Sensys release v1.0.0

New Features

• Added PostgreSQL 9.2 support on CentOS 7.
• Updated used version from PUGIXML 1.7 to PUGIXML 1.8.
• Added rpm Sensys packages for CentOS 7 and SLES 12.

Open Issues

• CFGI-3.x version enforce a cluster->row->rack->node hierarchy, if a row
  or rack is omitted a fictitious one is not added. This error can be avoided
  by adding the missing element in the CFGI file by hand.
• ipmi and nodepower are disabled by default in favor of using ipmi_ts
  instead. ipmi and nodepower are deprecated and are going to be removed
  in future releases.
• octl is not able to continue retrieving information from a list of nodes
  if one of them is not found.
• Attempting to start a compute node daemon without a scheduler kills both
  the compute daemon and its aggregator.
• Multiple aggregators in same physical host are logging same hostname.

Legal notice

• Sensys software includes a 3rd party PUGIXML source which uses MIT license.
  Copyright information is included in the release notes Legal Notice section
  in the document below.

Security advisory

• The file orcm-site.xml uses a plain text password fields for SNMP and
  IPMI credentials. Since the file contains a plain text password, the read
  and write permissions on this file should be restricted to authorized admin
  users.

Documentation updates

• New Getting Started
  Added new Getting Started section as part of Sensys Documentation.
• Updated documentation style
  Updated github urls.
  Updated documentation style: headers, list, inline references and code blocks.

Sensys release v0.29.0

New Features

• Simplified interface for Sensor and Analytics plugins.
  Providing a developer-friendly way to add new sensors and
  analytics.

• Unification of configuration files used by Sensys.
  CFGI, SNMP, IPMI, workflows and logical group configuration
  in a single file.

  • As part of the effort to unify configuration files, CFGI
    parser was refactored to use Parser framework.

• Added new ZeroMQPublisher notification plugin.
  This plugin can be used in place of a database plugin and will
  publish data to a ZeroMQ subscriber.

• DB schema changed.
  value_str column of sensor raw data table is updated from
  varchar to 'text'.

Open Issues

• octl is not able to continue retrieving information from a list of nodes if one of them is not found.
• Attempting to start a compute node daemon without a scheduler kills both the compute daemon and its aggregator.
• Multiple aggregators in same physical host are logging same hostname.
• errcounts sensor - Unable to update node features.
• SNMP Longevity tests reports a buffer overflow error intermittenly, root caused to a SNMP driver bug. A fix is available in SNMP master branch.
• orcmd fails to start if ipmiutil library is not installed.
• Logical group add command adds groups inside workflow using CFGI 3.0 config files.

Legal Notice

• Sensys software includes a 3rd party PUGIXML source which uses MIT license.
  Copyright information is included in the release notes Legal Notice section
  in the document below.

Security Advisory

• The file orcm-site.xml uses a plain text password fields for SNMP and
  IPMI credentials. Since the file contains a plain text password, the read
  and write permissions on this file should be restricted to authorised admin
  users.

Documentation Updates

• Section 2 Build and Installation Guide.
  Updated github urls.
  Provided instructions to build and use ZeroMQ plugin.

• Section 3.4 SenSys CFGI User Guide.
  Updated syntax and examples for the unified configuration file.

• Section 4 Developer Guide.
  Documented the simplified interfaces for Sensor and Analytics plugins.