Release notes
Our Cloud services are being updated in stages. If you do not see the updates mentioned here yet, they will be available in your region soon. To know more, see Druva Cloud Upgrade Process.
March 20, 2023
SAP HANA
New Feature
Protect SAP HANA databases
You can now protect SAP HANA databases with our SAP-Certified backup and recovery solution. The solution fully integrates with SAP HANA native tools, such as Cockpit, and can send backups directly to Druva Cloud without consuming space on your SAP HANA servers. You can back up SAP HANA databases deployed on physical servers, VMs, and the public cloud. All backup types—full, incremental, differential data backups, log backup and catalog backup—are fully supported. You can also restore backups directly from Druva Cloud to recover your SAP HANA databases. For more information, see Backup and Restore SAP HANA. In addition, you can find answers to frequently asked questions.
Watch the following video for a quick overview:
Customer action required: Refer to the documentation to use SAP HANA protection or contact your Account Manager for more information.
Nutanix AHV
New Feature
Introducing APIs for AHV
Druva has introduced reporting APIs for Nutanix AHV. Integrate tools and applications with Druva using these APIs for a more customizable experience for reporting, analytics, alerts, and insight into the performances of Nutanix AHV virtual machines that Druva protects.The following is the list of APIs and the information that can be fetched using the APIs:
- List all backup sets: Returns all backup sets for AHV
- List all jobs: Returns all jobs for AHV
- List all backup jobs: Returns all backup jobs for AHV
- List all restore jobs: Returns all restore jobs for AHV
- List all upload logs jobs: Returns all upload log jobs for AHV
- List all policies: Returns all backup policies for AHV
- List all backup proxies: Returns all backup proxies for AHV
For more information, see API Reference documentation on the Druva API Developer Portal.
Customer action required: None.
Enhancement
Support for Web proxy for Druva Proxy Deployer
Nutanix AHV now provides Web proxy support for Mac client with the Druva Proxy Deployer utility.
Customer action required: Download the Hybrid Workloads Common Installer (Mac) from the Download page.
Revision History
| Platform | Revision | Public Cloud | Gov Cloud |
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| Windows (File server, MS SQL) | 6.3.1-286514 |
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Linux (File server) |
6.3.1-286514 |
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NAS |
6.3.1-286514 |
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VMware Backup Proxy |
6.3.1-286515 |
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Phoenix AWS Proxy |
6.3.1-286684 |
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Hyper-V FLR Proxy |
6.3.1-275580 |
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| Phoenix CloudCache (Windows) |
4.2-275580 |
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| Phoenix CloudCache (Linux) |
4.2-276686 |
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Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store) |
6.3.1-276583 |
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Oracle (Direct to Cloud) |
6.1.0-286507 |
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Nutanix AHV |
6.3.1-253389 |
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SAP HANA |
7.0.0-264137 |
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March 06, 2023
Oracle DTC
Enhancement
Ensure efficient storage utilization with the latest Oracle agent
To avoid any potential storage statistic issues after the automated restore is performed from the previous restore point or during the backup of primary or standby databases, when both are registered with Druva, make sure you have upgraded the oracle agent to the latest version 6.1.0-283342.
Customer action required: Upgrade Oracle agent to version 6.1.0-283342.
February 20, 2023
VMware
New Feature
Support for Unusual Data Activity (UDA)
This feature is available only for early access customers. To know more about the Early Availability program and sign up for this feature, contact support.
Druva now supports anomaly detection for VMware virtual machines, providing efficient data resiliency from threats. When a VM is successfully backed up, the UDA algorithm detects any malicious, intentional, or unknown activities based on the number of files added, deleted, or modified, and subsequently generates alerts. For information related to Unusual Data Activity for VMware, see Cyber Resilience release notes.
Customer action required: None.
Enhancement
Load more files and folders during restore
Druva now provides the Load More option to display additional content in a particular folder during a restore. This option is available in a large directory structure to load the next set of results and enables you to restore a specific file/folder. For more information, see Restore virtual machine data.
Customer action required: None.
Disaster Recovery
New Feature
Support for failover and failback of VMs with UEFI firmware
Druva DRaaS extends its support for failover and failback of VMs with the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware. If you have configured a UEFI VM, during failover, you get a copy of the source machine in AWS in the form of an EC2 instance that boots with UEFI firmware, and during failback, it is recovered in the UEFI mode only. Earlier, the recovered EC2 instance would boot in the BIOS mode only. For more information, see About UEFI firmware support for Failover and Failback.
Customer action required: Upgrade the VMware and AWS proxy to version 6.3.1 or later.
NAS
Enhancement
Advanced Smart Scan support for NFS
Incremental backup performance is significantly improved with Advanced Smart Scan, which reduces network round trips and API call latencies. This reduces the overall time consumed during a scan, thereby decreasing the incremental backup job's time. For more information, see Advanced Smart Scan and Scanning methods in NAS.
Customer action required: Upgrade agent to version 6.3.1.
Nutanix AHV
Enhancement
Support for Web proxy for Druva Proxy Deployer
Nutanix AHV now provides Web proxy support for Windows client with the Druva Proxy Deployer utility.
Customer action required: Download the Hybrid Workloads Common Installer (Windows) from the Download page.
Platform
Enhancement
Change in Console URL
The Druva Console for Hybrid Workloads can now be accessed through the URL console.druva.com/enterpriseworkloads. If you use the previous URL, that is, phoenix.druva.com, you will observe a redirection to the updated URL. It is recommended that you modify any saved bookmarks to reflect the changed URL.
For more information on Enterprise Workloads, you can refer to Introduction to Enterprise Workloads.
Customer action required: None.
Known Issues
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| PHN-84646 | The database credential validation fails if you have socks5 proxy configured because you cannot use sqlplus if a non-HTTP proxy URL such as https, socks4, and socks5 is set in the environment variable. For more information, see the error code SP2-1502 in SQL*Plus Error Messages. |
| PHN-84243 | The download and activation of the VMware backup proxy are failing because the Druva network is blocked. |
Fixed Issues
| Issue | Description |
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| PHN-88632 | SHA256 checksum was incorrectly labeled as MD5SUM on the Add CloudCache page. This has now been fixed. |
Revision History
| Platform | Revision | Public Cloud | Gov Cloud |
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| Windows (File server, MS SQL) | 6.3.1-275580 |
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Linux (File server) |
6.3.1-275580 |
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NAS |
6.3.1-278391 |
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VMware Backup Proxy |
6.3.1-276502 |
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Phoenix AWS Proxy |
6.3.1-275575 |
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Hyper-V FLR Proxy |
6.3.1-275580 |
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| Phoenix CloudCache (Windows) |
4.2-275580 |
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| Phoenix CloudCache (Linux) |
4.2-276686 |
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Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store) |
6.3.1-276583 |
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Oracle (Direct to Cloud) |
6.1.0-277061 |
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Nutanix AHV |
6.3.1-253389 |
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January 23, 2023
CloudCache
New Feature
Support for Linux-based CloudCache for Nutanix AHV
There is a new version of a Linux-based CloudCache, R2, with the following benefits:
- It now supports Nutanix AHV for all backup and restore requirements.
- It enables faster RPOs and RTOs, especially for lower bandwidth sites.
- It facilitates keeping a copy of data on-premise for compliance reasons.
Note: CloudCache R2 version is available for Nutanix AHV virtual machines for versions 6.3.0-241622 and later.
Customer action required: You can deploy the CloudCache R2 in your Nutanix AHV environment, or VMware, or a Physical Server by using the appropriate form factors such as QCOW2, OVA, or a .deb package. For more information, refer to Set up CloudCache and Phoenix Downloads.
NAS
Enhancement
Load more files and folders during a NAS restore
Druva now provides the Load More option to display additional content in a particular folder during a restore workflow. The Load More option is visible to load the next set of results in case of a large directory structure and enables you to restore a specific file or folder. For more information, see Restore a NAS share.
Customer action required: None.
Support for absolute path for exclusion in NAS content rule
For effective exclusions, the absolute path is now supported for NAS SMB shares. Therefore, in the content rule, folders will be excluded from being backed up if you have any absolute path mentioned in the exclude folder.
For more information, see Configure backup set for NAS share.
Customer action required: Upgrade the proxy to version 6.3.0-263056 and later.
Known Issues
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| PHN-79610 | While restoring a NAS malicious scan-enabled backup set, malicious files are being skipped. The Jobs page does not display the details of the malicious files and there is a mismatch in the number of files scanned on the Malicious File Scan Details card. |
| PHN-85681 | If you change the name of a CloudCache after subscribing to an alert, the Edit Subscription dialog does not display the updated name of the CloudCache. It displays N.A. Workaround: Unsubscribe to the alert and then subscribe to it again. |
| PHN-88578 | You may see the CloudCache client version to be upgradable despite it being up-to-date. |
| PHN-88632 | SHA256 checksum is incorrectly labeled as MD5SUM on the Add CloudCache page. |
Revision History
| Platform | Revision | Public Cloud | Gov Cloud |
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| Windows (File server, MS SQL) |
6.3.0-263056 |
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Linux (File server) |
6.3.0-263056 |
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NAS |
6.3.0-263056 |
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VMware Backup Proxy |
6.3.0-264549 |
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Phoenix AWS Proxy |
6.3.0-252659 |
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Hyper-V FLR Proxy |
6.3.0-255209 |
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| Phoenix CloudCache (Windows) |
4.2-263056 |
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| Phoenix CloudCache (Linux) |
4.2-263299 |
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Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store) |
6.3.0-269236 |
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Oracle (Direct to Cloud) |
6.1.0-264330 |
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Nutanix AHV |
6.3.0-241622 |
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You must have a valid Security Posture & Observability or Accelerated Ransomware Recovery license to use the Cyber Resilience features.
Cloud Upgrade on March 16, 2023
This release has minor bug fixes.
Cloud Upgrade on March 03, 2023
Enhancement
An enhanced experience for Unusual Data Activity (UDA)
Unusual Data Activity (UDA) for VMware is under early access and is available for limited customers.
With this release, we bring the following enhancements to Unusual Data Activity:
Unusual Data Activity with customizable settings
Unusual Data Activity (UDA) is now enhanced to allow you to customize and define the UDA settings for anomaly detection for your backed-up resources, thus providing efficient data resiliency from threats.
You can define the UDA Settings from Cyber Resilience > Security Events > Settings page.
- ►Here is a glimpse of the update
Based on the defined settings, the UDA algorithm detects malicious, intentional, or unknown activities for the number of files that are added, deleted, or modified and subsequently generates alerts.
You can review the alerts from the Security Events > Overview > Unusual Data Activity section and take appropriate action to resolve the risk to ensure that the backed-up data is safe.
Improved Data Activity trend graph
The Data Activity Trend that represents data backed up in the resource by snapshots is enhanced to provide a more detailed view for better monitoring and understanding of Unusual Data Activity.
- ►Here is a glimpse of the update
For more information, see Unusual Data Activity.
- ►Here is a quick preview of the enhanced Unusual Data Activity.
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Customer Action Required: To sign up for this feature, contact support.
Cloud Upgrade on Feb 09, 2023
This release has minor bug fixes.
Cloud Upgrade on Jan 28, 2023
New Feature
Sandbox recovery: Malicious File Scan support for windows sandbox virtual machines
This feature is under early access and is available for limited customers.
Use the Sandbox Recovery feature to recover a specific restore point, followed by an antivirus scan in a sandbox environment. You can certify whether the selected restore point is clean based on the scan results.
After a successful sandbox virtual machine data restore, you can scan the data for viruses and malware with the Malicious File Scan feature enabled.
For Sandbox virtual machines, you can enable the Malicious File Scan feature from the Hybrid Workloads > Restore > Sandbox Recovery > Settings page.
- ►Here is a glimpse of the update
The anti-virus scan engine scans the entire data for potential viruses and malware and provides details for the following that can help you take the necessary corrective action:
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File Scanned: Number of files scanned for a restore job
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Malicious Files Found: Number of malicious files found in the restored snapshot
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Files Scan Skipped: Number of files skipped from the scan
For more information, see,
New API for listing count of restore scan jobs
We have added the List count of restore scan jobs API to support automation and get information about the total count of all the restore scan jobs for different resource types- File Server, NAS, Endpoints, and so on.
For more information, see Developer Portal.
Cloud Upgrade on Jan 12, 2023
This release has minor bug fixes.
Cloud Upgrade on Dec 29, 2022
New Feature
Introducing Security Command Center
A centralized dashboard that highlights the overall posture of the Druva environment in terms of:
- Cloud Platform Security
- Data Compliance
- Data Protection
- Data Access risks
The Security Command Center console is the starting point from where you can view the security risk details for your Cloud Platform and data sources and monitor its overall security health.
It also provides actionable guidance on corrective actions that can be taken to mitigate identified risks, such as those related to cloud platform security, data compliance, data protection, and data access. By regularly monitoring the security and risk posture using the Security Command Center console, you can proactively identify and address potential security risks, helping to ensure the security and compliance of your organization's data.
- ►Here is a glimpse of the update
For more information, see Security Command Center.
Customer action required: None
Cloud Upgrade on Dec 15, 2022
This release has minor bug fixes.
Cloud Upgrade on Dec 01, 2022
This release has minor bug fixes.
Cloud Upgrade on Nov 17, 2022
This release has minor bug fixes.
Cloud Upgrade on Oct 15, 2022
New Feature
Quarantine infected Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace resources
You can now isolate the infected resources that belong to Microsoft 365 (OneDrive and SharePoint Online) and Google Workspace (Google Drive and Shared Drives) to prevent the infection from spreading.
The Quarantine Bay feature in the Ransomware Recovery module enables you to quarantine infected snapshots on the impacted Microsoft 365 (OneDrive and SharePoint Online) and Google Workspace (OneDrive and SharePoint Online) resources and helps safeguard your organization from further infection by barring users or administrators from downloading or restoring the infected data to other data sources.
- ►Here is a glimpse of the update
For more information, see,
Customer action required: None
Archived release notes
For release notes of previous cloud updates, see Archived Release Notes.
You can get a view and update on the latest supported and available Security Posture & Observability and Accelerated Ransomware feature from Cyber Resilience Release Notes.
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