Release 2025-10-21

RELEASED 2025-10-22

The latest update to the FirstWave VM can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20251021-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• opReports Reports can now be generated and distributed as PDF documents, Health Report now supports tagged Models.

• NMIS Add support for tagged Models, Added model and plugin for Teldat OSDx RS420 with QoS support

• Ownership of /etc/logrotate.d/mongod has been set to root so that /var/log/mongodb log files are now rotated successfully.

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.6.4   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.6.5   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.9.1   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.7.0   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.6.2   (Release Notes)
opHA 5.1.0   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.6.7   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.4.0   (Release Notes)

Release 2025-10-14

RELEASED 2025-10-14

The latest update to the FirstWave VM can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20251014-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• opCharts Maps, Dashboards and Charts can now be exported as PNG, JPG, or PDF format; a new Node Audit API

• opEvents Added Durable Escalations, a new mechanism that ensures escalation actions are never missed

• opHA-MB opHA-MB 5.0 introduces a Message Bus to transfer data between opHA servers, as a faster alternative to Web Service data transfer

• NMIS A new collect_pingable_services option to gather services from ping-only nodes with collect protocol being marked as down.

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.6.3   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.6.5   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.9.1   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.7.0   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.6.2   (Release Notes)
opHA 5.1.0   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.6.4   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.4.0   (Release Notes)

Release 2025-07-16

RELEASED 2025-07-21

The latest update to the FirstWave VM was released 21 July 2025 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20250716-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• MongoDB 7.0 is supported for all products, and the VM uses MongoDB 7.0

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.6.2   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.6.5   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.9.0   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.7.0   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.6.0   (Release Notes)
opHA 4.1.2   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.6.4   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.4.0   (Release Notes)

Release 2025-07-10

RELEASED 2025-07-10

The latest update to the FirstWave VM was released 10 July 2025 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20250710-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• opEvents has a new feature to identify multiple events which have a single root cause and suppress all but the root cause event. See https://docs.community.firstwave.com/wiki/x/CQBP0g

• opCharts has new Dependency Maps for use in generating and visualising node dependencies for use with https://docs.community.firstwave.com/wiki/x/CQBP0g

• NMIS has a new polling_group feature to improve https://docs.community.firstwave.com/wiki/x/CQBP0g

• opEvents has a new Event Actions GUI editor, go to opEvents → System → Edit Event Actions

• Administration has a new page for opCharts Settings

• opReports added 95th percentile columns for the Jitter In and Jitter Out metrics to the Huawei NQA Report

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.6.1   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.6.5   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.9.0   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.7.0   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.6.0   (Release Notes)
opHA 4.1.2   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.6.4   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.4.0   (Release Notes)

Release 2025-04

RELEASED 2025-04-27

The latest update to the FirstWave VM was released 27 April 2025 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20250427-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• TACACS Authentication now supports authentication redundancy with an optional Secondary TACACS Server

• Export Nodes to CSV file with the Export to CSV button in the Administration → Nodes screen

• Discovery improvements for Open-AudIT, see the Release Notes

• NMIS has improved installation support for RHEL 8.10 and Debian 12 operating systems

• NMIS has improved support for WMI and WMI monitored services

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.6.0   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.6.5   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.8.4   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.7.0   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.5.1   (Release Notes)
opHA 4.1.2   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.6.2   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.4.0   (Release Notes)

Release 2025-03

RELEASED 2025-03-31

The latest update to the FirstWave VM was released 31 March 2025 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20250331-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• Added support for SAML Authentication for all products

• Open-AudIT upgraded to 5.6, see the Release Notes

• opConfig Compliance Report enhancements

• Improved Topographical Maps and Enterprise Services in opCharts

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.5.2   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.6.4   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.8.3   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.7.0   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.5.1   (Release Notes)
opHA 4.1.2   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.6.2   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.4.0   (Release Notes)

Installation notes

Please read FirstWave Virtual Machine: Installation and Getting Started

Release 2024-12

RELEASED 2024-12-17

The latest update to the FirstWave VM was released 17 December 2024 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20241217-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• Added support for SAML Authentication for all products

• Open-AudIT upgraded to 5.6, see the Release Notes

• opConfig Compliance Report enhancements

• Improved Topographical Maps and Enterprise Services in opCharts

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.5.2   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.6.0   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.8.3   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.6.1   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.5.1   (Release Notes)
opHA 4.1.2   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.6.1   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.4.0   (Release Notes)

Installation notes

Please read FirstWave Virtual Machine: Installation and Getting Started

Release 2024-07

RELEASED 2024-07-22

The latest update to the FirstWave VM was released 22 July 2024 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20240721-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• Added support for MongoDB 6.0 for all products, and the VM uses MongoDB 6.0

• Open-AudIT upgraded to 5.2 with new framework with Bootstrap and Dark Mode, see the Release Notes

• opCharts has new Inventory, Status and NMIS Events APIs.

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.5.0   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.2.2   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.8.0   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.6.0   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.4.0   (Release Notes)
opHA 4.1.0   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.6.0   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.4.0   (Release Notes)

Installation notes

Please read FirstWave Virtual Machine: Installation and Getting Started

Release 2024-01

RELEASED 2024-01-30

The latest update to the FirstWave VM was released 30 January 2024 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/FirstWave-VM-20240130-Debian11-x86_64.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• Added support for Debian 11 for all products

• Added Quick Add Node in Administration

• opCharts TopN is improved and now called TopN Favorites, added Metric Links to Maps, added new Dynamic Topological Maps

• Added Save Filters for Current Events so that you can save your opEvents filters and reuse them later, add a Notes feature for events.

• Improve filtering and pagination on Saved Reports and Operational Status in opReports and add exception reporting to Response Time Report, 

Highlights

The OS is Debian 11
NMIS 9.4.6   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 5.0.3   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.6.3   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.5.4   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.3.8   (Release Notes)
opHA 4.0.1   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.5.4   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.3.2   (Release Notes)

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual Machine: Installation and Getting Started

Release 14 March 2023

The latest update to the Opmantek Virtual Appliance was released 14 March 2023 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20230314-VM9-Centos7.2009-64bit.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Improvements

• Improved Administration module with a Guide to get you started using the system step by step.

• Enterprise Services have been added to opCharts.

• New list manager feature opCharts Element Lists

• Improved Accessibility options, including support for Dark Mode. We have taken the opportunity while we tidied up the screens to change Opmantek to FirstWave.

• Upgraded with support for MongoDB 4.2

Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2009
NMIS 9.4.3   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 4.4.2   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.5.4   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.5.1   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.3.1   (Release Notes)
opHA 3.6.2   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.5.0   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.3.0   (Release Notes)

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual Machine: Installation and Getting Started

Release 01 February 2022

The latest update to the Opmantek Virtual Appliance was released 01 February 2022 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20220130-VM9-Centos7.2009-64bit.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2009
NMIS 9.3.0   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 4.3.2   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.3.2-1   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.3.1   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.1.0   (Release Notes)
opHA 3.4.0   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.3.0-1   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.1.1   (Release Notes)

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual Machine: Installation and Getting Started

Release 19 August 2021

The latest update to the Opmantek Virtual Appliance was released 19 August 2021 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20210817-VM9-Centos7.2009-64bit.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2009
NMIS 9.2.3   (Release Notes)
Open-AudIT 4.2.0   (Release Notes)
opCharts 4.2.5   (Release Notes)
opConfig 4.2.5   (Release Notes)
opEvents 4.0.2   (Release Notes)
opHA 3.3.0   (Release Notes)
opReports 4.2.1   (Release Notes)
opAddress 2.0.1   (Release Notes)

opEvents-4.0.2 includes our realtime events view. Please see:
https://docs.community.firstwave.com/wiki/display/opEvents/opEvents+3+Release+Notes

Single Server Application SSO is enabled.
NMIS9 processes Cisco syslog.
SNMP trap events are processed by NMIS9 and reflect in opEvents as well.

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual Machine: Installation and Getting Started

Release 14 July 2021

The latest update to the Opmantek Virtual Appliance was released 14 July 2021 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20210712-VM9-Centos7.2009-64bit.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2009
NMIS 9.2.3
Open-AudIT 4.1.2
opCharts 4.2.4
opConfig 4.2.2
opEvents 4.0.1
opHA 3.3.0
opReports 4.2.1
opAddress 2.0.1

opEvents-4.0.1 includes our realtime events view. Please see:
https://docs.community.firstwave.com/wiki/display/opEvents/opEvents+3+Release+Notes

Single Server Application SSO is enabled.
NMIS9 processes Cisco syslog.
SNMP trap events are processed by NMIS9 and reflect in opEvents as well.

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual Appliance: Installation and Getting Started.

Release 14 January 2021

The latest update to the Opmantek Virtual Appliance was released 14 January 2021 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20210112-VM9-Centos7.2009-64bit.ova
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2009
NMIS 9.1.1
Open-AudIT Enterprise 4.0.2
opCharts 4.2.1
opConfig 4.2.1
opEvents 3.2.2
opHA 3.2.0
opReports 4.2.0
opAddress 2.0.1

Single Server Application SSO is enabled.
NMIS9 processes Cisco syslog.
SNMP trap events are processed by NMIS9 and reflect in opEvents as well.

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual Appliance: Installation and Getting Started.

Release 01 October 2020

The latest update to the Opmantek Virtual Appliance was released 01 October 2020 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20201001-VM9-Centos7.2003-2-64bit.ova.
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

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

Release 22 August 2020

The latest update to the Opmantek Virtual Appliance was released 22 August 2020 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20200822-VM9-Centos7.2003-2-64bit.ova.
Installation and general use are described in more detail on the Getting Started page.

Highlights

The OS is Centos 7.2003
NMIS 9.1.0
Open-AudIT Enterprise 4.0.2
opCharts 4.1.3
opConfig 4.1.1
opEvents 3.1.0
opHA 3.1.2
opReports 4.1.1

Installation notes

Please read Opmantek Virtual Appliance: Installation and Getting Started.

Release 31 July 2020

The latest update to the Opmantek Virtual Appliance was released 31 July 2020 and can be downloaded here: https://dl-nmis.opmantek.com/Opmantek-20200731-VM9-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:

• For Debian and Ubuntu:

  • sudo apt-get install -y libtest-simple-perl;

  • sudo cpanm Data::Dumper --sudo;

• For Centos and Redhat:

  • sudo yum install -y perl-Test-Simple;