Version 16.0.1 Fixes30 Features84

    Highlights

    • Critical[#6750] Adding nodes via script through the NC API no longer fails with `Status code` errors.
    • Critical[MJ0038] Windows services excluded via a case-insensitive regex no longer trigger unwanted Service Stopped alerts.
    • Critical[MP0035] The alerting script now runs correctly for the NetCrunch Status alert.
    • Critical[MP0079] Alerts with time restrictions and disabled mode now close properly instead of staying open.
    • Critical[MP0084] Nodes with monitoring disabled no longer generate events.

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  4. Version 15.4.3 Fixes5

    Highlights

    • CriticalUpdate NodeJs to 20.20.2 (Security Fix)
    • MajorImproved stability for NetCrunch servers hosted on AWS during periods of disk inaccessibility
    • MajorOverall performance and stability fixes
    • MajorProbe re-connection issues
    • MajorUnable to change port for TLS connections when adding an SMTP server.

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  5. Version 15.4.2 Fixes18

    Highlights

    • CriticalFile Sensor Fixed a bug where adding a second SFTP File or Folder sensor caused both sensors to stop functioning.
    • CriticalProbe Fixed an issue where cloud-connected probes could consume 300% CPU.
    • MajorAlerting Fixed a bug where custom alerts were not saved if the template was already assigned to a node.
    • MajorAlerting Fixed an issue where Windows service alerts (defined with RegExp) would only trigger once, even when multiple services matched.
    • MajorAlerting Resolved incorrect triggering of correlated Windows service alerts regarding "running" vs. "not running" states.

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  6. Version 15.4.1 Fixes12 Features4

    Highlights

    • CriticalData Storage: Fixed a bug that caused active alerts data to grow to an abnormal size in certain situations.
    • CriticalRemote Probe High CPU: Fixed high CPU usage on the Remote Probe when the cloud connection is unavailable.
    • Major[MP0068] Device Config: Fixed an issue where Device Config sensors failed to display saved configurations after an upgrade (restores feature visibility).
    • Major[MP0069][MP0071] SNMP Trap: Fixed an issue where alerts were triggered even when the condition was not met (fixes broken alert logic).
    • MajorAlerting Logic: Ensured alerting actions are not triggered when Atlas monitoring is disabled (prevents false alarms).

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  7. Version 15.3.0 Fixes35 Features12

    Highlights

    • CriticalFixed memory leak in Physical Segments when monitoring stacked switches.
    • CriticalNetwork Services were monitored even when Atlas monitoring was disabled.
    • Major"Report Collector Scheduling" missing for Network Traffic (SNMP) collectors. [MP0054]
    • MajorAfter adding a sensor to a monitoring target, it's created without default alerts or data collectors.
    • MajorAn empty file is exported from the grid when a specific column filter is applied. [MP0067]

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  8. Version 15.2.1 Fixes17 Features10

    Highlights

    • CriticalAdding a new node to an IP network causes a previously added widget to disappear. [MP0046]
    • CriticalCannot complete login due to an incorrect username and password" issue displayed on ESX/VM engine with OK status. #6938
    • CriticalCheck Time and RTT performance trends for PING network service show values when Failure Rate is 100%. #6792
    • CriticalDisabling Physical Segment in one site disables it in all.
    • CriticalHistory hangs or is very slow when querying alert by parameters.

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  9. Version 15.1.1 Fixes11

    Highlights

    • CriticalIn certain situations statusDB could grow to hundreds of megabytes due to lack of proper cleanup. This could result in high memory usage and very long startup times.[#6590]
    • CriticalNon-root organization AD users can't log in to the desktop console.
    • MajorEmail messages are not delivered to e-mail addresses containing certain characters (i.e. apostrophe). [MP0038]
    • MajorGaps in trend data can occur when a large number of metrics are monitored by a single sensor (i.e. 1000).
    • MajorHyper-V checkpoint issue when host is in a language other than English [MP0037]

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  10. Version 15.1.0 Fixes20 Features9

    Highlights

    • MajorAdded missing move operation for networks in Atlas Tree to organize networks in folders [#6362]
    • MajorAfter importing Atlas to another machine $Extended.NetCrunchServer parameter has not beed updated in alerting message formats [MP0030]
    • MajorAfter upgrade web server is not working properly and needs to be restarted. Sending messages doesn't work.
    • MajorAfter using `Atlas Upgrade` function, some views can be missing
    • MajorCan't upgrade atlas containing Printer sensor with custom SNMP profile [#6267]

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  11. Version 15.0.4 Fixes4

    Highlights

    • Critical30 day trial license registration was not possible
    • CriticalUser with administrative access right couldn't open desktop console [MP0029]
    • MajorReport from current view couldn't be created
    • MajorRouting Map could show nodes other than routers (i.e printers) #6042

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  12. Version 15.0.2 Fixes3

    Highlights

    • MajorAfter atlas upgrade all map icons have been lost
    • MajorIf atlas contains multiple sites then name of `Local - NetCrunch Server` site was overriden
    • MajorUpgrade policies of old atlases was not working

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