NetBackup IT Analytics Release Notes

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.3)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About NetBackup IT Analytics 11.3
  2. Patch releases
    1. Patch releases: NetBackup IT Analytics
      1.  
        11.3.06 patch release notes
      2.  
        11.3.05 patch release notes
      3.  
        11.3.04 patch release notes
      4.  
        11.3.03 patch release notes
      5.  
        11.3.02 patch release notes
      6.  
        11.3.01 patch release notes
  3. What's new
    1.  
      Ransomware administration available to all users
    2.  
      Ransomware scope governs the scorecard charts
    3.  
      Data-driven ransomware preparedness evaluation
    4.  
      Exclusive report for critical NetBackup event notifications
    5.  
      Fixed a security vulnerability associated with asymmetric encryption of credentials
    6.  
      Hours to wait before purging stale switch data increased to 96 hours
    7.  
      Real Time Job Details probe introduced
    8.  
      Modifications to Port and Switch reports
    9.  
      Customize Gauge charts colors
    10.  
      Enable multiple authentication for Portal access
    11.  
      Install NetBackup IT Analytics Portal at custom path on Linux hosts
    12.  
      Configure Data Collector through a registration file
    13.  
      Policies disabled for data collection
    14.  
      Telemetry probe added in Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy
    15.  
      VMware SDK is upgraded to 8.0
    16.  
      Utility to add Ransomware Scorecard questions and answers in bulk
    17.  
      Exported chart or dashboard may display a placeholder image
    18.  
      NetBackup IT Analytics supports Split Architecture installation
    19.  
      Scope selector enhanced to report on selective EEBs and Packages (patch 11.3.01)
    20.  
      Custom parameter datareceiver.security.authentication removed
    21.  
      NetBackup Job Status Summary by Policy Type report (patch 11.3.02)
    22.  
      Two new reports incorporated for Capacity Manager (patch - 11.3.02)
    23.  
      Data Collector Version Updates Summary report (patch 11.3.02)
    24.  
      Microsoft Azure Unattached Disks Summary report (patch 11.3.02)
    25.  
      Job Status Summary by Client (Patch 11.3.03)
    26.  
      OpsCenter transition (patch 11.3.04)
    27.  
      Client Summary Report (patch 11.3.05)
    28.  
      HPE Nimble and HP 3PAR (patch 11.3.05)
    29.  
      HPE StoreOnce supporting Gen 3 (patch 11.3.05)
  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
  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)

11.3.03 patch release notes

The patch release includes all the previous patches of 11.3.xx.

The following changes are included in this release.

Capacity Manager section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-58974

NetBackup IT Analytics is enhanced to support Powermax 8000 series and Unimax version 9.2.4.3 for EMC Symmetrix policy.

For more information, see NetBackup IT Analytics Certified Configuration Guide > Capacity Manager configuration > Supported systems and access requirements section.

Backup Manager Data Collection section

Not applicable in this release.

Data collection section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-57082

NetBackup IT Analytics is enhanced to persist NodeSymbol value in the database for Brocade Switch data collection.

SC-57571

Resolves an issue with Veritas NetBackup and EMC Avamar probes which displayed error message as ERROR - Decryption of RSA PKCS1 algorithm is not supported in the Data Collector logs.

SC-59086

Resolves an issue of sending invalid SSH packet to Brocade switch policy data collection using CLI method.

Reports

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-57663

NetBackup IT Analytics is enhanced to incorporate a new report, Job Status Summary by Client.

Portal section

Table: Enhancements and resolved issues

Issue Number

Description

SC-57156

Resolves an issue in Field Builder dialog box of Dynamic Template Designer. Some of the expressions specified in the dialog box were not getting persisted.

SC-57190

Resolves an issue when the Veritas BackupExec sub-system collection tries to post the error message, when the error occurred due to connection failure, to the NetBackup IT Analytics portal.

SC-57206

Resolves the Java heap issue that occurred due to low memory allocation for few utility scripts.

SC-57309

Resolves a database issue displayed in the Database Error Summary report where NetBackup IT Analytics portal displayed, value too large for column and unique constraint violation error messages.

SC-57312

Resolves an issue when executing Activity Details Probe of EMC Avamar policy. NetBackup IT Analytics displayed database error as value too large for the column.

SC-57562

Resolves an issue with HP Data Protector Media details probe. NetBackup IT Analytics displayed the database error message of invalid library.

SC-58365

The NetBackup policy is enhanced with Calculate File Hash attribute.

SC-58624

Resolves an issue with JWT token generation required for NetBackup REST API execution of NetBackup Primaries with multiple Trusted Master servers.

SC-58651

Resolves an issue with Instant Access jobs that was getting executed during Malware scans hence preventing data collection for Instant Access jobs.

SC-58654

Resolves an issue with VMWare Inventory probe which failed after upgrading from version 11.2.06 to 11.3.0.

SC-58774

Resolves an issue in Inventory where the Host was missing for some users when the portal was running in AuthZ mode.

SC-58777

Resolves an issue causing delayed execution of a SQL query due to data cardinality for NetBackup parent job and modification to enhance the query performance.

SC-59061

Resolves an issue with NetBackup primary servers with jobs for Instant Access / Malware Scan. The details were not getting persisted in the database.

SC-59548

Resolves an issue during portal upgrade to version 11.3.02. The data collectors which were configured to HTTPS but were automatically re-configured to HTTP during upgrade, caused the issue.