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.  
        11.5.08 patch release notes
      2.  
        11.5.07 patch release notes
      3.  
        11.5.05 patch release notes
      4.  
        11.5.04 patch release notes
      5.  
        11.5.03 patch release notes
      6.  
        11.5.02 patch release notes
      7.  
        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)

11.5.08 patch release notes

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

The following changes are included in this release.

Backup Manager Data Collection section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-54797

Resolves documentation issue in Cohesity Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide for Cohesity NetBackup > Configure a Cohesity NetBackup Data Collector Policy > Add a Cohesity NetBackup Data Collector policy section. The document incorrectly mentioned the schedule for Backup Policies as Weekly and Monthly.

Reports section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-67695

Resolves an issue with NetBackup Policies report where the report header mis-aligns when a new inventory tab was added.

SC-68154

ALTAView: Resolves an issue with incorrect status code '999999' was displayed in the Exit Code column of Job Summary report.

SC-68579

Resolves an issue with nbdeployutil utility. The utility was persisting more than one occurrences of policy consumption metrics with different consumption amount at policy level for same client, policy with different images created in different time stamps. This created data discrepancies in FETB reports.

SC-68596

NetBackup IT Analytics is enhanced to displayed correct job size in the reports.

SC-71112

Resolves an issue with NetBackup Front Size by Workload report where converting pie chart to table format, NetBackup IT Analytics displayed incorrect report data.

Portal section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-65362

Resolves an issue with Job Finalized Successful Alert where alerts for restore jobs was missing.

SC-67449

Resolves an issue with the portal upgrade process where the process ignored the Oracle PLS error message and displayed portal upgrade success message.

SC-67585

Resolves the probe failure issue due to API login failure. NetBackup IT Analytics is enhanced to successfully execute the probe even after API login failure.

SC-67905

NetBackup IT Analytics is been enhanced to include the preUpgradeCheck.sh utility for Linux. Users can run this tool prior to upgrading the portal. The utility tool verifies the system users, group memberships, and the database user have the necessary permissions.

SC-68364

Resolves an issue where the last collection date used in NetBackup Job Details probe was getting deleted during cleanup of obsolete data for probe status information.

SC-68423

Resolves an issue with Array Capacity probe of Dell EMC Elastic cloud storage policy where NetBackup IT Analytics displayed error message - LogoutFailureException: Session logout failed.

SC-68558

Resolves an issue where upgrading the portal to version 11.5.02, the portal failed to display system anomalies.

SC-70771

Resolves an issue encountered when adding a Data Collector with Kerberos enabled.

SC-70779

Resolves an issue where some UI parameters were left uncategorized hence leading to incorrect UI entity placement.

SC-70847

NetBackup IT Analytics now supports Amazon Corretto version 17.0.15.6.1.

For more information, see Certified Configuration Guide, Supported third-party and open source products section

SC-71198

Resolves the database issue during the portal upgrade. The modification in column data type is not allowed having data . This scenario occurred during the portal upgrade from older version 11.5.05.

SC-71200

Resolves an issue in load password policy where NetBackup IT Analytics logged an error message - no data found.