8.5 Hotfix issues?

hcaballe

Just curious if anyone has installed the hot fix for Orion?  We have some issues that I believe that will be fixed with this patch, but just want to make sure that we are not going to encounter other issues after the patch. 

mark_wiggans

 8.5.1 service release is now avaialable. You might consider installing this version instead of the Hotfix. Here is a list of the issues addressed.

Version 8.5.1

• Orion no longer polls nodes designated as "unmanaged".
• You no longer have to wait for Map Maker to load all nodes before you can continue with map creation or editing.
• Hot Standby Engine now takes over, as designed, even if the primary poller goes down multiple times.
• Configuration Wizard no longer shows “unknown software exception” at the end of configuration.
• Alert suppressions using “yes/no” custom properties now work correctly.
• Configuration Wizard now opens in front of other open windows.
• Configuration Wizard is now better able to detect the presence of SQL Express, even when the SQL Browser is not running.
• Advanced Alerts dialog now opens in the middle of System Manager rather than offset.
• System Manager no longer stops responding after an incorrect read/write community string is entered.
• Various typographical errors have been corrected.
• The variables ${MessageType} and ${Message} now work for the “Send an SNMP Trap” action in the Syslog Viewer.
• Resource list spacing on Manage Views pages in the Web Console has been improved for greater readability.
• The SolarWinds Alerting Engine service now tries to reconnect with the Orion database after a timeout error, reducing the likelihood of service failure.
• Account limitations now apply correctly to Overview page.
• The third column of 95th percentile reports now correctly shows values based on both inbound and outbound traffic.
• Upgrades from versions of Orion prior to 7.8.5 are now explicitly blocked.
• The Web Console now displays dots and dashes correctly.
• Map Maker has improved handling of nodes from unknown vendors.
• Alerts configured with time of day restrictions now fire as expected.
• Now, both the Temperature custom MIB poller and the Fan and Power Supply custom MIB poller correctly look for nodes instead of interfaces.
• Orion now works as intended when configured to use https.
• The Web Console now supports custom logos of up to 150 pixels in height.
• Passwords containing # or & characters are currently accepted.
• Fixed an issue where installing Orion and then VoIP Monitor, without first configuring Orion, generated an error.
• SNMPv3 now works properly with all monitored devices.
• Account limitations based on groups of nodes no longer generate errors.
• Groupings of nodes within the All Nodes resource now properly account for the inclusion of custom properties.
• Fixed performance issues encountered in the Nodes with Problems resource.
• Changes to thresholds in the NPM Settings section of the Web Console are now appropriately reflected in threshold-related resources.
• The Availability of Each Node resource now allows you to properly set a custom time period.
• In Report Scheduler, checking Retrieve a Printable Version of this Page on the Orion Web Login tab of the New Job Wizard now omits the web header from the report as described.
• Clearing large numbers of events in the Web Console no longer generates errors.
• Orion now performs several permissions checks during setup and configuration to prevent problems resulting from insufficient permissions.
• Default report graphics have been updated.
• The Configuration Wizard now checks the target database for case-sensitivity and warns you that Orion does not work well with case-sensitive databases.
• Toolset integration has been upgraded properly.
• The Configuration Wizard no longer incorrectly identifies a SQL Server as local when the SQL Server name is a substring of the Orion server name.
• Orion now correctly handles blank passwords.
• The Web Console no longer creates a persistent cookie, which was rejected by some browsers.
• Fixed an issue where interfaces would sometimes disappear from System Manager.
• Fixed an issue where the number of interfaces on a device was sometimes limited to 100.
• DirectLink functionality has been restored to Orion, but it has been changed from version 8.1, as documented in the Orion Administrator Guide.
• Interfaces that have been “shut down” are no longer treated as “unknown” in the All Nodes resource.
• Wireless Client History now correctly displays “Today” instead of a full date.
• Toolset Integration applications Ping and TraceRoute now launch properly from the Web Console.
• Fixed an issue where CPU Load resources were inaccurately displaying 100% load on certain devices.
• Fixed an issue where acknowledged alerts would sometimes re-trigger.
• In All Nodes resources, nodes monitored with ICMP no longer flash as though there were an interface in an unknown state.
• NetFlow Realtime now appears on the Toolset integration menu as expected.
• Account limitations based on Node Name Pattern now function as expected.
• Nodes with DHCP enabled are no longer placed into a single record during the upgrade process.
• Orion variables now work correctly in the Custom HTML resource.
• In Map Maker, selecting Network Link Properties now filters the list of available nodes down to the two being linked.
• The Web Console now handles the case where an account references a non-existent view.
• Fixed an issue where Map Maker displayed some Cisco interfaces incorrectly.
• The Web Console now correctly supports Windows pass-through authentication.
• Charts have been adjusted to not extend beyond the edge of narrow columns on the Web Console.
• The Web Console now handles duplicate objects correctly.
• A date and time display has been restored to the upper-right corner of the Network Summary page.
• The data portion of ICMP packets is now empty by default.
• Appending &dataformat=excel to a URL now prompts you to open or save the data file.