Release Notes 5.0.0 Jaglion
What's new in SEP sesam 5.0.0 Jaglion
New SEP sesam release 5.0.0 Jaglion introduces a more powerful and intuitive Web UI, handy new GUI functions, and more consistent and stable internal APIs.
Features at glance
Enhanced Web UI
The more advanced and intuitive Web UI offers the following in addition to monitoring SEP sesam operations: Start backups immediately, restart failed jobs, lock backups, review alerts, set UI mode, and view job and data store details.
Backup & Restore
- Now also supported: Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) backup and restore. Nutanix AHV module is supported on SEP sesam Linux Server and on SEP sesam Windows Server, using a Linux Client as a data mover.
- To simplify backing up multiple VMs, you can automate the process by automatically generating tasks for VMs that are connected to the same host; in addition, you can also automatically create clients for VMs to which the generated tasks and ACLs can be assigned.
- The new Oracle-VM task type is available to perform agentless snapshot-based backups of all OLVM virtual machines.
- For direct HPE backups in the cloud, the new data store type HPE Cloud Volume is available.
- For Microsoft Windows Server 2016 or later, the Resilient Change Tracking feature (RCT) is supported to back up Hyper-V virtual machines. Similar to CBT for VMware and Citrix, incremental backup technology RCT for Hyper-V identifies block-level changes and backs up only data that has changed since the last incremental backup.
- Since Jaglion, the locked state is automatically applied to all backups in the chain of the selected backup.
- When backing up Citrix Hypervisor VMs, it is possible to exclude individual virtual disk (VHD) from the backup.
- The web restore assistant now supports restore of additional task types (Nutanix AHV, Micro Focus GroupWise, etc.) and additional restore options are available when restoring data online.
- Web Exchange restore: It is possible to perform a single Exchange mailbox database restore with SEP sesam Exchange Recovery Pro via the web interface Restore Assistant (with appropriate rights).
- Now also web single file restore for virtual machines is supported.
- When restoring MS SQL Server databases online, new recovery state options (leave the database ready for use by rolling back uncommitted transactions, etc.) and additional execution options (overwrite existing items with newer/older items from backup and skip ACL settings during restore) are available.
Authentication & Authorization
SEP sesam v. 5.0.0 authentication concept has changed. Now only a user with Superuser privileges can configure authentication and attach permissions (ACLs) to created users. The internal users can be authenticated via a signed certificate instead of a user password.
Media Management
Expiring a tape provides a new option to delete all metadata, which erases all tape media metadata and initializes the tape (if the tape is loaded in a drive), removing access to all existing data on the tape.
New supported systems
SEP sesam Server 5.0.0 Jaglion now also supports the following:
- xx
For a complete list of supported OS and databases, see SEP sesam Support Matrix.
Discontinued systems
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In SEP sesam Jaglion, SEP announced that it would no longer support:
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For details on discontinued systems, see Unsupported OS. For a complete list of supported SEP sesam Clients, see SEP sesam Support Matrix.
SEP sesam Server requirements
- Java xx
- No changes since the last (Beefalo V2) release. For details see Java Compatibility Matrix, same requirements as for Beefalo.
Installation and upgrades
SEP sesam 5.0.0 Jaglion was initially released on xxth of xx, 2021. Direct upgrade for versions 4.4.3.X to version 5.0.0 Jaglion is supported.
Latest released versions are:
- SEP sesam 5.0.0 Linux – released: x of <month>, <year>.
- SEP sesam 5.0.0 Windows – released: x of <month>, <year>.
In order to meet all required dependencies for the SEP sesam Client packages on SLES 15 SP1 or SP2, it may be required to activate the following package modules prior to SEP sesam installation:
Module-Basesystem Module-Server-Applications Module-Legacy
These modules are part of the installation DVD; in case no online subscription is available, they can be added via:
zypper ar dvd:/Module-Server-Applications DVD-Server zypper ar dvd:/Module-Basesystem DVD-BASE zypper ar dvd:/Module-Legacy DVD-Legacy
SEP sesam Server and Client components should be upgraded to the latest version during the upgrade process. This ensures that SEP sesam Clients are fully protected. Customers with a valid license are eligible for a free upgrade of SEP sesam to any new release for the duration of the license. See also Updating SEP sesam and Remote Installation of Windows Clients.
SEP sesam Server and Client components should be upgraded to the latest version during the upgrade process. This ensures that SEP sesam Clients are fully protected. Customers with a valid license are eligible for a free upgrade of SEP sesam to any new release for the duration of the license. See also Automatic Updates and Automatic Installation on Windows.
Previous release
Known issues and limitations
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Antivirus programs may disrupt network communication and cause SEP sesam processes, such as backup and replication, to fail. One program that is known to cause SEP sesam processes to terminate is Sophos Firewall with IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) enabled. Make sure that there are no antivirus, firewall, IDS or IPS programs preventing interaction with SEP sesam. |
5.0.0 Jaglion known issues: |
Severity: CRITICAL
#>sm_main stop node #>cd /opt/sesam #>tar xvzf <hotfix file> #>sm_main start node Severity: SECURITY
Severity: SEVERE
Severity: MINOR
sm_main start rmi sm_main start sds
Minor GUI issuesWe are experiencing some minor GUI issues that do not affect SEP sesam's performance and functionality. SEP is working on these issues and will provide a fix as soon as possible.
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Fixed with SEP sesam Server 5.0.0 Jaglion: |
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Enhancements and changes
Nutanix AHV
With Jaglion, SEP sesam provides efficient data protection for Nutanix AHV virtual machines (VMs). The Nutanix AHV module is supported only on SEP sesam Linux Server. You can easily back up and restore Nutanix AHV VMs, as described in Nutanix AHV Backup and Nutanix AHV Restore.
Authentication and authorization
The authentication and authorization concept is enhanced with two new user types - superuser, which replaces the previous admin role, and backup user. Now only a user with Superuser privileges can configure authentication and attach permissions (ACLs) to created users. For details, see About Authentication and Authorization and Using Access Control lists.
Certificate-based authentication
Now it is possible to authenticate users via a signed certificate instead of a user password if a database-based authentication is enabled. Note that the users from external authentication sources (LDAP/AD) cannot be authenticated using a certificate (only by using a password). For details, see Configuring Certificate-Based Authentication.
Automating backup process
To simplify backing up multiple VMs, you can automate the process by automatically generating tasks for VMs that are connected to the same host; you can also automatically create clients for VMs that can be assigned the generated tasks and ACLs. It is recommended to use these features when a new hypervisor is added and many new VMs need to be backed up. For details, see Automating Backup Process.
Oracle-VM task type
The new Oracle-VM task type is available to perform agentless snapshot-based backups of all OLVM virtual machines, regardless of their workload or operating system. See OLVM Backup.
Web single file restore for VMs
In the web interface Restore assistant, you can now restore single files of VMware, Hyper-V, RHV/OLVM, Citrix Hypervisor, KVM/QEMU, and OpenNebula virtual machines (VMs) online, if you have been granted the appropriate permissions. Single file restore for Proxmox VE and Nutanix AHV VM is currently not supported. For details, see Web Single File Restore for Virtual Machines.
Web Exchange restore
Now it is possible to restore a single Exchange mailbox database using SEP sesam Exchange Recovery Pro via the web interface Restore Assistant if you have been granted the appropriate permissions. Exchange Recovery Pro is only supported on Windows systems and must be installed on the system serving as SEP sesam Server or SEP sesam RDS. See Web Exchange Restore.
Citrix VHD exclude
When backing up Citrix Hypervisor VMs, you can exclude individual virtual disk (VHD) from Full/Diff/Incr backup in the SEP sesam GUI to avoid storage occupancy. For details, see Citrix XenServer Backup.
Web UI enhancements
SEP sesam Web UI now provides a more detailed overview of jobs and tasks, improved monitoring of the SEP sesam environment, and the possibility of performing different operations, e.g., running or locking the backups, restarting failed jobs, etc. For details, see SEP sesam Web UI
GUI enhancements
- Under the Configuration -> Defaults -> General tab, two additional options are available. Now you can use Sort case insensitive option to ensure that upper- and lowercase letters are treated the same when sorting results. Additionally, new filter option allows you to set a delay for reloading data when changing the filter(s). For details, see Configuration: Defaults.
- When creating a backup task on Linux, you can now set that deleted or modified files are not reported as errors. For details, see Creating a Backup Task.
- Now you can start the replication immediately under the Activities -> Immediate Start -> Replication, see Activities.
Technical improvements
- In previous SEP sesam versions, the backup locked state (savesets of the backup cannot be deleted) is applied to the selected backup only, so you have to lock all backups of a backup chain manually. As of Jaglion, the locked state is automatically applied to all backups in the backup chain. See Backups by State.
End of maintenance and support
Upcoming end of support
SEP sesam 4.4.3 Grolar -> October 2021
Discontinued SEP sesam Server OS
The following table lists the last available version of SEP sesam Server or RDS components for specified operating systems. You can continue using the last available version of SEP sesam on these operating systems, but SEP AG no longer provides updates or fixes for the specified versions.
For SEP sesam Client versions, backward compatibility is maintained and the last available versions for a platform are continuously supported. On older platforms you can use older versions of SEP sesam Client component, but it is recommended to combine such clients with the latest versions of SEP sesam Server and RDS components.
Operating system | Last available version | Release | Notes |
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Windows Server 2012 | 5.1.0.7 Apollon | 5.1.0 Apollon | |
RHEL 7 | 5.1.0.7 Apollon | 5.1.0 Apollon | |
Debian 9 »Stretch« | 5.0.0.15 Jaglion V2 | 5.0.0 Jaglion V2 | |
SLES 11 SP2, SP3, SP4 | 4.4.3.x Beefalo V2, see notes | 4.4.3 Beefalo V2 | SEP announced that it would no longer support SLES 11 SP2, SP3, SP4 with SEP sesam Beefalo, but has re-established support for Beefalo V2, where all SEP sesam Beefalo V2 packages (Server, Client, etc.) can be used. However, Beefalo V2 is the last available SEP sesam release for SLES 11 SP2, SP3, SP4 . |
Windows Server 2008 R2 | 4.4.3.x Beefalo V2, see notes | 4.4.3 Beefalo V2 | SEP announced that it would no longer support SEP sesam Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 with SEP sesam Beefalo, but has re-established this support already in Beefalo. This actually means that the last available SEP sesam Server release for Windows Server 2008 R2 is Beefalo V2. |
Ubuntu 16.04 | 4.4.3.84 Beefalo V2 | 4.4.3 Beefalo V2 | |
RHEL 6 | 4.4.3.64 Grolar | 4.4.3 Grolar | |
Debian 8 »Jessie« | 4.4.3.64 Grolar | 4.4.3 Grolar | |
Debian 7 »Wheezy« | 4.4.3.64 Grolar | 4.4.3 Grolar | Version 4.4.3.64 only available for sesam-cli on amd64 |
Windows Server 2008 | 4.4.3.64 Grolar | 4.4.3 Grolar | |
Windows 7 | 4.4.3.64 Grolar | 4.4.3 Grolar | |
Ubuntu 14.04 | 4.4.3.48 Tigon V2 | 4.4.3 Tigon V2 | |
All 32-bit operating systems | 4.2.2.40 | 4.2.2 | For some operating systems SEP sesam client is still available in 32-bit. |
SLES 10 | 4.2.2.40 | 4.2.2 | |
RHEL 5 | 4.2.2.40 | 4.2.2 | |
Debian 6 »Squeeze« | 4.2.2.40 | 4.2.2 | sesam-cli also available in version 4.4.1.22 |
Windows Server 2003 | 4.2.2.40 | 4.2.2 | |
Debian 5 »Lenny« | 4.2.1.34 | 4.2.1 | |
SLES 11 ≤ SP1 | 4.2.1.34 | 4.2.1 | Initial SLES 11 Release and Servicepack 1 |
Major fixes and changes
- See changes at SEP sesam download – changes.