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NetVault 12.3 - Release Notes

Quest® NetVault® Backup 12.3, Revision 1

Quest® NetVault® Backup 12.3, Revision 1
These release notes provide information about the Quest® NetVault® Backup release.
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About this release
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New Features
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Enhancements
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Resolved issues
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Known issues
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System requirements
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Product licensing
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Upgrade and installation instructions
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More resources
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Globalization
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About this release

Quest NetVault Backup (NetVault Backup) offers the most advanced, cross-platform data protection capabilities on the market and unsurpassed ease of use, out-of-the-box deployment, and pain-free scalability. NetVault Backup allows you to safeguard your data and applications in both physical and virtual environments from one intuitive user interface and to protect a massive number of servers that contain many petabytes of data. NetVault Backup also features heterogeneous support, so you can safeguard data on a wide range of operating systems, applications, databases, processor architectures, and networked storage devices. Such cross-platform versatility makes it easy for you to tailor NetVault Backup to match the ever-changing and growing landscape of your IT infrastructure.

NetVault Backup 12.3 is a minor release, with enhanced features and functionality. For complete product documentation, visit https://support.quest.com/technical-documents.

 
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NOTE: After upgrading from NetVault Backup 12.3.0.15 to NetVault Backup 12.3.0.16, you might face authentication-related issues.due to a change in the encryption and decryption algorithm in 12.3. For more information, see Upgrading from NetVault Backup 12.3
 
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CAUTION: NetVault Backup 12.3 has not been verified on HP-UX. Additionally, if you are using NetVault Backup 12.2 with HP-UX and QoreStor, Quest recommends that you do not upgrade to 12.3. (DNR3-799)

New Features

New feature in NetVault Backup 12.3:
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Added support for migrating Linux-based NetVault Backup Server from a hybrid to pure 64-bit environment. (NVBU-18778)
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Added support for upgrading existing NetVault Backup Clients automatically when they are used with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) in Windows or Linux environments. (DNAD-1249, DNAD-1534)
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Added support for Azure hosted AD users in Windows and Linux environments. (DNAD-1532)
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Added support for Secure Connect with QoreStor. Secure Connect ensures that data flows from a NetVault Backup Client to QoreStor over a secure channel. For more information on enabling Secure Connect, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide. For more information on using Secure Connect, see the Quest QoreStor User Guide.(DNR3-1088)
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Implemented additional enhancements for the Managed Service Provider (MSP) feature. (NVBU-18726)
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Improved the push installation method to simplify the process, improve page-loading performance, and avoid unnecessary page redirection. (DNAD-1409)
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Implemented backup and recovery workflow enhancements. For more information, see Enhancements.
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Enhancements
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Resolved issues

Enhancements

The following is a list of enhancements implemented in NetVault Backup 12.3.
 
Table 1. Enhancements
Enhancement
Issue ID

Added support for selecting multiple savesets simultaneously and setting them to expire.

NVBU-10775

Improved the process of mapping drives.

NVBU-13771

Updated the workflow for creating, updating, and viewing backup jobs and selection sets.

NVBU-13841, NVBU-15931, NVBU-18384

Improved the WebUI by adding Hold Schedule and Resume Schedule buttons on the Job Status page when you view failed backup jobs.

NVBU-16097

For backups generated using the Plug-in for FileSystem, added a Quick Save option that lets you browse and select one item on the NetVault Backup Server without creating and running a restore job.

NVBU-16560

Improved the WebUI to include options for selecting or clearing all listed options.

NVBU-17673

Add a Restore All Using Defaults option to enable faster restores of a saveset.

NVBU-18705

Improved the WebUI options available for the Manage Job and Job Calendar pages.

NVBU-18961

Improved the WebUI by adding a Browse button that lets you select a device location while browsing a NetVault Backup Client. You can also create a new folder in the selected location.

NVBU-8013, NVBU-10023, NVBU-18992

Added support for using the catalog search feature with NetVault Backup Plug-in for NDMP 12.2 or later and with any version of Plug-in for SQL Server.

NVBU-17554, NVBU-19207

Improved navigation to NetVault Server Settings page.

NVBU-18808

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