# NetBox v2.8

## v2.8.2 (2020-05-06)

### Enhancements

* [#492](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/492) - Enable toggling and rearranging table columns
* [#3147](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3147) - Allow specifying related objects by arbitrary attribute during CSV import
* [#3064](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3064) - Include tags in object lists as a toggleable table column
* [#3294](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3294) - Implement mechanism for storing user preferences
* [#4421](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4421) - Retain user's preference for config context format
* [#4502](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4502) - Enable configuration of proxies for outbound HTTP requests
* [#4531](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4531) - Retain user's preference for page length
* [#4554](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4554) - Add ServerTech's HDOT Cx power outlet type

### Bug Fixes

* [#4527](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4527) - Fix assignment of certain tags to config contexts
* [#4545](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4545) - Removed all squashed schema migrations to allow direct upgrades from very old releases
* [#4548](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4548) - Fix tracing cables through a single RearPort
* [#4549](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4549) - Fix encoding unicode webhook body data
* [#4556](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4556) - Update form for adding devices to clusters
* [#4578](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4578) - Prevent setting 0U height on device type with racked instances
* [#4584](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4584) - Ensure consistent support for filtering objects by `id` across all REST API endpoints
* [#4588](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4588) - Restore ability to add/remove tags on services, virtual chassis in bulk

---

## v2.8.1 (2020-04-23)

### Notes

In accordance with the fix in [#4459](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4459), users that are experiencing invalid nested data with
regions, rack groups, or tenant groups can perform a one-time operation using the NetBox shell to rebuild the correct nested relationships after upgrading:

```text
$ python netbox/manage.py nbshell
### NetBox interactive shell (localhost)
### Python 3.6.4 | Django 3.0.5 | NetBox 2.8.1
### lsmodels() will show available models. Use help(<model>) for more info.
>>> Region.objects.rebuild()
>>> RackGroup.objects.rebuild()
>>> TenantGroup.objects.rebuild()
```

### Enhancements

* [#4464](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4464) - Add 21-inch rack width (ETSI)

### Bug Fixes

* [#2994](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/2994) - Prevent modifying termination points of existing cable to ensure end-to-end path integrity
* [#3356](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3356) - Correct Swagger schema specification for the available prefixes/IPs API endpoints
* [#4139](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4139) - Enable assigning all relevant attributes during bulk device/VM component creation
* [#4336](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4336) - Ensure interfaces without a subinterface ID are ordered before subinterface zero
* [#4361](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4361) - Fix Type of `connection_state` in Swagger schema
* [#4388](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4388) - Fix detection of connected endpoints when connecting rear ports
* [#4459](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4459) - Fix caching issue resulting in erroneous nested data for regions, rack groups, and tenant groups
* [#4489](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4489) - Fix display of parent/child role on device type view
* [#4496](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4496) - Fix exception when validating certain models via REST API
* [#4510](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4510) - Enforce address family for device primary IPv4/v6 addresses

---

## v2.8.0 (2020-04-13)

**NOTE:** Beginning with release 2.8.0, NetBox requires Python 3.6 or later.

### New Features (Beta)

This releases introduces two new features in beta status. While they are expected to be functional, their precise implementation is subject to change during the v2.8 release cycle. It is recommended to wait until NetBox v2.9 to deploy them in production.

#### Remote Authentication Support ([#2328](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/2328))

Several new configuration parameters provide support for authenticating an incoming request based on the value of a specific HTTP header. This can be leveraged to employ remote authentication via an nginx or Apache plugin, directing NetBox to create and configure a local user account as needed. The configuration parameters are:

* `REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED` - Enables remote authentication (disabled by default)
* `REMOTE_AUTH_HEADER` - The name of the HTTP header which conveys the username
* `REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER` - Enables the automatic creation of new users (disabled by default)
* `REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_GROUPS` - A list of groups to assign newly created users
* `REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS` - A list of permissions to assign newly created users

If further customization of remote authentication is desired (for instance, if you want to pass group/permission information via HTTP headers as well), NetBox allows you to inject a custom [Django authentication backend](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/customizing/) to retain full control over the authentication and configuration of remote users.

#### Plugins ([#3351](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3351))

This release introduces support for custom plugins, which can be used to extend NetBox's functionality beyond what the core product provides. For example, plugins can be used to:

* Add new Django models
* Provide new views with custom templates
* Inject custom template into object views
* Introduce new API endpoints
* Add custom request/response middleware

For NetBox plugins to be recognized, they must be installed and added by name to the `PLUGINS` configuration parameter. (Plugin support is disabled by default.) Plugins can be configured under the `PLUGINS_CONFIG` parameter. More information can be found the in the [plugins documentation](https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/plugins/).

### Enhancements

* [#1754](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/1754) - Added support for nested rack groups
* [#3939](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3939) - Added support for nested tenant groups
* [#4078](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4078) - Standardized description fields across all models
* [#4195](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4195) - Enabled application logging (see [logging configuration](https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration/optional-settings/#logging))

### Bug Fixes

* [#4474](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4474) - Fix population of device types when bulk editing devices
* [#4476](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4476) - Correct typo in slugs for Infiniband interface types

### API Changes

* The `_choices` API endpoints have been removed. Instead, use an `OPTIONS` request to a model's endpoint to view the available values for all fields. ([#3416](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3416))
* The `id__in` filter has been removed from all models ([#4313](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4313)). Use the format `?id=1&id=2` instead.
* dcim.Manufacturer: Added a `description` field
* dcim.Platform: Added a `description` field
* dcim.Rack: The `/api/dcim/racks/<pk>/units/` endpoint has been replaced with `/api/dcim/racks/<pk>/elevation/`.
* dcim.RackGroup: Added a `description` field
* dcim.Region: Added a `description` field
* extras.Tag: Renamed `comments` to `description`; truncated length to 200 characters; removed Markdown rendering
* ipam.RIR: Added a `description` field
* ipam.VLANGroup: Added a `description` field
* tenancy.TenantGroup: Added a `description` field
* virtualization.ClusterGroup: Added a `description` field
* virtualization.ClusterType: Added a `description` field

### Other Changes

* [#4081](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4081) - The `family` field has been removed from the Aggregate, Prefix, and IPAddress models. The field remains available in the API representations of these models, however the column has been removed from the database table.
