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ProVision 5.3.0 is a major release with new features.

Please note that ProVision version 5.3.0 will require php version 5.6.

Contact 6connect at info@6connect.com to schedule a demo or get more information.

New Features

(CFR denotes customer requested)

IPAM Rules

CFR-113: Add IPAM Rules system to automatically exclude certain IP addresses from an IP Range so that they cannot be assigned with either Smart Assign or Direct Assign.

IPAM Rules allows users to exclude IP addresses from being assigned based on the address position in the block (ie, first address, last address, nth from last).

Access from IPAM Manage, in the block's Action Menu
Set reserved addresses by position in block:
- the first position is '1', second is '2', and so forth.
- the last position is '0', next from last is '-1', then '-2', and so on.
- May reserve one or multiple positions in a rule.
Only one rule may be applied per block
Admin users may view all existing IPAM Rules, the blocks affected by each rule, and delete rules.

Disable VLAN

CFR-112: Add "Disable" / "Reclaim" VLAN to domains (API Only).

An API parameter "enabled" has been added to the VLAN "Update" endpoint to disable VLANs that have previously been enabled for a Domain.

In addition:

An "enabled" field has been added to the VLAN table, and is now used to check if a VLAN is enabled or disabled
The 5.3.0 upgrade script will update currently enabled VLANs to set enabled as true
Text notes and relevant help links have been added to the "Enable VLAN" area of ProVision describing disable functionality via API.

To enable / disable a VLAN via the "Update" endpoint, set the parameter "enabled" to "true" or "false", respectively, after providing the required id.

Example: /api/v1/api.php?target=vlan&action=update&id=41438&enabled=false

For details on the VLAN update endpoint, see API Module - VLAN - (update)

Resource Linkage Gadget

CFR - Users would like a way to link Resources to other Resources without needing a hierarchy relationship.

In the ProVision GUI, you can now create links to other Resources and display them in one place. This gives you more flexibility to centralize data without requiring direct relationships.

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Additional Features

Updated Log Tab / Logging Portable Gadget

The "Log" tab has been updated and replaced with the ProVision Log Portable Gadget.

The Log Gadget provides detailed information on actions performed in ProVision. Actions may be filtered by Level, Category, Log ID, User, and Time (specific or a range), as well as results-per-page option set. Additional filtering options allow targeting of specific log entries.

Clicking on the blue arrow at the beginning of each log entry shows additional details about that log item.

For additional details on the Log Tab, see Log. For details on Portable Gadgets, see Portable Gadgets and Getting Started With Portable Gadgets.

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The following filters and options are available for this module:

Level: Under the "Level" dropdown box, select "All Levels", "Emergency", "Alert", "Critical", "Error", "Warning", "Notice", "Info", or "Debug".

Category: Under the "Category" dropdown box, select "All Categories", "User", "IPAM", "Resource", "Resource Holder", "DNS", "Peering", "Assistant", "API", "NTP", "Device", or "Reporting".

Results per page: In the "Results per page" text box, type the desired number of log entries to see per page. By default, this value is set to 100.

Search: Type a search string, such as the name of a resource, then click the "Search" button.

Additional detailed filter and search options are available under the "More Options" link.

Log ID: Retrieve a specific log entry from its log_id parameter.

IP: Search by IP of the machine that created the event in the log.

Username: Filter logs by ProVision username, or by "Unknown" user.

Time: Filter log entries by exact time created. Must be in datetime format (2016-08-14 16:41:18).

Time Minimum: The earliest day and time of log entries to show in results. Must be in datetime format (2016-08-14 16:41:18).

Time Maximum: The latest day and time of log entries to show in results. Must be in datetime format (2016-08-14 16:41:18).

User Preferences Page

IM - 2245: A User Preferences page has replaced the previous User Preferences pop-up module.

To access the User Preferences page, click the gear icon at the top right section of the header from any page and select "User Preferences".The User preferences page allows users to update their password and enable/disable help pop-up bubbles.

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VLAN Chart UI Updates

The VLAN chart page under VLAN Admin has been updated with a new UI.

Hovering over VLAN Ranges displays Tag, VLAN Start, VLAN End, and VLAN Count information.
Editing Tags (Tagging and Untagging Ranges) now occurs under the "Edit VLAN Tag Range" section of the page.
- To Add or Remove a tag range, select the desired Tag to edit, then input the VLAN Start and End values. Click "Add Tag Range" or "Remove Tag Range", respectively.
- Adding or removing a single VLAN tag may be done by entering the same value for VLAN Start and VLAN End.
The Domain Name may be edited for user-created Domains under the "Edit Domain Name" section.
- Edit the Domain Name as desired (limited to 30 characters), then hit "Save".

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Bug Fixes/Improvements

IM-1868: Improved responsiveness of help icons in Contacts.

IM-1955: Removed erroneous delete link from the Resources -> Generic Name resource list.

IM-2099: In IPAM Manage, lists filtered by mask can now be exported to .csv.

IM-2150: Fixed "User Preferences" link when accessed from Dashboard.

IM-2219: In the Scheduler date picker, calendar highlights now show on the correct date.

IM-2242: Aggregates with only one block / mask will no longer disappear in IPAM Manage when filtered by that block's mask.

IM-2244: Resolved an issue where an Invalid Vlan would prevent IP block edits.

IM-2246: Resolved an error that occurred when clicking on blocks in expanded IPAM Manage parent view.

IM-2247: Cleaned up overhanging text on IPAM Manage labels.

IM-2256: A read only user will no longer be able to access the "Clone" or "Edit" pages from the Resource Action Menu.

IM-2261: Improved handling of various functions for users with characters in their first / last names.

IM-2267: Filtering by mask / searching in 1918 aggregates with duplicates no longer returns results from the duplicate block.

IM-2271: Can now use IPAM filters on results of IPAM Advanced search terms.

IM-2273: Resolved errors that could occur when "Clean Up" template was used on an aggregate without a mask selection.

IM-2278: Resolved issue where an edited VLAN for a block would reset to the default domain.

IM-2281: Global search now also searches a resource's CustomId field.

IM-2284: Improved handling of double-byte characters for text input boxes throughout ProVision.

IM-2286: Updated "Cancel" button style in the Scheduler.

IM-2288: Failed Scheduled DNS Pushes now email a failure notice with the appropriate error message.

IM-2293: The search box will no longer display below the navigation bar in the Admin area of ProVision when viewed in Chrome from a Windows 10 OS.

IM-2303: Users will now get an appropriate message when attempting to edit non editable system resources (6c resources).

IM-2304: Resolved an issue where the Resource Entry Action Menu Edit option would link to the wrong Resource.

IM-2316: The notes field for a local contact will no longer display "array" when editing instead of the user value.

IM-2331: Revised VLAN Domain Names to accept double-byte and special characters, with a limit of 30 characters.

IM-2333: Revised "Add" VLAN link text to "Enable" for clarity.