ProVision 5.0.0 is a major release with multiple customer feature requests and significant new features
PHP Compatibility
Please note that ProVision 5.x requires php 5.5.+. For local installations, please upgrade php prior to installing the upgrade. Also ensure that the correct Sourceguardian php extension is loaded for the new version of php.
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New Features
(CFR denotes customer requested)
Resource Importer
Updates include:
IM- 1466: Resource Importer opens in a new tab
IM- 1490: Improved ability to adjust column locations
IM- 1557: New on-screen guidance
IM- 1580: Opening a .csv searches the first 10 rows for a valid header
IM- 1581: Streamlined menu options
IM- 1582: Removed resource search
IM- 1589: Revised appearance of required data columns
IM- 1591: Added UTF-8 warning
IM- 1592: Updated 'Edit Row' interface and functionality
IM- 1609: Active tab highlights
IM- 1611: Row number column able to resize
IM- 1643: Mac .csv files now supported
Peering Manager
Click on the following links for more details on Common Tasks, Managing Peer Communications, and Managing Peer Sessions.
Updates include:
IM- 1593: New ability to set Peer Groups when adding a router and adding a peering session:
IM- 1552: New "Configure" menu option for one-click config of session on the router
IM- 1553: Sessions of type "Peer" are removed from the router when deleted in ProVision
IM- 1554: Peering importer differentiates between peer sessions matched to an exchange and unknown sessions
IM- 1556: Peering "Source IP Address" column changed to "Router"
IM- 1570: Import list of groups from router during session import
IM- 1574: Improved read-only peering permissions configurations
IM- 1594: Option to configure router when adding a peering session
IM- 1597: Multiple Peer Groups may be created when adding a router
IM- 1651: Improved Config Manager functionality
IM- 1653: Peering Import section added to Admin->Import
IM- 1654: Added Peer Group import button to session import
Peer Group Gadget
The new Peer Group Gadget allows you to add peer groups for IPv4 and IPv6 for a selected exchange from a router's Resource Entry page. Peer Groups added from this gadget will be available to select in the "Add Session" dialog box. For more details on the Peer Group Gadget, see Gadgets.
Note: Peer groups listed in the Gadget are for ProVision only and should reflect groups that exist on the router. Adding or deleting peer groups from the Gadget will not add or delete them on the router.
Additional Features
CFR-22: Smart Assign 'Exclude' tags
CFR-80: Smart Assign 'Strict Tag' and 'Standard' (match all) interpretation
CFR- 68: If IP or DNS are not assigned to a Resource, the Resource does not show up on the Dashboard
CFR- 90: Add "Allow subassignments" when editing multiple subnets in IPAM Manage
IM- 878: Removed Generate API Request
IM- 1363: TTL field added to DNS bulk records changes
IM- 1506: admin.php checks for a valid license key
IM- 1508: Indicator (blue arrow) on blocks in Resource Gadget and IPAM Manage when subassignments are enabled
IM- 1514: IPAM interface improved for updating/editing multiple block notes and tags. Select "Update Field" to apply change for all selected blocks.
Bug Fixes/Improvements
IM- 362: IPAM header tab highlighting, added dropdown menu
IM- 930: When marked peer "Not Qualified" or "Rejected, entry is no longer removed
IM- 983: Adding a new Section with blank name now provides error message
IM- 1000: Added "CRUD" legend under manager users
IM- 1061: Fixed navigation breadcrumbs
IM- 1165: Added 'logged in as' text to header
IM- 1096: Relabeled Secure64 entry in dropdown menu
IM- 1097: Updated Holding / Assignment wording on notifications
IM- 1273: configTest.php Deprecated
IM- 1282: Admin-api.php daemon user visible
IM- 1289: Treeview functionality restored
IM- 1325: Test zonesigner is working for DNSSEC
IM- 1470: Fixed error message in Admin Preferences
IM- 1480: Stop creation of "system" resources through the UI and API
IM- 1483: Moved EULA location
IM- 1504: Can no longer create API key for daemon user
IM- 1506: UpgradeUtil doesn't check for valid license key
IM- 1513: Included note on CSV import screens to encode with UTF-8 for best results
IM- 1519: Import directory structure updated
IM- 1526: Edit IPAM tags empty field save
IM- 1527: Resolved IPAM tags alphabetical sort
IM- 1528: Smart / Direct Assign buttons in IPAM gadget sent two requests when double-clicked
IM- 1530: Revised IPAM Gadget text display
IM- 1531: Delete aggregate button does not refresh page
IM- 1533: ConfigTest.php doesn't test for the writability of the web root
IM- 1536: IPAM gadget displays log information for IPv6 blocks
IM- 1537: Deleting a zone from the DNS Gadget removes it from the chart
IM- 1540: Edited gray text in text box for Direct Assign to be clearer for IPv6
IM- 1543: Removed LIR option from the section dropdown when creating an entry
IM- 1545: Add aggregate has "Available" as the default assignee
IM- 1549: Duplicate customer sample import link removed
IM- 1550: Import customer from salesforce link removed
IM- 1559: User activity report download .csv updated
IM- 1562: Admin up/down now works for Juniper routers
IM- 1565: Treeview top level folder renamed
IM- 1567: Additional countries available in drop down menu
IM- 1568: Block param without mask causes error for ipam-get API call
IM- 1575: Improved handling of a no permissions user on IPAM page
IM- 1583: Restricted creation/editing of LIRs through the Resource entries
IM- 1598: Improved handling of no permissions user on Sections page
IM- 1604: Updated handling of names containing apostrophes
IM- 1606: Improved 'Edit List: IPAM Tags' functionality and sorting
IM- 1613: Revised ARIN ORG handle to 'Org ID'
IM- 1620: Revised "Edited the file: regions" log message
IM- 1621: Added Custom ID field to Resource entry creation
IM- 1622: Revised the default Section and Category options when adding a Resource Entry
IM- 1624: Revised label location for 'Resource IP Assignment %' on Dashboard
IM- 1625: Revised user account count to disregard system user account
IM- 1626: API User drop down hides 'daemon' user
IM- 1627: Revised phrasing for Dashboard 'Resource IP Assignments' label
IM- 1631: Entry list page improvements
IM- 1632: Added custom ID to resources with duplicate names
IM- 1634: Changed "Type" To "Section" on Resource Entry page
IM- 1636: Improved handling of restricted permissions user on Resource Entry page
IM- 1637: Improved handling of restricted permissions user on Reporting page
IM- 1644: Improved handling of restricted permissions user on Sections page
IM- 1646: VLAN added to advanced options in IPAM gadget
IM- 1647: Revised display of Password field on routers in section field view
IM- 1652: Improved handling of restricted permissions user on Reporting page