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May 2026 - Network Monitoring System (NMS)

  • Published on Jun 26, 2026
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The following updates were released to the Kentik platform for Network Monitoring System (NMS) during May, 2026.

Features

  • Command Access generally available: Command Access is now available to all customers, enabling users to back up device configs and run ad hoc SSH troubleshooting commands.
    • Configurable command timeout: Users can set a custom device command execution timeout (default 30s), configurable per device and via bulk updates.
    • Command execution gating: Commands now run only on devices where command execution is enabled; devices with read-only diagnostics disabled report the command as denied.
    • Kentik Map device health: The Kentik Map now shows color-coded CPU and memory health icons and opens the device sidebar when clicking device circles.
  • Data origin in chart tooltips: Highest bit rate charts and Metric Explorer now show each series' data origin in tooltips.
  • SNMP v3 "None" credentials: Users can create SNMP v3 credentials with no authentication and/or privacy protocol (noAuthNoPriv and authNoPriv).
  • Agent HealthV2: HealthV2 fields are now populated for Universal Agents and capabilities using the full severity scale.
  • Merge series in Metrics Explorer: Library Metrics Explorer panels now show the previously missing Merge Series control.
  • Device tags in the UI: Device tags can now be used as filtering criteria across NMS, Flow, and Subpolicy configuration.
  • Site inventory enhancements: Site inventory now includes separate Lat/Lon columns, distance calculation between sites, and Google Maps URLs.
  • Cisco Catalyst Center integration: New telemetry gateway source collects device inventory, health, interface, and wireless AP data from Cisco Catalyst Center with auto-provisioning.
  • Custom reports in agent bundles: Custom SNMP reports are now rendered into agent bundles, with a new PreviewReport API and automatic bundle regeneration when reports change.
  • Added Xerox WorkCentre support: Added Xerox WorkCentre printer SNMP monitoring support.
  • Improved VMware NSX trap support: Improved VMware NSX SNMP trap support.
  • Improved BITS trap support: Improved BITS trap support.

Bug Fixes

  • Kibana logs link filter: Device details Actions > Logs now filters by device_id instead of device_name so logs match correctly.
  • Metrics panel display units: Metrics panels now derive the correct display unit from metric metadata instead of defaulting to percentage.
  • License limit downgrades: Users can downgrade full-monitor SNMP devices to flow-only and edit device properties when over their npak license limit.
  • Discovery agent SNMP/ST capability: Discovery now auto-enables the SNMP/ST capability on selected agents to prevent the workflow from hanging.
  • Device name normalization: Device names are now normalized to lowercase for consistent display.
  • SNMP discovery deadlock: Fixed SNMP discovery hanging when the thread count was unset by defaulting to four threads.
  • Unpermitted capability cards: Capability cards behind disabled feature flags no longer flash on initial load.
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