September 4, 2020

July 2017
NetWorker 19.3.x Recommendations, Cumulative and
download info and Training
Includes:
NetWorker NetWorker Module for Microsoft (NMM) and Data Protection
Add-in for SCVMM (SCVMM)
NetWorker Management Console (NMC) NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications (NMDA)
NetWorker VMware Protection (NVP) NetWorker Module for SAP (NMSAP)
NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) NetWorker Module for Meditech (NMMedi)
CloudBoost Virtual Appliance

Contents
DELL EMC Security and Technical Advisories (DTA/DSA) ................................................................................2
Latest 19.3.x Cumulative Releases .........................................................................................................................2
NetWorker Target Code ..........................................................................................................................................2
Java Enablement via NetWorker Runtime Environment (NRE) version 8.0.x .......................................................2
DOWNLOADS ..........................................................................................................................................................3
NetWorker 19.3.x Release details ...............................................................................................................................3
NetWorker 19.3 Releases ..........................................................................................................................................4
NetWorker 19.3.0.1 Cumulative Hotfix release RECOMMENDED! ..................................................................4
NetWorker 19.3.0.0 Initial Release .........................................................................................................................4
TRAINING and RESOURCES................................................................................................................................6
NetWorker Troubleshooting Tool (NTT)................................................................................................................6
Training ...................................................................................................................................................................6
Documentation & Compatibility .............................................................................................................................6
NetWorker Licensing: .............................................................................................................................................6
Recent NetWorker features and functionality changes ...........................................................................................7

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IMPORTANT! BEFORE YOU START!

NetWorker 19.3 provides new features and improvements for Ease of Use, Reliability, Availability, Serviceability
and Java Enablement over previous NetWorker versions. See NetWorker 19.3 Release materials for more
information. IMPORTANT: Dell EMC now separately offers NetWorker Runtime Environment (NRE) which
provides critical functionality for Java with NetWorker (see below for more info).
Customers who have been successful with installing, upgrading, and configuring NetWorker 19.x and 18.x have
engaged DELL EMC Professional Services and/or used the available free training. If unprepared, you might
encounter issues including backup failures during and after upgrading from earlier NetWorker releases.

To request DELL EMC Professional Services, contact a DELL EMC Sales representative. (1-866-GET-EMC2) For
more information about available services, go to the DELL EMC Service Offering Index and search for NetWorker
(select Filter > N > NetWorker).
** Note: Professional Services assistance is recommended when first upgrading to a NetWorker 19.x, 18.x (from
an older NetWorker version). Applying a new cumulative to an existing NetWorker 19.x or 18.x version does not
require Professional Services assistance.

DELL EMC Security and Technical Advisories (DTA/DSA)

The latest Security and Technical advisories are available at https://support.emc.com/kb/521706

Latest 19.3.x Cumulative Releases

The latest 19.3.x cumulative release is 19.3.0.1 Build 51 released on July 16, 2020.
Customers should consider the additional fixes available in cumulative releases (when available) when
determining the most appropriate release for their environment.

NetWorker Target Code

NetWorker 19.2.1* declared Target Code.
* Customers are requested to move to the latest Cumulative Hotfix of 19.2.1 to leverage
important fixes available with cumulative releases.

Java Enablement via NetWorker Runtime Environment (NRE) version 8.0.x

“NRE version 8.0.6 Critical JRE security issues fixed in new JRE build”
NetWorker Runtime Environment (NRE) provides an installer package to deliver a current Java
Runtime Environment (JRE) for NetWorker. It is recommended that customers use the latest NRE
which is provided as part of the NetWorker product entitlement; however customers are free to
continue to use any NetWorker supported JRE version they have licensed directly from Oracle. Existing
NetWorker users that wish to use NRE should reference the NetWorker Runtime Edition Readme Guide for
details on the upgrade.
NetWorker Runtime Environment is versioned starting at 8.0.x since NRE currently provides Java 8. The Java
version provided with NRE will not directly correspond to Java updates, however new NRE versions will be
released with Java updates as necessary.
NRE is available for download for Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

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New versions of NRE will be posted in the NetWorker downloads section and will be noted in the monthly
NetWorker Newsletters. Search for NetWorker Runtime Environment
at https://support.emc.com/downloads/1095_NetWorker

For more information about Java Enablement via NRE, refer to the NetWorker Runtime Environment KB article
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/533770, NetWorker Runtime Environment Readme Guide,
NetWorker Installation Guide and NetWorker Release Notes available at
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/networker/docs

DOWNLOADS
All NetWorker software packages are included on the Product Support pages below.

NetWorker Includes:
▪ NetWorker VMware Protection (NVP) (ie. vProxy installer package)
▪ NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE)** Note: Same fixes provided with the NetWorker package are included in
the NVE package.
NetWorker Module for Microsoft
NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications
NetWorker Module for SAP
NetWorker Module for MEDITECH
CloudBoost Virtual Appliance
To locate the NetWorker, NetWorker Module or CloudBoost 19.x release packages (including Target Code
packages) go to the appropriate NetWorker, NetWorker Module or CloudBoost page (above) and select the
appropriate version.

NetWorker 19.3.x Release details

The following sections provide details about:
▪ Build # and some special packages and identification.
▪ List of fixes included in the release. Below are direct hyperlinks to each of the releases captured in this
document.

NetWorker 19.3.0.1 (Cumulative Hotfix) RECOMMENDED!

NetWorker 19.3.0.0 (Initial Release)

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NetWorker 19.3 Releases

NetWorker 19.3.0.1 Cumulative Hotfix release RECOMMENDED!

Dell EMC recommends customers use the latest release in this version series.

Binary Attributes
Product Release Build
NetWorker
NetWorker Management Console
NetWorker Module for Microsoft and Data Protection Add-in for SCVMM
July 16, 2020 51
NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications
NetWorker Module for SAP
NetWorker Module for MEDITECH
Product Release Version/Build
NetWorker VMware Protection September 4, 2020 vproxy-installer-4.2.0-5.ova
NetWorker Virtual Edition July 16, 2020 ova-19.3.0.1-51_19.3.0-28.tar.gz
Corresponding NetWorker Runtime Edition (NRE) version August 21, 2020 8.0.6**NEW

Defects / Escalations List

See Release Notes for information on new functionality and fixes included in this release.

Ticket Product Description

321199 vProxy Export request to DD during Instant Access Restore contains null client member and causes SMS panic on DD
322551 vProxy ESC 38182: Follow up on ESC 37125, Vmware hotfix
320340 vProxy ESC 37429: FLR fails to mount disks some time on Linux VM machine while using the vproxy-agent from 3.01
320946 vProxy ubuntu19.10 qual: Root folder is not listed in restore source page during FLR of lvm-btrfs VM to same VM.
321485 NMM ESC 36779: Backup action keeps running even if the corresponding Workflow has been failed
321390 NMMedi Esc 37807: NMMedi 19.1.1.99.0 - ISB backup using native XtremIO snapshot fails
320099 NetWorker Message bus publishing already completed save job again without any session details.
319856 NetWorker ESC 36987: excessive logging in NetWorker 18 clone job
321304 NetWorker ESC 37718: nsrworkflow from ESC 37328 is not sending traps for unresolvable clients' backup failures
ESC 35970: ProtectPoint savesets clone failing after successful backup intermittently with nsrclone SYSTEM
317565 NetWorker
notice No input savesets!
nsrmmdbd memory usage on Linux longevity testing setup increases to more than 10 GB with only 900 MB
321170 NetWorker
of media db size
323022 NetWorker Adding linux_x86 package to repository failed in clientpush due to missing of storage node package
ESC 37398: Change in the Mutex name and logging improvements to the function AcquireFsAppLock in
320678 NetWorker
savefs.c
321409 NetWorker ESC 37887: nsrworkflow with -c with a dynamic group not working as expected
320704 NetWorker Message bus is publishing the orphan jobs once the workflow completes.
321284 NetWorker Disabling the SNMP traps in Server Maintenance Mode.

NetWorker 19.3.0.0 Initial Release

Dell EMC recommends customers use the latest release in this version series.

Binary Attributes
Product Release Build
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NetWorker
NetWorker Management Console
NetWorker Module for Microsoft and Data Protection Add-in for SCVMM
June 15, 2020 21
NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications
NetWorker Module for SAP
NetWorker Module for MEDITECH
CloudBoost Virtual Appliance June 15, 2020 CloudBoost-19.3.0.0.Build.6.ova
Product Release Version/Build
NetWorker VMware Protection September 4, 2020 vproxy-installer-4.2.0-5.ova
NetWorker Virtual Edition June 15, 2020 ova-19.3-21_19.3.0-11.tar.gz
Corresponding NetWorker Runtime Edition (NRE) version August 21, 2020 8.0.6**NEW

Defects / Escalations List

See Release Notes for information on new functionality and fixes included in this release.

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TRAINING and RESOURCES

NetWorker Troubleshooting Tool (NTT)
Dell EMC provides the NetWorker Troubleshooting Tool (NTT) as a back-end solution which helps NetWorker users identify potential
network problems that could affect NetWorker backup.
Data from a production server will be backed up to NetWorker Server over the network. Any problem with the network may break
the backup, cloning or recovery job.
The NetWorker Troubleshooting Tool (NTT) helps NetWorker users identify potential network problems which may affect NetWorker
functionality (NVT) and other tools to help identify issues with the NetWorker Server (nsrpchk), vProxy server (vProxy Health Check)
and log gathering (nsrget).

Currently the tool is not supported on NVE.

NTT incorporates 8 tools into one GUI interface:

Network Validation Test – Testing network connectivity of a NetWorker Datazone

NetWorker Proactive Check Tool (NSRPCHK) – Provides status of last DR, daemon status, warnings from logs and possible OS issues.
vProxy Health Check Tool – vProxy health check utility provides an automated, efficient and human readable way to perform first-
step/basic self-diagnostic for NetWorker VMware Protection (NVP) appliance.
NSRDDRCHK – The NetWorker cross check tool (nsrddrchk) provides the ability to perform cross checks between the NetWorker
media database (MMDB) and Data Domain mtree contents.
SIGT – System Information Gathering Tool – Allows you to log in to a remote host and collect system details.
NSRGET – Provides log gathering and reporting for issues.
Resource Monitoring Tool – Collects utilization statistics of system and NetWorker related modules.
Remote NTT - Can be used to run NSRPCHK and NSRGET on remote Linux hosts only. The Remote NTT tool is available on the
Windows platform.

The NTT tool is available for download at https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/networker/drivers

(Search for NTT) for both Windows and Linux operating systems. The NTT user documentation is included within the NTT tool.
Please refer to https://support.emc.com/kb/516676 for configuration guidance.
Training Documentation & Compatibility
Customer training has been updated to include 19.x content; this NetWorker
includes: NetWorker Module for Microsoft
NetWorker Fundamentals MR-1WP-NWFUN NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications
NetWorker Cloud Enablement MR-1WP-NWCLD NetWorker Module for SAP
NetWorker Implementation and NetWorker Module for MEDITECH
Management MR-1CP-NWIM
NetWorker Implementation and
CloudBoost Virtual Appliance Available only with Data
Protection Suite
Management - OILT MR-1LP-NWIM
NetWorker Implementation and
Management On-Demand Lab - MR-1ON-
Recommended:
North America NWIM9ODL-NA NetWorker 19.3 Release Notes
Differences between NetWorker 19.3 and Previous Releases
NetWorker Upgrade Learning Center. Education offers training to • NetWorker 19.3 Updating from a Previous Release Guide
assist customers with upgrading NetWorker from NetWorker 8.2.x • NetWorker 19.3 - Year 2038 feature
to NetWorker 9.1 and higher including 19.x. •
NetWorker VIDEOS: Videos are updated on a regular basis, check back CloudBoost Virtual Appliance 19.3:
frequently. o CloudBoost 19.3 Release Notes
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product- o NetWorker 19.3 CloudBoost 19.3 Integration Guide
support/product/networker/docs Select ‘VIDEOS’ o
NetWorker YouTube
NetWorker Licensing:
o NetWorker 18.1.x and later releases have extended the free-trial period without the need for licensing for 90-days
o Licensing in NetWorker 9.2.x and later for new installations (VIDEO)
o NetWorker 19.3 Licensing Guide

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Recent NetWorker features and functionality changes

Refer to NetWorker Capability Highlights and training and more information on how these changes affect NetWorker
operations and functionality.
Features
See the NetWorker 19.3.x release materials for a complete list of changes
NEW with 19.3
User Experience Cloud & Expanded Use Cases
o HTML5 NetWorker User Interface o GPFS Support
· Recovery of file systems o SNMP MIB for Oracle
· vProxy redeployment o SNMP v3 for Backup/Clone/Recovery
o REST APIs for Microsoft SQL and user management
Serviceability & Availability:
Multi-hypervisor Support o 3X Faster upgrades with concurrent client upgrade
o VMWare: o Selective base client installs and checks for running backups
· Configurable retry time and frequency for vProxy backups before performing upgrade
· Increased limit for concurrent VM backups per vCenter o Single name space for distributed clients on GPFS
· Concurrent vProxy redeployments
Storage Integration
· Checks for available snapshot threshold space in datastore before
o Support for PowerStore
performing backups
· End-to-end snapshot management with Point-in-Time restore
o Remote AuthC Support with FLR
· Application consistent protection
o Microsoft Hyper-V: Ability to restore VM to new VM name
· Support for virtualized and NDMP based NAS workloads
Compliance & Security · Support for SQL App Aware (VMware)
o Retention of backups beyond year 2038
o SLES 12 SP5 support with NetWorker Server software (excluding NVE)

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