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title: "February 2026 - Network Monitoring System (NMS)"
slug: "february-2026-network-monitoring-system-nms"
updated: 2026-06-26T20:58:20Z
published: 2026-06-26T20:58:20Z
canonical: "kb.kentik.com/february-2026-network-monitoring-system-nms"
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# February 2026 - Network Monitoring System (NMS)

The following updates were released to the Kentik platform for Network Monitoring System (NMS) during February 2026.

## Features
- **NMS licensing**: We have migrated all customers to device-based licensing for NMS. We will no longer be using Metrics-Per-Second as an NMS charge metric.
- **Telemetry navigation**: Device status indicators (Flow, SNMP, BGP, ST, Ping, Syslogs) now link directly to a device's Telemetry tab, with clearer downsampling filter labels.
- **Guided Metrics Explorer**: Added guided-mode dimension filters (Site Name, Device Name, Country) with override options to Metrics Explorer dashboard panels.
- **Interface name consistency**: Summary page queries now display Interface Name (ifDescr) by default to match the interfaces tab.
- **Added Nokia support to Command Access**: Added Nokia SR-OS Classic to supported platforms and clarified device filter labels.
- **Bulk SSH credentials**: Credential groups now load automatically in the Bulk Command Access dialog
- **New device support (MIBs)**: Added monitoring support for Cisco products, Aruba wireless, HP networking, and VMware infrastructure via SNMP; plus Versa Networks device monitoring and Nokia BGP neighbor reporting.

## Bug Fixes
- **Bulk connection check**: Fixed connection validation for bulk device operations.
- **Flow-only devices**: Flow-only and flow-enrichment-only devices no longer show incorrect NMS status indicators.
- **ICMP devices**: ICMP-only devices now retain correct SNMP and NMS status instead of being incorrectly overridden.
- **Device Details status**: Fixed NMS status showing as undefined on Device Details pages.