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Release Date: March 2025
Release Notes
for the Dell Common Event Enabler
This document provides information about Dell Common Event Enabler software and related documentation.
Current Release Version: 9.0.1
Release Type: Minor (MI)
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Product description ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Resolved issues ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Where to get help ................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Product description
The Dell Common Event Enabler (CEE) framework is used to provide a working environment for the following facilities.
• CEE Common AntiVirus Agent (CAVA) provides an antivirus solution for Dell systems (for example, the Dell
PowerStore series). It uses an industry-standard Common Internet File System (CIFS) or Server Message Block
(SMB) protocol in a Microsoft Windows Server® environment. CAVA uses third-party antivirus software to identify
and eliminate known viruses before they infect files on the system. The Using the Common Event Enabler on
Windows Platforms guide contains information for CAVA customers. It is available on Online Support.
• CEE Common Event Publishing Agent (CEPA) is a mechanism whereby applications can register to receive event
notification and context from sources such as Dell PowerStore systems. The event publishing agent delivers to the
consuming application both event notification and associated context in one message. Context may consist of file
metadata or directory metadata that is needed to decide business policy. The Using the Common Event Enabler on
Windows Platforms and Using the Common Event Enabler on Linux Platforms guides on Online Support contain
information about using CEPA for Windows and Linux customers, respectively.
• The CEPA sub-facilities include:
Auditing—A mechanism for delivering post-events to registered consumer applications in a synchronous
manner. Events are delivered individually in real-time.
Backup—A mechanism for delivering post-events in bulk mode to backup applications. A backup-specific
delivery cadence is based on either a time period or a number of events.
CARA—A mechanism for delivering post-events in bulk mode to anti-ransomware applications. A specific
delivery cadence is based on either a time period or a number of events.
CQM—A mechanism for delivering pre-events to registered consumer applications in a synchronous manner.
Events are delivered individually in real-time, allowing the consumer application to exercise business policy on
the event.
Index—A mechanism for delivering events to Splunk Enterprise or the Splunk Cloud in asynchronous mode. The
delivery cadence is based on a time period or a number of events.
VCAPS—A mechanism for delivering post-events in asynchronous mode. The delivery cadence is based on a
time period or a number of events.
Note: CEE support of RabbitMQ has been fully deprecated and use of RabbitMQ with CEE is no longer
supported.
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Note: If both CQM events and Auditing events are present, CEPA delivers events to the CQM application first,
and then delivers events to the Auditing application.
While the CEE framework includes the CAVA and CEPA facilities and their associated sub-facilities, they can run
independently of each other or run together.
New and changed features
New and changed features for CEE 9.0.1
CEE Version New features
Number
9.0.1 Additional compiler hardening such as enabling Control Flow Guard, Address Space Randomization,
and ensuring Authenticode signing on all components.
Resolved issues
Resolved issues for CEE 9.0.1
Issue ID Functional area Description Fixed in version
CEED-1044807 CEE Lack of validation of allowed hosts could allow hash 9.0.1
VRT-25541 interception.
CEED-1044808 CEE Insecure default settings are enabled upon 9.0.1
VRT-25547 installation.
Where to get help
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