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Update 14 January 2021

The latest update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released 14 January 2021 and can be downloaded here:   https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20210113-VM8-Centos7.2009-64bit.ova

Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2009
NMIS 8.7.1G
Open-AudIT Enterprise 3.5.0
opCharts 3.5.0
opConfig 3.5.1
opEvents 2.6.2
opFlow 3.1.1
opReports 3.4.0

Single Server Application SSO is enabled.
NMIS8 processes Cisco syslog.
SNMP trap events are processed by NMIS8 and reflect in opEvents as well.

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual ApplianceMachine: Installation and Getting Started.


Update 02 October 2020

The latest update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released 02 October 2020 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20201002-VM8-Centos7.2003-2-64bit.ova.
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

This Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance incorporates Opmantekincorporates Firstwave's latest and fastest platform.


Update 31 July 2020

The most recent update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released 31 July 2020 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20200731-VM8-Centos7.2003-2-64bit.ova.
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Caveat

On Centos7 please update Data::Dumper with these commands:

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  • 'node_name_rule' => qr/^[a-zA-Z0-9_. -]+$/

Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2003
NMIS 8.7.1G
Open-AudIT 3.4.0

opCharts 3.4.0

opConfig 3.4.0

opEvents 2.5.0

opFlow 3.0.16

opReports 3.3.0

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual ApplianceMachine: Installation and Getting Started.


Update 8 July 2020

The most recent update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released 8 July 2020 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20200708-VM8-Centos7.2003-64bit.ova.
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.


Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2003
NMIS 8.7.1G
Open-AudIT 3.3.2

opCharts 3.3.8

opConfig 3.2.4

opEvents 2.4.5

opFlow 3.0.16

opReports 3.2.1


Installation Notes

When importing this OVA into VMWare Player, VMWare Workstation or VMWare Fusion you may encounter the following prompt:

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For further installation instructions, please read:
Opmantek Virtual Appliance: Installation and Getting Started


Update December 2019

The most recent update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released 12 Dec 2019 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20200708-VM8-Centos7.2003-64bit.ova.
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

The OS is Debian 9.11
NMIS 8.6.8G
Open-AudIT 3.2.2
opReports 3.1.11
opFlow 3.0.15
opConfig 3.2.1
opEvents 2.4.4
opCharts 3.3.6


Update August 2019

The most recent update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released 6 Aug 2019 and can be downloaded here:  Opmantek-190806-VM-CentOS-7.6-64bit.ova. Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

  • The OS is CentOS 7.6
  • NMIS 8.6.8G
  • Open-AudIT 3.1.2-1
  • opReports 3.1.11
  • opFlow 3.0.14
  • opConfig 3.2.1
  • opEvents 2.4.4
  • opCharts 3.3.4


Update February 2019

The most recent version update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released 27 Feb 2019 and can be downloaded here: Opmantek-190227-VM-CentOS-7.6-64bit.ova.  Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

  • The OS is CentOS 7.6.
  • opCharts was upgraded to version 3.3.3
  • opReports was upgraded to version 3.1.6
  • OpenAudIT was upgraded to version 3.0.0


Older Releases


Update December 2018

Highlights

  • All CentOS 6 updates up to and including 22 Dec 2018 have been applied.

  • opCharts was upgraded to version 3.3.2.

  • Open-AudIT was upgraded to version 2.3.1.

  • opReports was upgraded to version 3.1.5.

  • opFlow was upgraded to version 3.0.12.

  • opEvents was upgraded to version 2.4.2

  • opConfig was upgraded to version 3.1.1.

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The most recent version update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released 5 Sep 2018 and can be downloaded here: nmis-8.6.7G-VM-CentOS-6.10-64bit.ova.  Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights


Update January 2018

The most recent update to the Opmantek the  Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released on 31 Jan 2018 and can be downloaded here: nmis-8.6.3G-VM-CentOS-6.9-64bit.ova.
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

  • The appliance is now shipped as one single 'ova' file which simplifies deployment.

  • The new welcome/landing page shows an overview of your installed applications and their versions, and displays a notification when new application versions are released.

  • This version of the virtual appliance comes set up for Single Sign On, ie. login sessions are shared between NMIS and the other applications.

  • The Silver Searcher tool was added to the appliance (because that also understands our perl-style configuration file format).

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Update May 2017

We've released an update of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance on 2 May 2017, which can be downloaded here: nmis-8.6.1G-VM-CentOS-6.9-64bit.zip.

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On 23 Dec 2016 we've released an update of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance which can be downloaded here: nmis-8.6.1G-VM-CentOS-6.8-64bit.zip. Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

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Update November 2016

This update of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was was released on 1 Nov 2016 and can be downloaded here: nmis-8.6.0G-VM-CentOS-6.8-64bit.zip. Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

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Update June 2016

This update of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released on 8 Jun 2016 (and refreshed on the 17 Jun 2016) and can be downloaded here: nmis-8.5.12G-VM-CentOS-6.8-64bit.zip. Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

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  • CentOS was updated to version 6.8 and all updates up to and including 17 Jun 2016 have been applied.

  • The MongoDB installation on the VM is now using the "WiredTiger" storage engine, which provides substantial performance improvements over the older "mmap" system.

  • To simplify adjustments of your VM's networking parameters, we've added the text-mode-GUI application system-network-config.

  • NMIS was upgraded to version 8.5.12G.

  • opReports 3 was upgraded to version 3.0.7.

  • Open-AudIT and Open-AudIT Enterprise were upgraded to version 1.12.6.

  • opEvents was upgraded to version 2.0.5.

  • opConfig was upgraded to the new major version 3.0.0, which introduces numerous new capabilities.

  • opFlow was upgraded to the new major version 3.0.6, and the old legacy version 2 was removed.

    The underlying flow collector infrastructure was switched to nfdump, now defaults to using port 9995 and uses /var/lib/nfdump for interim storage.

  • opCharts was upgraded to the new major version 3.0.2.

  • All Opmantek Firstwave applications on the Virtual appliance (except for opFlow) now offer non-expiring, free licenses (which are limited to 20 nodes). opFlow supports trial and full licenses.

    These licenses can be generated from within the applications.


Update December 2015

This update of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released on 29 Dec 2015 and can be downloaded here: nmis-8.5.10G-VM-CentOS-6.7-64bit.zip.

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  • All CentOS 6.7 upgrades and patches up to 24 Dec 2015 have been applied, and a few tuning/configuration adjustments were made.

  • opReports 3 was upgraded to version 3.0.4, and the old legacy version 2 was removed.

  • Open-AudIT and Open-AudIT Enterprise were upgraded to version 1.8.4.

  • opEvents was upgraded to a new major version 2.0.3, which brings in a substantial amount of new features and capabilities.

  • opConfig was upgraded to version 2.2.4.

  • opCharts was upgraded to version 2.6.2.

  • opMaps 2 has been discontinued and was removed from the Appliance.

  • All Opmantek Firstwave applications on the Virtual Appliance (except opFlow) now offer non-expiring, free licenses (which are limited to 20 nodes).

    These licenses can be generated from within the applications.


Update September 2015

This update of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released on 11 Sep 2015. It can be downloaded here: nmis-8.5.10G-VM-CentOS-6.7-64bit.zip.

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The latest release of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was published on 23 Feb 2015, and you can download it here: nmis-8.5.6G-VM-CentOS-6.6-64bit.zip.

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The newest release of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual appliance was published on 26 Nov 2014, and can be downloaded here:   nmis-8.5.4G-VM-CentOS-6.6-64bit.zip.

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  • NMIS was upgraded to version 8.5.4G.

  • Open-AudIT and Open-AudIT Enterprise were upgraded to version 1.5.1.

  • opEvents was upgraded to version 1.2.3

  • opconfig was upgraded to the new major version 2.1, which provides improved performance and much better interoperability with the other Opmantek Firstwave products.

  • opCharts was upgraded to version 2.0.4.

  • opReports is now at version 2.6.0

  • opFlow was upgraded to version 2.5.0, which features capped database sizes and uses storage more robustly.

  • All CentOS 6.6 patches up to and including 25 Nov 2014 have been applied.

  • Opmantek application Firstwave application logs and variable files have been consolidated further (in /var/log and /data, respectively).

  • Numerous smaller configuration fixes, log rotation improvements and the like were made.

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We've released an updated Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance on 11 Sep 2014, which can be downloaded here: nmis-8.5.2G-VM-CentOS-6.5-64bit.zip.

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The most recent update of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Applicance was released on 21 July 2014, and can be downloaded here: nmis-8.5G-VM-plus-CentOS-6.5-64bit.zip.

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The latest version of the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released on 18 June 2014, and can be downloaded here: nmis-8.5G-VM-CentOS-6.5-64bit.zip

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  • All CentOS 6.5 updates up to 17 June 2014 have been incorporated.

  • The bundled products were upgraded to the current versions: NMIS 8.5G, Open-AudIT Community and Enterprise 1.3.2, opMaps 2.2.2, opReports 2.5.7, opFlow 2.2.2 and opConfig 1.1.9.


Update Apr 2014

The Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was updated on 15 Apr 2014, and can be downloaded here: nmis-8.4.10G-VM-CentOS-6.5-64bit.zip

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  • All CentOS 6.5 updates up to the 15 Apr 2014 have been incorporated. This includes the openssl patches for the Heartbleed vulnerability.

  • The bundled Opmantek Firstwave products have been updated to current versions: NMIS 8.4.10G, Open-AudIT Community and Enterprise 1.2.1, opMaps 2.2.2, opReports 2.5.6, opFlow 2.2.2 and opConfig 1.1.9.

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The most recent update to the Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was released on 28 Feb 2014. The download link is unchanged: nmis-8.4.8G-VM-CentOS-6.5-64bit.zip.

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  • All CentOS patches up to the 28 Feb 2014 have been applied.

  • All bundled Opmantek Firstwave products have been updated to the current versions: NMIS 8.4.8G (unchanged), Open-AudIT Community and Enterprise 1.2, opMaps 2.2.2, opReports 2.5.5, opFlow 2.3.2, opConfig 1.1.9.

  • A  security issue with the bundled Apache installation has been corrected, which could have been abused for denial-of-service attacks if the appliance was installed with unrestricted inbound access from the Internet.

  • Please note that the licensing system has been changed for all products: to evaluate the bundled commercial products you will require a new evaluation license. Full licenses are not affected by this change.


Update Jan 2014

The Opmantek Firstwave Virtual Appliance was last updated on 28 January 2014 and the documentation is related to the current release.  The file is is nmis-8.4.8G-VM-CentOS-6.5-64bit.zip.

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