Overview
Welcome to the release notes for NetWorker API enhancements for Live Optics. To avail of the most recent releases, please ensure that you download the latest version of the Live Optics collector to get the latest updates and enhancements. We encourage you to follow this page to receive email notifications when this document is updated.
December 2022
New Features/Fixes
- New tabs and updates have been added to Networker API Excel spreadsheet reports to provide users with enhanced capacity, performance, and environment details, accurate FETB, and reduction information.
- Note: Networker API is used for all supported Networker versions (19.1 to 19.7). Script-based Networker is used only for legacy Networker versions (18.x).
New tabs have been added for:
- Client Total Cap Per Workload
- Client Statistics
- Media
- 60 days Pre-comp
- Dedup Jobs
- Networker Devices Detailed
- Networker Directives
- Networker Pools
- Networker Schedules
- Networker Storage Nodes
- 50 Longest Clones
Additional updates have been added in the following existing tabs:
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Clients |
Additional columns have been added in this tab to provide further detail. |
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Details |
· A link to theData Points DefinitionsKB article has been added. · The following note has been added: All measurements on the report are Base 10 calculations and using the main non-SI unit for computer data storage "Byte". |
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Backup Front End Capacity
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· Front end terabytes for HyperV and VMware VMs excludes white spaces. · Front end terabytes for databases include only full backups in the calculation. |
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Front End Capacity by Workload
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· Front end terabytes for HyperV and VMware VMs excludes white spaces. · Front end terabytes for databases include only full backups in the calculation. |
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Front End Capacity Reported |
· Front end terabytes for HyperV and VMware VMs excludes white spaces. · Front end terabytes for databases include only full backups in the calculation. |
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50 Longest Backups |
· Server Name has been changed to Client Name. · Backup ID has been changed to Backup Name. |
Known Issues
For NetWorker deployments with VMware, the API is currently misreporting the VM Disk Used Capacity that is taken instead of Provisioned capacity to eliminate white spaces. This value is used in the FETB calculation. For accurate used capacity in VMware, Live Optics recommends running Optical Prime.
Known Limitations
- An Internet connection is required.
- The browser must be refreshed to view project updates. Once a project is uploaded to the web portal, you must refresh the page to view the updated project status.
- Live Optics Collector services must have firewall permission to run a successful collection.
- Networker versions 19.1 through 19.3 might display missing tabs or columns in their outputs. These will display as N/A as Rest API and its associated JSON files have only been fully stabilized from version 19.4 onwards.
May 2021
New Features/Fixes
- Initial Release
- The Initial release the only output is the Excel spreadsheet
The Excel spreadsheet includes
- Details
- System Info
- Backups
- Backup Front End Capacity
- Clients
- Data Domains
- Front End Capacity by Workload
- Front End Capacity Reported
- Jobs
- Licenses
- Policy Capacity Retention (GB)
- 50 Longest Backups
- Client Capacity
Collector includes
- Collector will automatically gather data
- NetWorker versions 19.1 – 19.4 supported
Known Issues
The current known issues for NetWorker API are;
- No issues currently
Known Limitations
The current known limitations of NetWorker API are;
- Browser must be refreshed to see the project updates. Once the project is uploaded to the Web Portal, and the user must refresh the page in order to see the updated project status.
- Internet connection is required
- The Live Optics Collector services must be allowed through the user firewall to run a successful collection