We recommend users to move to the latest version, OpUtils 5.8 build #58018 (How can I find my Build number?)

Migrate from Build 5603, 5604, ......, 5625 to Build 57000	Migrate from Build 57000, 57001, ......, 57003 to Build 58001	Migrate from Build 58000, 58001, ......, 580017 to Build 58018
Customers using builds 5603 and above can install this Upgrade Pack for upgrading to build 57000	Customers using builds 57001 to 57004 can install this upgrade pack for upgrading to OpUtils 5.8.	Customers using builds 58001 to 58017 can install this Hotfix for migrating to the latest build to address the listed issues.
Upgrade Pack How to Install | README	For Windows | For Linux How to Install | README	Download Hotfix How to Install | README

Instructions to Upgrade:

1. Shut down OpUtils
2. Important: Take a manual backup of the database file (OpUtilsDB.fdb) located under <Install_Dir>/AdventNet/ME/OpUtils/firebird directory
3. Extract the zip under <Install_Dir>/AdventNet/ME/OpUtils directory. Choose yes to replace the UpdateManager.bat/sh file. [required only for upgrading to OpUtils 5.8]
4. Run the script 'UpdateManager.bat' (UpdateManager.sh for Linux) under the <OpUtils Home>/bin folder. This invokes the Update Manager tool
5. Click Browse button and select the Upgrade Pack (.ppm file) you have downloaded.
6. Click Install button to install the Upgrade.
7. When completed, click "Close".
8. Click "Exit" to close the Update Manager tool.
9. Start OpUtils.

How do I locate the current version for OpUtils?

1. In the Web Client click the "About" link on top-right of the page
2. You should see the Release Version mentioned as 5 along with the Build Number

What's new in Build #58018?

Enhancements & Bug Fixes between Build 58001 & 58018

Switch Port Mapper

1. Importing Switches to the Switch Port Mapper tool will now include the SNMP version.
2. Issue in creating consolidated report in Switch Port Mapper has been fixed.
3. Errors encountered during a switch scan will be shown in the Remarks column in the Switches View of the Switch Port Mapper tool.
4. More frequent hourly scan options has been included in Switch Scan Scheduler of the Switch Port Mapper tool.
5. Possible reasons for not detecting a switch port of a detected MAC has been included.
6. Email notifications of the Switch Port Mapper tools has been enhanced.
7. Issue in retrieving the VLAN ID of Extreme switches has been fixed.
8. Option to view the Port by Operation Status Last Change Time report in Switch Port Mapper for a custom period has been included.
9. Issue in switches added in Switch Port Mapper tool getting deleted when its MAC address is deleted from the Rogue Detection tool has been fixed
10. Option to schedule execution and emailing of reports have been included for Switch Port Mapper and IP Address Manager reports.

IP Address Manager

1. Option to resolve DNS using nslookup command when OpUtils is installed on a Linux OS has been included in IP Address Manager.
2. Issue in displaying the IP Availability Status (as Used, Available, or Transient) in the exported results has been fixed.
3. Issue in scanning a subnet from the tree has been fixed in IP Address Manager tool
4. DNS Lookup issues in IP Address Manager has been fixed
5. Issues in OpUtils getting restarted while scanning subnets in IP Address Manager has been fixed.
6. Hourly scan option has been introduced in Subnet Scan Scheduler of the IP Address Manager tool.
7. Issue in exporting the subnet details with the Reserved Status column has been fixed.
8. The Switch details like the Connected Switch and connected Switch Port of the Virtual IP Addresses will not be shown in the IP Address Manager tool.
9. Importing IP Address Details from the Subnet Details view can now include MAC Address, System Name and System Descr fields. When a new MAC Address gets imported this way, alert notification on new MAC discovery will not happen and the MAC gets moved to the Trusted category in the Rogue Detection Tool.
10. Details of the deleted IP Addresses with Custom Fields will be logged separately in DeletedIPs0.txt file.
11. Option to import Device Type and Owner has been included in IP Address Manager tool.

Rogue Detection

1. Issue in automatically marking a computer that is available in the Active Directory as Trusted in the Rogue Detection Tool has been fixed.
2. Issue in Rogue Detection tool has been fixed

Config File Manager

1. Config File Manager now supports SNMP v3.
2. Issue in uploading the config file in Config File Manager has been fixed.
3. Issue in value of "sysname" getting changed in routers/switches added in Config File Manage tool has been fixed.
4. Link to knowledge base has been included for errors encountered while retrieving the config files in Cisco Config File Manager.

General

1. Alert Cleanup policy enhanced to specify the max. number of alerts per file and the number of files to maintain.
2. SNMP version can also be specified when adding a router.
3. Attacks using SQL injection has been handled in the query execution part
4. Global Alert count has been removed from the top of the home page to reduce the page loading time.
5. Home page will now show the top 5 switches and subnets based on their usages instead of Rogue and Inventory charts.
6. Switch/subnet name in the Summary tab has been linked to the corresponding details view.
7. Ability to authenticate OpUtils users via Active Directory has been included.
8. Add Domain link has also been included under the Admin tab.
9. Issue in selecting a computer from the list in the Wake on LAN tool has been fixed.
10. Read-only user role has been added.
11. Usability enhanced by providing more informational messages.
12. Issue in running OpUtils in CentOS, which is caused by FireBird installation, has been fixed.
13. Issue in displaying duplicate MAC Addresses in Rogue Detection, IP Address Manager and IP Availability Report has been fixed.
14. Logging has been enhanced when a new IP is detected, deleted or updated.
15. Issue in editing the custom column values from the global search results has been fixed.
16. Script error on clicking the Add User link has been fixed.
17. Issue in retaining the old password even after changing the password in the Active Directory has been fixed.
18. User credentials of the domain that do not have admin privileges will be marked red for easy identification.

 

Need help ?

Want help with upgrading OpUtils to the latest version? Kindly mail us at oputils-support@manageengine.com.