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What's new in ONTAP Mediator

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New enhancements to ONTAP Mediator are provided with each release. Here's what's new.

Enhancements

For SCST version information, see the SCST support matrix.

ONTAP Mediator version

Enhancements

1.10

  • Support for RHEL:

    • Compatible: 9.5.

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

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

  • Upgraded 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.

  • Added new certificates for code signature verification.

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

  • Includes installer warnings when expired code signature certificates are detected.

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.

  • Cryptographic code-signature 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.

OS support matrix

OS for ONTAP Mediator

1.10

1.9.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

RHEL 10.0

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 9.6

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 9.5

Compatible

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 9.4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 9.3

No

Compatible

Compatible

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 9.2

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 9.1

No

Compatible

Compatible

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 9.0

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 8.10

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 8.9

No

Compatible

Compatible

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 8.8

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 8.7

No

Compatible

Compatible

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 8.6

No

Compatible

Compatible

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

RHEL 8.5

No

Compatible

Compatible

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

RHEL 8.4

No

Compatible

Compatible

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

RHEL 8.3

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

RHEL 8.2

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

RHEL 8.1

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

RHEL 8.0

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

RHEL and CentOS 7.9

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Yes

Yes

Yes

Compatible

No

No

RHEL and CentOS 7.8

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

RHEL and CentOS 7.7

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

RHEL and CentOS 7.6

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Obsolete

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes (RHEL only)

CentOS 8 and stream

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

Rocky Linux 10.0

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Rocky Linux 9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Rocky Linux 8

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux 10

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Oracle Linux 9

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

  • "Yes" means that the OS is recommended for ONTAP Mediator installation and is fully compatible and supported.

  • "No" means that the OS and ONTAP Mediator are not compatible.

  • "Compatible" means that Red Hat no longer supports these RHEL versions, but ONTAP Mediator can still be installed on them.

  • ONTAP Mediator 1.6 adds support for Rocky Linux 9 and 8.

  • ONTAP Mediator 1.5 was the last supported release for RHEL 7.x branch operating systems.

  • Centos 8 was removed for all releases due to its rebranching. Centos Stream was deemed as not a suitable production target OS. No support is planned.

SCST support matrix

The following table shows the supported SCST version for each version of ONTAP Mediator.

ONTAP Mediator version Supported SCST version

ONTAP Mediator 1.10

scst-3.9.tar.gz

ONTAP Mediator 1.9.1

scst-3.8.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.9

scst-3.8.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.8

scst-3.8.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.7

scst-3.7.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.6

scst-3.7.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.5

scst-3.6.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.4

scst-3.6.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.3

scst-3.5.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.2

scst-3.4.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.1

scst-3.4.0.tar.bz2

ONTAP Mediator 1.0

scst-3.3.0.tar.bz2