Release 1.47.0 - SNMP plugin updates, Migrated Python modules, SCIM Identity Management & more!

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Aug 29, 2024

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The Netdata Team is very excited to introduce you to all the new features and improvements in the new version.

Read the full release notes 🚀
https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/tag/v1.47.0

Watch a live demo of Netdata:
https://app.netdata.cloud/spaces/netdata-demo/rooms

Visit the website:
https://www.netdata.cloud/

Release HIGHLIGHTS:

SNMP Plugin Enhancements
The SNMP plugin now features automatic discovery of all network interfaces on SNMP devices. After configuring the SNMP endpoints, the plugin collects:
Traffic data per interface.
Packet data (unicast, multicast, broadcast) per interface.
Error metrics per interface.
Discards and status (administrative and operational) per interface.
Device uptime.
The plugin supports all SNMP versions (v1, v2, v3).
Migration of Python modules to Go
Eighteen data collection modules have been migrated from Python to Go, bringing several benefits:
Auto-discovery of running processes via local-listeners.
Dynamic configuration support via the dashboard (dyncfg).
Instance labeling for enhanced data slicing and dicing on the dashboard.
The goal is to migrate all data collection plugins to Go eventually.
Introduction of Identity Management Integrations with SCIM
In this release we have introduced Identity Management support for enterprise users who want to manage user access to Netdata with their organisation IDM.
This now allows users to integrate their SSO and IDM solutions with Netdata. Go through our documentation for more details.
Enhancement of Reachability Notifications
The reachability notifications on Netdata Cloud have been enhanced in deployments that have Netdata parents (streaming enabled) as local centralisation points.

The notifications are grouped / coalesced through the Netdata Parents
If the Netdata Parent (last one in the cluster) becomes unreachable, a single unreachable notification is sent with details of all related nodes that are also unreachable as a result
If individual nodes become unreachable, the associated Netdata parent is referenced to help users check network connectivity issues within their infrastructure.

MS Teams Notification Integration using MS Workflows
Microsoft recently announced the deprecation of their legacy MS Connectors and has replaced it with the MS Workflows. This has forced us to modify our MS Teams notification integration.
From immediate effect, old MS Teams integration will stop working and will need to be reconfigured following the documentation mentioned here.
Automatic Removal of Stale Nodes
For environments with high node turnover, the netdatacli tool now supports the bulk removal of stale nodes from a Netdata parent without requiring a restart. This removal process also purges stale nodes from the Netdata Agent dashboard and Netdata Cloud.
IPv6-Only Environment Support
Netdata now fully supports communication in IPv6-only environments. A forthcoming update to Netdata Cloud will enable IPv6-only agents to connect seamlessly.
Stale Alerts Fix
A new protocol for communicating alert transitions to Netdata Cloud has been implemented, resolving issues where alerts would remain in an invalid state.

00:00 Intro

00:10 SNMP Plugin Enhancements

00:43 Migration of Python modules to Go

01:11 Identity Management Integrations with SCIM

01:33 Enhancement of Reachability Notifications

02:09 MS Teams Notification Integration using MS Workflows

02:33 Automatic Removal of Stale Nodes

02:53 IPv6-Only Environment Support

03:08 New Alerts Protocol - Stale Alerts Fix

03:19 Outro

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