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2026.4.1

Infrastructure Observability

This month's release includes the following enhancements:

Reports and Chart

In the Reports and Chart and UI areas, the following updates have been added:

  • Top N and Inventory Table charts: You can now filter data using a single metric. The supported filter operators are Above, Below, Equals, and In Between.

  • Entity Management: You can now delete custom properties. Before deletion, the system checks all instances to verify whether the custom property is currently in use.

Alarm

For the Alarm areas, the following updates have been added:

  • Single Metric Dynamic alarm rule type is now integrated with the new alarms engine. This rule type is available as a beta feature and is disabled by default. To enable it, install the histogramming service and turn on the feature using the appropriate UI service property. For detailed instructions, refer to the Single Metric Dynamic

  • Case Investigations: You can now manually delete old investigation documents and results. Additionally, a Delete if older than option has been added.

Pure Integration

The following enhancements have been added:

  • Network Interface Metrics: Ethernet CRC and Frame Error counts have been added.

  • Pure1 API: The Load Metric Max Value can now be retrieved from the Pure1 API.

  • Pure FlashArray: The Controller Mode attribute has been added.

  • Pure FlashArray Queues: Three new queue metrics have been introduced:

    • Queue_usec_per_mirrored_write_op

    • Queue_usec_per_read_op

    • Queue_usec_per_write_op

ProbeSW integration

The ProbeSW integration has been updated with new features:

  • A metric for the number of used and available ports per SAN Switch.

  • New Metrics added for SAN Switch Entity:

    • Total configured FC Ports

    • Online Ports

    • Free FC Ports

    • The above metrics are collected via SNMP.

  • An update to the All SAN Switch Entity Type to link the port usage metrics.

PowerMax integration

  • Starting with version 2026.4.1, PowerMax initiator names will be resolved to device alias or zone alias names.

  • This replaces the raw WWN-based identifiers with more meaningful names.

  • This name resolution is applied only when Cisco or Brocade switches are discovered in IO.

  • This name update happens every 24 hours. If the name is not updated on the day of install, then it will be updated the next day when the schedule runs again

Default WinRM Setting for Hyper-V

The com.vi.hyperv.winRM property is now enabled (true) by default. Since WinRM is required for the vast majority of Hyper-V installations, enabling it by default aligns with common deployment needs and helps reduce configuration issues and related support cases.

ProbeVM integration

In the ProbeVM integration for ESX, a Power-On status metric has been added for virtual machines and is now available at the ESX Host and ESX Cluster entity levels.

KVM Deployment Support

Added a supported deployment image for running Infrastructure Observability on KVM infrastructures. No functional changes were made to the existing KVM integration.

Nutanix integration

Support for Nutanix v4 (Prism Central) is provided as a beta release.

Security and Core Component Updates

With this release, several Infrastructure Observability core components have been updated to address security enhancements and align with the latest available versions. Updates to core components will continue across multiple release cycles. Core OS Upgrade: Starting with the 2026.4.1 release, the Core OS upgrade is generally available (GA). This is an in-place upgrade and is performed in the same way as a standard IO update, using a UPD bundle uploaded to the IO instance. All future update bundles will include and apply the Core OS upgrade by default.

Note

For this release, the Operating System Upgrade is contained in a separate release upgrade package that will upgrade the operating system and IO at the same time.

Automatic Job Discovery from AI Workloads

This release introduces unified “Job” visibility by automatically grouping related program executions into a single logical entity, enabling end-to-end tracking of AI training workloads. It provides consolidated metrics, timelines, and GPU associations at the job level to help you quickly identify failures, performance bottlenecks, and resource utilization trends.

Scheduling and Time Range Options for Reports

Added a new option as ‘Every Month First Day' in the ‘Run’ combo box. On selecting this, the reports will run on the first day of every month. Also, the “Previous Month’ option is added in the "Interval" combo box. On selecting this, the report time range will be the previous full month. Example: From 1st Day of Previous Month 12 AM to 1st day of current month 12 AM of appliance timezone.

Power Your AI Agents with IO Data

  • New MCP Server: Integrate Infrastructure Observability with your AI workflows using the industry-standard Model Context Protocol (MCP).

  • Context-Aware AI: Securely expose real-time metrics, inventory, and schema data to your AI agents.

  • Quick Setup: Configure LLM access in seconds from Settings > AI Configuration.

New or Fixed in Prior Releases

See New or Fixed in This Release for a list of changes in the current IO 2026.4.1 release.

2026.2.1

  • Reports and Charts updates : In Reports, Stacked Bar charts are now available as a chart type for the Top N chart family. You can select a specific granularity for individual charts when rendering graphs. The selected granularity applies only to the configured chart, enabling multiple charts within the same report to use different granularity levels.

  • Alarm configuration updates :

    • Easier rule setup with duplication: If you need a new alarm rule that is similar to an existing one, you can now use the new Copy Rule option to instantly duplicate any rule. It automatically copies the entity, metric, and evaluation settings, allowing you to make small, necessary adjustments before saving the new rule.

    • A clearer, more informative interface: The Alarms > Rules screen has been updated for better readability and information display. You can now see details such as configured metrics, threshold values, and evaluation time windows on the main screen, which simplifies quick reviews. Additionally, you can easily export this rule data to a CSV file or copy it to your Clipboard.

  • Enhanced integrations

    • NetApp ONTAP: Share-level inode metrics have been added.

    • Linux: Now includes a new Committed Memory metric and timeout flags for command sets.

    • The Version property is now available for the following integrations:

      • IBM Modular (Cluster, Node, Controller)

      • NetApp (Cluster, Array)

      • Dell PowerScale (Array, Cluster)

      • Dell PowerScale (Array, Cluster)

    • New Uptime metric

      The Uptime metric has been added for:

      • Infinidat (Array)

      • Pure FlashArray

      • Dell PowerScale (Cluster, Array, Node)

    • Dell PowerStore improvements : We've added CPU Utilization and Caching Media metrics.

    • HPE Primera and Alletra updates : Capacity-related metrics have been updated, and aggregation logic has been refined for better alignment with native UI values.

    • Note for VMAX/PowerMax users:

      When using VMAX/PowerMax Unisphere version 10.0 or later, the following property values are no longer available:

      • Total Allocated Capacity

      • SRP SLO Demands

      • SRP Storage Group Demand

2025.12.1

New

  • Hitachi Content Platform Integration Updates

    Several new Properties and Metrics have been added to the Hitachi Content Platform Integration, with focus on:

    • HCP System

    • HCP Node

    • HCP Volume

    • HCP Namespace

    • HCP Replication Link

    • HCP Tenant

    These updates provide deeper visibility into HCP infrastructure components. See the updated Integration Guide for new metric details and dashboard configurations.

  • Hitachi NAS System Integration Updates

    Three new metrics have been added to the Hitachi NAS File System entity:

    • Object Replication Bytes Remaining

    • Object Replication Bytes Transmitted

    • Object Replication Status

  • Hitachi VSP Integration Updates

    • Journal Groups

    • Consistency Groups

  • Dell Unity Integration Updates

    The Dell Unity Integration includes several new Entities:

    • Disks

    • LUNs

    • Pools

    • VVols (File and Datastore)

    • NAS Server

    • Array

Dell PowerMax Integration Updates

The Dell PowerMax Integration now includes metrics and properties for:

  • Disks

  • Disk Groups

  • Volumes

  • SFPs

Note

Note: Discovery and metric collection for Disks, Disk Groups, and Volumes is disabled by default due to potentially high element counts.

Refer to the User Guides and Metric Guides for the Hitachi VSP Integration for complete details.

Cisco SAN Switches - Additional SFP Properties

The SAN Switch Integration now collects several new SFP properties for Cisco SAN Switches, focusing on inventory and part information.

New SFP Properties:

  • Transceiver Name

  • Part Number

  • Serial Number

  • Revision

  • Cisco Part Number

  • Cisco Product ID

  • Transceiver Type

Requirements:

  • NX-API interface must be enabled on switches

  • Valid credentials required

  • Applicable from release 2025.7.1 and above

Note

Properties collected only when NX-API is enabled and credentials are valid. Refer to the SAN Switch Integration Guides for configuration details.

Public API Updates

The Public API has been enhanced with several new capabilities for this release.

  • New filtering options: Case-insensitive, Starts With, Ends With, Contains, Regex filtering (disabled by default).

  • New features: Top N Table output for API Data Queries and credential update endpoints for Brocade/Cisco FC Switches.

User Interface Updates

The User Interface has been enhanced in Alarm Configuration, Report Timelines, and Scheduling.

  • Alarm Configuration:

    • Bulk editing of alarm rules: Set severity, enable/disable rules, SNMP notifications, email notifications, and actions.

    • Export/Import alarm rules (same workflow as Report Templates).

  • Reports and Charts

    • Custom timeframes: Select specific days, hours, and minutes (applies to entire report and all charts).

    • Run Now for scheduled reports: Generate and deliver test reports immediately to verify email recipients and formatting.

  • New Property Added for VMware

    The system now discovers and captures MAC addresses for both Ethernet and virtual Ethernet ports as a new property. This MAC address data is leveraged to visualise the complete end-to-end IP topology - from the ESX host to storage, traversing switches and switch ports - providing a comprehensive view of network connectivity.

Security and Core Component Updates

Several Infrastructure Observability core components have been updated to:

  • Apply security patches

  • Upgrade to latest versions

2025.9.1

New

  • Single API for inventory data

    Added a new API to provide inventory data for various compute and storage entity types, for example, All Compute Hosts, All IP Switches, and All Storage Arrays. This initial release makes available the same metrics currently displayed in Virtana IO.

  • Virtana IO API improvement

    The Virtana IO API is now case-insensitive. Previously, the API contained upper and lower case sensitivity. This improvement now makes it easier to match on hostnames and new endpoints.

  • New metrics added for Brocade FC switches

    New metrics added for Brocade FC switches

    • system.fan.speed: Monitors the current fan sensor reading.

    • brocade.san.switch.power.supply.value: Monitors the current power supply sensor reading.

    • system.temperature.value: Monitors the current temperature sensor reading.

  • New metrics added for Cisco SAN Integration

  • New Metrics Added for Cisco FC Switch

    • Switch Sensor Entity: Airflow Sensor, Electric Current Sensor, Electric Potential AC Sensor, Electric Potential DC Sensor, Frequency Sensor, Relative Humidity Sensor, RPM Sensor, Rx/Tx Optical Power Sensor, Temperature Sensor

    • Power Supply Entity: FRU Total Available Current, FRU Total Drawn Current

  • Cisco Ports SFP Metrics

    • Previously, Port SFP metrics were available only for Brocade Switches. Now, the following Port metrics are also supported for Cisco Switches: Temperature, Voltage, Current, Tx Power, and Rx Power.

    Note

    For Cisco Switches, these metrics will only be collected if the newly added NX API is enabled and valid credentials are provided (applicable from release 2025.7.1 and later).

  • New metrics added for Linux and Windows Service Monitor

  • Dell PowerProtect Integration

    A new integration has been released to support the Dell PowerProtect line of systems. This initial release supports properties and metrics related to the hardware configuration, health, utilization performance and capacity of the systems.

  • Hitachi Content Platform Updates

    Several new properties and metrics have been added to the Hitachi Content Platform Integration, focusing on the Node, Tenant and Namespace areas.

  • Security and Core Component Updates

    With this release, several Infrastructure Observability core components have been updated to provide security updates and to bring them to the latest available versions.

  • Alarm Engine Update

    The redesigned Infrastructure Observability Alarm Engine is now available for testing. This updated engine can be installed and run in parallel with the current alarm system, which you can turn on using a specific property. This alarm engine focuses on Single Metric alarms that can use Properties as an evaluation source.

  • Hitachi NAS

    New metrics added:

    • Ethernet Receive Rate Peak, Ethernet Transmit Rate Peak , Ethernet Receive Rate Instantaneous, Ethernet Transmit Rate Instantaneous

    • Total Sessions, Active Sessions, Active Transfers, Total Incoming Bytes, Incoming Data for Active Sessions, Total Outgoing Bytes, Outgoing Data for Active Sessions, Total Incoming Files, Total Outgoing Files, Incoming Files for Active Sessions, Outgoing Files for Active Sessions

    • Virus Scan Count, Virus Scan Clean Count, Errored Virus Scans Count, Files Deleted Count, Files Quarantined Count, Infections Found Count,Infections Repaired Count, Actions Taken Count

    • Input Traps Count, Output Traps Count, Input ASN Parse Errors Count, Output ASN Parse Errors Count, Input General Errors Count, Output General Errors Count, Proxy Drops Count, Silent Drops Count, Input Packets Count, Output Packets Count

    • TCP Failed Connections

    • NVRAM Size (Bytes), NVRAM Max Used (Bytes), NVRAM Currently In Use (Bytes)

    • SMBv2 Orphan File Reopen Failures, SMBv2 Dur Preserve Orphan Failures, SMBv2 Dur Reopened File ID Alloc Failures, SMBv2 Shares Mapped, SMBv2 Transport Disconnects, SMBv2 Unorphaned Files Reopened

    • SMBv3 Orphan File Reopen Failures, SMBv3 Dur Preserve Orphan Failures, SMBv3 Dur Reopened File ID Alloc Failures, SMBv3 Shares Mapped, SMBv3 Transport Disconnects, SMBv3 Unorphaned Files Reopened

    • iSCSI Current Connections, iSCSI Current Sessions

    • Total OPS, File System OPS

2025.7.1

New

  • Support for IO Deployments

    In Nutanix AHV Infrastructure Observability (IO) deployment options now include support for Nutanix Acropolis HyperVisor (AHV) environments. Refer to the IO Admin Guide and Deployment Guides for specific information and instructions on Nutanix AHV deployments.

  • New Chart Type: Stacked Area Charts

    In this release of IO, reports can now be configured to use a new chart option: Stacked Area Charts. These are supported when using a TopN-Trend chart and can be enabled via a checkbox in the ‘Parameters’ tab during chart configuration.

  • IBM SVC Integration and Entity Renaming

    The IBM SVC Integration has been renamed to IBM Modular Storage Integration. This change reflects the expanded array support, which now includes the FlashSystem series in addition to the Storage Virtualization Controller. The associated entities have also been renamed, replacing the prefix ‘SVC’ with ‘IBM Mod’. For deployments using both SVC and IBM FlashSystem, the ProductName property can be used to filter between the two platforms.

  • Linux OS Integration Updates:

    Several new properties and metrics have been added to the Linux Integration, including Network Interface MTU, Disk Model/Vendor, and volume-specific metrics.

  • Hitachi VSP Integration Updates

    Additional properties and metrics have been introduced for the Hitachi VSP Block Storage system integration, covering Volumes and Capacity.

  • NetApp ONTAP Integration Updates

    New properties and metrics have been added to the NetApp ONTAP integration, particularly for Clusters, Aggregates, Qtrees, and Disks.

  • Switch Port Entity and Metric Updates

    Switch port entities for both FC and IP switching have been updated to support user-defined alias names.

    • For IP or Nexus switch ports, the alias appears under the property Port Description.

    • For IP or Nexus switch ports, the alias appears under the property Port Description.

    Additionally, new discrete error metrics have been added for Cisco Nexus and IP switches, including CRCs, Pause Frames, Giants, and Runts.

  • Cisco Fibre Channel Switch Integration Updates

    Additional metrics and properties have been added or updated for Cisco Fibre Channel (FC) switch integrations. These include updates for per-port SFP data.

    Note

    SFP light level, voltage, and temperature metrics are not included in this release but will be added in a future update.

  • Security and Core Component Updates

    This release includes updates to core IO components to address security vulnerabilities and align with the latest available versions. These core component updates will continue across upcoming release cycles.

  • Firmware Update for FC Probes

    Firmware version 2025.7.1 is now available for FC Probes. This update addresses several reported security vulnerabilities.

  • Ability to export Inventory Tables as CSV

    In this release of IO, reports containing Inventory Tables will be exported as CSV. This allows for the scheduled running and delivery of reports via Email. Reports with multiple inventory tables will have the tables in a CSV format and delivered as a zip file of all inventory tables in the report.

2025.5.1

New

  • FIPS 140 Support.

    The Infrastructure Observability platform now adheres to the FIPS 140 security standards. As part of the effort to add FIPS 140 support, some Core Components were updated.

  • User Interface/Report Requested Enhancements.

    In this release of IO, reports containing Inventory Tables can be exported as CSV. This allows for the scheduled running and delivery of reports via Email. Reports with multiple tables will have the tables in a CSV format and delivered as a zip file of all tables in the report.

  • Integration for Hitachi Universal Compute Platform (BETA).

    A new integration has been released for testing that supports the Hitachi Universal Compute Platform. This initial release supports properties and metrics related to the hardware configuration and environmental status of the systems. Additional data points will be added in the future.

  • Support for Windows Server 2025 in the Windows OS Integration.

    With this release, the Windows OS Integration supports Windows Server 2025. Refer to the Release Notes for the Windows OS Integration for details.

  • OS Integration Updates, Metric and Property additions.

    Several enhancements have been implemented in the Windows OS and Linux OS Integrations to support enhanced scalability and performance improvements. In addition, several new Properties and Metrics have been added to the Windows and Linux Integrations, including System Uptime, Disk, Volume and FileSystem specific properties, and Network Adapter Properties. Refer to the Release Notes and Metric Guides for the Windows OS Integration and Linux OS Integration for details.

  • Public API Updates for Bulk CRUD operations on Windows and Linux OS Integration hosts.

    Public API Updates for Bulk CRUD operations on Windows and Linux OS Integration hosts.

  • Compute Virtualization Integration Metric and Property additions.

    Several properties and metrics have been added for the VMware vCenter and Microsoft Hyper-V Entities, including VM Uptime, Virtual Storage Device Type, Host Capacity, HBA and Network Interfaces and Resource Group Mappings. Refer to the Release Notes for the VMware vCenter and Microsoft Hyper-V Integrations for details.

  • Hitachi NAS and Integration Updates.

    Additional Properties and Metrics have been added for the Hitachi Network-Attached Storage (HNAS) system Integration, including Nodes, Virtual Volumes, Shares, FileSystems and SystemDevices. See Release Notes and Metrics Guides for details.

  • Pure Integration Metric and Property Updates.

    Several properties and metrics have been added for the Pure FlashArray Integration, including information regarding the Pure FlashArray Drives and Controllers. See the Pure FlashArray Integration Release Notes and Metrics Guides for details.

  • Brocade Fiber Channel Switch Integration Updates.

    Additional Metrics and Properties have been added to or updated in the Fiber Channel Switch Integration for Brocade FC Switches. These changes include updates for port Buffer Configuration and usage, NPIV configuration and Supported Port Speeds. Refer to the IO Release Notes and Metric Guides for details.

  • Security and Core Component Updates.

    With this release, several Infrastructure Observability core components have been updated to provide security updates and to bring them to the latest available versions. These updates to core components will continue for several release cycles. See the IO Release Notes for details.

2025.3.1

New

  • Workload Right Sizer Analytic: The Workload Right Sizer Analytic has been updated to support additional Compute Virtualization technologies, including VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix Acropolis HV, and Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM).

  • Hitachi NAS and Hitachi Content Platform Integration: Additional Entities and Metrics have been added for the Hitachi Network-Attached Storage (HNAS) and Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) system Integrations. See Release Notes and Metrics Guides for details.

  • Enhanced support for iSCSI topology and metrics: This release adds new metrics to several Integrations to improve the topology mappings and metrics for iSCSI-presented storage. The updated integrations include VMware, Windows, and Linux OS, Inifinidat, IBM FlashSystem 9500 (via the IBM Mod Integration), and Pure FlashArray. For specifics, refer to the Release Notes for individual Integrations.

  • Support for Windows Server 2022 in the Windows OS Integration: With this release, the Windows OS Integration supports Windows Server 2022. Refer to the Release Notes for the Windows OS Integration for details.

  • Fiber Channel Switch Integration: Additional Entities, Metrics, and Properties have been added to or updated in the Fiber Channel Switch Integration. These changes include updates for Field Replaceable Unit status monitoring, port operational status, and additional slow-drain detection metrics from Cisco. Also added is support for SNMPv3 Privacy AES-256. Refer to the IO Release Notes and Metric Guides for details.

  • New entities have been added for Cisco and Brocade: Switch Fan, Switch Power Supply, Switch LED, and Switch Sensor.

  • Several Requested Enhancements have been added to the User Interface in this release.

    • The list of improvements includes:

      - A System Notification when a Backup is in Progress, including a timestamp indicating the date/time of the start of the backup

      - The ability to expand all / collapse all fields in the License Report

      - On the Hardware Diagnostics screen in the Performance Probe section, the Switch Port associated with the monitored storage port has been added.

      - In the Entity Matching Utility window, the Creation Date of unassigned HBA Ports and Storage Ports has been added to the dialog window.

  • Security and Core Component: With this release, several Infrastructure Observability core components have been updated to provide security updates and to bring them to the latest available versions. These updates to core components will continue for several release cycles. See the IO Release Notes for details.

  • Cisco:

    New metrics have been added: Cisco Fan Status, Cisco LED Status, Cisco Power Status, Cisco Switch Partition Status, Cisco Switch Partition Utilization, Cisco Sensor Status, Cisco Port Operation Status, Cisco Slow Port Operation Delay, Loss Of Credit, Cisco Average B2B Transitions to Zero in Interval, Cisco B2B Transitions to Zero in Interval, Slow Port Event Count, System Uptime, System Uptime (Days), Module Status.

  • Brocade:

    New metrics have been added: Brocade Switch Operation Status, Brocade Beacon Operation Status, Brocade BP Status, Brocade CP Status, Brocade HA Status, Brocade Flash Operation Status, Brocade FRU Status, Brocade Port Operation Status, Brocade Port Physical Status, Brocade Port Admin Status, System Uptime, System Uptime (Days), Module Status.

  • VMWare Configuration: New entity type ESX iSCSI Storage Adapter has been added to show discovered VMware iSCSI storage adapter.

  • iSCSI storage adapter metrics have been added for entity type ESX iSCSI Storage Adapter.

  • A new property, Transport, has been added for entity type ScsiDisk.

  • AES 256 has been added as an option in the SNMP Privacy Protocol drop-down.

8.0.0 Release

New

  • Shell Updates Implemented updates for Hitachi VSP, VPLEX, HPE3PAR, Infinibox, PowerStore, Unity, XtremIO, and IBM Mod.

  • Java Updates : Updated Java components for Isilon, NetApp, PowerMax, and IBM Mod.

  • Bug Fixes: Addressed issues in Pure and Nutanix integrations.

  • The integration now supports obtaining the IQN (iSCSI Qualified Name) address from ESX Host discovery. The system automatically creates an internal entity called "iSCSIAddress", which can be used for linking iSCSI storage arrays, such as NetApp and Pure.

  • The action service now supports multiple target configurations and includes an HTTP action type.

  • Linux : If this is used on a 7.2.6 appliance, the new property will show, but it will not show topology for iscsi. If this integration is used on 8.0.0 appliance, it will show property and also the topology related to iSCSi.

  • Netflow integration cannot be correctly configured in a Kubernetes environment.

  • Keycloak authentication:

    IO now supports authentication using Keycloak tokens provided by VP. When a user logs in to the IO tab within VP, the Keycloak token is validated with the Keycloak server, and IO creates its session token for the user.

    There are two configurable UI service properties for customizing the Keycloak server URL and client ID:

    com.vi.keycloak.server.url

    com.vi.keycloak.client.id

    By default, these are set to the VP Keycloak server settings, and modifications are only needed if you wish to connect to a different server. Additionally, IO users will be automatically created if they do not already exist. When a new user is created during Keycloak login, the default role assigned will be "io-readonly." This default role can be changed using the UI property com.vi.keycloak.newuser.role, with the options being "io-user," "io-admin," or "io-readonly."

  • Brocade Discovery: New properties have been added:

    • brocadeRestApiUseHttps

    • brocadeRestApiPort

7.2.6 Release

New

  • Third-Party Framework for Communication Platforms

    In this release, we've developed a framework to integrate messaging for alerts and data presentation with third-party communication systems. This framework currently supports Microsoft Teams, Webex, Slack, Mattermost, and HTTP, and can be extended to other platforms in the future.

  • Public API Orchestration Improvements

    The Public API has been updated to streamline path topology and relationship information retrieval for Hosts, regardless of Host Entity Type.

  • Hitachi NAS and Hitachi Content Platform Integrations

    Two new integrations for Hitachi Network-Attached Storage (HNAS) and Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) systems are now in the Beta stage.

  • Linux and Windows Integration Updates

    New metrics have been added to the Windows and Linux Host OS Integrations. For specific details, please refer to the Release Notes for the Windows and Linux OS Integrations.

  • Fiber Channel Switch Discovery/Presentation of Device Symbolic Name

    Symbolic Names of Fiber Channel attached devices are now visible as a property for the device. For HBAs, this information may include the HBA Model, Driver, and Firmware Version if the device registers that information with the Fabric Name Server.

  • Hitachi VSP Integration Metric Updates

    New metrics have been added to the Hitachi VSP Storage Array Integration.

  • VMware Integration Metric Updates

    New metrics have been added to the VMware (ProbeVM) Integration.

  • Single Metric Dynamic Alarm Updates

    A new rule type has been added to the rule list in the Single Metric Dynamic Alarm feature.

  • DIO: CouchDB Database and Slack Notification Updates

    • CouchDB Restoration: Users cannot restore an older CouchDB database on DIO 7.2.6 or later versions. If a restore is needed, they must first perform a fresh install of DIO 7.2.5 or earlier. Once upgraded to DIO 7.2.6, it is highly recommended to perform a backup immediately.

    • Slack notifications in DIO will not work after upgrading to 7.2.6.

    • The CouchDB version remains the same as in the 7.2.5 release.

    • DIO 7.2.6 is the last official release for DIO.

  • IO: CouchDB Restoration

    Users cannot restore an older CouchDB database on IO 7.2.6 or later versions. If a restore is needed, they must first perform a fresh install of IO 7.2.5 or earlier. After installation, they should apply the IO 7.2.6 UPD, which will execute the migration workflow to upgrade to CouchDB 3.x.It is highly recommended that once the appliance is upgraded to CouchDB 3.x, users immediately perform a backup.

  • New API

    Added a new API (beta) which, starting from an ESX Host, linux, windows, KVM host, will traverse the topology and return a deduplicate subset of entities. Entities will be unified with logically equivalent entities from other data sources.

  • Cisco/Brocade Discovery: For HBA Ports, we have added a new property called 'Model Driver Info'. This property includes detailed HBA data such as the HBA model, driver/version, and firmware version for HBA Ports discovered during Cisco/Brocade Discovery.

7.2.5 Release

New

  • Brocade and Cisco Fiber Channel Switch Integration Updates.

    With this release, new metrics have been added to the Brocade and Cisco SAN Integration.

    CPU and Memory metrics for cisco / brocade san :

    1. CPU Utilization

    2. Memory Used in MB and percent

    3. Memory Free in MB and percent

    4. Total Memory in MB

  • A new UI Theme has been added to IO to match the UI themes used in Virtana Platform.

  • Multiple NIC Support in IO Virtual Edition

    If Virtual edition is deployed using "4220 MFG OVA", it has support for multiple network interface just like 4220 physical appliance. Go to Settings > Network Setup and utilities; under network ports , you can see additional ports, click edit to configure more NICs.

  • Core Security Updates to IO

    Several IO Core Updates were made to the IO services to address recent security vulnerabilities.

7.2.4 Release

New

  1. Support for Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0:

    • Single Sign On (SSO) functionality is now been supported.

    • IO 7.2.4 introduces support for SAML 2.0 Single-Sign On providers. This will allow organizations to choose their authentication methods and schemes, and is standards-based to support a wide range of providers and options. See the IO Administrator and User Guides for more details.

  2. Backup / Restore Enhancements

    • Before 7.2.4, Backup and Restore operations required a NAS share to store and retrieve backup archives. Added in 7.2.4 is the ability to transfer a backup image from a user-selected location for restores. This is accomplished by allowing the end user to upload a backup image that is locally stored on their system via the UI to the IO Appliance. See the IO Administrator and User Guides for more details.

  3. Pure FlashArray Integration Updates

    • With this release, the Pure FlashArray Integration now supports the Host Group construct, allowing for entity discovery and metric collection. In addition, the FlashArray model number and Firmware versions have been added as properties for the FlashArray Entities. Refer to the Pure FlashArray Integration Release Notes for specifics.

  4. Linux and Windows Integration Updates

    • With this release, new metrics have been added to the Windows and Linux Host OS Integrations. Refer to the Release Notes for the Windows and Linux OS Integrations for specifics.

  5. Support for the IBM FlashSystem 9500 Array

    • The IBM FlashSystem 9500 Array is now supported using the IBM IBM Mod Integration. See the Integration Release Notes and Admin Guide for specifics.

  6. Native Support for KVM OpenStack

    • The Kernel-Based VM (KVM) Integration now supports the OpenStack Architecture via native API methods. Refer to the Release Notes for the KVM Integration for specifics.

  7. Slack App Service Integration

    • Slack App Service Integration has been implemented. Supported Command line interface using Slack App.

  8. Integration bundle compatibility

    • Due to architecture changes and software package updates, the supported version gap going forward between IO and Integration Bundle releases will be limited to an N-2 model, starting with IO 7.2.4 and the March (2024) Integration Release Bundle. The earliest supported version of IO with the March 2024 Integration Bundle will be IO 7.2.2. Attempts to install the March 2024 Integration Bundle on IO Versions before 7.2.2 may result in inconsistent or unexpected behaviors.

7.2.3 Release

New

  1. Implementation of "Case Retention and Archival Schedule" which is available under Settings -> Case & Health Notification Management.

  2. "Metrics for ROI Reporting" which is available under Settings -> Administration -> Usage Data Collection.

  3. Removal of "Operating System" Integration (Legacy). If you are using this Integration, please contact Support to get it enabled.

  4. Clickable Metric popup window which is available for "Inventory > Summary View", "Overview Tab > Metadata > Property View" & "TopN Chart > List Card"

Fixed

  • Addressed Critical & High Security Vulnerabilities found by Nessus Scan.

  • Hyper-V WinRM Support- bug fixes.

7.2.2 Release

New

  1. Hyper-V : Support for new communication protocol using WinRM

  2. Public API : Implemented Top N data export capabilities

  3. VPlex Integration : implemented Topology with GA Release included

  4. Allowed support for Installation of SSL Certificate and Private key via IO UI

  5. Cisco Nexus : Implemented discovery and collection using Telemetry

Fixed

  • Addressed Critical & High Security Vulnerabilities found by Nessus Scan

7.2.1 Release

New

  1. Summary view for Compute Hosts : Added new link in Inventory screen for "All Compute Hosts". This link opens a new inventory view which shows combined view of  different compute host types. Presently ESX Hosts, ESX VMs, Hosts,  HyperV Host, HyperV VM and IBM PowerVM are shown in this view

  2. Overview tabs for the integrations are available for Linux, Windows, Solaris & Pure.

  3. Meta data improvement : Added new property "Also discovered as" for hosts. This shows hosts which are discovered from different integrations or manually added but represent same physical entity e.g. ESX Host discovered by VMWare and "Host" created manually for host ports or IP etc.

  4. Support to upgrade from CouchDB 1.6.1 to 3.2.2 (Optional)

  5. Added Global Entity search capability. The search bar is now available in all screens at top right corner. User can search by entity name. Optionally user may select entity type to limit search scope to specific entity type.

Fixed

  • The Open Case Report can now be downloaded in csv format. This shows all pages of the report.

  • Capacity Forecast Alarm emails used to have wrong units for threshold and values. This has been corrected now.

  • Fixed VMWare Integration memory leak issue.

  • Fixed issue with very large values for disk latency.

  • Fixed issue with detection of newly uploaded license in Integrations.

  • Fixed 'Failed to save documents ' error while saving CouchDB documents

7.2.0 Release

New

  1. A new default infrastructure dashboard has been enabled to demonstrate the overall health of the applications, infrastructure, the users, network and storage status. Insights have three predefined templates for compute, storage and network optimization. Analytics required for insights can be configured by the user in just a few simple clicks. The default schedule for this dashboard is every day at 4am UTC.

    1. Note when upgrading, new rules are enabled in the overview. Old overview tabs will be replaced with the newly designed tabs. The old dashboard is maintained but the new default infrastructure dashboard can be enabled and set as default from the report template.

  2. Navigation - Each Top N view,. tabular view, and open case view has a single click action to show the respective entity detail

  3. When logging into a new appliance for the first time, a new What's New dashboard displays the new features and screenshots.

  4. A new Open Cases Tabular report has been added. Users can create a new tabular report to show the list of entities.

  5. Tooltips - Each chart title tooltip has a detailed description of the new metrics used in that chart

  6. Overview tab - The common format for the quick summary of entity (metadata), its metrics, list of open cases and related entities are shown in new overview tabs. Related entities are users, components or container of that entity. For each of these, the case criticality charts are shown

  7. Topology - Each entity type now has a topology tab which displays the default topology of that entity

  8. The ability to set a defined time to enable SSH and auto-disable access once the time interval has elapsed

  9. The ability to set a defined time to enable RemoteWisdom and auto-disable access once the time interval as elapsed

Fixed

  • Resolved issue with Scheduled reports post upgrade to 7.1.8

  • In 3-node IO, Heap size changes were not taking effect on the manager node

7.1.8 Release

New

  • When configuring a chart for an entity/metric combination, when entities belonging to the selected metric have not yet been discovered, rather than an error message, you'll see a message about which Integration is missing and a button that links to its view.

Fixed

  • Resolved the sizing issue to allow the uber bundle for integrations to install without space limitations.

7.1.7 Release

New

  • The Virtana Platform Connectivity settings page now has an option of using a proxy server as part of the configuration.

  • Added support for ServiceNow's "Utah" release.

  • The single-node version of IO Virtual Edition now supports deployment on Microsoft Hyper-V. Refer to the Infrastructure Performance Management Virtual Edition for more information.

Fixed

  • None.

7.1.6 Release

New

  • Added a new, searchable column called Entity Types to the Report Templates list view that displays the entity type(s) associated with each report template.

  • The charts shown on entity Overview page view are now flexible and users may select the appropriate time interval for which to show data.

  • Clicking on an entity's name in an Inventory Chart will display the entity's Overview tab in Inventory view.

  • There's a new Preview Tab Order button on Inventory Report Attributes view.

  • Slack is now available as an alarm notification target via Settings > Slack Integration.

  • Mixed IPv4/IPv6 environments are now supported.

Fixed

  • IO releases prior to 7.1.x had a defect in handling source MAC addresses for ProbeNAS. Reported SMB, ISCSI, and NFS Conversation-related metrics were limited to the last-seen source MAC address. In some environments this address may change, leading to under-reported historical metrics. After IO 7.1.x the source MAC address is no longer used for calculating NAS conversation metrics. All conversations metrics matching the source and destination IP Address, ShareName, and VLAN id will be aggregated together for reporting purposes.The source MAC address is still recorded on each conversation entity as a property and is viewable in Inventory. Note that the value represents the last-seen value and may changes slowly over time (e.g. when a Virtual Machine is moved or reconfigured) or quickly over time (e.g. in LAG configurations where a router is present between the source and destination).

  • RemoteWisdom connectivity improvements. These improvements were added in 7.1.5, but not noted in those release notes.

7.1.5 Release

New

  • Users now have the ability to select which reports are shown on the related entity's inventory page. For example, a user can create a report for ESX Host entities with an empty variable and, via a checkbox item in the report's attributes, allow that report to be shown in a separate tab on the ESX Host inventory page. Please see Adding a report as tab in inventory for more information.

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  • The metric column(s) in Inventory Table charts can now be sorted. Please see Inventory chart types for more information.

Fixed

  • Log collection on Distributed Virtual Editions of IO now collect logs from all three nodes.

  • Corrected a Topology-related exception.

  • Fixed an issue that lead to a Pure integration failure.

  • Fixed issues with Brocade SANnav discovery.

  • Cleaned up default reports on Trial Edition. There are now five (5) "POV Express" reports. Four (4) are available when no integrations are configured and five (5) if the PowerMax integration is enabled.

  • Refined topology-related error messages that result when IO tries to render topologies that are too large and time out.

7.1.4 Release

New

  • The default disk size for IOfor this release has been increased to 500 GB from 315 GB. Virtana strongly recommends existing customers manually resize their VMDKs for deployments prior to this new release.

Fixed

  • Fixed issues in the IO SNMP MIB file.

  • Corrected license consumption reporting for the Brocade SAN integration.

  • Fixed discovery issues in the Brocade SAN (SANnav-based) integration.

  • Fixed an issue that led to scheduled reports not being run at the specified time.

7.1.3 Release

Fixed

  • Corrected an issue with the Brocade SANnav integration's Test Connection functionality.

  • Fixed a few issues related to the Distributed Virtual Edition of IO.

  • Made a change to the B2B credit time metric, changing granularity to 2.5us from 1us. Also added the metric to the Cisco SAN integration.

    Note: For Cisco, you must enable the B2B credit time metric by adding the property enableCiscoB2BTime, set to a value of true, in the Cisco SAN / Brocade SAN Integrations service and then restarting the service.

7.1.2 Release

New

  • A new, limited release Public API is now available. Please reach out to support if you'd like to evaluate it.

  • Security updates.

Fixed

  • Fixed an internal issue related to internal, private API permissions.

  • Corrected an issue that could lead to Switch Port entities reporting impossible Consumed Bandwidth metrics and phantom Link Reset metrics on Storage Port entities.

  • Fixed an issue that would prevent NICs 0 - 4 from being properly enabled.

7.1.1 Release

New

  • A new analytics for Application Discovery has been added that will help customers identify applications from discovered hostnames and virtual machines. Refer to the Application Discovery chapter of the Virtana Infrastructure Observability User Guide for more information.

    Note

    The Application Discovery Analytic does not itself create Application entities. Application entity creation is done using the Entity Import feature, with data produced by the analytic.

    Warning

    The Netflow-related application discovery algorithms may not be selectable immediately following Netflow integration configuration and discovery. Users may need to hard-refresh their browsers or log out and back in again in order for the Netflow dependent application algorithms to be shown as available in the Application Discovery Analytic configuration screen.

  • The Administrator > About dialog will now display the installation type: Hardware Appliance, Single-Node Virtual Edition, or Multi-Node - Manager.

Fixed

  • Corrected a logging issue that could lead to an out-of-space condition.

  • Fixed a log in issue that occurred due to a 6.8.2 to 7.0.3 upgrade.

  • Fixed an alarm-related logging error.

7.1.0 Release

New

  • There is now a new virtual edition available: IO Distributed Virtual Edition. Please refer to the Virtana Infrastructure Observability Virtual Edition and Distributed Virtual Edition Setup Guide for more information.

  • A new configuration mechanism for fetching SSL certificates is now in place for Brocade SANnav. Please refer to the Virtana Infrastructure Observability Administrator Guide for more information.

  • Internal improvements. Please refer to the Update and Install Information section for important notes on performing upgrades to IO 7.1.0.Update and Install Information

Fixed

  • Corrected an issue that could lead to incomplete topology drawing.

  • Fixed an issue related to database export.

  • Fixed an issue in the Seasonal Trend analytic that prevented rule modifications.

  • Corrected a superfluous warning in Brocade SANnav integration discovery.

  • Improved UI performance when loading logically equivalent entities.

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