RackMonkey 1.2.5 Changes

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RackMonkey 1.2.5 Changes

RackMonkey Version 1.2.5
©2004-2009 Will Green (wgreen at users.sourceforge.net)
Licensed under the GNU Public Licence v2.

1.2.5-1 - Released 2009-09-14

This is a minor release. It is not necessary to upgrade from 1.2.5 to 1.2.5-1.

Widened extended physical rack views to reduce wrapping
Minor corrections to documentation
Clarified need for JavaScript in installation instructions

1.2.5 - Released 2009-07-05

Several minor corrections to documentation
Fixed error in name of DBI package in Ubuntu installation instructions
Support for Safari 4 (no changes were required for this)
Added install instructions for RHEL/CentOS/Fedora
Tweaked form width in CSS to prevent controls wrapping on Firefox for some Linux users

1.2.5 Release Candidate 1 - Released 2009-06-05

Completed 1.2.5 documentation
Returned the Dell query URL to the default config
Added meta_default data to default device_app data
Added experimental Ubuntu installation instructions
Several minor fixes to templates to validate as XHTML 1.1
Fixed note sorting in device views so it preserves filters
Added customer column to unracked device view
Out-of-service devices have a red tint in rack physical view
DNS plugin reports lookup failures in results
Improved validation of rack and hardware sizes and device positions
Several minor bug fixes (see svn log for full details)

1.2.5 Preview 3 - Released 2009-05-23

Full support for associating apps with devices
New report showing duplicate OS licence keys, serial and asset numbers
Changed notes fields in MySQL schema to be of type TEXT (allows more than 255 characters)
All updates now completed as one transaction for improved data integrity For example, an update will only occur if the log table is updated correctly
Added MAC address and install build columns to device table to aid with device identification and automated building e.g. Kickstart or Jumpstart These fields aren't yet accessible through the GUI, but will be in 1.3.
Added custom_info column to device table to allow the storage of free form text data. Not exposed in GUI.
The default rack numbering direction is now configurable
All delete requests now have a confirmation pop-up
Requires DBI 1.45 or higher for all database engines
Requires DBD::Pg 1.48 or higher for Postgres All database engines now have a tested minimum driver version
IE 8 now supported
Improved validation of submitted device information
Renamed methods entryBasic and listBasic to simpleItem and simpleList
SQL schemata migrations now work in Postgres 7.4
Size of 1U in rack diagrams can now be adjusted in rackmonkey.conf
Fixed a bug which prevented plugin URLs appearing in some circumstances

1.2.5 Preview 2 - Released 2009-04-05

Added ability to record OS licence key
Separated manufacturer and hardware model in device creation/editing
Improved database driver checks and reporting
Added instructions for upgrading to 1.2.5 from prior releases
Pod added to perl modules (still work in progress)
Fixed a bug with creating/editing rooms
Fixed handling of notes fields when truncated

1.2.5 Preview 1 - Released 2009-03-15

Many UI Improvements
Excel spreadsheet export
Print CSS for much better quality printouts
Official MySQL support
Numbering racks from the top as well as bottom
Basic support for associating apps with devices
Basic formatting of notes fields
Operating system licences
Device deletion in table and physical rack views
Experimental DNS plugin
RackMonkey is five years old today :)

1.2.4 - Released 2008-07-20

Minor tweaks to documentation

1.2.4 RC1 - Released 2008-07-07

Added edit buttons to table views to make editing faster
Replaced tick character with checkbox as IE cannot render tick marks
Fixed a number of errors in the markup of templates: all pages now validate with the W3C validator again
Sorting now works properly in search results
Improved the included sample data and added standard test data
Report now includes total size used for different device types
Made returning to an edit view after adding an item work as expected, e.g. adding a new building while creating a room
Showing and hiding of domain in device table views now works and the setting is saved in a cookie
Many documentation improvements
Tested on Firefox 3

1.2.4 Preview 2 - Released 2008-05-18

Improved install and upgrade documentation (added MySQL instructions)
Added age to device search results and asset info to unracked device view
Sorting and filtering now work in unracked device view
Added improved error messages for many situations
Restructured code: configuration is now part of Engine and Helper module has been dropped. Methods are no longer exported from any modules
Added ability to hide domains in device table views (setting doesn't yet stick, but will do in a later release)
System information is now included in error reports and config view.
Made configuration system more robust
Extensive testing of MySQL support on MySQL 5.0.51b
Tightened up foreign key constraints in Postgres/MySQL to prevent NULL values
Fixed two bugs with validation which prevented the creation of racks
Fixed a bug when creating a room during a rack creation
Fixed a bug when creating a room when no buildings exist
Fixed rack copying so it now behaves as expected
Fixed a bug in the validation of descriptions for roles and service levels
Many other minor bug fixes and improvements

1.2.4 Preview - Released 2008-05-06

Improved interface
Device search
Device and Rack copying
Filtering of Device view
Experimental MySQL 5 support
Officially supports Postgres 7.4
Support for Safari 3
Beginning of much improved Help section
Fixed a bug in the calculation of rack space used
Now checks for supported DBI version when using Postgres
Many other minor changes, see the svn log for further information

1.2.3 - Released 2007-07-25

First beta release of v1.2
Made rack physical view more compact and usable (47U rack fits in 1280x1024)
If a user is logged in as guest they can't edit entries (see userdoc.txt)
Added querying of Dell server spec and warranty based on service tag
Added ability to view device in rack from device list view and highlighted it within the rack.
Added device count and free space to rack table view
Added official support for IE7 and improved look in IE6
Extended report to include roles and operating system
Sorting and filtering work properly in device list views
Added trimming of white space from start and end of submitted values
Fixed a bug in the asset and extended templates which prevented asset and serial numbers from being viewed.
Fixed a bug with sorting serial and asset numbers in device views
Fixed bug which allowed two >1U servers to overlap in some circumstances
Added check to ensure rack resize doesn't affect rack contents
Many other minor changes, see the svn log for further information

1.2.2-1 - Released 2007-06-22

Fixed issue when using v1.2.2 with Postgres. SQLite users are not affected.

1.2.2 - Released 2007-06-21

Added support for operating system versions.
Added ability to perform basic filtering of devices in default views.
Added basic view of unracked devices.
Added alternating row colours to default (table) views.
Added basic help content to help view.
Added a basic reporting view (this will be expanded in later releases).
Added applications view (though attaching applications to devices is not yet supported in this release).
Note section is hidden to reduce clutter if there aren't any notes.
Fixed a bug preventing the creation of 1 U racks.
Fixed the location of the 'New' button in device default views in IE 6.

1.2.1 - Released 2007-05-18

First release of v1.2. Complete rewrite with much improved engine and features. This release is alpha quality and has a number of issues. See the README file for more information.

1.1-1 - Released 2005-12-04

First full public release, hosted on Soureforge.

1.0 - Not officially released

Initial experimentation with SQLite backend in 2004.

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