NetBackup IT Analytics Release Notes

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.0)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About NetBackup IT Analytics 11.0
  2. Patch release for version 11.0
    1. Patch releases: NetBackup IT Analytics
      1.  
        11.0.11 patch release notes
      2.  
        11.0.10 patch release notes
      3.  
        11.0.09 patch release notes
      4.  
        11.0.08 patch release notes
      5.  
        11.0.07 patch release notes
      6.  
        11.0.06 patch release notes
      7.  
        11.0.05 patch release notes
      8.  
        11.0.04 patch release notes
      9.  
        11.0.03 patch release notes
      10.  
        11.0.02 patch release notes
      11.  
        11.0.01 patch release notes
  3. What's new: Version 11.0 highlights
    1.  
      Supported product versions
    2.  
      Product name change and UI improvements
    3.  
      Foundation - the new license SKU
    4.  
      NetApp Cluster-Mode Data Collector Policy enhancement
    5.  
      Oracle and NetBackup IT Analytics services enhanced to use systemctl on Linux
    6.  
      Host Discovery and Collection view enhancement
    7.  
      New installer for Oracle 19c database application binaries on Windows
    8.  
      On-demand real-time logging
    9.  
      Enable debug logs for on-demand collection
    10.  
      View table report as chart and vice versa
    11.  
      Add custom headers and footers to reports and dashboards
    12.  
      Google Cloud Platform Data Collection policy
    13.  
      NetBackup Protection Plan support
    14.  
      NetBackup FETB collection support
    15.  
      Anomaly detection with analytics and alerts
    16.  
      Event audit logging with reports
    17.  
      NetBackup Host Certificates report and alert
    18.  
      NetBackup Non-Host Certificate Expiry report and alert
    19.  
      Syslog notifications for report-based alerts
    20.  
      Support for Oracle database binaries as shared service
    21.  
      IT Analytics ServiceNow App certified on Quebec and San Diego releases
    22.  
      Apply report scope only to backup servers
    23.  
      Provision for log4j vulnerabilities
    24.  
      Support for Veritas NetBackup deployed as Docker image
    25.  
      NetBackup IT Analytics Exporters
    26.  
      Install Data Collector using container
    27.  
      Intelligent alerting
    28.  
      VMware Data Collector Policy collects vSAN details
    29.  
      Brocade Switch Data Collector Policy enhanced to receive SNMP traps
    30.  
      Compute Resources Data Collector Policy
    31.  
      Resources Monitor probe for Veritas NetBackup Data Collector Policy
    32.  
      NetBackup Failed Login Attempts alert rule
    33.  
      Open NetBackup web UI from the IT Analytics Portal - (Patch - 2)
    34.  
      View report statistics from actions menu
    35.  
      Event audit enhanced to capture more user actions - (Patch 1)
    36.  
      Data changes in Array Capacity & Utilization report for Product/Vendor Hitachi Vantara - (v11.0 Patch4)
    37.  
      Bulk load of Port Attributes using csv file
    38.  
      EMC Avamar Inclusion and Exclusion list enhancements - (Patch 2)
    39.  
      Enhancements in EMC Avamar data collection - (Patch 2)
  4. Supported Systems
    1.  
      Data Collector supported operating systems
    2. Supported browsers and display resolution
      1.  
        Linux portal server: Exported and emailed reports
  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, optimizations, and End-of-Life (EOL)
    1.  
      Known issues
    2.  
      Optimization: Customize the Linux file handle setting for large collections
    3.  
      End-of-Life (EOL)

11.0.03 patch release notes

The 11.0.03 patch release includes all the previous patches of 10.6, 11.0, and up to 10.5.00 P14 patch fixes.

The following changes are included in this release.

Capacity Manager section

Not applicable in this release.

Backup Manager Data Collection section

Not applicable in this release.

Data collection section

Not applicable in this release.

Portal section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-23244

Enhanced portal Security by adding CSRF token in HTTP calls, allowing the users to login automatically from browser's new tab or Window, if the user's session is valid.

SC-40899

NetBackup IT Analytics now supports Apache Xerces-J XML parser version 2.12.2. The previous version of Apache Xerces-J XML parser, which is 2.12.1, was vulnerable to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. It was triggered by malformed XML data which affects the security.

SC-41946

Resolves an issue with the NetBackup Storage Unit Usage report, where the Backup Image Size field displayed the incorrect image size of the storage units.

SC-42165

The SQL Template Designer in Reports module is enhanced with the following:

  • The apt_v_tsm_stgpool_contents view now includes stg_pool_reporting_kbytes column.

  • The apt_v_tsm_occupancy_log view now includes stg_pool_log_mbytes and stg_pool_reporting_mbytes columns.

SC-42974

Resolves an issue with Array Capacity & Utilization report for Hitachi Vantara All-Flash Storage data collection. NetBackup IT Analytics reset the capacity values to Zero (0) during the data collection processing and displayed incorrectly on the report.

SC-44400

The monthly Oracle job is enhanced to reclaim the unused tablespaces of APTARE_TBS_DATA_20M and APTARE_TBS_DATA_1M tables. To successfully complete these tasks, portal users may be required to alter database privileges.

Note:

Refer to section NetBackup IT Analytics System Administrator Guide >> Tuning NetBackup IT Analytics >> Reclaiming free space from Oracle section.

SC-44403

Resolves an issue with Array Capacity & Utilization report. The report displayed an incorrect array name and serial number.

SC-44932

Resolves an issue with NetBackup collection using "SSH" method against NBU appliances running NetBackup version 10 / NBA version 5.