OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.9 (Build 5980)

New Features & Enhancements

• Six more REST APIs introduced
  MANAGE : To manage a network device.
  UNMANAGE : To unmanage a network device.
  GET_DEVICE_COUNT : Returns total number of managed devices count.
  GET_BACKUP_FAILED_COUNT : Returns total number of backup failed devices
  GET_BACKUP_SUCCESS_COUNT : Returns total number of successful backup devices
  UPDATE_IPADDRESS : Updates the IPAddress of the given device with latest.
   
• Administrators can now view the list of all SystemObject Identifiers in table view from 'Admin' tab.
• Option to save configurations for backup before and after custom template execution
• SSH and TELNET protocol support for Force10 E-Series Switch

New Device Models Support

• HP 5500 series Switch
• PaloAlto Panorama Centralized Management console

Bug Fixes / Changes

• In v5970, compliance pie-chart navigation from the home page dashboard threw errors. This has now been fixed.
• Earlier there were issues in populating the PaloAlto Hardware properties. This has now been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in backing up the configurations of Cisco WLAN Controllers. This has now been fixed.
• In v5970, reports exported as pdf did not cover all applicable devices. It was restricted to the number of devices in current page view. This has now been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.9 (Build 5970)

New Features & Enhancements

• Option to view the list of devices associated with any compliance rule. Reports can also be generated based on policies.
• Option to synchronize system description and sysLocation details from the network device to DeviceExpert.
• Custom templates can now automatically append hostname and timestamp (<HOSTNAME_TIMESTAMP> for the files downloaded from the devices. This will help in pulling multiple context stack switch configuration information and store them as flat files under <DeviceExpert_Home>/tftp_files directory.
• New REST API to add users
• Option to send email notifications only on failure of database backup and export configuration operations.
• Option to include information on who invoked backup of device configuration in the config change notification emails. This can be configured as part of defining configuration change management rule.
• Real-time change detection is now supported for HP Switch & Juniper SRX devices
Telnet & SSH protocols can now be used for managing the configurations of Fortigate Version 3.x and VDOM 3.x.

New Device Models Support

• Avocent ACS
• Juniper WLAN controller
• Pravail APS
• Avocent Terminal
• Cisco ASR Mobile Gateway

Bug Fixes / Changes

• Earlier, when generating a compliance report out of the custom reports, latest configuration data was not taken into account. This has now been fixed.
• Earlier, database backup failure status was not properly updated in audit records. This has now been fixed.
• When there were multiple SNMP profiles, devices discovery failed often. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, in certain specific conditions, EOL report generation threw an error. This has been fixed.
• Operators will henceforth not have the privilege to view/edit credentials and credential profiles.
• Earlier, there were issues in populating the hardware properties of Cisco WLC, Cisco Nexus and Nortel Switches. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in backing up the configurations of Cisco WLAN controllers. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.9 (Build 5960)

New Features & Enhancements

• SIEM Integration: Provision for sending Syslog messages to SIEMtools upon detecting a configuration change event. SIEM tools can thenthoroughly analyze these events,
  correlate them with other network events and provide informative, holistic insights on the overall network activity.
• REST APIs to get all supported device types and to add devices.
• Option to exclude configuration difference in configuration backupnotification emails triggered after executing scheduled tasks forconfig backup
• Option to include custom columns in configuration change management email notifications (as part of Send Email action)
• Telnet & SSH protocols can now be used for managing the configurations of HP Switches.
• CLI commands and command output can be copied and pasted on the TELNET / SSH terminal in the DeviceExpert GUI.

• Aruba Controller
• Tippingpoint IPS
• MobileIron Sentry
• Juniper LoadBalancer
• Ciena Switch
• H3C Device
• CheckPoint GAiA Firewall

Bug Fixes / Changes

• Earlier, in Advanced Script Execution, there were issues inidentifying the prompt due to which the next command was gettingexecuted.This has been fixed.
• Issues in populating hardware properties of Fujitsu & Layer 3 Cisco Switch have been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in enabling change detection in Huawei Switches. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues with formatting the HP Switch show commands output. This has been fixed

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.9 (Build 5950)

New Features & Enhancements

• Session Recording: TELNET & SSH connections launched to the devices from DeviceExpert GUI can now be recorded, archived and played back to support forensic audits and let enterprises monitor all actions performed by users. Session recording caters to the audit and compliance requirements of organizations that mandate proactive monitoring of activities. Administrators can readily answer questions regarding the ‘who,’ ‘what’ and ‘when’ of access to device configurations.
• Custom Templates: To enhance the usability of templates, DeviceExpert allows you to define 'Template Variables' while creating templates. A template variable is a placeholder for a value, which can be specified when the template is uploaded to the device. Hitherto, there was provision to assign only a single value for the variable. So, when users wanted to apply the template on multiple devices with a different value for each device, the template had to be executed many times. This has now been enhanced with the provision to assign a different value for each device. The values for the template variable for each device can be specified through a text file.
• Device Groups: Provision to filter devices in the inventory and create a new device group out of the filtered devices.
• Export Configuration: Provision to export configurations of devices belonging to specific device groups.
• Real-time Change Detection: Real-time change detection is now supported for Juniper switches and routers.
• New Device Models Support:
  • FiberHome Switch
  • ZXR Router ZSR Version 2.x
  • Fujitsu IPCOM EX1100
  • FortiGate Firewall VDOM V3

Bug Fixes / Changes

• Earlier, there were issues in synchronizing configurations of Cisco Nexus devices. This has been fixed.
• Issues in populating hardware properties of H3C devices have been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in enabling change detection in Huawei S series and H3C S series switches. This has been fixed.
• The issues in executing 'show' commands on Juniper Switches from DeviceExpert GUI have been fixed.
• Earlier, sorting of device list in "Diff with any" report did not work. This has been fixed.
• When choosing devices to apply remediation templates, the list was containing duplicate entries. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.9 (Build 5910)

New Features & Enhancements

• Remediation option for compliance rule violation: Custom templates can now be associated with compliance rules. The templates can be executed in the event of rule violation as a remedial measure.
• User Audit Report: A new report capturing almost all the activities done by the users in DeviceExpert.
• Option to export configuration diff as PDF
• Option to export SQL query results from database console to CSV
• Option to update IPAddresses of devices in bulk
• Option to create device groups based on the device status - Managed/Unmanaged
• Option to configure email notification mail (for scheduled backup) only when there is a change
• New Device Models Support:
  • FortiGate Firewall VERSION 4
  • 3Com Switch 5500 series
  • Citrix NetScaler MPX

Bug Fixes / Changes

• Hardware properties population issue with Cisco MDS has been fixed.
• Earlier, the device groups that were created with Custom Column values (as criteria) were not being properly shared to Power Users. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in validating the IP addresses entered in additional credentials GUI. This has been fixed.
• Javascript issues with localized version of DeviceExpert have been fixed.
• Earlier, searching configurations (with PostgreSQL as backend database) was not working properly. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.9 (Build 5900)

New Features & Enhancements

• Password Management with ManageEngine Password Manager Pro
• Credential Update using Rest API
• SSH & Telnet protocol option added for Enterasys
• New Device Models Support:
  • RuggedCom Switch
  • Ruijie Switch
  • Fujitsu Firewall
  • F5Bigip 11X
  • EdgeCore Switch
  • Telco Switch
  • Occam Switch
  • Adtran Router
  • CiscoSB Switch
  • Nokia IPSO Firewall
  • HP 1910 Series Switch

Bug Fixes / Changes

• Disabled Devices shown in the backup failed devices has been fixed.
• Custom Column 3 label issue in criteria based device group issue has been fixed.
• Javascript warning / errors with localised versions have been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.8 (Build 5850)

New Features & Enhancements

• Support for PostgreSQL as backend database.
• Provision to enter credentials for multiple devices of a device group that work on a common protocol
• Option to duplicate existing compliance rules and save then with a different name
• Provision to add one more custom column to depict any desired additional information about devices in device properties.
• New Device Models Support:>
  • Crescendo Load Balancers
  • Welotec Routers
  • Mikro Tik Routers
  • Adava ADVA FSP

Bug Fixes / Changes

• With MSSQL server as backend database, there were issues in persisting sorting of columns in 'Change Tab'. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in displaying data in custom reports while navigating between pages with using MSSQL server as the backend database.This has been fixed.
• Earlier, editing of host names did not work properly in Chrome and Firefox browsers. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, when reports were exported as CSV (with MSSQL server as backend database), duplicate entries were found. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in displaying device configuration content, if it contained HTML tags. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in taking backup of ACME devices. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.8 (Build 5800 and 5810)

New Features & Enhancements

• Option to include configuration change type (authorized or unauthorized) as one of the change management conditions while defining rules. The introduction of this option now makes it possible to get notifications during specific conditions like an unauthorized change happening on the running configuration of a device.

• Provision for communicating various messages from DeviceExpert team to users. Information about product updates and various other notifications will now reach the users directly. Messages can be accessed by clicking the 'Mail icon' on the top-band.

• The outputs of various 'Show' Commands and 'Export' configuration can now be saved on machine from which DeviceExpert web-interface is launched.

• Enhancements in compliance rule definition to check for the presence or absence of specific strings in device configurations as part of 'Advanced Criteria' and 'Advanced Custom Criteria'. Presence or absence of strings can now be checked for specific or unlimited number of occurrences.

Navigation from Home Page

• Option to navigate to corresponding pages when viewing various reports in the 'Home' page

• NEC
• Juniper SR
• Vyatta
• Radware-Alteon Switch
• Brocade VDX Switch
• Support for Managing Acme Packet devices through SSH

Changes & Bug Fixes

• Earlier, DeviceExpert (v5700) web-interface session in Internet Explorer was logging out suddenly. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in generating EOL/EOS reports when the connection was going through a proxy. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, due to an issue with mail server settings, the from address got truncated when using with MS SQL Server as backend database. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in populating the hardware properties of Juniper Ex4200 devices. This has been fixed.
• The RegEx pattern that was being used for checking the status of Brocade fast iron switch has been changed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5.7 (Build 5700)

New features and Enhancements

• A new tab named 'Change' has been introduced to serve as a quick view of the 'big picture' related to configuration changes in entirety. This comes with convenient date-based filtering options
• Provision to view all configuration versions of any particular device on a single click from the device details page
• 'Configuration Diff' GUI has been enhanced with options to select the version numbers and view changes
• Option to launch direct TELNET/SSH connection to the remote devices from DeviceExpert web interface. This web-based implementation does not require any tools to be present on local machines and will be highly useful to access remote devices when one is away from office. It does not require VPN too
• Device details page has been enhanced with additional tools including ping, traceroute and option to launch HTTP/HTTPS connection to the device. These utilities will come in handy while debugging from remote locations even from tablet devices like ipad

New Device Models Support

• F5 BIG-IP 10.x
• Cisco IronPort
• Blue Coat Proxy with SGOS and AVOS

Bug Fixes

• The number of 'UnManaged devices' will henceforth be excluded from the total number of devices in the system for licensing purpose.
• Earlier, in certain scenarios, when the product version of DeviceExpert in the application and the backend database was different, errors were thrown while working with the product. This has now been fixed in such a way that when the DeviceExpert version differs (between application and the backend database), DeviceExpert server will not start until the versions are same.
• Earlier, there were issues in DeviceExpert web-interface when launching FireFox 11/12. This issue has been fixed.
• EOL home page widget color coding has been revised for logical representation of EOL and other devices through proper colors.
• Earlier, the link to Device Details page from the 'last 5 configuration changes view' of home page widget did not work. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5650

New features and Enhancements

• Dashboard Enhancement: End-of-Life (EOL) details of devices are now depicted in the 'Home' page with intuitive graphics
• EOL details have been made available in Hardware Inventory Report
• Default Change Management Rule added to send trap on configuration change

New Device Models Support

• ZTE
• Foundry FastIron
• Dell PowerConnect
• Brocade 3850 Switch
• Cisco ASR Router

Bug Fixes

• When DeviceExpert was running with MS SQL server as backend database, configuration changes report could not be generated as PDF. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues with enable command for CheckPointFirewall and Brocade devices. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues with Cisco IDS configuration Diff view. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, for some devices, Switch-Port Mapper scan was not showing port and MAC address details properly. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in SecurityAuditReport and ConfigurationAnalysisReport generation. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5601

Enhancements

• Option to choose IPADDRESS part of the Hardware Inventory Custom Report has been added

Bug Fixes

• Earlier, there were issues in generating EOL report while direct internet connection is set in the proxy settings. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were problems in Navigating between pages in the Schedule Result Audit page view while using MSSQL database . This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5600

New Features & Enhancements

• New report depicting the End-of-Sale and End-of-Life status of devices
• Enhancements in compliance rule definition for checking the presence or absence of a specific strings in device configurations
• Option to schedule custom reports and export the report as CSV. Default reports under custom reports category now include two compliance custom reports.

New Device Models Support

• AlliedTelesis CenterCom Switch
• AlliedTelesis Ethernet Switch

New Device Models Support

• Earlier, there were issues in backing up the configurations of Brocade FastIron and Brocade Fibre Switches. This has been fixed
• Paging command has been updated for Cisco ASA devices
• Earlier, there were problems in deleting SNMP v3 based devices. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, in Switch Port Mapper, there were issues in fetching ports. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, in Switch Port Mapper, there were issues in generating PDF reports when MACADDRESS column had not been selected. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5580

New Features & Enhancements

• Option to temporarily disable devices which are in maintenance and enable them again whenever needed
• Support for exporting any specific version of the device configuration
• Provision for analyzing syslog messages flow and notify message flooding in the GUI to enable administrators initiate corrective action
• Change management rule name can now be added as part of the change notifications

New Device Models Support

• Arista Switches
• DCN Router
• IBM
• A10 Networks

Bug Fixes

• Earlier, when IP addrsss of the device that underwent configuration change, was not present in the syslog message, NCM Plug-in initiated recursive configuration backup. This issue has been fixed.
• When a user with the role 'Operator' created a change management rule, it got assigned to 'All Devices Group' of administrators. This issue has been fixed.
• Issue related to populating hardware properties of Bluecoat - Packetshaper devices has been fixed.
• Issue related to backing up configuration of Juniper EX4200 has been fixed.
• Earlier, the Configuration Changes Report, when Emailed, had formatting issues. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5570

New Features & Enhancements

• Compliance Reports: Compliance Reports under ‘Custom Reports’ have been enhanced with the option to generate reports for specific rule, rule group or policy. Option for scheduling the reports is also available
• Support for configuration backup through SSH protocol in Hirschmann Switch
• New Device Models Support
  • Brocade FastIron Switch and Fiber Switch
  • Siemens Redback Router
  • DIGI–Router

Bug Fixes & Changes

• In the "Home" page configuration change snapshot, when the changes were marked as Authorized⁄UnAuthorized repeatedly, an error page was thrown. This has been fixed.
• While importing devices using the ‘Import SNMP devices’ option, already added devices were also listed. This issue has been fixed.
• The issues in populating the hardware properties of Alaxala devices have been fixed.
• Earlier, Configuration backup of Palo Alto firewall devices did not work. This has been fixed.
• When depicting configuration difference between two versions, the content pertaining to the SSL certificates was excluded. This has been enhanced now.
• Access to Security Audit Report and Configuration Analysis Report has been restricted to Administrators alone.

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5560

New Features & Enhancements

• Out-of-the-box policies to check configurations for compliance to SOX and HIPAA regulations
• Home Page Dashboard Enhancements
  • Dashboard now depicts the top five configuration changes in summary view
  • Summary of the devices whose configurations were backed up and the ones not backed up now depicted in pie-chart
  • Compliance policy violations shown in summary view
• Option to save the custom reports for future reference and also to create scheduled tasks for automatic execution of the custom reports at desired interval
• Custom reports can now be created for a specific device or a device group
• Support for configuration backup through Telnet & SSH protocols in Cisco Aironet and Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
• Option for enabling real-time change detection in Cisco MDS devices
• New Device Models Support
  • Palo Alto Firewall
  • ADVA Optical Networking
  • Meru WLAN Controller
  • Ciena Switch
  • ALAXALA Switch 5400
  • Allied Telesis GS900M Switch
  • H3C S Series Switch
  • Huawei Switch
  • Huawei S Series Switch
  • Hirschmann Switch

Bug Fixes & Changes

• Issue related to backing up the configurations of Canoga Perkins devices has been fixed
• Issue related to enabling real-time change detection in Cisco Nexus devices has been fixed
• Earlier, there were issues in backing up the configurations of Netgear Switches. This has been fixed
• The issue related to associating Cisco switches with the default 'CiscoSwitchGroup' has been fixed
• Earlier, in non-English OS, there were problems in initiating Device Discovery / Ping. This has been fixed
• The issue related to backing up the configurations of Foundry devices using SSH protocol combination has been fixed

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5550

New Features & Enhancements

• Provision to add custom columns to depict any desired additional information about devices in device properties. Custom columns can be added from Admin ---> Custom Column tab
• Provision to pick desired attributes alone from the hardware inventory and create custom reports. This can be done from Reports ---> Custom Reports
• Option for enabling real-time change detection in Dell and Cisco Nexus devices
• Support for configuration backup through SSH protocol in Brocade devices
• Provision for effective management of historical data through enhanced options in database administration. This can be done from Admin ---> Database Administration
• Option to associate change management rules with required devices from Admin --> Change Management

New Device Models

• Acme Packet Firewall
• WatchGuard
• Canoga Perkins

Bug Fixes & Changes

• As part of real-time change detection, when a configuration change is done outside of NCM Plug-in, there was an issue in printing the the IP address of the user (who changed the configuration) in the annotation column of the backedup configuration information. This has been fixed now.
• Earlier, when depicting configuration difference between two versions, the content pertaining to the self-signed SSL certificates was also included. This has been excluded from the diff now
• Earlier, there were issues in backing up the configurations of Fujitsu devices. This has been fixed
• The configuration diff viewer has been enhanced with provision for viewing long lines through horizontal scroll bars
• By default, NCM Plug-in collects details pertaining to the usage of the product, including frequency and usage statistics of the various features. This can be disabled or enabled anytime from Support ---> Usage Statistics Collection tab

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5520

New Features & Enhancements

• Option to specify a particular IP or all IP addresses of an interface to bind TFTP, SSH and SCP servers when OpManager NCM Plug-in is running in multi-homed machines. Same option is provided for transferring configuration files also.
• Provision to generate filtered reports out of the Compliance Report to get specific information on compliant rules or violated rules or all rules separately
• Enhancements in taking configuration difference for BlueCoat and FortiGate device types wherein the difference pertaining to changes in certificate information are now not taken into account
• Provision for executing 'show commands' on Cisco Nexus devices from GUI
• Support for creating custom templates and scripts to automate configuration tasks pertaining to Cisco Nexus devices

New Device Models Support

• Nortel PWR Switch 2526T

Bug Fixes/Changes

• Earlier, due to an issue with identifying certificate changes in the configuration, startup and running configurations were marked as having conflict. This issue has been fixed
• Earlier, when compliance rules contained certain special characters , the 'edit rule' option did not work properly. This has been fixed
• Earlier, there were issues in populating the hardware properties of Cisco Nexus, Juniper M Series and Alcatel devices. This has been fixed
• Earlier, there were issues in backing up the configurations of Cisco Firewall 4.x devices. This issue has been fixed

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5510

New Features & Enhancements

• Provision to start and stop TFTP server
• While starting the TFTP server, provision to choose a specific IP or all IP addresses to bind
• Export configuration feature enhanced with option to maintain all versions
• Support for launching web-interface in Google Chrome
• Support for installing NCM Plug-in in Windows 64-bit machines

New Device Models Support

• Cisco ASA with WAN support
• Cisco FWSM 4.x
• FortiNet FortiAnalyzer
• Alcatel Service Router

Bug Fixes / Changes

• Earlier, there were issues in bulk execution of Switch-Port Mapper in NCM Plug-in. This has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in depicting the summary view of custom template execution result. This has been fixed.
• The issue related to depicting the configuration difference when multiple certificates were involved in the configuration file, has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in generating reports for the time period "last 7 days". This has been issue fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in Build 5500

New Features & Enhancements

• Support for MSSQL back-end
• Support for additional Syslog message formats for real time change detection for Cisco and Enterasys devices
• Support for installing the plug-in Windows 64-bit machines

New Device Models

1. Sphereon 4500 Fibre Channel Switch
2. Juniper EX4200 Switch 
3. Allied Telesis AT-8000S Switch

Bug Fixes & Changes

1. Earlier, when audit trails cleanup operation was in progress, performance issues cropped. This has been fixed
2. Earlier, there were issues in deleting devices having a large number of configuration versions. This has been fixed
3. Issues related to backing up the configurations of Radware devices fixed
4. User prompt mismatch issues in Cisco Nexus devices fixed
5. SysLocation population issue for Radware LinkProof switches fixed
6. Earlier, there were issues in backing up the configuration of Citrix NetScaler devices using SCP protocol. This has been fixed.

OpManager NCM Plug-in 5450

New Features & Enhancements

• Provision for viewing the configuration versions of all/any device(s) by specifying a custom date range
• Provision to mark configuration changes as authorized/unauthorized in bulk
• New Device Models Support:
  • Cisco Nexus 7000 10-Slot Switch (N7K-C7010)
  • Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch (N5K-C5010P-BF)
  • Motorola Wireless Switch
  • Blue Coat PacketShaper
  • HP P series Switch
  • Radware Link Proof Switch
  • Alcatel 6200
  • Fujitsu Switch

Changes & Bug Fixes

• Full-fledged population of hardware properties of Nortel Passport 8600 series is now done
• Earlier, there were some issues in populating the hardware properties of Radware devices. This issue has been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in populating the SSH-based hardware properties of Aruba devices. This has now been fixed.
• Earlier, there were issues in specifying the Additional credential for HP devices. This has now been fixed.