Meet Hubble: ZipTie 2008.04

2008.04 brings additional, powerful functionality to ZipTie, including Reporting, Configuration Restore, IPv6 compatibility, and OS Push/Pull

New Features

  • Intelligent Reporting Framework based on BIRT, allowing for scheduling and emailing of reports in multiple output formats. The following reports are provided out of the box.
    • Inventory Report (hardware and software versions)
    • Software Summary Report
    • Protocol and Credential Usage Summary Report
    • Config Failure Report
  • Configuration Restore to allow users to revert a network device to a previous configuration version
  • Extensible software retrieval and distribution framework, based on Tool Plug-ins. Cisco IOS distribution and retrieval are provided
  • Job executions can now be based on search criteria rather than a flat device list
  • IPv6 compatibility
  • SNMPv3 compatibility
  • Integration with ZipForge to allow users to easily deploy community provided content
  • Users can schedule a master discovery job that will maintain their inventory
  • New Adapters for the following device types
    • Adtran NetVanta
    • Alcatel Omniswitch
    • APC SmartUPS
    • Cisco ACNS
    • Cisco VxWorks
    • Cisco WAAS
    • Enterasys SSR Switches
    • Enterasys VerticalHorizon Switches
    • Extreme XOS
    • HP ProCurve M Series Switches
    • Marconi ATM Switch
    • Nortel Passport1600
    • Nortel Tiara
    • 3Com 4400 Switches
    • 3Com 3300 Switches
    • 3Com SuperStack II Switches
  • Many Bug Fixes (View here)