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Servers Alive BETA page
Latest beta build: 6.3.2501
For Windows XP/2003(R2)/Vista/7/2008(R2)/SBS2011
(download link)
Make sure that you always have a backup of your entries file!
- SSH command as alert was added (2501)
- Beta is limited to working in registered mode (assuming it finds the license) until the end of March 2012 (2501)
- The mail part of Servers Alive can now work with several mailer threads, this can decrease the time to send a large number of alerts (2500).
In the 2500 build you could get a pop-up with some copyright info when using the mail, this is fixed in the 2501 build.
- Update to the INTERCHANGE database logging should make it quicker, now also with native supported for some databases.(2497)
- Oracle
Connection string: database name as specified
in the TNSNAMES.ORA file
Requires: OCI 7.3 or higher, it
will first try OCI 8
- SQL Server
Connection string:
""
(empty) or "@" connects to the default database on the local
server
databasename or @databasename: connects to databasename on the
local server
servername@ connects to the default database on
servername
servername@databasename connects to
databasename on servername
to connect to a named instance of SQL server us
servername\instancename instead of servername
Requires:
OleDB v2.5 or higer
- Sybase
Connection string:
"" (empty) or
"@" connects to the default database on the local server
databasename
or @databasename: connects to databasename on the local
server
servername@ connects to the default database on
servername
servername@databasename connects to
databasename on servername
Requires: OpenClient 10.0 or
higher
- DB2
Connection string: any valid db2 connection
string
Requires: DB2 CLI v6.X or higher
- Informix
Connection string: any valid Informix
connection string
Requires: Informix CLI v2.X
or higher
- Interbase
Connection string:
for a local database
use a filename
for a remote server using TCP/IP:
servername:filename
Requires: API version 5. X or
higher
- SQLBase
Connection string: databasename as specified
in the sql.ini file
Requires: CAPI v6.x or
higher
- MySQL
Connection string:
"" (empty) or
"@" connects to the default database on the local server
databasename
or @databasename: connects to databasename on the local
server
servername@ connects to the default database on
servername
servername@databasename connects to
databasename on servername
Requires: mySQL C API v3.23 or
higher
- PostreSQL
Connection string:
"" (empty)
or "@" connects to the default database on the local
server
databasename or @databasename: connects to databasename on the
local server
servername@ connects to the default database on
servername
servername@databasename connects to
databasename on servername
Requires: libpq v7.1 or
higher
- ODBC
Connection string: any valid ODBC
string
Requires: ODBC v3.X or higher
- SQLIte
Connection string: path to a SQLIte database
file
Requires: SQLIte v3.x or higher
- Updated Remote Client for Servers Alive - client can now start SA in none-checking mode and can (re)start the Servers Alive service
- Changes Wizard can change the TO and BODY part of the following alerts: other mail, SMS, SNPP, sMPP, Notepage, Numeric paging, twitter, msn, xmpp, popup (2495)
- Changes Wizard can change for the alerts based on the primary/alternate email, the TO, SUBJECT and BODY part (2494)
- Trapreceiver now has a trap viewer (can be accessed via the setup screen of the trap receiver) (2493)
- Beta is limited to working in registered mode (assuming it finds the license) until the end of February 2012 (2492)
- For the trap-alerts we have other % parameters:
- %h: name of the system running Servers Alive
- %t: time the trap was received
- %d: date the trap was received
- %m: received SNMP trap
- %r: rule that was triggered
- %s: name/ip of the source of the snmp trap
- %a: name/ip of the agent sending the trap
(2491)
- The trap-alert now contains the ENTERPRISE OID too (2488)
- Schedule profile added (ENTERPRISE edition only!). It's possible via the EDIT menu to create a SCHEDULE and to use that schedule for different entries.(2486)
- Beta is limited to working in registered mode (assuming it finds the license) until the end of January 2012 (2481
- the SORT option of the template can use GUI too. When GUI is used all other sort options are ignored(2478)
- sa_if can use sa_levelsdeep too (2475)
- Sort-order in saweb follows the same order as the GUI (2474)
- New HTML tag added for the HTML template based output. <sa_group_activemaintenancebutton>: this will show an active/maintenance link for the group. (tag only valid in group header/footer). If the link is clicked we will change the status and re-generate the saved html page. (2471)
- SETUP file is SIGNED now (Dec-13-2011)
- Smallish changes in the Twitter GUI of the setup (2470)
- Twitter alert has been added. In combination with the new %c1...%c7 paremeters you can even add the coordinates of were the actual system that you're monitoring is located by giving the coordinates via the custom fields (2469)
- Beta is limited to working in registered mode (assuming it finds the license) until the end of 2011 (2467)
- Via the SAWeb interface you can now set the group's entries to maintenance or active, all at once, works in the same way as the option in the real GUI (2466)
- SAWeb output shows groups names too now (2465)
- The % parameters are extended with %c1 .. %c7, they give the value of custom field 1,..., custom field 7. (2465)
- Twitter screen in setup is in preparation for the Twitter alert. (2463)
- Fix in the way saWeb displays the entries (2463)
- The TEST SEND for the 2nd XMPP 'server' didn't work. (2460)
- GUI updates for the XMPP alerts (2460)
- In some cases the IP address that was used as 'source' for the mailserver was set to 0.0.0.0 instead of the actual IP address of the system, sending with 0.0.0.0 as source won't work. This should be fixed now. (2457)
- In some cases the URL (http/https) checker did not remove the .REQ files that it needs for its checks. Not removing these files results in a slow-down of Servers Alive and in a big waste of diskspace (which can result in server that isn't able to work correctly anymore). (2456)
- In saWeb we show some extra indentations in order to see the dependencies (2455)
- Deleting multiple entries from within the GUI is now possible (2452)
- Support for Virtual Directories has been added to our built-in webserver. From our point of view although the feature is usefull, we don't think it will be used a lot....we think it will only be used for images. Meaning that in most cases people will only need 1 virtual directory. That's why we decided that at this point we will not create a GUI for it.
You will have to create the virtual directory definition within the registry.
Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\WebServer create a new key called VirtualDirectory
Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\WebServer\VirtualDirectory create a new key with the name of the virtual directory (for example images), and under this key create a new value (string) with the name "Path" and as value give it the path were the virtual directory should be pointing too. (for example c:\files\images\). (2451)
- New HTML tag added for the HTML template based output. <sa_activemaintenancebutton>: this will show an active/maintenance link for the entry. If the link is clicked we will change the status and re-generate the saved html page. (2448)
- The URL check can now use a formula too. Currently within the formula you can only use sa_currentresult. This will typicaly be used with URL that return a simply NUMBER (and not a real page), and were you want to see if that number fits certain ranges/values. For example if you want to get a DOWN when the retrieved value is not between 10 and 50, then you would set as formula sa_currentresult>10 and sa_currentresult<50 (2447)
- The telnet/ssh interface has a new command called CONVERT PEOPLE. With this you can change the authentication settings for the service/process/diskspace/perfmon checks from using a username/password to using a PERSON. Using a person makes password management easier. The change will be done if the USERID giving for the PERSON matches the username given for the authentication. (2443)
Note: before doing this type of mass changes to your entries, make sure to have a backup of your entries. Also do not forget to SAVE the changes once done.
- Small change to the URL check in order to accept additional headers were the value of the header had a : in it (typicaly for the Referer header)(2442)
- The order in which the checks were done wasn't always correct (2441)
- In some cases when opening a large file and then opening a smaller entriesfile, the sort order that was used for the checks wasn't always correct(2437)
- In some cases were there was an issue with the group of an entry, the EDIT screen show wrong data.(2437)
- The COMMAND TO EXECUTE alert can now execute your command within the context of a different user then the one running Servers Alive (2432)
- Specific logging for the AT+C protocol was added. In order to get the logging you will have to create a string called ATCLogfile under the Servers Alive\Paging registry(2432)
- Within the ADD/EDIT entry screen, the GROUPS are now showing their full path and alpha sorted, making it easier to find the correct group (2432)
- In cases were the group-path was too long, the sort order within the webpage wasn't correct and caused the same group to be visible several times on the HTML template based output. We increased the default size we use within the sort for the group path from 30 to 250 chars.(2424)
- The RRD CREATE script will not overwrite the existing db file(s) (2423)
- The /status?status=all URL of the build-in webserver only showed the down hosts instead of all hosts (2422)
- Updates in the installer
- RRD checkresult logging will try to do this for the COM-checks too. For the *nix DISKSPACE checking and for the CountFiles COM check there is an update on the add-ons page. The diskspace check will need a config changes. (2421)
- Build-in PING check can now ping over ipv6 too (2419)
- ping checker includes a fix for the memory leak documented in MS KB ID: 2384321(2419)
- Smallish change to the RTSP checker making it much faster(2418)
- A new internal command was added as alert. You can now as an alert load another entries file and start the checking of it (2417)
- RRD updating/graphing has been changed. The updates will be done via 3 command-boxes instead of 1. The generation of the graphs will be done on different intervals depending on the hour/day/week/month/year type of graph. We do forsee the usage of a BAT directory and you will need to re-generate the GRAPH scripts.(2416)
- The db interchange logger stopped if the remark had to be logged as was larger then 200 chars. By default the size that we declare for the REMARK field in the interchange db is still 200 bytes. You can however change this via the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\Interchange\db_Remark_size (string)), the logging will also be limited to 200 chars (or to the value given in the registry) (2410).
- When using the none-threaded checking mode, the TCP check failed all the time.(2409)
- Installer bug fixed were the "old" samib.db and groups.grp were copied to the wrong location in case of an "upgrade"
- Fix in the STATUS SUMMARY mails, were the body wasn't always correct (2407)
- Sort order wasn't always correct with using the HTML templates for the output (2407)
- You can configure via the setup/built-in servers/web server if all entries or just the up/down/maintenance/down_and_maintenance entries should be on the status page. (2405)
- The FIND option in the main GUI didn't work correctly with the "Match case" option disabled (2401)
- Fixes in the perfmon checks (problem introduced during previous beta builds) (2400)
- The mailsender will by default use the DNS servers defined on the OS level when using the Direct Send option. However if you want to use specific DNS servers then you can force this via the registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\SMTP\Primary_DNS_to_use (string)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\SMTP\Primary_DNS_to_use_2 (string)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\SMTP\Alternate_DNS_to_use (string)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\SMTP\Alternate_DNS_to_use_2 (string)
(2398)
- The "status summary" option has been extended with an option to send an "OK" message when NO downs are detected (if there are down, the downs are ofcourse send) (2398)
- In the HELP menu we removed an debug menu option (2398)
- You can have 2 sets of XMPP servers, typicaly used for GTalk and an inhouse XMPP server (2396)
- From the Remote Icon app you can now start Servers Alive is none checking mode (2396)
- The WHEN tab of the alerts now have a "status change" option too, this means that the alert is send each time there is a status change. This can cause a lot of alerts, going from unchecked to up for example is also a status change!! (2392)
- Woodstone's Servers Alive Remote Client (wsSARC) was added to the Servers Alive installer. This will enable you to get the system-tray icon of Servers Alive in cases were desktop interaction was not possible AND on remote systems. (2391)
- If no COM checks were installed on the system, the XML export wasn't done correctly (fixed - 2379)
- When doing a FILE-SAVE after doing a FILE-EXPORT-XML, overwrites the XML file with the entries file.(fixed - 2379)
- The ‹opp› part of the XML file could contain bad XML syntax (fixed - 2379)
- ‹sa_onstatusminutes› tag added, can also be used within the sa_if statements. (2377)
- TCP checks can be done over ipv6 too(2377)
- UDP checks can be done over ipv6 too(2377)
- DNS checks can be done over ipv6 too(2377)
- Built-in webserver can use SSL/HTTPS too(2373)
- If authentication is enabled for the built-in webserver, then make sure to enable it for each PERSON that is allowed to access saweb.(2373)
- Packet size of the PING checks can be set for each ping check entry.(2370)
- Updates to the installer
- The subject of the keepalive mails can be changed via the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\SMTP\KeepAliveSubject (string))
- User authentication didn't work correctly for perfmon checks.
- When using user (people) based authentication we disable the password field (making it clearer)
- You can set an entry to go into maintenance after a specific time (until a specific time was already possible)
- Authentication based on the settings of a PERSON (more central user management for Windows authentication) is now possible for service, process, perfmon and diskspace checks. (2363)
- OS detection sees Windows 7 and 2008 too
- Somehow the calender on the "on call" tab of a person was gone....restored it
- Updated controls for saWeb
- Preparations for the Servers Alive Remote Icon/Client (gui ready-client not yet)
- New installer
- MSN sender fixed
- No firewall rules are added for allowing access to the Servers Alive application!
- saWeb changes: start/stop/pause/update is now possible and each entry contains a link to the entry on which it depends (if any) (build 2354)
- The drag & drop of entries didn't work anymore, fixed now. (2353)
- 2351 is a fix for a bug introducted in the 2350 build (TCP checks no longer worked)
- In some cases not all the SA based tags within the HTML templates were correctly replaced, fixed.(2347)
- When removing entries all entries from a group (and subgroups) some of the entries were not removed and re-appeared in the default group (1st) group, fixed. (2346)
- A entry that has,within its definition a "link" towards an unexisting group was shown in the last added group instead of within the default (1st) group.(2345)
- The EDIT-IMPORT option could get into a loop or produce false results when using the KEEP option (2344)
- The context menu on a group now also has the option to remove all entries and subgroups (and entries) (2344)
- The SNMP trapreceiver now converts low and high ascci within the received data to HEX values. (2342)
- In some cases the HTML output lists 00 as page instead of 0. A "replace" didn't work on that, this is now fixed (2339)
- The SNPP sender can work with snpp gateways that need authentication. You will have to create a custom command within the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\SNPP\CustomCommand (string)
with as value
LOGI username password (2337)
- Process check accepts wildcarts. If you look for a process with the name ??tepad it will give an UP on notepad. (2334)
- In the HTTP POST alert we only replaced the % parameters within the data to post, this is now also done within the URL. (2333)
- The PING checks will not update the screen during the checkcycle, this could solve the '~' issue that some people were still seeing with the ping check (2332)
- New checktype introduced, called COMBINED CHECK. Basicly this is a boolean check were you can combined all the other checks. The COMBINED checks will only be done at the end of a cycle when all other entries are already done. Currently you have to manualy enter the boolean-expression.
Syntax is rather simpel. You can use AND and OR and NOT and (). To reference an entry you have to know it's uniqueID.
Example:
[2] = down or [3]= down
=> will give an up if the entry with UID 2 or the entry with UID 3 is down.
(2331)
- The SNMP TRAP Receiver alert can now work on a part of the enterprise OID, if you enter for example 1.2.3.4.5.* then it will be triggered on all enterprise oids that start with 1.2.3.4.5.
Do know that only SNMPv1 traps contain an enterprise OID! (2327)
- The "only repeat after ... minutes" for the executive alerts didn't always work as expected, should be fixed (2327)
- By default the built-in webserver listens to all IPs that are configured on the system. Via the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\WebServer\BindIP (string)) you can define to what IP the server should listen. If you give an invalid address then we will default back to listen to all addresses. (2323)
- A new alert was added - "Export setup to .REG file" (Execute Command - Internal Servers Alive command) - this will typicaly be used to generate a .REG file that will be included into a backup. (2322)
- SNMP trap receiver is now limited to keeping a max of 32000 traps. And a few other smallish fixes in the SNMP trap receiver. (2321)
- Built-in version of saWeb can filter on the group (2320)
- The URL check can now be configured to just check if the status code is acceptable, acceptable based on a list you give.(2319)
- By default a user with a blank password will not be able to login to the built-in webserver, this can be changed via the setup. (that is with authentication enabled ofcourse :-)) (2318)
- Built-in webserver can use authentication. As user it will allow the PEOPLE that are defined. Don't forget to add a password to them!! (2316)
(near future we will add options to allow certain people for certain pages).
- Major change in the built-in webserver. The webserver is now able to serve the pages that are generated by SA too. For example for the "Default Page" you should use as URL: http://myhost:4310/default page
This will only work if the user running Servers Alive has access to the file (which will in most cases only be the case if the file is local)
More changes/features will be done in the near future.(2314)
- Via the F3 key you can do a FIND NEXT.(2312)
- It's now possible to change the name of a person via the GUI too (2311)
- In some cases the executive alerts could send the alert over and over again, which was correct based on the rules set, this can now be stopped for 'some' time.(2308).
- In some cases we were unable to list the modems attached to your system, we now try in an alternate way to do this too (2305).
- You can add a wait at the end of each HTTP POST/GET alert by adding/editing the following registry value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\StartUp\HTTPAlertWaitAtEnd (string) (2303)
- The ‹sa_group_name› tag now also works in the entries-part of the HTML template based output (and no longer only in the group header/footer part) (2302)
- Fixed the scrolling of the SNMP trap receiver alerts (2301)
- Alerts on the SNMP trap receiver can also filter on the generic and specific type (of the received trap) (2300)
- Uptime logging bug fixed
- Primary and alternate SMTP PORT are now accesible from the GUI (advanced) (2297)
- Check TOS byte consistency option added to the PING check (2290)
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