Veritas Data Insight Release Notes

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Product(s): Data Insight (6.1.4)
  1. Overview of this release
    1.  
      About Veritas Data Insight
    2. What's new in Veritas Data Insight
      1.  
        In 6.1.4
      2.  
        In 6.1.2
      3.  
        In 6.1.1
      4.  
        In 6.1
  2. System requirements
    1. System requirements for Veritas Data Insight components
      1.  
        System requirements for classification components
    2.  
      List of ports
    3.  
      Operating system requirements
    4.  
      Web server version
    5.  
      Supported browsers
    6.  
      Supported data sources and platforms
    7.  
      Veritas Data Insight integrated solutions
  3. Software limitations
    1.  
      Scanner limitations
    2.  
      Windows File Server support
    3.  
      Report configuration limitation in Path Permission reports
    4.  
      Known limitations for NetApp Cluster-Mode support
    5.  
      Real-time Sensitive Data Activity Policy does not support Box devices
  4. Known issues
    1. Console display issues
      1.  
        SharePoint Online and SharePoint On-prem devices not listed under User or Group-centric Permissions view
      2.  
        The Activity Pattern Map does not capture the activities performed on folders for cloud sources
      3.  
        Data Insight captures audit events only for document library and its child paths
      4.  
        Incorrect scan status is displayed for Documentum paths
      5.  
        Documentum paths with same names are not considered as different paths
      6.  
        Broken permission inheritance icon is displayed for Documentum and OneDrive paths
      7.  
        Permissions are not supported for certain data sources
      8.  
        Some data sources do not honor the settings configured under Settings > Scanning and Event monitoring
      9.  
        Security event not monitored for certain devices
      10.  
        Certain paths cannot be uploaded using CSV file
      11.  
        Audit events are not collected for site collections containing UTF-8 characters
      12.  
        I18N characters in site collections are not supported
      13.  
        Incorrect information in report outputs and Workspace tab about Documentum paths
      14.  
        The Scan History tab does not display throughput for certain data sources
      15.  
        Audit events for OneDrive and SharePoint Online data sources take longer to get displayed on the Console
      16.  
        The Go-to bar does not return search results for Documentum paths
      17.  
        Multi-byte characters not supported
      18.  
        Toolbar error
      19.  
        Incorrect status of folder displayed
      20.  
        Incorrect information in Inactive Directories report
      21.  
        Unwanted access events displayed
      22.  
        Data Insight cannot capture the IP addresses for events on certain platforms
      23.  
        Inconsistency between permissions view of Windows and Data Insight
      24.  
        Error fetching data displayed
      25.  
        Error in inactive users information
      26.  
        SharePoint create event displayed incorrectly
      27.  
        Custom attribute widget issue
      28.  
        Incorrect disk space computation displayed on Workspace tab for NFS shares
      29.  
        Share or site collections on disabled filers or Web applications are displayed in charts
      30.  
        Error displayed while adding a VxFS filer
      31.  
        Scan status incorrectly displayed on scanning dashboard
      32.  
        Incorrect icon displayed in the reports wizard
      33.  
        Newly added Enterprise Vault servers are not displayed in the Filer Mapping page
      34.  
        Duplicate entry for the Enterprise Vault server is allowed
      35.  
        Dashboard report fails, if filers and domains are not configured in Data Insight
      36.  
        Social Network Map fails to render for the shares that have large number of active users
      37.  
        Mismatch between permission entries displayed in Windows interface and Data Insight console
      38.  
        Incorrect file size may be displayed for archived files in an EMC Celerra file server
      39.  
        EVFolderPoint.xml file may be displayed in the Workspace
      40.  
        Incorrect recommendation count displayed
      41.  
        Permission recommendations for renamed folders may not be accurate
      42.  
        Broken membership in case of local groups leads to misleading permissions
      43.  
        Some filers are not auto-mapped for wrongly configured Enterprise Vault servers
      44.  
        Exception is displayed while trying to archive a batch of file using the Enterprise Vault
      45. Domain filter does not work as expected in some cases
        1.  
          Workaround
      46.  
        DFS share mapping and its configuration is not removed when the corresponding physical share is deleted
      47.  
        In Data Inventory reports, the DLP policy names are not displayed against the files
      48.  
        Pipe character in share name not supported
      49.  
        Display name for users appears blank
      50.  
        Enabling or disabling of audits for site collections may take longer time
      51.  
        Data Inventory Reports may produce incorrect output in certain cases
      52.  
        Sorting by paths or custodians does not work in the Ownership Confirmation workflow creation wizard
      53.  
        A workflow that is in submitted state cannot be canceled.
      54.  
        The count of resources to which a custodian is assigned is displayed incorrectly.
      55.  
        Custodian assignment may take a long time to complete.
      56.  
        Permission remediation emails may display incorrect values for some variables
      57.  
        The sort functionality does not work for NFS paths in the Self-Service portal.
      58.  
        SID History displayed as parent group
      59.  
        Ownership Confirmation workflow does not work for certain NFS paths
      60.  
        Attempt to add/upgrade license results in showing success message regardless of validity of the license file
      61.  
        Error message may appear while applying recommendations
      62.  
        For Box type source, navigation back from a shared folder may fail
      63.  
        Search for well-known SIDs may yield partial results
      64.  
        DLP policy filter displays some obsolete policies
      65.  
        Some user attributes may be unavailable as filters in User Risk dashboard
      66.  
        Exact string may fail to display desired suggestion in go-to bar
      67.  
        Low screen resolution clips Pagination bar, columns
      68.  
        Exclusion rules for SharePoint paths are case-sensitive
      69.  
        Default landing page for Storage Administrator role is incorrect
      70.  
        Results of a filter remain persistent in Directory Services view
      71.  
        Workspace may incorrectly indicate Box devices as inactive
      72.  
        You may not be able to search for activity by users with I18N characters
      73.  
        Permissions Search Report fails if attribute filters include I18N characters
      74.  
        Navigating across tabs resets filters in Workspace
      75.  
        Permission search report does not display nested DFS paths
      76.  
        Forward slash appears in Access details paths report for Box devices
      77.  
        Server notifications may reflect incorrect file count
      78.  
        Remove Permissions panel in Permissions Search report may not display list of paths and trustees
      79.  
        User Risk Dashboard does not display analytics attributes after upgrade
      80.  
        Inclusion/Exclusion attribute queries do not work for Group custom attributes
      81.  
        Unable to search for activity by users with Chinese characters
      82.  
        When using a CSV file to upload paths to reports, a red cross appears for the paths
      83.  
        Data Insight implicitly adds the groupType Active Directory attribute
      84.  
        SharePoint paths filtered as a part of Scanner exclude rule are marked as deleted and not displayed on UI
      85.  
        Active user count for Ownership Confirmation workflows not displayed on Portal UI
      86.  
        Sometimes the sensitive file and other columns do not display the correct count
      87.  
        Reports cannot be searched using comma separated labels
      88.  
        The classification status of certain paths invariably appears to be in in-progress state
      89.  
        Paths with special characters cannot be classified
      90.  
        An error is reported during content scan of Box
      91.  
        Files and folders do not inherit the Custodian assignment
      92.  
        LIF associated with a share is not considered on upgrading Data Insight
      93.  
        Discrepancy in the count of paths that failed classification
    2. Other Issues
      1.  
        No real-time alerts are generated for BOX and OneDrive paths
      2.  
        Excel Services Viewers group is displayed as an account level group in Sharepoint Online
      3.  
        License uploading results in an empty file named "upload"
      4.  
        Tesseract needs to be uninstalled manually upon Data Insight uninstallation
      5.  
        Inaccurate Entitlement Review report output for SharePoint Online and SharePoint On-prem devices
      6.  
        Group Change Impact Analysis report does not work for SharePoint Online and SharePoint On-prem devices
      7.  
        The mxuserwriter.exe process fails due to over consumption of memory
      8.  
        Collector process became unresponsive on rare instances
      9.  
        Scanner infinitely scans circular symlinks
      10.  
        Capacity Reports are generated for all filers irrespective of RBAC configuration
      11.  
        Error in displaying selected result entry
      12.  
        Vfilers wrongly capture open events on folder paths as events on file paths
      13.  
        Deletion of a Collector node fails even after disassociating all filers
      14.  
        User with Product Administrator role unable to edit share
      15.  
        Unable to restore tabs
      16.  
        Scan resync does not work for certain scenarios
      17.  
        Security event not monitored
      18.  
        Create event not captured
      19.  
        Container and directory service name limitation
      20.  
        Incorrect default schedule displayed
      21.  
        Special characters in NFS paths cause NFS scanner to fail
      22.  
        Incorrect default schedule displayed
      23.  
        Error in deleting report output
      24.  
        Port number for LDAP directory server required
      25.  
        Exclamation mark in user name not supported
      26.  
        A security event does not change last modified by value for a destination folder
      27.  
        The job scheduling settings require modification
      28.  
        The scan history graph does not display the data as expected
      29.  
        Limited support in the Entitlement Review report
      30.  
        Issue with launching installer from mapped drive
      31.  
        Issue with same NFS export and CIFS share name
      32.  
        The scanned shares and the total scan count does not match
      33.  
        Access Summary for Paths report displays all active users of a share
      34.  
        Limited support for claims-based authenticated Web applications for SharePoint
      35.  
        Inactive users view and report does not consider share-level permissions
      36.  
        Attempt to archive a file using the Enterprise Vault fails
      37.  
        Group Change Analysis report does not report loss of access if users part of built-in groups
      38.  
        Filer Mapping page does not reflect the changes in the settings for the Enterprise Vault servers
      39.  
        Generic device issue
      40.  
        Connection to the Enterprise Vault server fails if host name is used
      41.  
        Stop DataInsightFPolicy service before shutting down a Collector node
      42.  
        Data Insight cannot retrieve retention categories with certain characters
      43.  
        Issue with assigning NIS and LDAP users as custodians
      44.  
        Disabled icon not displayed
      45.  
        Issue with computing custodian for root site collection
      46.  
        Size of parent folder is not updated
      47.  
        Issue with pagination on Audit Logs view
      48.  
        Issue with LHS filter
      49.  
        mxcustodian.exe is slow in case of large number of paths
      50.  
        Certain reports do not honor the global data owner policy
      51.  
        Incorrect information displayed for migrated user
      52.  
        Issue with workflow creation if services on Indexer are down
      53.  
      54.  
        Query with I18N characters may fail to generate Permissions Search Report
      55.  
        Paths having double quotes are not added when using CSV method
      56.  
        Issue with report output on file group selection when configuring reports
  5. Fixed issues
    1.  
      Fixed issues in 6.1.4
    2.  
      Fixed issues in 6.1.3
    3.  
      Fixed issues in 6.1.2
    4.  
      Fixed issues in 6.1.1
    5.  
      Fixed issues in 6.1
  6. Appendix A. Documentation errata
    1.  
      Errata for the Data Insight Admin Guide
  7. Appendix B. Getting help
    1.  
      Using the product documentation
    2.  
      Data Insight Support

System requirements for classification components

Table: Minimum recommended system requirements for classification components lists the minimum recommended system requirements for classification components.

Table: Minimum recommended system requirements for classification components

Component

If classification is enabled

If Smart Classification is enabled

Management Server

  • Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, 2012 or 2012 R2, and 2016. The operating system must be 64-bit.

  • 16GB RAM

  • 8 CPU cores

  • Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, 2012 or 2012 R2, and 2016. The operating system must be 64-bit.

  • 128GB RAM

    Note:

    Provision additional 2 MB space per million paths.

  • 32 CPU cores

  • 200 GB of free disk space for temporary files which are created during the classification process.

Indexer worker node

  • Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, 2012 or 2012 R2, and 2016. The operating system must be 64-bit.

    Note:

    If classification role is assigned to Indexer and Collector node, then ensure that the operating system is Windows Server 2012 R2 or later.

  • 16GB RAM

  • 8 CPU cores

  • Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, 2012 or 2012 R2, and 2016. The operating system must be 64- bit.

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6.0 update 3 or higher, or version 7.0; 64-bit only.

  • 128GB RAM

    Note:

    Provision additional 2 MB space per million paths.

  • 32 CPU cores

  • 200 GB of free disk space for temporary files which are created during the classification process.

Collector worker node

  • Windows Server 2008, or 2008 R2; 64-bit Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, and 2016. The operating system must be 64-bit.

    Note:

    If classification role is assigned, then ensure that the operating system is Windows Server 2012 R2 or later.

  • 8GB RAM

  • 4 CPU cores

Same as when classification is enabled.

Classification Server

  • Windows Server 2012 R2, and 2016. The operating system must be 64-bit.

  • 32GB RAM

  • 16 CPU cores

Same as when classification is enabled.

Windows File Server agent node

  • Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, or 2016. The operating system must be 64-bit.

  • 8GB RAM

  • 4 CPU cores

Same as when classification is enabled.

Note:

In case of smaller deployments that have less than 10 million files or folders per share, the Smart Classification functionality requires 32GB RAM and 16 CPU cores. The requirements are determined based on the tests performed on our internal setups.