NetBox v3.0

v3.0.7 (2021-10-08)

Enhancements

#6879 - Improve ability to toggle images/labels in rack elevations
#7485 - Add USB micro AB type

Bug Fixes

#7051 - Fix permissions evaluation and improve error handling for connected device REST API endpoint
#7471 - Correct redirect URL when attaching images via "add another" button
#7474 - Fix AttributeError exception when rendering a report or custom script
#7479 - Fix parent interface choices when bulk editing VM interfaces

v3.0.6 (2021-10-06)

Enhancements

#6850 - Default to current user when creating journal entries via REST API
#6955 - Include type, ID, and slug on object view
#7394 - Enable filtering cables by termination type & ID in REST API
#7462 - Include count of assigned virtual machines under platform view

Bug Fixes

#7442 - Fix missing actions column on user-configured tables
#7446 - Fix exception when viewing a large number of child IPs within a prefix
#7455 - Fix site/provider network validation for circuit termination API serializer
#7459 - Pre-populate location data when adding a device to a rack
#7460 - Fix filtering connections by site ID

v3.0.5 (2021-10-04)

Enhancements

#5925 - Always show IP addresses tab under prefix view
#6423 - Cache rendered REST API specifications
#6708 - Add image attachment support for circuits, power panels
#7387 - Enable arbitrary ordering of custom scripts

Bug Fixes

#6433 - Fix bulk editing of child prefixes under aggregate view
#6817 - Custom field columns should be removed from tables upon their deletion
#6895 - Remove errant markup for null values in CSV export
#7215 - Prevent rack elevations from overlapping when higher width is specified
#7373 - Fix flashing when server, client, and browser color-mode preferences are mismatched
#7397 - Fix AttributeError exception when rendering export template for devices via REST API
#7401 - Pin jsonschema package to v3.2.0 to fix REST API docs rendering
#7411 - Fix exception in UI when adding member devices to virtual chassis
#7412 - Fix exception in UI when adding child device to device bay
#7417 - Prevent exception when filtering objects list by invalid tag
#7425 - Housekeeping command should honor zero verbosity
#7427 - Don't select hidden rows when selecting all in a table

v3.0.4 (2021-09-29)

Enhancements

#6917 - Make IP assigned checkmark in IP table link to interface
#6973 - Enable custom ordering of reports
#7022 - Add ITA type C (CEE 7/16) power port type
#7118 - Render URL custom fields as hyperlinks in object tables
#7314 - Add SMA 905/906 fiber port types
#7323 - Add serial filter field for racks & devices
#7372 - Link to local docs for model from object add/edit views
#7389 - Linkify tenant group in tenants list

Bug Fixes

#7252 - Validate IP range size does not exceed max supported value
#7294 - Fix SVG rendering for cable traces ending at unoccupied front ports
#7304 - Require explicit values for all required choice fields during CSV import
#7321 - Don't overwrite multi-select custom fields during bulk edit
#7324 - Fix TypeError exception in web UI when filtering objects using single-choice filters
#7333 - Prevent inadvertent deletion of prior change records when deleting objects
#7341 - Fix incorrect URL in circuit breadcrumbs
#7353 - Fix bulk creation of device/VM components via list view
#7356 - Fix display of model documentation when adding device components
#7358 - Add missing choices column to custom field CSV import form
#7360 - Correct redirection URL after removing child device from device bay
#7365 - Optimize performance when calculating prefix utilization
#7374 - Add missing face parameter to API elevations request when editing device
#7392 - Fix "help" links for custom fields, other models

v3.0.3 (2021-09-20)

Enhancements

#5775 - Enable synchronization of groups for remote authentication backend
#6387 - Add xDSL interface type
#6988 - Order tenants alphabetically without regard to group assignment
#7032 - Add URM port types
#7087 - Add local_context_data filter for virtual machines list
#7208 - Add navigation breadcrumbs for custom scripts & reports
#7210 - Add search/filter forms for all organizational models
#7239 - Redirect global search to filtered object list when an object type is selected
#7284 - Include comments field in table/export for all appropriate models

Bug Fixes

#7167 - Ensure consistent font size when using monospace formatting
#7226 - Exempt GraphQL API requests from CSRF inspection
#7228 - Improve temperature conversions under device status
#7248 - Fix global search results section links
#7266 - Tweak font color for form field placeholder text
#7273 - Fix natural ordering of device components in UI form fields
#7279 - Fix exception when tracing cable with no associated path
#7282 - Fix KeyError exception when INSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY is true
#7298 - Restore missing object names from applied object list filters
#7301 - Fix exception when deleting a large number of child prefixes

v3.0.2 (2021-09-08)

Bug Fixes

#7131 - Fix issue where Site fields were hidden when editing a VLAN group
#7148 - Fix issue where static query parameters with multiple values were not queried properly
#7153 - Allow clearing of assigned device type images
#7162 - Ensure consistent treatment of BASE_PATH for UI-driven API requests
#7164 - Fix styling of "decommissioned" label for circuits
#7169 - Fix CSV import file upload
#7176 - Fix issue where query parameters were duplicated across different forms of the same type
#7179 - Prevent obscuring "connect" pop-up for interfaces under device view
#7188 - Fix issue where select fields with null_option did not render or send the null option
#7189 - Set connection factory for django-redis when Sentinel is in use
#7191 - Fix issue where API-backed multi-select elements cleared selected options when adding new options
#7193 - Fix prefix (flat) template issue when viewing child prefixes with prefixes available
#7205 - Fix issue where selected fields with null_option set were not added to applied filters
#7209 - Allow unlimited API results when MAX_PAGE_SIZE is disabled

v3.0.1 (2021-09-01)

Bug Fixes

#7041 - Properly format JSON config object returned from a NAPALM device
#7070 - Fix exception when filtering by prefix max length in UI
#7071 - Fix exception when removing a primary IP from a device/VM
#7072 - Fix table configuration under prefix child object views
#7075 - Fix UI bug when a custom field has a space in the name
#7080 - Fix missing image previews
#7081 - Fix UI bug that did not properly request and handle paginated data
#7082 - Avoid exception when referencing invalid content type in table
#7083 - Correct labeling for VM memory attribute
#7084 - Fix KeyError exception when editing access VLAN on an interface
#7084 - Fix issue where hidden VLAN form fields were incorrectly included in the form submission
#7089 - Fix filtering of change log by content type
#7090 - Allow decimal input on length field when bulk editing cables
#7091 - Ensure API requests from the UI are aware of BASE_PATH
#7092 - Fix missing bulk edit buttons on Prefix IP Addresses table
#7093 - Multi-select custom field filters should employ exact match
#7096 - Home links should honor BASE_PATH configuration
#7101 - Enforce MAX_PAGE_SIZE for table and REST API pagination
#7106 - Fix incorrect "Map It" button URL on a site's physical address field
#7107 - Fix missing search button and search results in IP address assignment "Assign IP" tab
#7109 - Ensure human readability of exceptions raised during REST API requests
#7113 - Show bulk edit/delete actions for prefix child objects
#7123 - Remove "Global" placeholder for null VRF field
#7124 - Fix duplicate static query param values in API Select

v3.0.0 (2021-08-30)

Existing Deployments Must Upgrade from v2.11

Upgrading an existing NetBox deployment to version 3.0 must be done from version 2.11.0 or later. If attempting to upgrade a deployment of NetBox v2.10 or earlier, first upgrade to a NetBox v2.11 release, and then upgrade from v2.11 to v3.0. This will avoid any problems with the database migration optimizations implemented in version 3.0. (This is not necessary for new installations.)

Breaking Changes

Python 3.6 is no longer supported. NetBox v3.0 supports Python 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9.
The secrets functionality present in prior releases of NetBox has been removed. The NetBox maintainers strongly recommend the adoption of Hashicorp Vault in place of this feature. Development of a NetBox plugin to replace the legacy secrets functionality is also underway.
The default CSV export format for all objects now includes all available data from the object list. Additionally, the CSV headers now use human-friendly titles rather than raw field names. If backward compatibility with the old format is desired, export templates can be written to reproduce it.
The invalidate management command (which clears cached database queries) is no longer needed and has been removed (see #6639).
Support for queryset caching configuration (caching_config) has been removed from the plugins API (see #6639).
The cacheops_* metrics have been removed from the Prometheus exporter (see #6639).
The display_field keyword argument has been removed from custom script ObjectVar and MultiObjectVar fields. These widgets will use the display value provided by the REST API.
The deprecated display_name field has been removed from all REST API serializers. (API clients should reference the display field instead.)
The redundant REST API endpoints for console, power, and interface connections have been removed. The same data can be retrieved by querying the respective model endpoints with the ?connected=True filter applied.

New Features

Updated User Interface (#5893)

The NetBox user interface has been completely overhauled with a fresh new look! Beyond the cosmetic improvements, this initiative has allowed us to modernize the entire front end, upgrading from Bootstrap 3 to Bootstrap 5, and eliminating dependencies on outdated libraries such as jQuery and jQuery-UI. The new user interface also features a dark mode option.

NetBox v3.0 user interface

A huge thank you to NetBox maintainer Matt Love for his tremendous work on this!

GraphQL API (#2007)

A new GraphQL API has been added to complement NetBox's REST API. GraphQL allows the client to specify which fields of the available data to return in each request. NetBox's implementation, which employs Graphene, also includes a user-friendly query interface known as GraphiQL.

Here's an example GraphQL request:

{
  circuit_list {
    cid
    provider {
      name
    }
    termination_a {
      id
    }
    termination_z {
      id
    }
  }
}

And the response:

{
  "data": {
    "circuit_list": [
      {
        "cid": "1002840283",
        "provider": {
          "name": "CenturyLink"
        },
        "termination_a": null,
        "termination_z": {
          "id": "23"
        }
      },
...

All GraphQL requests are made at the /graphql URL (which also serves the GraphiQL UI). The API is currently read-only, however users who wish to disable it until needed can do so by setting the GRAPHQL_ENABLED configuration parameter to False. For more detail on NetBox's GraphQL implementation, see the GraphQL API documentation.

IP Ranges (#834)

NetBox now supports modeling arbitrary IP ranges, which are defined by specifying a starting and ending IP address (e.g. to denote DHCP pools). Similar to prefixes, each IP range may optionally be assigned to a VRF and/or tenant, and can be assigned a functional role. An IP range must be assigned a status of active, reserved, or deprecated. The REST API implementation for this model also includes an "available IPs" endpoint which functions similarly to the endpoint for prefixes.

More information about IP ranges is available in the documentation.

Custom Model Validation (#5963)

This release introduces the CUSTOM_VALIDATORS configuration parameter, which allows administrators to map NetBox models to custom validator classes to enforce custom validation logic. For example, the following configuration requires every site to have a name of at least ten characters and a description:

from extras.validators import CustomValidator

CUSTOM_VALIDATORS = {
    'dcim.site': (
        CustomValidator({
            'name': {
                'min_length': 10,
            },
            'description': {
                'required': True,
            }
        }),
    )
}

CustomValidator can also be subclassed to enforce more complex logic by overriding its validate() method. See the custom validation documentation for more details.

SVG Cable Traces (#6000)

Cable trace diagrams are now rendered as atomic SVG images, similar to rack elevations. These images are embedded in the UI and can be easily downloaded for use outside NetBox. SVG images can also be generated directly through the REST API, by specifying SVG as the render format for the trace endpoint on a cable termination:

GET /api/dcim/interfaces/<ID>>/trace/?render=svg

The width of the rendered image in pixels may optionally be specified by appending the &width=<width> parameter to the request. The default width is 400px.

New Views for Models Previously Under the Admin UI (#6466)

New UI views have been introduced to manage the following models:

Custom fields
Custom links
Export templates
Webhooks

These models were previously managed under the admin section of the UI. Moving them to dedicated views ensures a more consistent and convenient user experience.

REST API Token Provisioning (#5264)

The new REST API endpoint /api/users/tokens/ has been added, which includes a child endpoint for provisioning new REST API tokens using a username and password. This allows a user to gain REST API access without needing to first create a token via the web UI.

$ curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" \
https://netbox/api/users/tokens/provision/ \
--data '{
    "username": "hankhill",
    "password: "I<3C3H8",
}'

If the supplied credentials are valid, NetBox will create and return a new token for the user.

New Housekeeping Command (#6590)

A new management command has been added: manage.py housekeeping. This command is intended to be run nightly via a system cron job. It performs the following tasks:

Clear expired authentication sessions from the database
Delete change log records which have surpassed the configured retention period (if configured)
Check for new NetBox releases (if enabled)

A convenience script for calling this command via an automated scheduler has been included at /contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh. Please see the housekeeping documentation for further details.

Custom Queue Support for Plugins (#6651)

NetBox uses Redis and Django-RQ for background task queuing. Whereas previous releases employed only a single default queue, NetBox now provides a high-, medium- (default), and low-priority queue for use by plugins. (These will also likely be used internally as new functionality is added in future releases.)

Plugins can also now create their own custom queues by defining a queues list within their PluginConfig class:

class MyPluginConfig(PluginConfig):
    name = 'myplugin'
    ...
    queues = [
        'queue1',
        'queue2',
        'queue-whatever-the-name'
    ]

Note that NetBox's rqworker process will not service custom queues by default, since it has no way to infer the priority of each queue. Plugin authors should be diligent in including instructions for proper worker configuration in their plugin's documentation.

Enhancements

#2434 - Add option to assign IP address upon creating a new interface
#3665 - Enable rendering export templates via REST API
#3682 - Add color field to front and rear ports
#4609 - Allow marking prefixes as fully utilized
#5203 - Remember user preference when toggling display of device images in rack elevations
#5806 - Add kilometer and mile as choices for cable length unit
#6154 - Allow decimal values for cable lengths
#6328 - Build and serve documentation locally

Bug Fixes (from v3.2-beta2)

#6977 - Truncate global search dropdown on small screens
#6979 - Hide "create & add another" button for circuit terminations
#6982 - Fix styling of empty dropdown list under dark mode
#6996 - Global search bar should be full width on mobile
#7001 - Fix page focus on load
#7034 - Fix toggling of VLAN group scope selector fields
#7045 - Fix navigation menu rendering under Chrome

Other Changes

#5223 - Remove the console/power/interface connections REST API endpoints
#5278 - Remove the secrets functionality from NetBox core
#5532 - Drop support for Python 3.6
#5994 - Drop support for display_field argument on ObjectVar
#6068 - Drop support for legacy static CSV export
#6338 - Decimal fields are no longer coerced to strings in REST API
#6471 - Optimize database migrations
#6639 - Drop support for queryset caching (django-cacheops)
#6713 - Checking for new releases is now done as part of the housekeeping routine
#6767 - Add support for Python 3.9

Configuration Changes

The CACHE_TIMEOUT configuration parameter has been removed.
The RELEASE_CHECK_TIMEOUT configuration parameter has been removed.

REST API Changes

Removed all endpoints related to the secrets functionality:
- /api/secrets/generate-rsa-key-pair/
- /api/secrets/get-session-key/
- /api/secrets/secrets/
- /api/secrets/secret-roles/
Removed the following "connections" endpoints:
- /api/dcim/console-connections/
- /api/dcim/power-connections/
- /api/dcim/interface-connections/
Added the /api/ipam/ip-ranges/ endpoint
Added the /api/users/tokens/ endpoint
- The provision/ child endpoint can be used to provision new REST API tokens by supplying a valid username and password
dcim.Cable
- length is now a decimal value
dcim.Device
- Removed the display_name attribute (use display instead)
dcim.DeviceType
- Removed the display_name attribute (use display instead)
dcim.FrontPort
- Added color field
dcim.FrontPortTemplate
- Added color field
dcim.Rack
- Removed the display_name attribute (use display instead)
dcim.RearPort
- Added color field
dcim.RearPortTemplate
- Added color field
dcim.Site
- latitude and longitude are now decimal fields rather than strings
extras.ContentType
- Removed the display_name attribute (use display instead)
ipam.Prefix
- Added the mark_utilized boolean field
ipam.VLAN
- Removed the display_name attribute (use display instead)
ipam.VRF
- Removed the display_name attribute (use display instead)
virtualization.VirtualMachine
- vcpus is now a decimal field rather than a string