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ONTAP Mediator

What's new in ONTAP Mediator

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New enhancements to ONTAP Mediator are provided with each release.

Note For OS and SCST version information, see the Support matrix.

ONTAP Mediator version

Enhancements

1.12.1

  • Support for RHEL:

    • Compatible: 10.1 and 9.7.

    • Recommended: 10.2, 10.0, 9.8, 9.6, 9.4, and 8.10.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 10.2, 9.8, and 8.10.

  • Support for Oracle Linux 10.1 and 9.8 with both rhck and uek kernels.

  • Beginning with ONTAP Mediator 1.12.1 and ONTAP 9.19.1, a single ONTAP Mediator instance configured with HTTPS can monitor the following configurations simultaneously:

  • Includes a new tool to repair a broken SCST installation. After installing ONTAP Mediator, you can find the tool at /usr/local/bin/mediator_repair_scst. You can use the tool after an OS upgrade, if the upgraded OS requires an SCST patch that is not available in the default SCST package.

1.12

  • Support for RHEL:

    • Compatible: 10.1 and 9.7.

    • Recommended: 10.2, 10.0, 9.8, 9.6, 9.4, and 8.10.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 10.2, 9.8, and 8.10.

  • Support for Oracle Linux 10.1 and 9.7 with both rhck and uek kernels.

  • Beginning with ONTAP 9.19.1 and ONTAP Mediator 1.12, you can configure an ONTAP Mediator that uses HTTPS for communication in MetroCluster IP configurations. HTTPS provides increased security by encrypting entire sessions using SSL/TLS. You can choose to install ONTAP Mediator with support for HTTPS only. The SCST package is not installed if this installation method is used. Learn more about HTTPS and iSCSI installation options for ONTAP Mediator.

1.11

  • Support for RHEL 10.1, 10.0, 9.7, 9.6, 9.4, and 8.10.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 10.1, 9.7, and 8.10.

  • Support for Oracle Linux 10.0 and 9.6 with both rhck and uek kernels.

  • Adds support for IPv6 for MetroCluster IP configurations.

  • Adds support for fapolicyd.

1.10

  • Support for RHEL 10.0, 9.6, 9.4, and 8.10.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 10.0, 9.6, and 8.10.

  • Upgrades the base Python version from Python 3.9 to Python 3.12.

1.9.1

  • Support for RHEL:

    • Compatible: 9.3, 9.1, 8.9, 8.7, 8.6, 8.5, and 8.4.

    • Recommended: 9.5, 9.4, 9.2, 9.0, 8.10, and 8.8.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 9.5 and 8.10.

  • Adds new certificates for code signature verification.

  • Added support for skipping code signature checks using the -skip-code-signature-check flag.

  • The installer displays warnings when it detects expired code signature certificates.

1.9

  • Support for RHEL:

    • Compatible: 9.3, 9.1, 8.9, 8.7, 8.6, 8.5, and 8.4.

    • Recommended: 9.5, 9.4, 9.2, 9.0, 8.10, and 8.8.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 9.5 and 8.10.

  • FIPS support for RHEL and Rocky Linux.

  • Added performance enhancements for larger scalability.

  • Improved filenames to simplify the setup of PKI-signed certificates.

1.8

  • Support for RHEL:

    • Compatible: 8.7, 8.6, 8.5, and 8.4.

    • Recommended: 9.4, 9.3, 9.2, 9.1, 9.0, 8.10, 8.9, and 8.8.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 9.4 and 8.10.

1.7

  • Support for RHEL:

    • Compatible: 8.7, 8.6, 8.5, and 8.4.

    • Recommended: 9.3, 9.2, 9.1, 9.0, 8.9, and 8.8.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 9.3 and 8.9.

  • Support for SAN (Subject Alternative Name) data in self-signed certificates and third-party signed certificates.

1.6

  • Python 3.9 updates.

  • Support for RHEL:

    • Compatible: 8.7, 8.6, 8.5, and 8.4.

    • Recommended: 9.2, 9.1, 9.0, and 8.8.

  • Support for Rocky Linux 9.2 and 8.8.

  • Discontinued support for RHEL 7.x / CentOS all releases.

1.5

  • Support for RHEL 8.5, 8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0, 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, and 7.6.

  • Support for CentOS 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, and 7.6.

  • Includes deprecation warnings for RHEL 7.x / CentOS 7.x.

  • Optimizes speed for larger scale SnapMirror active sync systems.

  • A cryptographic code-signature was added to the installer.

1.4

  • Support for RHEL 8.5, 8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0, 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, and 7.6.

  • Support for CentOS 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, and 7.6.

  • Added support for UFEI-based firmware's Secure Boot (SB).

1.3

  • Support for RHEL 8.3, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0, 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, and 7.6.

  • Support for CentOS 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, and 7.6.

1.2

  • Support for RHEL 8.1, 8.0, 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, and 7.6.

  • Support for CentOS 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, and 7.6.

  • Support for HTTPs mailboxes.

  • For use with ONTAP 9.8+ MCC-IP AUSO and SnapMirror active sync ZRTO.

1.1

  • Support for RHEL 8.0 and 7.6.

  • Support for CentOS 7.6.

  • Eliminates Perl dependencies.

1.0

  • Support for iSCSI mailboxes.

  • For use with ONTAP 9.7+ MCC-IP AUSO.

  • Support for RHEL/CentOS 7.6.