v.196 Release Notes
Last updated on 27 March, 2024Updated on November 23, 2023
Feature Highlights
- The Delta support for v3 API feature will be rolled out to customers in batches.
Highlights
- Feature Highlights: New log alert types. Delta support for API.
- General Highlights: General availability of Multi Sign-On. New use status for modules and ability to import from file in My Module Toolbox for the new UI.
- Monitoring Updates: New Meraki monitoring coverage for health and performance of cellular gateways. Added support for SNMPv3 properties.
Feature Highlights
New Log Alert Types
You can now leverage the new log alert types to generate alerts based on number of times an alert condition is met. You can suppress alerts for a period of time and only receive one alert regardless of the number of times the alert condition is met. In addition, you can set an alert threshold to define when to trigger an alert, such as generating an alert if a condition is met ten times within the hour. The number of occurrences (matching logs) and time window is configurable in the Pipeline Alerts settings.
Delta Support for API
To find out the delta (latest changes) of the devices, you can now use two new endpoints added to /device/devices v3 API.
- GET
/santaba/rest/device/devices/delta– Registers delta request and generates a new delta Id. It also returns all devices that match the filter criteria. - GET
/santaba/rest/device/devices/delta/<DELTAID>– Returns devices that have any delta between the last and the current API call.
For more information, see Delta Support for device/devices API in the Product Documentation.
The Delta feature will be rolled out to customers in batches. For any questions, contact your LogicMonitor Customer Support Manager.
General Updates
Collector Settings
Enhancements
LM Container’s collector component is now installed with non-root privileges by default. This change impacts new installations only.
Recommendation: Manually disable root access on the collector when upgrading to the latest version.
Identity and Access
Multi Sign-on
The Multi Sign-On feature is now generally available on all LogicMonitor accounts.
In addition, the Restricted Single Sign-On feature is available with administrative rights. For more information, see Restricted Single Sign-On in the Product Documentation.
Note: This feature will be available for all portals in a future release.
Additional Enhancements
- The Enable Remote Session setting in Portal Settings is now disabled by default for new accounts.
- Improved Audit Log message formatting to increase readability and comprehension.
Modules
Auditing Functionality for Import from Repository Removal
The ability to audit a module when importing it from the repository (the “Legacy Import/Update Process”) has been removed. You can accomplish this same functionality using the Skip feature in My Module Toolbox.
For more information, see Modules Management in the Product Documentation.
Visual Enhancements for Module Status
My Module Toolbox now displays whether a module is “In Use” or “Not in Use”. Selecting a module displays the status of the module in the details panel.
This allows you to determine if the module has created any monitored instances in your LogicMonitor portal. In addition, you can use this information to help determine which modules you need to update.
To access this feature, navigate to Modules > My Module Toolbox. The status displays in the “Use Status” column in the list of modules.
For more information, see Modules Overview in the Product Documentation.
Import from File Workflow in My Module Toolbox with the New UI
Disclaimer: If you are not leveraging the new UI, you can import a module to your portal using the legacy workflow. For more information, see Importing / Exporting XML LogicModules in the Product Documentation.
You can now import a module directly to your LogicModule portal from My Module Toolbox. This is useful if you edited a module offline and want to add it to your portal.
When you import the file, LogicMonitor detects duplicate modules that are currently installed as well as potential conflicts based on the XML or JSON file you import. If conflicts are found, you can view a side-by-side data comparison to resolve the conflicts or overwrite the currently installed module.
To access this feature, navigate to Modules > My Module Toolbox > Select Add > Select Import from File.
For more information, see Modules Management in the Product Documentation.
Additional Enhancements
You are now redirected to My Module Toolbox for module definitions in all locations that pointed to LogicModules. This provides you with direct access to the new UI for Modules.
Note: This enhancement does not impact any functionality when navigating within the LogicModules settings. You can navigate to LogicModules if necessary.
Fixed Issues
When importing a module, My Module Toolbox now displays a warning before overwriting the existing module.
NetScan
The VMware vSphere NetScan script has been updated to include a new filter property and updated names on existing filters to be more intuitive. Backward compatibility exists for the filter properties that were updated.
The following new filter property was added:
| Filter Property | Description |
discover.vm | When set to true, LogicMonitor discovers VMs. |
The following property names were updated:
| Property Name | Updated Property Name |
filter.hostandclusterview | view.hostAndCluster |
filter.vmsandtemplatesview | view.vmsAndTemplates |
filter.standaloneVm | view.standaloneVm |
filter.esxiHosts | discover.esxi |
For more information, see VMware vSphere Monitoring in the Product Documentation.
Reports
Enhancements
- The full path is now displayed for Subgroups in this Group settings on the Info tab for a Resource.
- There is no longer a missing indicator for whether a collector is auto-balanced when adding a new resource.
- You can now manually add new devices to a static group with new Devices & Collector settings in the new UI. You can add devices and update the collector for the device if needed.
Usage Reporting
Usage Reporting Performance Enhancement
Improved the performance of filtering when child account contributors are displayed. This enhancement promptly updates the visual components when child accounts are selected and deselected in the Usage Contributors table.
To view the performance enhancement, navigate to Settings > Usage.
For more information about leveraging Usage in your environment, see Usage Reporting Overview in the Product Documentation.
Collector Releases
EA Collector 34.500 was released on November 01, 2023. For more information, see the EA Collector 34.500 Release Notes.
LogicModule Releases
New and updated LogicModules are available for you to import from the LogicMonitor Public Repository. This section lists the LogicModules that are new in this release, updated in this release, or will be removed in a future release. Changes related to the LogicModule feature will be listed in the General Updates section.
New LogicModules
| LogicModule Name | Details |
| 1 PropertySource: Config_Dell_Generic | Added a Dell specific Common Config PropertySource, following the same patterns as previous Common Config PropertySources. |
| 2 DataSources: Cisco_Meraki_CellularGatewayHealth Cisco_Meraki_CellularGatewayPerformance | New Meraki monitoring coverage for health and performance of cellular gateways. |
Updated LogicModules
| LogicModule Name | Details |
| 5 DataSources: Cisco_Meraki_AccessPointPerformance Cisco_Meraki_DeviceInterfaces Cisco_Meraki_SecurityAppliancePerformance Cisco_Meraki_SecurityApplianceUnderlay Cisco_Meraki_SwitchPerformance | Added support for SNMPv3 properties. |
| 1 DataSource: Cisco_Transceiver_SensorsCLI | Changed active discovery to replace all disallowed characters and “=” with an underscore in wildvalue. For more information, see BatchScript Data Collection in the Product Documentation. |
| 2 DataSources: DataCore_Symphony_ServerGroups DataCore_Symphony_Servers | Fixed an error in active discovery where groups from other resources were being included in aggregations. Only instances that are marked as being in “OurGroup” in the API output will now be included. This update may cause data loss if instances not marked as “OurGroup” were previously collecting valid data. Note: Prior to importing these changes, add a resource that is in the group you would like to monitor to LogicMonitor to monitor its group and the servers in its group. |
| 1 DataSource: DataCore_Symphony_LogicalDisks | Updated calculation in hit ratio complex datapoints to prevent a divide by 0 operation. General updates to graphs and alert messages. |
| 1 DataSources: Cisco_Meraki_AccessPointRadios | Handled case where there is data for a single band but not on wifi0 |
| 2 PropertySources: ConfigCheck_4_Interactive ConfigCheck_5_Telnet 4 ConfigSources: SSH_Interactive_Dynamic SSH_Interactive_Standard Telnet_Interactive_Dynamic Telnet_Interactive_Standard | Resolved an issue where some characters used in standard lines within the config.custom.response property of common configs were filtered (> and =). |
| 1 DataSource: VMware_ESXi_NetworkState | Explicitly added distributed port groups to networks monitored. |
| 1 DataSource: F5_BigIP_SSL_VIP_Certs | Added clarification for which BigIP SSL connections we support monitoring. Note: IPv4 and IPv4v are currently supported. |
| 1 DataSource: AWS_SES | Updated AWS SES Monitoring metric paths. |
| 4 DataSources: Kubernetes_Container Kubernetes_Deployment Kubernetes_Node Kubernetes_Pod | Updated appliesTo statements to exclude lm-container charts.Note: This change may have historical data implications for any devices previously included that collected data. |
| 1 DataSource: CommVault_Storage_Pools | Added handling to prevent divide by zero error. |
| 1 DataSource: Oracle_Database_TableSpaceStatus | Changed status alert to only alert for offline. This will no longer alert on read-only instances. |
| 1 DataSource: PaloAlto_FW_Certificates | Added null checks to conditions evaluating contents of instance description and instance_name. |
| 1 TopologySource: Kubernetes_Pod_KSM_Topology | Fixed query endpoint. |
| 1 DataSource: Cisco_Meraki_API 2 PropertySources: addCategory_Cisco_Meraki_Device addERI_Cisco_Meraki_Device 1 TopologySource: Cisco_Meraki_Topology | Expanded Meraki monitoring coverage to include cellular gateways. |
| 1 DataSource: Cisco_Meraki_CellularGatewayPerformance | Removed signalScore datapoint as the calculation was incorrect. Added alerts for low power and quality levels. |
| 1 DataSource: LogicMonitor_Collector_Snippets | The authentication method for loading snippet modules has been updated. Without this update, monitoring loss will occur across all modules using snippets. |
| 1 DataSource: SNMP_Network_Interfaces | Tag interfaces w LLDP/CDP ERI even if duplicate MACs. |
| 1 DataSource: Cisco_Meraki_API | New property meraki.disableswitches disables per-switch Meraki Dashboard API calls for switch interfaces for environments already using SNMP_Network_Interfaces or to mitigate API rate limiting.To mitigate historical data loss, this option does not unapply the Cisco_Meraki_SwitchInterfaces DataSource. If setting this property to true, disable Cisco_Meraki_SwitchInterfaces using the parent resource group (preserves historical data) or alter the AppliesTo (does not preserve historical data).Note: This setting must be applied to all switches in a Cisco Meraki Organization. |
| 1 DataSource: SNMP_Network_Interfaces | Added topo.whitelist support to SNMP_Network_Interfaces. |
| 1 TopologySource: Networking_L2_snmpSwitch | Added topo.blockedmultipliers support to Networking_L2_snmpSwitch. |
| 2 DataSources: AWS_EC2_EBS AWS_EC2_EBSBurstBalance | AWS_EC2_EBS and AWS_EC2_EBSBurstBalance DataSources will be applied to all EBS optimized EC2 instances instead of M5 and C5 type instances. |
| 4 DataSources: Cisco_Catalyst_SDWAN_ControlConnections Cisco_Catalyst_SDWAN_ControllerInterfaces Cisco_Catalyst_SDWAN_NetworkInterfaces Cisco_Catalyst_SDWAN_Tunnels | Fixed an issue in Active Discovery. |
Looking Ahead
Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Modules
In a future release, LogicMonitor will release new modules that follow HPE Aruba’s monitoring best practices for EdgeConnect SD-WAN versions 9.x. LogicMonitor will provide a new Enhanced Script NetScan to automate discovering and organizing onboarding each EdgeConnect OS (ECOS) appliance. These modules will provide new features, an intuitive user experience, simplified ServiceNow CMDB Integration, and support for key LM Envision features like Root Cause Analysis, Network Traffic Analysis, Log Analysis, and Role Based Access Control.
New UI Access for all LogicMonitor Portals
In a future release, LogicMonitor will extend the new user interface to all portals, including child accounts. This gives all accounts access to increased productivity and improved usability in LogicMonitor, provided by the intuitive and consistent platform-wide experience of the new UI design. Explore the new UI with self-paced courses in the LM Academy.
LogicModules Migrating to Modules
In a future release, LogicModules will no longer be available from Settings. You can access the Exchange, My Module Toolbox, and all settings for managing modules from Modules in the navigation bar.
For more information, see Modules Overview in the Product Documentation.