## <a id="whats-new"></a> What's new
-### What's New in Version 2.0.0 Beta 1
+### What's New in Version 2.0.0 Beta 2
Lots of things. Please read [Icinga 2 in a nutshell](#icinga2-in-a-nutshell).
* Modular & flexible [features](#features)
Enable only the features you require. Want to use Icinga Web 2 with DB IDO but no status data?
-No problem! Just enable ido-mysql and disable statusdata. Another example: Graphite should be enabled
+No problem! Just enable ido-mysql and disable statusdata. Another example: Graphite should be enabled
on a dedicated cluster node. Enable it over there and point it to the carbon cache socket.
* Native support for the [Livestatus protocol](#setting-up-livestatus)
relationships based on patterns. Supported with [duration literals](#duration-literals) for interval
attributes, [expression operators](#expression-operators), [function calls](#function-calls) for
pattern and regex matching and (global) [constants](#constants).
-Sample configuration for common plugins is shipped with Icinga 2 as
-part of the [Icinga Template Library](#itl).
+Sample configuration for common plugins is shipped with Icinga 2 as part of the [Icinga Template Library](#itl).
* Revamped Commands
* [Recurring Downtimes](#recurring-downtimes)
-Forget using cronjobs to set up recurring downtime - you can configure them as Icinga2 configuration
+Forget using cronjobs to set up recurring downtime - you can configure them as Icinga2 configuration
objects and specify their active time window.
* Embedded Health Checks
[checkresult file reader](#check-result-files) too.
All [Monitoring Plugins](#setting-up-check-plugins) can be integrated into Icinga 2 with
newly created check command configuration if not already provided.
-[Configuration migration](#configuration-migration) is possible through the Icinga Web 2 CLI tool.
+[Configuration migration](#configuration-migration) is possible through an external migration tool.
+
+Detailed [migration hints](#manual-config-migration-hints) explain migration the Icinga 1.x
+configuration objects into the native Icinga 2 configuration schema.
Additional information on the differences is documented in the [migration](#differences-1x-2) chapter.
+* Configuration Syntax Highlighting
+
+Icinga 2 ships [syntax highlighting](#configuration-syntax-highlighting) for `vim` and `nano` to help
+edit your configuration.
+
* [Vagrant Demo VM](#vagrant)
Used for demo cases and development tests. Get Icinga 2 running within minutes and spread the #monitoringlove