New features and enhancements
Bulk Expiration of Images
Tenant users and tenant administrators can view and expire backup images for their own tenants and system administrators can view and expire backup images across all tenants. With this feature you can expire multiple backup images in a single operation, which helps to improve operational efficiency.
Tenant Lockout Enhancement
When a tenant exceeds the contracted quota, NetBackup Self Service automatically disables all associated backup policies on the respective NetBackup master server, preventing scheduled backups and new protection operations. After the tenant is compliant and the lockout is reset, the system automatically enables the policies again.
Audit Log Feature - Enhanced Filtering Capabilities
There are improvements to the audit log system with advanced filtering options to streamline activity tracking and monitoring. NetBackup Self Service administrators can now refine their search results with filters such as Tenant, Date Range, Message Search, and Action Type. There is an additional option to differentiate between System Admin and Non-System Admin activities. The new filters enable simplified pinpointing of specific events and monitoring actions that lead to efficient and effective audits.
Workflow Update for Tenant Restore
There are improvements the tenant restore process by giving administrators more control over restore requests, with configurable options tailored to customer needs. The goal is to create a centralized approval workflow for tenant-initiated restore requests, ensuring better control and oversight. The new approval layer applies to multiple restore types, including Register VM, Agent-based Restore VMware VM, Disk, File and Restore Files to Alternate Host, as well as VMware agentless File Restore and Restore Files to Alternate Host. Every tenant restore request requires an administrator approval before execution. Status updates are communicated to both tenants and administrators, ensuring compliance, traceability, and reducing the risk of accidental restores.
.NET upgrade
NetBackup Self Service is upgraded to .NET 8 and all supporting components now target .NET 8 compatible runtime and compatible third-party components. The .NET 8 hosting bundle is installed, which installs the .NET 8 runtime, the Windows Desktop Runtime for .NET 8, and the IIS run-time support for .NET 8.0 (ASP.NET Core Module v2). During installation, it is recommended that you upgrade the server to the latest available version of the .NET 8 hosting bundle.
UAC Enabled Feature
NetBackup Self Service has added UAC-enabled support for the restore operations on Windows-based asset types. This capability is supported by NetBackup.
Validate Alternative vApp Restore
NetBackup Self Service has added enhanced validation for alternative vApp restore workflows along with related bug fixes.