Bug Fixes for NetEye 4.30
We fixed an issue where the check of the upgrade prerequisites was failing in case no prerequisites were found. Updated packages For NetEye 4.30 we updated the following packages:
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GLPI Remote Inventory – Part 1 (Linux)
Since NetEye version 4.29, the GLPI module has been upgraded to version 10. With this update GLPI introduced a new feature, making it possible to perform agentless inventories. Given the wide interest regarding this new feature from many of our customers, I decided to describe the steps necessary to be able to configure, link, and…
Read MoreScheduling Downtime on Linux Environments
In one of my previous posts I mentioned the importance of downtime scheduling and shared an interesting example of a PowerShell script for managing downtime in Windows environments. Recently a customer asked me how to manage downtime with a similar solution, but for several hundred Linux servers monitored under NetEye. The reason is very simple:…
Read MoreBug Fixes for NetEye 4.30
We fixed several deprecations in the NetEye SIEM module, which allow NetEye installations to be compliant with the directives of Elastic Stack and to be prepared for future upgrade of the Elastic Stack. Updated packages For NetEye 4.30 we updated the following packages:
Read MoreBug Fixes for NetEye 4.30
We fixed several bugs regarding the NetEye first installation on a cluster. It is now possible to successfully run the neteye_secure_install without worrying about possible problems and interruptions. In addition, we fixed the permissions of some configuration files. Updated packages For NetEye 4.30 we updated the following packages:
Read MoreSpeeding up NetEye Updates with an RPM Mirror
When it comes to upgrading and updating NetEye, many users face a common challenge: the time required for downloading the new package versions. This process can be influenced by connection speed, the number of nodes to update, and sometimes even the number of NetEye systems to manage simultaneously. Fortunately, NetEye 4.30 introduces an effective solution:…
Read MoreMonitoring, Collection of Metrics and Dashboard of the NetEye Database
As you all know NetEye uses MariaDB as its database. With the nep-monitoring-core module of the NetEye Extension Packs (NEP), the following aspects of MariaDB are monitored: These checks are performed with a default time interval (check_interval) of 180s. To have real time control of many aspects of the MariaDB database operation, I suggest installing…
Read MoreBug Fixes for NetEye 4.30
We fixed a bug that caused a failed authentication of Alyvix sessions having some special characters in the password, due to an inconsistent encoding. Moreover, we fixed an issue related to the installation procedure of the feature modules packages on satellites, which under some circumstances was not marking the corresponding DNF group as installed. Furthermore,…
Read MoreNEP NRPE
After performing several migrations to NetEye 4, I realized that not all checks present on the old NetEye 3 could be migrated immediately. Sometimes for obsolete host systems on which the new Icinga 2 Agent could not be installed, or for dedicated check types for specific services, it was necessary to continue using our good…
Read MoreSSSD for Active Directory Authentication
We all know that NetEye can grant access to its Web Interface through local users, or through the use of LDAP queries that can filter and grant GUI access to users or groups of a given Active Directory domain. What I would like to explore today is the possibility of granting SSH access and elevating…
Read MoreNetEye 4.30 Release Notes
Welcome to version 4.30 of our NetEye v4 Unified Monitoring Solution. In this release, NetEye goes to one of the most famous places in the Alps: the “Tre Cime di Lavaredo” or “Drei Zinnen”. They are considered among the best-known natural wonders in the world, as well as being one of the UNESCO World Heritage…
Read MoreBug Fixes for NetEye 4.29
General Authentication via request-header backend We fixed a bug that did not allow the role to be associated with a user who was part of an LDAP group when the user logged in via the request-header backend. Tornado Tornado Director retry loop We fixed a bug that triggered the Tornado Director in a retry loop…
Read MoreMoving from Selenium to Playwright – Part 1
In order to visually test NetEye on browsers at each stage of development and before each release, we have a continuous integration (CI) step dedicated to Selenium testing. Selenium is a longtime open-source tool for browser automation; it’s a widely-used tool with a huge community of users. The framework is capable of automating and controlling…
Read MoreGrafana and Icinga Agent Version
Monitoring systems acquire information from various devices in different ways: API, SNMP, syslog, etc. One of the most important methods in Icinga-based systems like NetEye is the Icinga Agent. This agent is installed on each server and collects and sends information to the master NetEye node using secure protocols. When we work within a small…
Read MoreBug Fix for NetEye 4.29
We fixed a bug that was preventing the upgrade from 4.29 to 4.30 and removed some concurrency issues occurring in cluster environments. Furthermore we fix a a bug where the neteye_secure_install would overwrite dashboard UIDs in some edge-cases. For NetEye 4.29 we updated the following packages:
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