v4.2 Release Notes¶

This document describes all new features and changes in the release. The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Release Overview¶

#200 - Added basic connectivity checker using Netutils tcp_ping method.
#274 - Added TTP Parser support.
#274 - Added Sync Device from Network support for Palo Alto Panos.
#340 - Add Aruba AOSCX support for Sync Devices from Network Job.
#278 - Optimized VLAN loading into diffsync from Nautbot
#278 - Improved error handling when creating VLANs
#233 - Added support syncing in software versions from devices to nautobot core models.
#334 - Add initial F5 Support for Network Device Sync
#357 - Added improved error messaging for device object get() call in the update() method of SyncDevicesDevice
#372 - Fixed bug when loading Nautobot Vlans with multiple locations assigned. Only Vlans with 1 location will be considered for the sync.

v4.2.5 (2025-05-13)¶

Added¶

#233 - Added support syncing in software versions from devices to nautobot core models.
#334 - Add initial F5 Support for Network Device Sync
#357 - Added improved error messaging for device object get() call in the update() method of SyncDevicesDevice

Fixed¶

#372 - Fixed bug when loading Nautobot Vlans with multiple locations assigned. Only Vlans with 1 location will be considered for the sync.

Dependencies¶

#367 - Updated jdiff dependency pin.

Documentation¶

#358 - Updated documentation on the README for VRF.

v4.2.4 (2025-04-08)¶

Added¶

#326 - Added testing for cable termination type when adding cables to diffsync store.
#340 - Add Aruba AOSCX support for Sync Devices from Network Job.

Changed¶

#278 - Optimized VLAN loading into diffsync from Nautbot
#278 - Improved error handling when creating VLANs

Fixed¶

#326 - Fixed incorrect call to cable termination type.
#337 - Fixed logging call from an invalid path to the correct one.
#346 - Fixed Juniper IP addresses not syncing secondary IP addresses.

Housekeeping¶

#341 - Add MySQL testing back to the CI configuration.

v4.2.3 (2025-03-11)¶

Fixed¶

#326 - Fixed error from ingesting existing cable attached to a circuit.

Housekeeping¶

Rebaked from the cookie nautobot-app-v2.4.2.

v4.2.2 (2025-02-19)¶

Fixed¶

#320 - Fixed app startup crashing Nautobot during startup in some cases.

v4.2.1 (2025-02-11)¶

Fixed¶

#306 - Fixed error with logging message in SyncNetworkDataIPAddress.update()
#311 - Fixed issue with Lags, VRFs and Untagged Vlans not being removed from interfaces
#313 - Fixed issue running a sync job via CSV would raise an exception.

Dependencies¶

#307 - Updated ntc-templates to 7.x

Housekeeping¶

#315 - Added fake SSH devices to tests to increase coverage.

v4.2.0 (2025-01-17)¶

Added¶

#200 - Added basic connectivity checker using Netutils tcp_ping method.
#241 - Added FQDN support to the sync network device job.
#274 - Added TTP Parser support.
#274 - Added ability to load TTP templates from Git Repository.
#274 - Added TTP template precedence loading from Git Repository.
#274 - Added Sync Device from Network support for Palo Alto Panos.
#274 - Added a ability to use nautobot-app-nornir connection option extras in Sync Devices job.
#282 - Added support for trying a textfsm directory from the git repo for initial template parsing.
#289 - Added additional error handling/logging to the git repository sync method

Changed¶

#243 - Sync Devices From Network job form now highlights required fields.

Fixed¶

#255 - Fixed Timeout and Authenticaiton failure detection to base netmiko_send_commands task.
#257 - Fixed Docs typo in nautobot-server command.
#272 - Fixed incorrect default on SSoT based jobs for has_sensitive_data Meta field. Now defaults to false.
#277 - Fixed multiple git repo provides not working, change filter logic to contains from exact.
#279 - Fix incorrect "no platform set" error which was catching all errors.
#279 - Properly skip command extraction when command_getter fails.
#283 - Fixed adding invalid VLAN 0 to Diffsync Store causing Sync Data job to fail.
#287 - Fix conditional logic to only show job log entries when git repo is used.
#289 - Fixed typos in the 3.0 changelog
#289 - Fixed a logging typo in an adapter
#293 - Makes fixes to platform detection so that netmiko ssh pubkey auth settings are applied.
#301 - Fixed missing job argument for the troubleshooting job.

Housekeeping¶

#1 - Rebaked from the cookie nautobot-app-v2.4.1.
#189 - Added documentation on using ssh public key authentication.
#189 - Added documentation on using ssh proxy via jumphost.
#266 - Fixed typos in function names, comments, and errors.
#266 - Updated documentation to include an example CSV for bulk onboarding.
#266 - Updated documentation to make yaml override placement and git repository more clear.
#266 - Added a homepage to the app config.
#286 - Fixed typos on app overview file