Version 3.12.0

OCT 2024

New Rack View

• The Rack View has been completely redesigned for a more modern look & feel

• Drag & Drop patching is now supported for multiple parallel patch connections simultaneously

• It is now possible to display all layers of a rack at the same time to easily move components or create patch connections

• Tags can now be assigned to Racks

• Selected racks can now be removed from the view

• Files attached to a component are now indicated with a paperclip icon next to it and can be accessed directly from the rack view

• An option for drawing tags and VLANs at ports dynamically on hover has been added

• An option for drawing connections for selected ports has been added

• Work order annotations can now be hidden

• There is now a component state field for lifecycle management

• The new component state is now indicated by color codes in the rack view

Pathfinder Discovery Module, Part 1

The Pathfinder Discovery Module replaces and extends the SNMP module.

A step by step transition guide is available here.

• Management of Discovery Jobs

  • New Dialog to create and manage SNMP scan jobs, which are executed by Pathfinder Server

    • Overview of jobs and their progress

    • Creating new scan jobs with

      • subnets to be scanned

      • SNMP credentials

      • scheduling (simple or cron based)

    • Logs and execution history for existing jobs

• Management of Credentials

  • Create and manage snmp credentials (v1, v2, v2c, v3 with Authentication)

  • fully encrypted

• Scan results are displayed in IP address, component and port properties in the new Discovery tab

  • Keep track of the last 20 job executions to easily spot changes

    • general information about the device (name, oid, type, hardware utilization…)

    • information about the structure of a device (modules)

    • information about the installed software

    • information about interfaces (ports, port state, vlan, ip, mac-address)

    • information about PDUs (Inlets, Outlets), (support for Raritan PDUs only)

• The required connection to Pathfinder Server can be managed in the Options

• New functional permission “Can Manage Jobs”

• New functional permission “Can Manage Credentials”

Pathfinder Server

• Enhanced Linux-Installer and Package

• Updated Windows Installer

• Windows Installer supports ARM platforms now

• Updated Libraries to .NET Core 8

• Integrated Plugin-System to host and execute python scripts

• Discovery: Job Management

• Discovery: Credential Management

• Discovery: Agent Management (preview)

• Discovery: Subnets & IP addresses

• Discovery: Scan Results

• REST API Endppoint for Jobs, Credentials, Subnets, IP addresses

• Updated REST Endpoint for location with City attribute

Map, Location , Building, Floor, Room, Networkmap and Rack View

• Introduction of the new hand and select tools to facilitate the panning of the view or selection of items. This can be done by

  • toggling between the two new modes in the shortcut menu

  • panning by holding the spacebar

  • panning by holding the right mouse button

• Introduction of a new expandable right sidebar (Context Panel) that provides in depth information about the selected object (first draft)

IPAM

• The IP status field has been extended to offer more possible values

General Improvements

• Windows Installer now supports Windows ARM platform

• Work order: Export component list to Excel

• Work order: Additional fields in report (e.g Rack Unit, Layer, Parent Component)

• Network path table view: Chassis Name is now included for modules

• Cable Properties: Network Path is shown for all lines

Bug Fixes

• Missing Patch Rules for MPO-Modules

• Multiple minor fixes