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)

11.5.02 patch release notes

The patch release includes all the previous patches of 11.5.xx .

The following changes are included in this release.

Capacity Manager section

Not applicable in this release.

Backup Manager Data Collection section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-64884

NetBackup IT Analytics now supports Dell EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery version 19.9.

SC-64902

NetBackup IT Analytics now supports EMC Avamar version 19.10.

Data collection section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-64253

Resolves an issue with historic data collection which failed when the date range was more than 48 hours.

A new advance parameter HISTORIC_TIME_INTERVAL_HOURS is incorporated.

For more information for its configuration and example, see NetBackup IT Analytics User Guide > Customize with advanced parameter > General Data Collection advanced parameter > HISTORIC_TIME_INTERVAL_HOURS section.

SC-65126

Resolves an issue where NetBackup IT Analytics displayed incorrect IP address of the hostname in the log file when checkinstall script was executed for data collection.

SC-65160

Resolves an issue with data collection of HP3 Par Meta Data Child Thread probe. NetBackup IT Analytics failed to persist the data and displayed error message [APT-DB-109189] - ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: number precision too large.

SC-65353

Resolves an issue where NetBackup IT Analytics displayed an error message as DELL EMC Networker : Duplicate jobs of object type 'Directory'.

Reports section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-63948

Resolves an issue with NetBackup Audit Report where loading the data in the report took an excessive amount of time.

SC-64611

Resolves an issue where the FETB column in NetBackup Client FETB report was incorrectly formatted.

SC-65091

Resolves an issue with Tape Media summary report. After saving the report template with filters, NetBackup IT Analytics displayed error message when accessing the report.

SC-65609

Resolves an issue where expanding the customs report menu folder takes more time than expected.

SC-65687

Resolves an issue when deleting a template. When a report instance was saved, using a template, user was not able to delete the instance even though it was not scheduled.

SC-65830

Resolves an issue with Storage Array Overview and Array Capacity & Utilization reports. There was mismatch of the data displayed for Array details probe.

SC-65958

Resolves an issue with Job Summary Report where NetBackup IT Analytics displayed time-out error when running the report.

Portal section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-58361

ALTA now supports Spring Boot and its dependencies of version 3.3.3.

SC-63747

NetBackup IT Analytics is enhanced to support Jackson-databind and Jackson-core version 2.16.0.

SC-64318

Resolves an issue of license installation failure on Windows OS when the PowerShell constrain mode was enabled.

SC-64682

Resolves an issue where NetBackup IT Analytics did not displayed the correct versions of data receiver and data collector.

SC-64783

NetBackup IT Analytics now supports retail price API for Azure billing replacing the previous RateCard API.

For more information of the new API, see https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices

SC-64867

Resolves an issue with REST API : /netbackup/security/anomaly-extension of NetBackup Security Details probe which failed with Response error code 400.

SC-64875

Resolves an issue where NetBackup IT Analytics incorrectly persisted the data of NetWorker Protection Details Probe in the database.

SC-65022

The following 2 issues are resolved:

  • Corrected the column mapping of SQL table apt_v_host_memory.

  • Resolved the discrepancy of virtual_memory_used_kb column from apt_v_host_memory_log SQL view. The total allocated memory was being referred as used memory.

SC-65142

NetBackup IT Analytics is enhanced to incorporate a new column backup_server_type to the apt_v_server SQL view. In the report filter, using bakup_server_type decrease the query output time instead of using server_type_name.

Also a column lifecycle_policy_version is added to the apt_v_nbu_lifecycle_policy SQL view.

SC-65251

Resolves an issue with portal upgrade where the upgrade utility does not perform check for the correct disk space requirement for successful upgrade.

SC-66043

Resolves an issue of host where the display_name was getting updated with the asset display name during the Job Details probe collection.

SC-66075

NetBackup IT Analytics is enhanced with the ability to enable or disable the host creation from Asset Collection. The new parameter Disable Host Creation from Asset Collection allows you to configure to create the host from Asset Collection.

Note:

If you select this parameter, NetBackup IT Analytics will NOT create host from Asset Collection.