Release notes for the latest v4.1.x CPM release
First time Installing? Watch the Install and Configure N2WS Backup & Recovery video tutorial
Patch upgrade:
- From 4.1.0 to 4.1.1. KB article: patch upgrade Patch File: 4.1.1_upgrade1.patch,
- From 4.1.1 to 4.1.1a. KB article: patch upgrade Patch File: 4.1.1a upgrade patch
Note: 4.1.1a patch is for CPM 4.1.1 ONLY
Note: Please read upgrade documentation before performing AMI/Patch upgrade!
Main New Features in v4.1.1:
Copy to S3
- Add Glacier Instant Retrieval storage type to copy to S3 functionality
Audit Logs:
- Improved
and more detailed audit logs
Main New Features in v4.1.0:
Backup & Recovery for SAP HANA
- Automate backup for SAP HANA in-memory database to an Amazon S3 repository and recover data with confidence to the original instance or to a new one with fully orchestrated recovery.
Additional AWS S3 Support
- Immutable Backups / Object Lock - Protect your data from accidental deletions as well as malicious attacks (like Ransomware) by creating immutable backups in your N2WS S3 repositories with the new S3 Object Lock integration enabled.
- RDS copy to S3 now supports Postgres engine, Archive to Glacier and Recover Users
Additional Amazon FSx Support
- Protect Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP alongside your other AWS services. Automate backup and benefit from orchestrated restore of all volumes or single volumes.
- Support for performing FsX Recovery via Recovery Scenarios
Additional VPC Clone Support
- Support for Transit gateway
- Improved support for VPC entities such as NAT Gateways and Route Tables
- Removed VPC size limitation
Additional Azure cloud Support
- DR option for VM & Disks
- Support for Azure MSSQL database backup
Change log:
Additional Patches: Additional patches on top of 4.1.1a
October 25, 2022 - version 4.1.1a
Enhancements:
N2WS-16523 - Add the ability to choose an encryption key
when recovering volume from S3
Issues fixed:
N2WS-21454 - Capture VPC fails with "TypeError: cannot unpack non-iterable bool object"
N2WS-21452 - Unprotected reports showing volumes despite being included in the backup
N2WS-21451 - Dropdown region for backup target is not being populated when target is in china
N2WS-21447 - EFS Recovery fail with "Recovery dry-run failure. Invalid availability zone Regional"
N2WS-21441 - Cpm-manage-regions utiity fail "with ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'api' "
N2WS-21438 - Azure Storage account does not display all the info
N2WS-21390 - Remove aws only tabs when license is only for Azure.
N2WS-21382 - Cleanup orphaned worker volumes
N2WS-21358 - Cannot add very large FSX to policy
N2WS-21314 - Agent schedules not refreshed after exclude time disabled
N2WS-21305 - UI search (in the top menu) always takes you to the dashboard
N2WS-21282 - Fix handling of custom encryption key (key without alias)
N2WS-21278 - Clone TGW fails with KeyError
N2WS-21085 - Store KMS key ARN in S3 snap record even if KMS init fails
N2WS-21029 - Cleanup for S3 immutable failing with "KeyError: True"
N2WS-20913 - Copy to S3 fails with "Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails"
N2WS-14009 - Do not raise alert for non-optimal worker instance type
September 5, 2022 - version 4.1.1
Enhancements:
N2WS-21239 - Backup/recovery support for new RDS instance types: db.m6i
N2WS-21091 - Improve Lifecycle performance by provisioning GP3 volumes' bandwidth
N2WS-20967 - Backup/recovery support for new EC2 instance types: m6i, M6id, C6id, c6a, c7g, x2idn, x2iedn, r6id, i4i
N2WS-20898 - Allow re-encryption of EBS volume snapshots from default ebs key to custom key during DR backup
N2WS-20872 - Improve Lifecycle performance by optimizing the workers
N2WS-20637 - Add UI option to enable/disable multiple policies
N2WS-20259 - Support VPC entity prefix list IDs
N2WS-20143 - Improve Lifecycle performance by using multiple volumes per snapshot
N2WS-19054 - Add support for KMS Multi Region Keys
N2WS-18686 - Add CPU Options to instance recovery scenario
Issues fixed:
N2WS-21240 - Glacier cleanup won't start unless there's S3 cleanup to do
N2WS-21238 - Snapshot tags not copied to DR
N2WS-21236 - Increase configuration process timeout
N2WS-21134 - VPC template downloaded via API is empty
N2WS-21123 - Verify email address for SES is not needed when not in sandbox mode
N2WS-21053 - Scheduled backup retries cancelled if tag scan finds an EFS resource
N2WS-21029 - Cleanup jobs failing with immutable backups enabled
N2WS-21014 - Add Azure backup logs to download log option
N2WS-21000 - Watchdog Killed DR process after not responding for more than 1800 seconds
N2WS-20913 - Copy to S3 fails with "Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails"
N2WS-20879 - Save button for updating SAML Certificate is greyed out
N2WS-20851 - Recovery fails with error "Instance i-1234 is in stopping state."
N2WS-20837 - S3 failing when versioning is enabled and then disabled
N2WS-20769 - Changing SSM/VSS option for a backup target does update correctly
N2WS-20766 - RDS export fails due to error "RestoreDBInstanceFromDBSnapshot operation: No default subnet detected"
N2WS-20758 - Clone VPC may fail without showing any error
N2WS-20695 - Create AWS backup account fails with "Cannot Locate Resource"
N2WS-20687 - Multiple VPC Capture issues
N2WS-20631 - Tag scan error "tag parser error: local variable 'policy' referenced before assignment "
N2WS-20598 - Marketplace AMI DR end with error instead of warning
N2WS-20492 - Using default option in "Encryption Key Detection" is not working
N2WS-20484 - Add Cost Explorer to the About license view
N2WS-20459 - Add grayed basic logs label to download logs popup
N2WS-20457 - Change this message to warning "Following 'app-aware' agents are not connected"
N2WS-20424 - Allow collecting worker logs when S3 is disabled by license
N2WS-20266 - VSS Backup stuck when backup target doesn't have SSM permissions
N2WS-20042 - incorrect private IP assignment on recovery
N2WS-19976 - Firewall rules are not recovered for Azure SQL server
N2WS-19175 - AWS backup report in download logs missing 2 columns
Security Fixes:
Apache/2.4.54– Apache upgraded to latest version
N2WS-20705 - Add support for selecting password rules and history
March 8, 2022 - version 4.1.0
Enhancements:
N2WS-20472 - Add support for "cpm_backup"
N2WS-20471 - Change tags from spaces to underscores in silent configuration
N2WS-19971 - Backup/recovery support for new EC2 instance types: t4g, m6a, m5zn, m6g, m6gd, g5, g5g, r6i, c6i, c5a, c5ad, c6g, c6gd, c6gn, r6g, r6gd, x2gd
N2WS-19728 - worker custom tags don't get applied to the mounted volumes
N2WS-19616 - Use EBS API to copy to S3 volumes with marketplace codes.
N2WS-19067 - Add option to minimize all list views toolbars and filter bars
N2WS-19011 - Add context menus to tables
N2WS-18929 - Add Tag scan log filter
N2WS-18912 - Add S3 Expired status to the backup report
N2WS-18888 - View Azure and AWS simultaneously
N2WS-18631 - Add support for EFS cross account DR
N2WS-17936 - Add support for regional/One-zone EFS recovery
N2WS-17677 - Add a mechanism to delete volumes that leaked from worker
N2WS-17613 - Add Support for recovery scenario from S3 for independent volume
N2WS-17567 - Add AMI ID to snapshot report
N2WS-16972 - Use GP3 volume type instead of GP2 for workers when copying small volumes
N2WS-16689 - Add option to disable EBS API for workers
N2WS-15689 - Persist columns widths
N2WS-15688 - Add option to customize columns display for tables
N2WS-13510 - Retain Parameter Group and Security Group settings on RDS recover
Issues fixed:
N2WS-20407 - FLR file corruption
N2WS-20379 - Possible invalid archive configuration
N2WS-20112 - Failing to terminate one zombie worker prevents from deleting other workers
N2WS-20096 - Cross-account recovery of encrypted volumes fails with watchdog timeout
N2WS-19901 - UI Agents screen times out
N2WS-19525 - Remove rds:CreateDBCluster from DR permission check
N2WS-19465 - Enable manual recovery scenario in force recovery mode
N2WS-19425 - Disable docker0 interface on CPM instance
N2WS-19177 - Announcements not cleared after upgrade
N2WS-19078 - Failed cross-account DR of encrypted volume creates "error" snapshots
N2WS-19898 - Alert for missing backups results shows wrong times due to DST
N2WS-19808 - Throughput capacity is missing from recovery window for fsx
N2WS-19829 - Can't create S3 Repository for bucket located in enabled region with assume role account type
N2WS-19790 - Improve cleanup performance
N2WS-19716 - Policy fails to load backup targets when region has EC2 with instance-store root volume
N2WS-15546 - AMI ID recovery textbox does not get updated with correct AMI ID
Security Fixes:
Apache/2.4.52– Apache upgraded to latest version
N2WS-18768 - Add password complexity & expiration
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