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It's time for This Week in OpenNMS. In the last few weeks, we've been busy with a number of projects, including a funky multiplexing RRD strategy, a rework of our remote poller code, an upgrade to GWT 2.0, and a number of bug fixes.
Stable: Current Release is 1.6.8
1.6.8 is the current stable release, tagged December 10th. It adds a few small features and fixes a few bugs, as well as adding a new web-based "easy installer" UI. For a full list, see the bugzilla 1.6.8 milestone. This is a non-critical but recommended upgrade for anyone on OpenNMS versions older than 1.6.8.
Unstable: Current Release is 1.7.8
1.7.8 is the current unstable release, tagged December 8th. Since 1.7.7, there have been quite a few bug fixes. A 1.7.x overview is available in the release notes on the site.
Unstable: Reporting
Jason Aras and Jonathan both are in the final stages of getting their reporting branches ready for release.
Unstable: MultiOutputRrdStrategy
Seth has been working on an RRD strategy which will let you write performance data to RRDs as well as a TCP socket, using the Google protobuf format.
Unstable: Remote Poller Updates
The remote poller has gone through a number of changes in the last few weeks. First of all, the build system has been cleaned up to no longer have intermittent issues with unsigned artifacts. Second, the remote poller code no longer requires RMI to phone home to the OpenNMS server, it can now do so over HTTP instead. Support for this still needs to be added to the webstart version of the remote poller, but the command-line jar can do this in current 1.7 snapshots.
Unstable: Dashboard Upgraded to GWT 2.0
The dashboard has been updated to use GWT 2.0, which should provide more speed and better browser support.
While this newsletter is primarily about the project, and not the commercial OpenNMS company, I wanted to add a quick note about the new OpenNMS.com web site, which is purty and has all kinds of enterprise-y features like "case studies" and "graphics." Crazy, I know. ;)
February 11th, 2010: Benjamin Reed will be shaving his head for charity at a Carolina Hurricanes game. Totally off-topic, but you can look forward to amusing pictures.
February 19th-21st, 2010: OpenNMS will be attending the Southern California Linux Expo. Additionally, Tarus Balog will be the keynote speaker.
May 6th-7th, 2010: The second annual OpenNMS Users Conference will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, thanks again to Nethinks. The call for papers ends January 31st, if you are interested in presenting.
If you have anything to add to the events list, please let me know.
As always, if there's anything you'd like me to talk about in a future TWiO, or you just have a comment, criticism, or warm winter hats you'd like to share, don't hesitiate to say hi.
