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Hyperic HQ 4.0.3 Open Source is now available; download it here.
Build # 953
For 4.0 documentation, please see HQ 4.0 Documentation.
HQ 4.0 Features
Package Name Changes
- HQ packages for the x86-64 instruction set architecture are now labeled "x86_64" instead of "amd64" to more correctly reflect the supported architecture.
- Packages previously labeled "apple-darwin" are now labeled "apple-osx".
JSW Agent Launcher
The HQ Agent launcher is now based on the Java Service Wrapper (JSW), providing improved and automated agent lifecycle management. For more information, see Understanding the Agent Launcher and Agent Lifecycle Management.
Changed Agent Directory Structure
The directory structure of the agent installation is changed to support remote agent upgrades. For more information, see HQ 4.0 Agent Installation Directory Structure.
Auto-Discovery Improvement
Changes in a platform's fully qualified domain name FQDN are auto-discovered.
"Last 8 Hours" Control on Current Health Page*
A new control on the Indicators tab of the Current Health page makes it easy to reset the metric display range to the last 8 hours.
JMX MBean Query
The new JMX MBean Query feature allows you to search for MBeans, display their attributes, and invoke selected MBean operations on them. The JMX Console is available on the Views tab when you have a JVM server selected in the HQ Portal. For more information, see Using the JMX MBean Query.
Metric Display Auto-Reset from Alert Email links
The HQ Portal's metric display range for metrics and charts can be automatically reset to eight hours by clicking on a chart link in alert email notifications. For more information, see Monitoring Overview.
Integration with Tapestry web application framework
We've implemented the Tapestry framework. This environment offers advantages over struts: it enables component reuse, simplifies localization, and allows us to build new features more rapidly. We expect this investment will deliver benefits to HQ community members and customers in the form of an HQ user interface that can we can rapidly grow and in response to customer requirements.
Java 5 Upgrade
The Tapestry integration described required Java 5 features. The agent and server build was split from the user interface (Tapestry) build. The agent and server code are compiled at class version 48 (Java 1.4). User interface Tapestry code is compiled at class version 49 (Java 5). The x86 Linux, HPUX, SPARC Solaris, x86 Windows, and AIX agent bundles were upgraded from a 1.4 to 1.5 JRE.
Search Improvements
- Search button on every portal page — The search button appears in the upper right-hand of every HQ Portal page.
- Improved search in Resource Hub — You can specify multiple criteria, including resource name, type, current availability, and "owned by current user". You can apply "and" or "or" logic to the search criteria you specify.
New Escalation Pause Options
Escalation schemes have new pause options. It is now possible to configure the following pause durations: 5, 10, 20, 30, 45, or 60 minutes; 24, 48, or 72 hours; or until the alert is fixed.
Improved Persistence Model
We've changed the data model and storage strategy for measurement data. Improved performance is the visible result of this change right now. In addition, this change lays the foundation for more powerful and flexible query and reporting in upcoming releases. Key changes include a simplified measurement schema and an optimized storage stragegy for availability data.
Web Services API
A new web services-based API for the HQ server is available for download on the HQ Portal's Administration page. The download includes JavaDoc for the API.
Issues Fixed in 4.0
This section lists fixes in 4.x releases.
Issues Fixed in 4.0.3
Issues Fixed in 4.0.2
Issues Fixed in 4.0 GA
Known Issues in 4.x
This section lists known issues.
Agent Startup Problem 64-Bit Ubuntu/Debian - There is known problem (HHQ-2387) starting the open source and EE 4.0 agent on systems with a 64-bit architecture running Ubuntu or Debian. Issuing the agent start command resulted in the following error message:
Starting HQ Agent....... /opt/hyperic/agent-4.0.0/wrapper/sbin/../../wrapper/sbin/wrapper-linux-x86-32: not found.
The agent attempted to use the 32-bit version of the JSW binary. To avoid this problem, the work around is to delete the 32-bit version of the library:
HQ_AGENT_HOME/wrapper/sbin/wrapper-linux-x86-32.
This will force the JSW to use the 64 bit version at HQ_AGENT_HOME/wrapper/sbin/wrapper-linux-x86-64, and the agent will start successfully.