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All, 

I have provided a pre-release of Spine 0.8.7d for user preview prior to release. There are multiple bug fixes in this release, related to pinging of hosts and other general performance issues. 

I would like to target users of snmpv3 in this pre-release and users who periodically encounter script timeout issues. This release should correct the snmpv3 issues that multiple users have been experiencing and also provide a workaround for script timeouts. 

For users who experience script timeouts, I would be interested to see if that after spine exits, your child script processes exit as well. If they stay running and the PGID becomes 1, I would like to also know. The intent is that they terminate with thier spine parent. If you encounter a PGID becoming 1, please update the post below, and then rerun configure with the --enable-nifty-popen option to resolve this issue. 

You may download the source and provide feedback at the following link. 

http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?p=159851#159851 

Regards, 

Larry Adams 
aka TheWitness 
http://www.cacti.net 

To Cacti Users Everywhere,

With the releases of Cacti 0.8.7c/d, there have also been several 
updated and all new Plugins released over the last two weeks as well.  
These Plugins are all compatible with the 0.8.7d version of Cacti 
running the Plugin Architecture 2.x.  Please find them below.  There are 
also some new and exciting Plugins to be released in the weeks to come.  
Keep your eyes and ears open!!! 

If you are inspired, you can always donate at http://www.cacti.net.  We 
appreciate your support!!!

Regards,

TheWitness

_*Aggregate 0.7 - Aggregate Graph Creator for Cacti*_
Have you ever asked yourself how to combine multiple graphs to represent 
a single view.  Well then,
this is the plugin for you.  Now better than ever, this Gandolf original 
could be just the Plugin for you!
*Check it out here:* http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=30695

_*CaMM 1.5 - Cacti Message Management Plugin*_
This plugin manages both SNMP Traps and Syslog messages.  Driven by the 
most excellent ExtJs framework
it has a very clean interface.  Brought to you by the honorable Eastern 
European 'gthe' (who is this guy
anyway).  As a developer, I love the ExtJs framework!!!
*Check it out here:* http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=31374

_*Cycle 0.7 - Graph Cycler for Data Centers*_
We love the Europeans at cacti.net.  This plugin, originally developed 
by the British, well specifically
Matt Emerick-Law is now maintained by The Cacti Group.  New in this 
release is the ability to change
the timespan of the graphs and also to have Cycle go through an entire 
tree.  You can also change the
Cycle period all from the UI.  It's a nice new and clean design.
*Check it out here:* http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=31275

_*RRDClean 0.38 - RRDfile Cleaner for Cacti*_
New in this release is support for Structured Paths introduced in Cacti 
0.8.7d.  Brought to you by Gandolf
the white wizard of Cacti!  The interface is overhauled in this release 
as well.  This is an important
plugin for Cacti in that Cacti will not remove RRDfiles on it's own.
*Check it out here:* http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=31272

_*Realtime 0.36 - Realtime Cacti Grapher*_
An excellent trouble shooting tool that allows you to view graphs in 
Near Real Time.  Another French
Connection brought to you by Mathieu Virbel and now greatly improved by 
out development team. 
*Check it out here:* http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=31276

_*Boost 2.4 - Large Site Performance Boost for Cacti*_
Now in it's 10th release, this is a very stable plugin that allows you 
to scale out Cacti to several hundred thousand
graphs!!  The 2.x branch of the code is now stable.  You can trust it.  
However, a warning to the "noob".  If you
are this, walk cautiously.
*Check it out here:* http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=31278

_*SpikeKill 1.0 - Spike Remover for Cacti Graph*_
Brought to you by The Cacti Group, this all new plugin allows you to 
remove those unsightly spikes in your graphs. 
It uses Ajax and allows you to perform Dryrun removals from the Cacti UI 
as well as even removing graphs
from non Cacti RRDfiles.
*Check it out here:* http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=31420

_*Manage 6.1 - Managing Devices Plugin*_
This plugin performs services checks on devices and much more.  A French 
original by Gilles.
*Check it out here:* http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=13827