NetCrunch Release Notes

What’s new, fixed and improved in every release.

Version 16.0.0

Fixes26
Features81

Release notes / All versions / 16.0.0

NetCrunch 16.0.0 Preview

This is a preview release. It is written up here, but installations checking for an update are not offered it yet.

81 new 26 fixed 2 deprecated

New features and improvements 81

  • New(Graphical Views) Reach Text Support Text and shape widgets can now display formatted content, including bold text, italic text, and lists.
  • NewAbility to add nodes to a node group view in Web Console
  • NewAbility to restore or delete Atlas if it cannot be correctly loaded
  • NewAdd last hardware change column to hardware inventory view
  • NewAdded hardware sensor info to inventory hardware view
  • NewAdded Rootly AI integration
  • NewAdded ServiceNow integration
  • NewAdvanced Data Protection NetCrunch 16 adds a master password and FIPS compatibility mode to increase security.
  • NewAsk AI leverages Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide intelligent, context-aware answers based on official NetCrunch documentation.
  • NewAtlas tree state is now preserved and synchronized when you open console second
  • NewAuthentication profile and tags are displayed in monitor views
  • NewBusiness Service View automatically creates and maintains a live dependency diagram for a root composite status, providing real-time visibility into service dependencies and their current health.
  • NewChart tooltips display in grid columns (i.e Windows CPU) showing performance value as bars
  • NewCounter Repository manages all counter metadata in a single place.
  • NewCSV Export is available for all grids (nodes, monitors)
  • NewCustom Atlas Tree ordering allows to organize atlas tree with dragging
  • NewData Objects NetCrunch 16 introduces new data types such as table data, time series, and category data that can be ingested from an external source.
  • NewDistribute Flow Servers Install multiple flow servers, one per network site, and access data from a single point.
  • NewExtended Composite Status allows composing the status from all ten status objects available in NetCrunch.
  • NewExtended Event Retention Time allows retaining event data for more than 365 days
  • NewExtended Folder Sensor enables alerting on changes to folder content.
  • NewExtended Node Status Policy allows set node status upon any monitoring target (sensor, service or monitor)
  • NewExtended Visual Thresholds now support five segments in addition to the previous three-segment model.
  • NewFilter grid columns by multiple aspects (i.e. sensor and/or sensor status)
  • NewFlow Analyzer Status Shows status for single of multiple flow analyzers on status dashboard
  • NewFlow Server is distributed now and can be installed along the monitoring probe
  • NewForecasting View shows all forecasts based on defined predictive thresholds.
  • NewGrid allows negative filters by exclusion
  • NewGrid Filtering. Allows settings two attributes per column (i.e. sensor and state)
  • NewGroup by menu allows easily to group items in node, active alerts and monitors
  • NewImproved File Sensor sensor allows using date patterns in file names.
  • NewImproved Icon Widget has now more connection points
  • NewImproved sFlow Analysis
  • NewImproved Tasks allow adding references to status objects and provide additional views.
  • NewImproved Trend Viewer can display charts with different units by adding an additional Y-axis.
  • NewInterface view includes now VLANs views and ability to group by Switch and VLAN and ungrouped view
  • NewLeading monitoring target allows to select any moniitoring target (i.e. sensor) to determine node status
  • NewLimitation of simultaneously monitored elements per network allows monitoring using very limited bandwidth
  • NewLive Interface data is available in interface view now
  • NewMCP Server exposes all available REST API calls, enabling seamless automation of network management tasks.
  • NewMFA for Desktop Console enhances security by requiring an additional verification step during login.
  • NewMini charts in value and gauge panel widgets can display min & max and use tooltip group
  • NewMobile PWA Console delivers most Web Console features via NetCrunch Connection Cloud, with support for push notifications.
  • NewNew Alert Editors enable much cleaner alert definitions.
  • NewNew Alert View Editor alows for much shorter and cleaner query definitions
  • NewNew Atlas Tree Options allow you to search the docked atlas tree and expand or collapse all items.
  • NewNew Clock Widget displays the date and time in various time zones, with both digital and analog formats.
  • NewNew Credential Manager displays all custom profiles and allows tracking all authentication-related issues.
  • NewNew Home Screen provides an overview of the entire system, including alerts, monitors, issues, and server status.
  • NewNew Meraki Cloud Sensor
  • NewNew NetCrunch Flow Server Can be installed in remote sites making flow monitoring fully distributed
  • NewNew NetCrunch Log viewer allows viewing NetCrunch logs in Web Console now
  • NewNew Netflow Analyzer adds more filtering capabilities and doubles the analysis dimensions.
  • NewNew Probe View allows controlling multiple probe statuses and health in one place.
  • NewNew Status View Editor is available also in Web Console
  • NewNew TopCharts Editor is also available in Web Console
  • NewNew UI for managing status dashboard panels - works also in Web Console
  • NewNew Windows DHCP Server Sensor monitors key metrics and DHCP-specific issues, such as address conflicts.
  • NewNode Dashboards Create synchronized graphical view that is automatically visible in the Node Status dashboard section.
  • NewNode groups can be filtered by monitoring sensors now
  • NewNode Status Dashboards shows synchronized graphical views suitable for a given node
  • NewNodeJS 24.18.0 NetCrunch uses latest LTS version of the nodejs
  • NewOffline Probe Mode Remote probes can continue to operate without a server connection. After the connection is restored, data is automatically replicated.
  • NewPING is prioritized to be a leading service
  • NewPostgreSQL Event DB Increase scalability and performance
  • NewPredictive Thresholds trigger alerts a given number of days before a predicted threshold breach occurs.
  • NewProbe Auto Update Probes can update themselves automatically from the internet or from the server in isolated networks.
  • NewProbe Load Balancing/Fault Tolerance Mode Local monitoring probes can run in load balancing and fault tolerance modes where the server decides how to distribute monitoring across probes.
  • NewProxmox VE Monitoring Monitor hosts, cluster and virtual machines.
  • NewRecent Views Panel popup panel provides quick access to recently opened views and allows you to pin your favorites for easy retrieval.
  • NewReconnecting Lines easily change the connection point of a line.
  • NewREST API Throttling prevents server overload and ensures stable performance by limiting the rate of API requests.
  • NewSet node geolocation though REST API. You can set **geolocation** property now. [MP0094]
  • NewSide Bar Navigation NetCrunch allows to select between two navigation layouts
  • NewStatic Geographic Maps can be used as a background or added as a widget, supporting Google Maps, and MapTiler (OSM).
  • NewSupport for Aruba switches - monitoring pack, physical segments and SNMP View
  • NewSynchronized Graphical Dashboards allow you to create dashboards for a single node or synchronize them by time range for consistent, correlated analysis.
  • NewTLSv1.3 is the default for the web server and can be overridden in the web server settings if needed.
  • NewTouchscreen support across all consoles.
  • NewViews in in automated screen scenario can now be reordered with dragging
  • NewWeb Transaction Monitoring adds a recorder to capture web page actions and verify the resulting script using the Web Transaction sensor.

Fixes 26

  • Critical[#6750] Adding nodes via script through the NC API no longer fails with `Status code` errors.
  • Critical[MJ0038] Windows services excluded via a case-insensitive regex no longer trigger unwanted Service Stopped alerts.
  • Critical[MP0035] The alerting script now runs correctly for the NetCrunch Status alert.
  • Critical[MP0079] Alerts with time restrictions and disabled mode now close properly instead of staying open.
  • Critical[MP0084] Nodes with monitoring disabled no longer generate events.
  • Major[MJ0035] The Japanese PDF documentation is now readable.
  • Major[MJ0040] The `Set SNMP Variable` action no longer shows a false `not an integer` error when writing integer values.
  • Major[MP0033] Non-administrator users with an administrator access profile can now remove nodes from dynamic node groups.
  • Major[MP0034] The correlation section now appears correctly when adding a new alert to the Folder sensor.
  • Major[MP0045] The Freshservice integration works again after Freshservice's API change.
  • Major[MP0049] Top Charts now show the correct color when comparing values in milliseconds and seconds.
  • Major[MP0063] Adding a sensor no longer hides the Sensors section in Node Settings.
  • Major[MP0066] The Do Not Disturb option in Connection Broker now works as expected.
  • Major[MP0080] The Request/Issue Type dropdown in the Jira integration now shows more than 50 items.
  • Major[MP0085] Adding a metric from certain sensors in Graphical View now creates the monitoring counter as expected.
  • Major[MP0095] Increasing Windows text size causes some top bar buttons unresponsive.
  • MajorAlert page was always opening on Active tab instead of the last used
  • MajorFixed stability issues in WMI monitor
  • Minor[#6920] The Sessions table in the Windows Sessions view can show more than two rows.
  • Minor[#8208] Deleting an Auto-Screens scenario includes protection against accidental loss.
  • Minor[#8658] Map Link widgets in Graphical Views have been improved.
  • Minor[MP0031] Connection line reference captions are now kept in place after resizing the line in Graphical Views.
  • Minor[MP0064] Buttons for actions that do not apply to a sensor are now disabled in Monitoring Packs.
  • Minor[MP0078] The Edit buttons for Basic HTTP and REST HTTP sensors are now visible in the German console.
  • Minor[MP0086] Bring to Front/Back in Graphical View now reorders connected elements correctly.
  • MinorHyper-V VM checkpoint time was shifted

Deprecated 2

  • Deprecated[MP0075] Default SNMP profiles are no longer editable.
  • DeprecatedGrafCrunch has been deprecated and removed, as Graphical View now provides all required functionality.