Software Update: RackTables 0.17.7

RackTables is a handy web application for clearly displaying racks in, for example, a server room or data center. For example, it is possible to enter racks in which objects, addresses and ports can then be hung. For more information, we refer you to this page and a demo is via this page to try out. The list of changes for this latest release with 0.17.7 as the version number is as follows:

Version 0.17.7:

• bugfix: work around unbuffered query in ports popup (ticket:297)
• update: add inline mode switcher by Jens Groh (ticket:298)

Version 0.17.6:

• update: voice/video devices
• bug fix: PHP warning
• bugfix: escaping of a newly created IPv4 network name (ticket:292)
• bugfix: generate URLs more friendly for reverse proxies (ticket:246)
• new feature: “proximity” view in port selector popup (ticket:284)
• new feature: “$no_asset_tag” autotag (ticket:283)

Version 0.17.5:

• bugfix: corrected reference counters in tag tree
• bugfix: “cn” autotag was not generated for objects
• new feature: make text in the “added new object X” message clickable (ticket:280) (by Boris Lytochkin)
• new feature: support for Ethernet transceivers (ticket:64) and WDM grids
• new feature: initial support of APC switched rack PDUs (ticket:175)
• update: power port type was split into input and output (ticket:261)

Version 0.17.4:

• bugfix: remove PHP warnings on IPv4 space management tab (ticket:277)
• bugfix: work around array_fill_keys() from PHP 5.2 (ticket:278)
• bugfix: delete real servers on RS pool deletion (ticket:233)
• bugfix: “Same type, same tags” form was broken (ticket:279)
• update: add more InnoDB foreign keys
• update: also search object ports by label text

Version 0.17.3:

• update: even better search function (ticket:20)
• update: suggest tag selector for new files and users (ticket:205)
• update: “multiple ports” form is now hidden by default (ticket:274)
• new feature: tags quick list on “Tags” tab (ticket:259)
• bugfix: removed PHP warnings on “Rackspace” tab
• bug fix: rack row removal sometimes failed (by Marcin Suchocki)
• bugfix: improve usage counters for IPv4 networks
• bug fix: make ADDNEW_AT_TOP options really work everywhere (ticket:213)
• bug fix: authorize file preview as a download (ticket:241)
• bugfix: dictionary stats report didn’t work correctly

Version 0.17.2:

• new feature: configure default SNMP community (by jthurman)
• new feature: “$untagged”, “$portless”, “$nameless” and “$masklen_OP_NN” autotags
• new feature: knight button in IPv4 tree
• new feature: searching by attribute value or port reservation comment
• update: show appropriate message, if a record cannot be found
• update: add Cisco dictionary entry for WS-CBS3030-DEL. closes ticket 225 (by jthurman)
• update: add OS, router, fiber switch dictionary entries for ticket 238 (by Aaron)
• update: allow variations of FC WWN as an L2 address (by killsystem)
• update: port L2 address can be reused on the same object
• update: same port name can be repeated for an object with different types
• update: added comment field for IPv4 networks
• update: NetApp records (by Sander Klein)
• update: APC records (by Ray Robertson)
• bugfix: do not produce PHP warning on LivePTR tab
• bug fix: wrong port type set for WS-C2950-24. closes ticket 229 (by jthurman)
• bugfix: improved IOS detection and fixed a logic error. closes ticket 232 (by jthurman)
• bugfix: user account autotags were not generated under certain conditions (reported by Jason Hamilton)
• bugfix: correctly remove tags, when deleting files
• bugfix: switchvlans failed on “%” or “~” character in port name (by Boris Lytochkin)
• bugfix: search failed, when only one RS pool was found for request
• bugfix: large images could not be rendered often due to memory limit hit
• new feature: rackspace tab is shown only if there is at least one rack in the system. Close ticket 234.

Version 0.17.1:

• bugfix: tags were not displayed on “File” page
• bugfix: multiline comment for an added file was stored incorrectly
• bugfix: user’s displayed name was sometimes lost with LDAP auth
• bugfix: rackspace rows highlightling was broken in previous release
• bug fix: IPv4 address picker window was broken
• bugfix: string value “0” was incorrectly handled, when displaying or entering data
• bugfix: rackspace allocation history recording did not work in 0.17.0
• bugfix: boolean expressions parsing in RackCode now honors priorities
• bug fix: upgrade script could fail sometimes
• update: removed unused database index