New in WhatsUp Gold Premium, Distributed, and MSP Editions
New licensing technology - allows users to enable and disable product features without changing their serial number.
We were always able to monitor Windows Vista via WMI. Windows Vista support - WhatsUp now supports installation on Windows Vista Ultimate (x86) or Windows Vista Business (x86) (Windows Vista SP1 recommended).Instead, they now use the credential associated with the device, just like Active and Performance monitors that require credentials. Device credential support for Passive Monitors - Passive Monitors no longer need a separate credential defined.Updated Database Engine - MSDE 2000 database has been upgraded to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express.Drag-and-Drop Management - enhanced drag-and-drop capability to include device, group, and map management on the web interface.For more information, see the topic Recommended SMS modems and troubleshooting tips in the application Help. Extended SMS Direct support - SMS messages can now be sent directly to a network carrier via any modem which supports the SMS protocol.This includes email actions, Active Discovery notifications, and Recurring Reports. Secure email - SMTP Authentication and SSL encryption can now be enabled for any emails sent by the WhatsUp Gold application.Improved SNMP COM API - supports enhanced scripting capabilities in any WhatsUp Gold Active Scripting interface as well as any third-party scripting hosts.SNMP MIB Manager - new web-based library for the import and validation of MIB files.SNMP MIB Explorer - new web-based network tool allows you to browse for SNMP objects defined in MIB files.SNMP MIB Walker - new web-based network tool allows you to browse for SNMP objects that a device supports.Cisco MIB support - WhatsUp Gold now includes over 200 Cisco MIBs for monitoring Cisco equipment and services without requiring additional MIB downloads.ifAlias support for custom interface names - SNMP agents which support the ifAlias SNMP object now display this custom name.NetSNMP MIB CPU Utilization Monitoring - WhatsUp Gold can now monitor CPU utilization on Unix systems using the NetSNMP SNMP agent.High Capacity Interface Utilization Monitoring - added support for high capacity SNMP interface counters through the Interface Performance Monitor.New in WhatsUp Gold Standard, Premium, Distributed, and MSP Editions This SSG feature, coupled with the existing WhatsUp Gold performance reporting, provides a new level of network device performance intelligence to the already powerful historical performance data reporting capabilities in WhatsUp Gold. One of the major features, Split Second Graphics (SSG), adds real-time graphs to provide instant feedback about network device performance. Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v12 introduces a number of new features and enhancements that help you manage your network more efficiently than ever. The rollup task was not being rescheduled due to this exception error. A Performance Monitor exception error, in an Interface Utilization data rollup task, caused the database to grow rapidly.The WinEventLog Passive Monitors, that use credentials that are deleted from the Credentials Library, cause the WhatsUp engine to crash.A specific WinEventLog Passive Monitor causes the WhatsUp engine to crash.
The rate of change WMI Active Monitor causes the WhatsUp engine to crash when monitoring specific WMI counters.
The patch includes fixes to the following issues: The 12.0.2 patch release is to be installed over an existing WhatsUp Gold v12 application. Note: The 12.0.1 patch was not released to the public and all changes in the 12.0.1 release are included in the 12.0.2 release. View report data from multiple remote sites from one central location Monitor devices on networks segmented across multiple geographic locations View real-time information about tasks running on a device using the Web Task Manager Monitor performance data with the Web Performance Monitor Quickly access real-time data via InstantInfo popups View real-time data about devices in reports The table below indicates which features are available in each edition.
However, some features referenced in these release notes are only available in certain editions.
These release notes apply to all editions of Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v12.0.2. WhatsUp Gold Release Notes v12.0.2 Release information