New Linux-based CloudCache

There is a new version of a Linux-based CloudCache, R3, with the following benefits:

• It supports File Servers, NAS, VMware, MS SQL, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and Oracle DTC 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.

Notes:  

• Instant Restore of VMware VMs is not supported on this version of CloudCache.
• This version of CloudCache is supported for Ubuntu 22.04.

Customer action required:

• For new deployment: You can deploy CloudCache R3 in your 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.
• For upgrading an existing CloudCache: Ensure that you manually upgrade your OS to Ubuntu 22.04 and then upgrade the CloudCache device to version R3.

Common Events API

We have introduced a new Events API that will allow you to get a list and view of all the events across VMware workload. For more information, see API reference documentation on the Druva developer portal.

Customer action required: None.

Enhancement

Enhanced VMware Proxy Deployer Tool

You can deploy the VMware proxy using the VMware Proxy Deployer tool, which deploys a proxy VM in your vCenter/ESXi environment to protect vSphere virtual machines. The VMware proxy deployer tool now provides additional features such as OVA upload and pre-checks for better error handling. For more information, see Deploy VMware proxy using VMware Proxy Deployer.

Customer action required: Download the VMware Remote proxy deployer tool (.msi) from the Downloads page and install it on any machine to deploy a new proxy (if required).

Restore to alternate location API

You can now restore to an alternate location by using the Restore To Alternate Instance Request API. This actionable API can be used to restore a SQL database to an alternate instance.  For more information, see API reference documentation on the Druva developer portal.

Customer action required: None.

Known Issues

Fixed Issues

Revision History

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.4-402269
Linux (File server)	6.3.4-402269
NAS	6.3.4-402269
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.5-412029
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.5-412092
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.4-402306
CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-402269
CloudCache (Linux)	R1: 4.2-402540 R3: 6.0.0-387860
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.4-402478
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.2-408147
Nutanix AHV	6.3.5-387093
SAP HANA	7.0.0-327748

Automatically configure Azure VMs for backup

Druva introduces the Auto Configuration Rules feature that allows you to automatically configure your Azure VMs for backup. 

Auto config rules automate the process of setting up and filtering Azure VMs using tags. These VMs are then seamlessly protected based on your policy schedules. For more information, see Manage Auto Configuration Rules.

Customer action required: None.

Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.0

Druva now supports failback and failover of virtual machines on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.0. For more information, see Disaster recovery support matrix, prerequisites, and limitations.

Customer action required: Upgrade VMware backup proxy to version 6.3.4-403650.

Fallback to SYSDBA role for seamless discovery and backup operations

If you do not set authentication correctly, the database discovery and backup operations fail. To address this, the RMAN operations are now executed by the SYSDBA role by default if the role is not set correctly, resuming the discovery and backup operations seamlessly. For more information, see Prerequisites for Oracle servers.

Customer action required: Upgrade the Oracle agent to version 6.1.2.399564.

Regenerate activation token for new deployments

You will need to regenerate activation tokens, if you want to deploy a new proxy or agent and have generated a token in the previous 30 days. All previously generated tokens will automatically expire.

Note: This will have no impact on previously deployed agents or proxies.

Customer action required: To register a new server, virtual machine, or NAS proxy, generate a new activation token on the Enterprise Workloads Management Console. 
Here's an illustration for File Servers. You can generate the tokens for your respective workloads in a similar fashion.

Known Issues

Revision History

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.4-402269
Linux (File server)	6.3.4-402269
NAS	6.3.4-402269
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.2-359254
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.4-403650
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.4-402306
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-402269
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	R1: 4.2-402269 R2: 5.0.0-315226
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.4-402478
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.2-402608
Nutanix AHV	6.3.4-377482
SAP HANA	7.0.0-327748

Regenerate activation token for new deployments

All existing activation tokens will expire on November 20, 2023. With the upcoming release, you will need to regenerate activation tokens, if you want to deploy a new proxy or agent and have generated a token in the previous 30 days.

Note: This will have no impact on previously deployed agents or proxies.

Customer action required: To register a new server, virtual machine, or NAS proxy, generate a new activation token on the Enterprise Workloads Management Console. 
Here's an illustration for File Servers. You can generate the tokens for your respective workloads in a similar fashion.

Introducing data protection for Azure virtual machines

You can now protect virtual machines deployed in Azure Cloud. The data protection solution leverages Druva's air-gapped backup and restoration solution for end-to-end protection of Azure VMs over Druva cloud. You can now experience seamless and secure onboarding of Azure subscriptions to Druva. The offering provides an agentless, cloud-native SaaS solution that ensures simple, secure, and air-gapped backups for Azure VMs and reduces storage costs significantly. Druva protects Azure VM data from ransomware by creating an encrypted backup copy of your data in Druva's Cloud, that is inaccessible to attackers.

For more information, see Backup and Restore Azure Virtual Machines.

Customer action required: Contact your Account Manager for more information.

Here's a sneak peek:

Unified Enterprise Workloads Management Console for protecting Hybrid, Azure, and AWS Workloads

Druva has consolidated Hybrid, AWS, and Azure workload data protection into a single solution named Enterprise Workloads. To align with this integration, the Hybrid Workloads Management Console has been renamed to Enterprise Workloads Management Console. To know more about the enhancements released, click here.

Customer action required: None.

Introducing SYSBACKUP role for database protection

Earlier, for performing backup and restore of Oracle database, the user required a SYSDBA role. Now, the user can have either SYSDBA or SYSBACKUP role in order to perform these actions. The authentication fails and you get an error if the user doesn't have either of these roles.

Customer action required: Upgrade the agent to version 6.1.2-391253.

Custom name for restored database

Now, you have the ability to specify a custom name for the database being created when restoring a single database. This feature gives you greater flexibility and control over your database management, ensuring that the restored databases align with your naming conventions and organizational practices. For more information, see our guides to Restore a SQL server database using transaction logs and Restore SQL server databases using recovery points.

Customer action required: Upgrade the agent to version 6.3.3-359142.

Revision History

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.3-359142
Linux (File server)	6.3.3-359142
NAS	6.3.3-359142
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.2-359254
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.4-392586
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-328719
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-391276
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	R1: 4.2-391276 R2: 5.0.0-315226
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.4-371637
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.2-391253
Nutanix AHV	6.3.4_367580
SAP HANA	7.0.0-327748

Archive Support for File Server and NAS in GovCloud

Druva customers can now avail benefits of Archive for their sensitive workloads running in the GovCloud, where the data doesn't change frequently but needs to be retained for extended periods for compliance or other purposes. Also, to use the Archive feature, Druva no longer enforces minimum file size limits. For more information, see Protect File Server and NAS data in Archive storage tier.

Customer action required: None.

End-of-Support for CentOS and introduction of new Ubuntu-based AWS proxy

In the event of RedHat's announcement of discontinuation of CentOS, Druva has discontinued CentOS-based AWS proxies that will follow Druva’s EOS cycle. Druva now introduces Ubuntu-based AWS proxies that will be used for the recovery of your virtual machines seamlessly in the event of a disaster. For more information, see Deploying CloudFormation stack template for migrating AWS Proxy from CentOS to Ubuntu.

Customer action required: Migrate the existing CentOS proxy to Ubuntu using the new CloudFormation Template that will be available on September 25.

Enhancement

Optimized restore workflow

We have now optimized the restore workflow, leading to time and cost savings. 

Customer action required: Upgrade the DR AWS proxy to version 6.3.4-372005. For more information, see Deploying CloudFormation stack template for migrating AWS Proxy from CentOS to Ubuntu.

Revision History

 

 The new agents and proxies for Enterprise Workloads will be available for download latest by the next Monday in all the supported AWS regions.

 

 

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.3-359142
Linux (File server)	6.3.3-359142
NAS	6.3.3-359142
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.2-359254
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.4-372005
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-328719
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-300878
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-328805
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.4-371637
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.1-374311
Nutanix AHV	6.3.4_346290
SAP HANA	7.0.0-327748

Migration of VMware backup proxy from CentOS to Ubuntu

Druva now supports VMware backup proxy on the Ubuntu 22.04 operating system to back up and restore​ virtual machines. Going forward, all the new features will only be supported on the Ubuntu-based proxy.
CentOS 7-based VMWare proxy will follow its regular EOS cycle, as the CentOS community and RedHat announced the sunset of CentOS in December 2020. For more information, see End-of-support policy of Druva. 
The existing backup and restore will not be impacted.

Customer action required: Deploy the new Ubuntu-based backup proxy and then delete the existing CentOS-based backup proxy. For more information, see article.

Enhancement

Restore a database to a different SAP HANA system

You can now use Hybrid Workloads for SAP HANA to restore your database backups to a different SAP HANA system. This new functionality will allow you to create copies of the database. Both SYSTEMDB and tenant databases can be restored to an alternate system. For further details, see Restore a database to a different SAP HANA System.

Customer action required: Upgrade the agent to version 7.0.0-327748.

Fixed Issues

Revision History

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.3-359142
Linux (File server)	6.3.3-359142
NAS	6.3.3-359142
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.2-359254
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.3-359132
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-328719
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-300878
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-328805
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.1-330297
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.1-359307
Nutanix AHV	6.3.3_336177
SAP HANA	7.0.0-327748

Sandbox Recovery enhancements

Druva now supports the automatic deletion of malicious files during a sandbox recovery workflow. You can now select the Delete Malicious Files option to remove malicious files found from post-restore scan results. In addition, you can view a list of deleted files with details such as file name, path, and reason for deletion. For more information, see Restore virtual machines using sandbox.

Customer action required: Upgrade VMware proxy to version 6.3.2 or above to delete malicious files.

Enhanced VMware application-consistent behavior

When initiating a backup, you can now enable the Fallback to crash consistent backup option to capture a crash-consistent recovery point if quiescing of the VMware snapshot fails. Recovery points are now categorized as application-consistent and crash-consistent. For more information, see Manage backup policy.

Customer action required: Upgrade the VMware backup proxy to version 6.3.1-343717, and select the Fallback to crash consistent backup flag in the backup policy to perform crash-consistent backups.

Deprecation of Linux operating system editions

Druva has discontinued the support for the following Linux editions as they have reached the End-of-life (EOL) and are no longer supported by their vendor. For more information, see End-of-support life policy for third-party vendor.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3, 6.9, 6.10
• CentOS 5.3, 5.11, 6.3, 6.9, 6.10
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP 1, 11 SP 4

Customer action required: None.

Deprecation of operating system editions

Druva has discontinued the support for the following operating system editions:

• CentOS 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 (64-bit) 
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 (64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11.4 (64-bit)
• Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 r2

For more information, see Support Matrix.

Customer action required: None.

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Revision History

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.1-342978
Linux (File server)	6.3.1-342978
NAS	6.3.1-342978
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.1-343717
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.1-328803
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-328719
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-300878
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-328805
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.1-330297
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.1-328698
Nutanix AHV	6.3.1-320344
SAP HANA	7.0.0-319368

VMware UDA enhancements

You can now filter the status on the Virtual Machines page for the newly added VMware Tools column and the existing Guest OS Credentials column to check and take appropriate action for successfully running the Unusual Data Activity (UDA) algorithm on VMWare.
You can also filter and export the results of the discovered virtual machines on the Virtual Machines page to a CSV file.

For more information, see View and export discovered VMs.

Customer action required: Upgrade the VMware backup proxy to version 6.3.1-328735.

Support for Linux sandbox virtual machines

Druva now supports the Linux operating system to perform post-restore scans during a sandbox recovery workflow. For more information, see Support Matrix and Prerequisites. 
For more information on Sandbox Recovery, see Restore virtual machines using sandbox.

Customer action required: None.

Support for non-root users

Druva now enables non-root users to perform backup and restore operations on VMs hosted on standalone ESXi hosts.

Customer action required: Upgrade the VMware backup proxy to version 6.3.1-328735.

Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022

We now support failover and failback of virtual machines with Microsoft Windows Server 2022. For more information, see Support Matrix.

Customer action required: None.

Support for SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS 06

Druva now supports SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS 06. You can now backup and restore specific changes to parameters stored in INI configuration files for SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS 06.

Customer action required: None.

Known Issues

Deprecating File Analytics and Recommendations

File Analytics and Recommendations features are now deprecated. For further assistance, contact Support.

Customer action required: None.

Revision History

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.1-328698
Linux (File server)	6.3.1-328698
NAS	6.3.1-328698
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.1-328735
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.1-328803
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-328719
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-300878
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-328805
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.1-329587
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.1-328698
Nutanix AHV	6.3.1-305085
SAP HANA	7.0.0-304671

Support for Linux operating systems for File Server

Druva now supports the following 64-bit operating systems for backup and restore. 

• Oracle Linux 8.7 and 9.0
• Ubuntu 22.04

For more information, see Software requirements for files and folders. 

Customer action required: None.

Support for Linux operating systems for NAS

Druva now supports the following 64-bit operating systems for backup and restore. 

• Oracle Linux 8.7 and 9.0
• Ubuntu 22.04

For more information, see Software requirements for NAS proxy. 

Customer action required: None.

Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system

We now support the protection of a database over Oracle Server with SUSE Linux 12 SP2 operating system. For more information, see System requirements for Oracle Direct to Cloud.

Customer action required: None.

Known Issues

List all snapshots and perform restore of files/folders to original or alternate server using File Server actionable APIs

You can list all snapshots for a specific backup set using the List all snapshots API. Additionally, you can restore files/folders to the:

• original server by using the Create a restore job for the original server API, and
• alternate server by using the Create a restore job for the alternate server API

For more information, see API Reference documentation on the Druva API Developer Portal.

Customer action required: None.

Restore the database to an alternate server using custom server parameters

You can now easily provide custom SPFile parameters through the user interface while restoring the database to an alternate server, instead of manually setting the parameters in the SPFile. This also reduces the chances of restore failure due to missing custom SPFile parameters. For more information, see Restore an Oracle database from a recovery point and Restore an Oracle database to a point-in-time.

Customer action required: Upgrade Oracle agent to version 6.1.1-312040 or later.

Protect SQL Server 2022

Druva now supports SQL Server 2022 installed on Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. With this release, you can seamlessly protect and manage SQL Server 2022 databases with Druva's comprehensive data protection features. For a list of certified platforms, see Support Matrix.

Customer action required: Upgrade the agent to version 6.3.1-312045.

View database backed up for easy monitoring

You can now view the names of the databases on the Progress Logs tab for backup jobs. With this update, you'll quickly and easily identify which databases were successfully backed up in each backup job, helping you monitor and manage your databases more effectively.

Customer action required: Upgrade the agent to version 6.3.1-312045.

Enhanced manual backup feature for greater flexibility

In addition to the existing incremental backup functionality, you can now manually initiate both full and log backups directly from the backup set details page. This enhancement ensures greater flexibility and control over your data backup processes.

To use this feature, navigate to the backup set details page, and use the dropdown next to the Backup Now button.

Customer action required: None.

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.1-312045
Linux (File server)	6.3.1-312045
NAS	6.3.1-312045
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.1-315427
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.1-312048
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-275580
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-300878
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-300879
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.1-296100
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.1-312040
Nutanix AHV	6.3.1-287047
SAP HANA	7.0.0-286562

Deprecation of Linux operating system editions in File Server

Druva has discontinued the support for the following Linux editions to enhance security for the installers.

• CentOS 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 (64-bit) 
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 (64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11.4 (64-bit)

For more information, see End-of-support life policy for third-party vendor.

Customer action required: None.

Deprecation of Linux operating system editions in NAS

Druva has discontinued the support for the following Linux editions to enhance security for the installers.

• CentOS 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 (64-bit) 
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 (64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11.4 (64-bit)

For more information, see End-of-support life policy for third-party vendor.

Customer action required: None.

Support for new operating systems for File Server

Druva now supports the backup and restore of File Server on the following operating systems.

• CentOS 9.0 (64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.0 and 9.1 (64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12.5 and 15.4 (64-bit)

For more information, see System requirements for files and folders.

Customer action required: None.

Support for new operating systems for NAS proxy

Druva now supports the backup and restore of NAS proxy on the following operating systems.

• CentOS 9.0 (64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.0 and 9.1 (64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12.5 and 15.4 (64-bit)

For more information, see System requirements for NAS devices.

Customer action required: None.

Support for vSphere DataSets

Druva now certifies vSphere 8.0, including features such as vSphere DataSets. You can now back up and restore the DataSet files stored with the virtual machine files in ESXi/vCenter.
For more information, see vSphere DataSets and Support Matrix.

Customer action required: Upgrade the VMware proxy to version 6.3.1-299480.

Change in supported image format for Druva Proxy Deployer

The support for images in the .qcow2 and .tar formats is deprecated. Druva now supports upload of images in the .ova format only. This change is not backward compatible, i.e. previously downloaded Hybrid Workloads Common Agent does not support this change and you must download the latest agent from the Downloads page of the Management Console.

Customer action required: Update the proxy version to 6.3.1-277240. Download the updated version of Hybrid Workloads Common Agent Installer from the Downloads page.

Fixed Issues

Revision History

 

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.1-300878
Linux (File server)	6.3.1-300878
NAS	6.3.1-300878
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.1-299480
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.1-286684
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-275580
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-300878
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-300879
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.1-296100
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.0-298918
Nutanix AHV	6.3.1-277240
SAP HANA	7.0.0-274737

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.

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.

Known Issues

Revision History

 

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.1-286514
Linux (File server)	6.3.1-286514
NAS	6.3.1-286514
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.1-286515
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.1-286684
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-275580
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-275580
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-276686
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.1-276583
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.0-286507
Nutanix AHV	6.3.1-253389
SAP HANA	7.0.0-264137

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.

Support for Unusual Data Activity (UDA)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Fixed Issues

 

Issue	Description
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
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.1-275580
Linux (File server)	6.3.1-275580
NAS	6.3.1-278391
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.1-276502
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.1-275575
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.1-275580
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-275580
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-276686
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.1-276583
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.0-277061
Nutanix AHV	6.3.1-253389

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

Revision History

Platform	Revision	Public Cloud	Gov Cloud
Windows (File server, MS SQL)	6.3.0-263056
Linux (File server)	6.3.0-263056
NAS	6.3.0-263056
VMware Backup Proxy	6.3.0-264549
Phoenix AWS Proxy	6.3.0-252659
Hyper-V FLR Proxy	6.3.0-255209
Phoenix CloudCache (Windows)	4.2-263056
Phoenix CloudCache (Linux)	4.2-263299
Oracle (Phoenix Backup Store)	6.3.0-269236
Oracle (Direct to Cloud)	6.1.0-264330
Nutanix AHV	6.3.0-241622