RELEASE NOTES HYCU Data Prtectin fr Nutanix Versin: 3.0.0 Prduct release date: April 2018 Dcument release date: April 2018
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Cntents What is new in this versin f HYCU 5 Oracle applicatin discvery 5 Active Directry authenticatin 5 Extended supprt fr an Exchange Server restre 5 Supprt fr Azure Archive strage tier 5 Extended licensing plicy 6 Other enhancements and fixes 6 What was new in previus versins f HYCU 6 Installatin ntes 8 Upgrade ntes 8 Supprted envirnments 8 Limitatins 9 HYCU dcumentatin set 9 4
What is new in this versin f HYCU This release f HYCU intrduces a variety f new backup and recvery features, key enhancements, and fixes that will help yu keep yur data prtected and safe in a simple and efficient way. Oracle applicatin discvery HYCU applicatin awareness has extended with Oracle database. In-built applicatin awareness nw lks inside yur virtual machines t detect als Oracle applicatins, prviding the cntext needed t cmpletely and cnsistently back up and restre them. Yu can restre either a whle Oracle applicatin r nly the selected tablespaces. When restring the tablespaces, yu can chse t restre them t a pint in time. Active Directry authenticatin Allws users t lg n t HYCU with an Active Directry accunt. HYCU nw allws yu t add users t user grups with different prtectin services an administratr prtectin service and a tenant prtectin service that define user rights within the backup envirnment. Each user within the same user grup has access t the same backup surces and is authrized t perfrm the same kind f actins. Active Directry authenticatin has been intrduced fr HYCU users, in additin t standard HYCU authenticatin. This allws users t lg n t HYCU with their Active Directry dmain accunt. Extended supprt fr an Exchange Server restre In additin t restring Exchange Server databases, yu can nw als restre mailbxes and public flders t their riginal r a different mailbx lcatin. Exchange Server supprt has als been extended t include Database Availability Grups, allwing yu t restre mailbx servers that are members f the Database Availability Grups. Supprt fr Azure Archive strage tier HYCU intrduces supprt fr the lwest cst tier fr rarely accessed data (mnthly r yearly archives where retentin is mre than 180 days). HYCU autmatically mves each data archive that has a retentin perid set t at least 180 days frm the Azure cl r ht 5
strage tier t the archive strage tier. By mving data archives t the archive strage tier, HYCU ensures yur data is stred mst cst-efficiently because the archive strage tier is ptimized fr string data that is nt accessed frequently and is stred fr at least 180 days. Extended licensing plicy The HYCU licensing plicy gives yu a pssibility t select the licensing apprach that better suits yu specific HYCU backup envirnment. Yu can decide fr licenses based n the number f prtected virtual machines r n the number f CPU sckets n all Nutanix clusters. Other enhancements and fixes The fllwing is a list f ther enhancements and fixes that cme with this release f HYCU: Extended SQL Server supprt t include als supprt fr AlwaysOn Availability Grups, allwing yu t restre databases that are part f the AlwaysOn Availability Grups. The HYCU deplyment n Nutanix ESXi clusters autmated t make the deplyment flw mre simple, quick, and easy. Enhanced security fr WinRM cnnectins. By default, HYCU uses HTTP t establish WinRM cnnectins. Hwever, if yu want t add an additinal layer f security, yu can nw cnfigure HYCU t use HTTPS fr WinRM cnnectins t virtual machines. Pssibility t specify a backup threshld value. When the amunt f changes n a virtual machine since the last full backup reaches the specified value, a new full backup is perfrmed instead f an incremental ne. Extended HYCU data prtectin t include Nutanix AHV clusters n which netwrk segmentatin is cnfigured. Ability t frce a full backup when perfrming a manual backup. Supprt fr the fllwing: Micrsft SQL Server 2017 Oracle 12c Fr detailed infrmatin abut all the new features, enhancements, and fixes, see HYCU Help. What was new in previus versins f HYCU The fllwing features, enhancements, and fixes were intrduced in previus versins f HYCU: 6
Data archive that enables yu t stre data fr future reference n a weekly, mnthly, r yearly basis. Pssibility t back up virtual machines frm their replicas in remte ffice/branch ffice (ROBO) envirnments. Ability t restre SQL Server data (either the whle applicatin instance r applicatin items nly) t anther applicatin instance. Extended restre ptins t include restring virtual machines and applicatins t a shared lcatin and restring individual files within virtual machine file systems n Linux. FIPS-cmpliant mde fr HYCU. Imprved iscsi backup target sizing by ffering a pssibility t increase the size f an iscsi backup target vlume. Imprved distributin f multiple backup cpies amng several backup targets. Extended peratin f HYCU t include envirnments that d nt use DNS servers. Imprved backup and restre perfrmance fr Amazn clud. Imprved perfrmance f the restre f individual files. Imprved handling f stalled jbs. Imprved filtering events by adding filtering by a categry t which events belng. Refined restre flw. Cnslidatin f jbs and backup statuses. Enriched custmer experience due t the incrpratin f the HYCU blueprint t the Nutanix Calm Marketplace, which prvides easy access t the applicatin and ne-click deplyment. Target encryptin fr keeping yur data safe. Pwer ptins (suspend and resume) fr cntrlling the HYCU backup cntrller activities. Backup windw fr setting up a time frame when yur backup jbs are allwed t run. Cncurrent backups t reduce the duratin f backups and the amunt f queued backup jbs. Faster recvery due t keeping snapshts frm multiple backups n the Nutanix cluster. iscsi backup target as a new type f backup target fr string the prtected data. Imprved backup and restre perfrmance due t the utilizatin f Nutanix vlume grups fr backing up and restring data. Shared lcatin fr restring individual files. Pssibility t expire backups manually. Ability t receive email ntificatins based n the ccurrence f a specific event. 7
HYCU REST API that can be used by external applicatins t interact with the HYCU backup cntrller, retrieve infrmatin frm it, and autmate tasks. Supprt fr the fllwing: VMware ESXi hypervisrs AWS S3-cmpatible strage Exchange Server applicatins Active Directry applicatins Azure Blb strage accunts Nutanix API changes intrduced with AOS 5.1.1.1 Nutanix AOS 5.1.2 and 5.5 Fr detailed infrmatin abut all features, enhancements, and fixes, see HYCU Help. Installatin ntes Fr Nutanix AHV clusters, the HYCU virtual appliance is distributed as a virtual disk image and yu can easily deply it by using the Nutanix Prism web cnsle. Fr Nutanix ESXi clusters, the HYCU virtual appliance is distributed as a virtual appliance package (virtual disk image and OVF template) and yu can easily deply it by using the VMware vsphere Web Client. Fr detailed infrmatin abut deplying the HYCU virtual appliance, see HYCU Help. Upgrade ntes Upgrading HYCU t versin 3.0.0 is pssible nly frm versin 2.0.1. If yu have an lder versin f HYCU, yu first need t upgrade it t 2.0.1. Fr detailed infrmatin abut upgrading HYCU, see HYCU Help. i Imprtant If after upgrading HYCU yu cannt assign a plicy t an already discvered SQL Server instance that is part f an AlwaysOn Availability Grup, make sure t reassign credentials t it. Supprted envirnments Fr infrmatin abut supprted envirnments and cmpatibility with ther prducts, see the HYCU Cmpatibility Matrix. This dcument is available as part f the HYCU dcumentatin set that is distributed tgether with the prduct. The mst recent versin f the HYCU Cmpatibility Matrix is lcated at https://supprt.hycu.cm. 8
Limitatins There are sme restrictins and limitatins that yu might encunter when FIPS-cmpliant mde is enabled. Fr details, cntact HYCU Supprt. HYCU dcumentatin set The HYCU dcumentatin set includes the fllwing dcuments: Distributed with the Available nline at the Dcument prduct HYCU prduct site HYCU Help h x HYCU User Guide h h HYCU Cmpatibility Matrix h h HYCU Release Ntes h h HYCU Trubleshting Guide h h HYCU Open Surce Licenses h x 9
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