NetBackup IT Analytics Release Notes
End of support: WBEM, IBM XIV, and File Analytics
Starting with the next major release after NetBackup IT Analytics 11.6, support is discontinued for the following features, functionality, OS platforms, and database.
All Cohesity NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector policies will discontinue the use of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) with the next major release after NetBackup IT Analytics 11.6. WBEM is a set of systems-management technologies developed to unify management of distributed computing environments. It is used in some of the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collection policies. The table below lists NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector policies that use WBEM code and defines the impact of removing the WBEM on each Data Collector policy.
Table: Policies using WBEM code
Policy | Impacted version | Impact on collection |
|---|---|---|
Dell Compellent | No | N/A Dell Compellent is not supported since Jan 2, 2023. |
HP 3PAR | Earlier than Inform 2.3.1 (March 2014) | None. Cohesity does not support versions earlier than Inform 2.3.1. All versions lower than Inform 2.3.1 will be impacted. |
Cisco Switch | All | Complete collection. |
HP EVA | No | None. |
IBM Enterprise | No | None. |
EMC Clariion | No | None. |
EMC Symmetrix | Earlier than symcli 7.1.3 (November 2012 ) | None. Cohesity does not support versions earlier than symcli 7.1.3. All versions lower than symcli 7.1.3 will be impacted. |
Hitachi Storage | No | None. |
IBM SVC | All | Complete collection. |
IBM XIV | All | Performance collection. |
Net App 7 | No | None. |
Brocade Switch | Earlier than Brocade FOS 7.4 (July 2015) | None. Cohesity does not support versions earlier than Brocade FOS 7.4. All versions lower than Brocade FOS 7.4 will be impacted. |
Cohesity plans to rewrite the Data Collector policies for Cisco and IBM SVC to no longer require WBEM support.
This Data Collector Policy will be deprecated in the next major release after NetBackup IT Analytics 11.6.
This Data Collector Policy and feature will be deprecated in the next major release after NetBackup IT Analytics 11.6. File Analytics is currently available with NetBackup IT Analytics complete suite.