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What's New?
This release of Cyberstorage for VAST and Qumulo introduces enhanced audit data management capabilities, expanded platform support, and a comprehensive set of fixes and improvements based on customer feedback.
Features
Bulk-ingest for Easy Auditor
Re-ingest audit data from VAST audit files into Easy Auditor's SQL database, ensuring that audit records are up-to-date and accessible for analysis.
Key capabilities:
- Data Gap Recovery: Fill gaps in audit records due to connectivity loss by reading the audit records from VAST cluster and retrieving all missing events to ensure complete data access.
- Date Selection: Select specific audit files for ingestion from the user interface by choosing a cluster and specifying a date range. The software automatically selects then the corresponding events using the time interval provided.
- Queue Management: Submit multiple Bulk Ingest jobs that are automatically queued for sequential processing, ensuring no conflicts or overlap between jobs.
- Progress Monitoring: Monitor the status of files during the Bulk Ingest job and insure only the events in the selected time range are added.
- Efficient Distribution: Files are efficiently distributed across TurboAudit workers using a REST API allocation system based on the number of available workers.
Cluster Version Support
VAST
Added support for VAST up to version 5.2.
Qumulo
Added support for Qumulo up to version 7.5.
Platform Support
Version 4.2.0 introduces significant new platform support:
New Installation Methods
- Hyper-V (VHDX) - New hypervisor support with VHDX installation packages
- Nutanix (QCOW) - New hypervisor support with QCOW installation packages
Storage Platform Updates
- Qumulo Core 7.5.x - Added support for the latest Qumulo release
- VAST Cluster 5.2.x - Enhanced support for VAST environments
Operating System Enhancements
- Enhanced openSUSE Leap 15.5 - Now supported for upgrade operations
For a complete compatibility matrix including all supported platforms, operating systems, and hypervisors, see the Platform Support page.
Improvements
VIP Pool Failover Enhancements
- SMB-Only Seamless Failover: Added an option to force SMB seamless failover for all VIP Pools, even when protected paths contain NFS views
- Failover Notifications: Added success and failure notifications for both Qumulo and VAST failover jobs to confirm job completion status
DR Assistance UI Improvements
Disabled unsupported tabs in DR Assistance for VAST and Qumulo environments:
- Removed "Live Ops DR Testing" tab (not supported for VAST/Qumulo)
- Removed "Writable Snapshots" tab (not supported for VAST/Qumulo)
System Optimizations
- PowerScale Task Cleanup: Disabled default tasks related to PowerScale in VAST/Qumulo-only environments to reduce unnecessary processing
- Cluster Type Display: Login logs now correctly display cluster type instead of showing "Isilon-Cluster" for VAST and Qumulo systems
Release Notes
The release notes provide detailed information on fixes, known issues, and limitations introduced or identified in this version.
Refer to this document for visibility into the state of the release,
What's New in Documentation?
Improved Search
Feedback Feature
We have continued to improve the organization and usability of documentation for VAST and Qumulo environments.
4.2.0 Feature Documentation
Bulk-ingest for Easy Auditor
Documentation is now available for the Bulk-ingest feature, covering how to select audit files, configure ingestion jobs, and monitor progress.
VIP Pool Failover Enhancements
Updated documentation to include the new option to force SMB seamless failover for all VIP Pools, even when protected paths contain NFS views