NetBackup IT Analytics Release Notes

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.5)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About NetBackup IT Analytics 11.5
  2. Patch releases
    1. Patch releases: NetBackup IT Analytics
      1.  
        11.5.05 patch release notes
      2.  
        11.5.04 patch release notes
      3.  
        11.5.03 patch release notes
      4.  
        11.5.02 patch release notes
      5.  
        11.5.01 patch release notes
  3. What's new
    1.  
      Optimized Data Collector Administration on Portal
    2.  
      New Alert - Zero Cleaning Left
    3.  
      Provision to delete licenses from Portal
    4.  
      NetBackup Event Monitor probe enhanced to collect service status
    5.  
      Data Collector for consumption of encrypted private keys
    6.  
      Jobs Dashboard
    7.  
      Export or email reports without the need for generation (patch 11.4.04)
    8.  
      Centralized Windows Data Collection using SSH
    9.  
      Collect data from Veritas Flex Appliance attached to on-premise Netbackup
    10.  
      Improved duplicate host finding and merge
    11.  
      Host matching identifier
    12.  
      New system configuration to prevent Commvault hostname and display name swap
    13.  
      ExaGrid's Tiered Backup Storage for Backup (patch 11.4.07 and 11.5.01)
    14.  
      Schedule email and export of report and dashboard templates (patch 11.5.01)
    15.  
      Data collection from Cohesity DataProtect added to the Foundation license (patch 11.5.02)
    16.  
      Audit trail framework for host update
  4. Supported Systems
    1.  
      Portal supported operating systems
    2.  
      Data Collector supported operating systems
    3. Supported browsers and display resolution
      1.  
        Linux portal server: Exported and emailed reports
    4.  
      End-of-Life
  5. Installations and Upgrades
    1.  
      Portal installation memory requirements
    2.  
      Performance profiles and transmitted data
  6. Fixed issues
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Fixed issues
  7. Known Issues and Optimizations
    1.  
      Known issues
    2.  
      Optimization: Customize the Linux file handle setting for large collections
    3.  
      End-of-Life (EOL)

Host matching identifier

Host Matching Identifier is introduced for service providers managing multiple customers through a single NetBackup IT Analytics domain by creating customer-specific hosts. It helps to differentiate data collection from hosts with identical host names. The ability to enable or maintain Host Matching Identification on the Portal is restricted to the Super User or Administrator, with the option to manually grant access to specific users or user groups in the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal. To enable the feature, you must add the system-level parameter portal.hostMatchingIdentifier.enabled under Admin tab > Advanced > System Configuration > Custom Parameters and set its value to True.

Also, a new column Host Matching Identifier has been added to the reports on Hosts and Backup Servers visible through the Inventory view. You can add this column to the report through the Columns list displayed for the reports.

Note that adding or updating a Host Matching Identifier can result in duplicate host entries. Once a Host Matching Identifier is added to an Data Collector policy, the identifier text becomes an integral part of the host matching process and changing the identifier post collections results in creation of more hosts with the new identifier. Given this complexity and the expertise required to use this feature, the feature is by default disabled in the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.

For more information, see the Host matching identification in the NetBackup IT Analytics System Administrator Guide.