Available Updates

Plixer International, Inc. Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer

### IMPORTANT NOTES ###

  • It is important to backup your database before upgrading any software.
  • It is recommended to upgrade to this version. 

For more details on the new features below, reference the Plixer website and Scrutinizer documentation.

Version 10.1.3 - 3/14/2013

 

 


Change Log History

Version 10.1.3 - 3/14/2013

+ Added additional database tuning options
+Increased the default UDP buffer size
+ Upgrade install to now include Adobe Flash Player Distribution 11.6.602.180

- Fixed an issue with data aggregation calculations in some reports
- Fixed an issue where unnecessary database connections were being created

Version 10.1.2 - 2/11/2013

+ Added Cisco wireless access point reports
- nProbe radius info elements
- Percent threshold messages don't need /s
- Manage Exporters: "Microsoft's Personal Firewall..." message on Linux install
- Error in the collector logs
- Turn on resolve DNS when a device is added to the network volume algorithm
- Investigate Vulnerability Labs issues
- Need improve upgrade for information elements
- Scheduled reports not working
- Unable to email or schedule email a report with a CSV attachment
- custom_reports_thresholds fa_script is stuck in a state of running
- Report Designer "Report Field" never finishes loading
- Apache log error from mapping library
- Scheduled reports not being sent when addressed to multiple email addresses
- Update AS numbers
- Upgrades can change the control port
- Search function not working when some devices are included
- NetFlow from an Avaya device is crashing 1min data table
- Host Names: Can't save a new host name with "Queued" Resolved DNS
- "Copy to" in dashboards only works the first time
- Bulletin Board: Policy Name with an apostrophe breaks JavaScript
- Sometimes the Latency by Interface gadget does not work.
- Status > CrossCheck List loads JSON in main div and fades out
- Broken image in notification queue for "SnmpTrap" Alert Type
- PfR report value formatting
- Report Designer -> Make Copy fail for reports which there is no longer a exporter.
- After you delete all you dashboards, you can't create one
- mIAM OSes report pagination says 'null of null'
- A space in an IP Range filter prevents it from working correctly
- Mapping objects don't keep IP address changes
- Optimized collection across distributed collector ports
- Filter on TOS shows Uncategorized rather than the TOS name
- Source and destination IP should only allow LIKE / NOT LIKE for advanced filters
- Underscore in advanced filter causes oops error
- Policy Manager: Broken link for a policy that has an action of delete
- Report type becomes undefined >> undefined
- Apostrophe breaks search.html query
- NF_F_XLATE_SRC_ADDR_IPV4 and NF_F_XLATE_DST_ADDR_IPV4 filters from table menus did not work

Version 10.1.1 - 1/2/2013

- Status > Top Interface content not loading
- The plixer_flow_collector service is stuck in stopping state after upgrade
- Sonicwall icons are displayed instead of Paloalto icons for paloalto devices in device tree
- Rollups failing after upgrade to 10.1
- Status tab -> Report wrapping under browser's fold in demo server.
- Email of Pie Chart reports is failing

Version 10.1 - 12/4/2012

+ New Sonicwall CPU Report Type
+ Added Interface Speeds to Emailed Reports
+ Added forensic audit report type
+ Added Virtual Appliance soft shutdown with VMTools
+ Added option to display traffic indicator dots/ants in mapping
+ Created a migration tool for Windows to appliance upgrade
+ Added more flexibility by allowing the use of count treatment in Report Designer
+ Added a new firewallEvent denied flows algorithm for new ASA export format (and any firewall exporting the standard firewallEvent element)
+ Added new firewallEvent reports to work with the new ASA export format (and any firewall exporting the standard firewallEvent element)
- Alarm Orphans: Delete Orphan formatting
- Should be a tooltip when the Default Report is not available
- Reset report default globals when changing reports
- Must be a number warning for NF_F_FW_EVENT search in Flowview
- Vitals syslog rrd graphs don't appear to be updating after rebooting the Virtual Appliance
- Connection fails to mail server for email alerts if authentication required
- Scrutinizer can only generate one PDF at a time for emailed reports
- IP Groups rename / delete bug
- Calculated column filter doesn't work with availability
- Graph colors should be closer to the report table colors
- Can't change scrutdb password on Linux
- Can't read Scrutinizer logo on the login page
- Link between device and object not showing up
- Launching a report from topints_popup.html does not remember the Default Flow Report setting
- Keep track of group in html popup of mapping configuration
- Have flash maps scale better in dashboards
- Switching \theme\" system preference to SonicWall in non-SonicWall EOM installs breaks login screen"
- Alarm related services don't always start on Linux after a reboot
- Fix "undefined" message when saving MTM license
- Investigate Flowalyzer DB post install script errors
- Detached maps do not resized vertically
- can also be detached again.
- IP group report shows entries that are not defined
- Cisco PfR category is missing after 9.0.0 upgrade to 10
- Duplicate SonicWALL applications
- v10 - Top Interface reports no longer show interface names (only ifindex instance)
- Multiple entries were created in the xcheck_hosts table for some exporters
- Appliance Avail HDD graph looks at the wrong partition
- Unable to save 3rd party integration in Crosscheck
- Saving a gadget refresh to 0 causes loop
- Cannot filter out TOS without losing TOS description.
- Crashed tables for option templates
- Enable default report only where applicable?
- Insert into crontab fails on upgrade because the ID is already taken by a scheduled saved report
- Verify flow rates and MFSNs for v9 and IPFIX
- Report Designer: Make cursor a pointer for Trend by and delete
- XML load errors when a report link in a map no longer works
- Map links disappear on refresh
- MFSN LED's are not properly activating
- New devices are blue after Windows -> Linux database migration
- Make sure mail server template ID dependencies are resolved
- 5m conversations on the hour are being doubled
- Reports don't work with migrated data
- Country icons missing on appliances
- Palo Alto report category shows on ASA device
- Connections by report only show total in mapping
- Crontab entries collide on multiple tasks during upgrade on a server with scheduled reports
- Phone home might need to be updated due to ASA changes
- Denika connections error when trying to load report in mapping
- Percentage threshold option not in Flow Reports Thresholds gadget
- Mystery rate column in some reports
- Mapping undo does not visually undo connector
- TIMEOUT when deleting an exporter in Manage Devices
- Reports display in English instead of native language
- Context menu positioning breaks after scrolling down
- Grab the latest IANA IEs
- Check for Update revision version incorrect in 10.0
- Report Designer not loading template list for some devices
- Report table > Not all columns with IPs addresses resolve their domain
- Map works under the maps tab, but not in a dashboard
- Report breaks from Conversation WKP to Host to Host report
- Labels for Denika Connections in Google Maps are wrong

Version 10.0 - 10/22/2012

+ New collector featuring improved flow rates, improved communication with the frontend, and a mechanism for sending alarms to scrutinizer
+ Add links in maps based on saved reports
+ Allow report thresholds to be set based on exceeding a rate
+ FA Top n algorithms can be configured per device
+ Upgraded MySQL version to 5.1.63
+ Scrutinizer is now using Apache 2.2.22
+ Added dotted outline underneath Dashboard gadgets when moving them
+ Added support for Riverbed NetFlow-v9 custom elements
+ Added Google Map "Hybrid" option via Show Labels
+ Google Maps remember settings when they refresh
+ Allow sFlow devices to be included in FA algorithms
+ Include the time frame in Top Interfaces for emailed reports
+ Allow direct access to Dashboards tabs by URL
+ Send a syslog when any of the services are running low on memory
+ Added informative title bar to indicate which "View" a user is in
+ Send an Alarm when users or their passwords are changed or created
+ Improved CrossCheck alert formatting
+ Added IP Grouping definition interface, reports, and filters
+ Added new Report Designer to create custom reports
+ Added a percent option to Inbound Thresholds
+ Caching of NBAR application definitions from option templates to improve report speed and ensure application names are always displayed.
+ Improved mapping
+ Improved sFlow decoding
+ Improved Exinda template support
+ Improved template naming and flexibility
+ Added Extreme IPFIX support
+ Icons can now be set to change colors based on a chosen Primary Status option (e.g. Flows, Polling, etc.)
+ Polling can now be configured with "up" and "down" dependencies per-device for more intelligent status monitoring
+ Added NBAR support for multiple vendors
+ Added more flexibility to Flash map editing
+ Added customized background images to mapping
+ Maps are now more theme aware
+ Map connections now support connecting two icons with a saved report
+ Added multiple connectors between devices in mapping
+ Added option from Device Overview to view all interfaces
+ Added an easier way to navigate to rename templates
+ Added more time interval options for reports
+ Flowalyzer data is now available beyond 1 minute intervals
+ Added Host to Host with Next Hop report
+ Added Availability by device report
+ Added connections RTT medianet report
+ Reports can now be viewed using rate or percent in maps
+ Added Barracuda device icons
+ The watcher service has been replaced
+ mIAM OSes Views report now provide a list of switches
+ The emerging threats list is now based on IP Reputation and includes categories
+ An IP / DNS button has been added in mapping
+ Added a ASA Denied Flows Algorithm
+ Added IP Group filter to reporting
+ Added a new dark teal skin theme
+ The unfinished flows and internet threats algorithms can now be configured to use source or destination IP as the violator
+ Added Cisco ASA biflow support
+ Added HD test to scrut_util
+ New view: mIAM Hosts by OS added
+ Use totals tables when there is a template filter
+ Added additional checks and balances for security between components
+ Enhance template naming capability
- [fixed] Don't insert noSuchObject when SNMP object doesn't exist
- [fixed] Scheduled reports running at times different than when they are scheduled
- [fixed] Vitals skip under high load
- [fixed] Scheduled alarms and top interfaces reports are emailed several hours late
- [fixed] No message in Manage Exporters when SNMP fails
- [fixed] Display formatted times for flowstartmilliseconds_plxr and flowendmilliseconds_plxr in Flowview
- [fixed] Sonicwall HTTP_URL element id occasionally causing inserts to fail
- [fixed] Images plot beyond the background of image
- [fixed] Top Interface message now looks inconsistent
- [fixed] Flow Hopper information that is the same shouldn't be highlighted
- [fixed] Subnet filter and subnet display work differently (too much default)
- [fixed] Verify credentials are in CrossCheck methods after an upgrade
- [fixed] xCtrl and yCtrl are not sent back with updated values when the map is saved
- [fixed] Table '...' is marked as crashed and last (automatic?) repair failed
- [fixed] Can't generate PDFs for status tab reports
- [fixed] Crosscheck list last 5 poll cycles out of sync
- [fixed] Flowalyzer is coming into appliance, but not in the tree menu
- [fixed] Pie charts percentages don't match those in table data
- [fixed] Backup /files/log files on upgrade
- [fixed] Stacked/unstacked control showing for pie-charts
- [fixed] Policy manager report not returning results when using logical filters
- [fixed] Google map icon changes to flash map icon on tree menu refresh
- [fixed] Default 24-hour report option displays even when selecting reports in other timeframes
- [fixed] Authentification failure on special character passwords during login
- [fixed] Collector stops when expiring history
- [fixed] Vitals RRDs not ported correctly after 8.6.1- 9.5 upgrade
- [fixed] Pie chart by number of packets graphs incorrectly
- [fixed] Orphans time stamp search has unexpected results
- [fixed] PDF export doesn't include outbound traffic
- [fixed] Address issue where users want threats destination vs. threats source
- [fixed] Clicking on poller icon from device overview or crosscheck get error when using SSL certificate
- [fixed] Calls www.google.com when not using google maps
- [fixed] Upgrade always resets system skin to retro-darkalt
- [fixed] Flowalyzer trending is duplicated
- [fixed] Flow examiner is not showing egress flows when present
- [fixed] Creating a new group with a space in the name results in %20 in the name
- [fixed] Packets column should switch between rate and total in status reports
- [fixed] Emailed reports don't include comment
- [fixed] Lost style in device tree tooltips
- [fixed] CrossCheck notifications command line parameter is incorrectly formatted
- [fixed] Removing the admin tab Privileges removes the report list from tree menu
- [fixed] Bidirectional status reports don't show direction in table
- [fixed] Creating a group in Mapping and then navigating directly to connections breaks the interface
- [fixed] Total column in csv export should use bits or bytes in the column label
- [fixed] Scrutinizer: interface exceeded threshold should have a spoof address
- [fixed] Internet threats monitor shows a destination as the violator
- [fixed] Allow + signs in email addresses - [fixed] Can't email reports that have no results
- [fixed] (ASA) NF_F_USERNAME filter in Flowview fails if Domain included in username
- [fixed] Prevent multiple entries for the same object in Service Level Report
- [fixed] Missing sFlow exception - [fixed] Better data formatting in Flowview
- [fixed] Alarm filters not working for timestamp
- [fixed] Alarm email notifications failed if authentication was required
- [fixed] Saved status report disappears
- Upgrade sometimes fails to create log folder

Version 9.5.2 - 7/11/2012

- fixed potential vulnerability in calls to report filters
- disabled verbose SQL errors in PHP components


Version 9.5.1 - 6/28/2012

- option template from Nexus 7k crashing tables
- fixed issue with icon colors in Google maps
- fixed issue where some new views appear for SPM users
- fixed issue with login/cookies after upgrade to 9.5.0
- fixed issue where dashboards would make extra AJAX calls
- fixed issue with bulk permissions
- fixed issue with Google map icons being cut off at the edge of a tile
- fixed issue with advanced filter for MAC and IP not having like/not like options
- updated mIAM views not only show entries seen in the last 24 hours
- fixed issue with alarm policy ordering
- fixed issue with non-IP spoofaddr syslogs coming into alarms
- fixed issue with totals sometimes pinching on table boundries
- fixed an issue where emailed reports did not use totals tables


Version 9.5 - 5/14/2012

+ added 5 new flow count reports
+ added 18 new Cisco ASA specific reports added new Cisco PfR reports
+ and PfR Summaries views added a new Cisco PfR Overview Gadget added a
+ new Cisco PfR dashboard added support for Enterasys Mobile IAM
+ (Identity Access Management) flowhopper is now enabled by default
+ users can now run reports from the flow examiner internet threats
+ algorithm now identifies the source address in the alarms added
+ support for barracuda devices
+ the newest Adobe Flash Player (11.2) is now included
+ added support for Riverbed devices a link to Cisco
+ IronPort is available in Other Options Menu for a device Service Level
+ Reports can now be filtered by groups
+ 6 column option is now available in Dashboards Dashboards have a new
+ look when dragging gadgets around added and updated many countries
+ maps for Scrutinizer Maps
+ Eventlogs for Logalot are no longer natively supported. However, a 3rd party agent can be used
- fixed several formatting issues
- fixed issue with column sorting in the bulletin board
- the flow report thresholds gadget can now save values < 1000
- fixed sorting issues in the orphans view
- can now schedule reports for same minute on different hours
- flowalyzer will no longer crash when using SNMPv3/aes
- report menu has been reordered to simplify navigation
- the "SNMP enabled" checkbox in device details will no longer break the interface if repeatedly clicking
- sflow devices no longer give oops error when looking at 30m intervals
- sflow devices no longer give oops error when applying subnet filter
- fixed some timestamps in flowview to be human readable
- clicking save no longer removes the interval header in reports
- fixed templates and icons related to Enterasys devices
- sometimes a space was being passed to IPs causing them to fail DNS
- adding the %m in notifications manager will no long cause a script error
- report names that were too long will no longer cause save issues
- backing up plixer.ini to current directory will no longer cause upgrade issues
- fixed some formatting issues with flowhopper
- the upgrade will no longer write plixer_install.ini to the wrong place
- a couple of issue where FA gadgets were using bits instead of bytes
- the Logalot reporting interface now has a working modify button
- Passive PfR Jitter report has been removed since there will never be results
- fixed formatting issue when resizing summary views
- deleting a dashboard tab should no longer remove the main tabs
- flowalyzer RTT/availability reports were incorrectly allowing interface filters
- FA will no longer allow sFlow devices into algorithms that won't yield results
- the collector will now display the proper version from CLI
- fix issue where object list wouldn't display when configuring maps
- addressed slowness when viewing Flash Maps
- fixed issue where logalot email notifications would fail, although tests emails worked
- fixed an issue that prevented 3rd party tools from launching Scrutinizer views
- fixed an issue where thresholds would not process with a Cisco ASA
- flow view should no longer report a flow direction as unknown
- internet threats wasn't clearing its cache before repopulating data
- the getting start video should no longer say it has been removed from YouTube
- google map icons sometimes didn't register the proper status
- fixed issue where notification in status reports would not save properly
- addressed HTTP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability when creating login accounts
- restricted mib file uploads to .txt and .mib extensions
- SNMPv3 with SHA authentication and AES128 encryption will now work properly
- fixed issue with time frames in saved business hour reports
- URL filters will now work properly when a + sign is involved
- fixed issue where syslog facility always used Local0
- addressed potential php vulnerability
- fixed issue where filters were showing up twice


Version 9.0.0 - 1/25/2012

+ Logalot is now Scrutinizer's new advanced Alarming Engine
+ Scrutinizer will now bring up modal if the hard drive is full
+ jQuery 1.5.1 is now included
+ added a cli parameter to test SNMP communication (scrut_util)
+ added more support for nProbe devices
+ added support and reporting for Cisco SLT Flow Exporters
+ added support and reporting for Cisco CTS Flow Exporters
+ added support and reporting for Cisco PfR Flow Exporters
+ added support and reporting for other types of Firewall Flow Exporters
+ added support and reporting for Citrix Flow Exporters
+ added a SonicWALL VPN Report Type
+ Flowalyzer Poller will now supply round trip time and latency for devices
+ authentication can be passed to 3rd party gadgets via the URL now
+ vitals now has number of syslogs collected and processed by Scrutinizer
+ Scrutinizer now officially supports Chrome
+ the dynamic report menu has been updated and streamlined
+ Crosscheck is now Part of Scrutinizer
+ Threats Overview Gadget now reflects Policy Violations from Logalot Alarms
+ administrators can now purge DNS cache from cli (scrut_util)
+ Medianet Packet Loss is % instead of raw packet loss
+ if the flow supports it, a PCAP file can be downloaded with that data
+ for first time log ins, the user will have the option to change their skin
+ Application Latency reports now have clickable links for the Application
+ the font size for map links are now configurable
+ the default Flow Expert tab no longer has Network Volume and Top Domains
+ status reports now have the flexibility to account for no totals
+ users can now apply notification profiles to saved reports
+ users can now get rates for bits, bytes, and packets
+ many flow analytics gadget display de-duplicated flows across all exporters
+ the SonicWALL call filter will now allow partial text matches
+ optimized the SonicWALL VoIP Conversation Report
+ a link is available in reports to show how flows are metered
+ status icons now have a sub status to them
+ flowalyzer generate now allows flows to be up to 60000ms apart
+ mailinizer now supports matrix and sphere
+ totals are now displayed in Traffic Volume reports
+ users can now apply a port speed filter to reports
+ users are no longer required to log out to have some settings take affect
+ there is a server pref that allows users to configure flowview CSV limits
+ for NetFlow v7, changed column name to be more in line with documentation
+ there is a new view called Device Overview
+ some ALL device reports have been added to the tree menu
+ updated the SSL configuration to no longer log passwords
+ MyView is now called Dashboards, Status Dashboards are called Summaries
+ there is a new and improved Top Interface Gadget in Dashboards
+ added a new report of Host > Destinations
+ there is a new and improved Scrutinizer Watcher Service
+ status reports now show how flows are metered: ingress, egress, or biflows
+ apache 2.2.21 and OpenSSL 0.9.8r are now included
+ MySQL 5.1.60 is now included
+ updated countries database for more accurate country association of traffic
+ Adobe Flash Player 11.1 has been packaged with Scrutinizer
+ NBAR is now part of Cisco Advanced Reporting
+ users can set # of datapoints in a graph before it switched to hire intervals
+ FA gadgets will launch your default report instead of flowview
+ newly found templates that are custom are no longer labeled unknown
+ the systrax tab is now the help tab
- fixed issue where tabs disappear if a \ is used in their name
- when saving PDF path, Scrutinizer will now report if the path is valid
- fixed issue where a missing / at the end of link back URL caused issues
- the "Other Options" menu will no longer spill off the page
- fixed formatting issues with mapping in the Chrome Browser
- Flow View will now pass timezone data
- fixed several formatting issue across multiple browsers
- fixed issue where CSS was not properly flushed between upgrades
- fixed issue where TCP flags were not decoded correctly
- fixed formatting of IPv6 addresses
- fixed issue where an unsaved report had a delete option
- fixed issue with wrong unit label for Host Flow Reports
- fixed broken pie reports in Host to Host Jitter by SSRC
- login screen will now detect if you have CAP LOCK on
- fixed issue where Oops message would appear in Traffic Volume Reports
- fixed issue where flowview would sometimes show no results for a report
- fixed issue where emailed reports would fail if there was space in the path
- no longer will filtering on well known port of IGMP break a report
- fixed issue where a user could add a group to itself
- sorting in nProbe Application Latency reports no longer causes an Oops
- fixed issue where APP_MEDIA_PKT_RATE would cause issues with Flowview in 30m
- fixed issue where flowview would sometimes launch the incorrect report
- filtering on GRE traffic no longer causes an oops message
- reports not available in higher intervals are now switching to 1m properly
- fixed formatting issues with mailinizer emailed reports
- fixed formatting issues with SonicWALL URL emailed reports
- dashboards will no longer give errors depending on which gadget loads first
- fixed oops issue when switching from unstacked ToS to DSCP
- logging out or CTRL+F5 is no longer required when changing some system prefs
- fixed sizing issue with Sphere based reports as a gadget
- fixed issue where Flowview would not always render the data interval selected
- the cactus icon has been removed from Device Details
- flowview would show bits for octetDeltaCount, that has been corrected
- some gadgets were missed categorized in the add gadget panel categories
- users can no longer save illegal characters in domain names
- fixed issue where Application Groups CIDR wasn't interpreted properly
- the nightly clean up routine is now managing the images\temp directory
- fixed an issue where some FA graphs reported 0 when there were violations
- fixed issue were available report list reported available when not
- the flow analytic alarm vs. syslog checkbox behavior now behaves correctly
- undefined flow fields were incorrectly available in advanced filters
- option templates are now populating interface names correctly on SNMP fail