DPX 4.14 Relase Notes

New Features in DPX 4.14

This version introduces tape library management through the web interface, allowing administrators to manage configuration of both SAN and non-SAN tape libraries, along with functional and visual improvements in areas such as S3, events, and scheduling.

Tape Library Configuration

DPX 4.14 introduces tape library management capabilities through the web interface. Administrators can now create, modify, and manage both SAN and non-SAN tape libraries directly from the HTML UI.

Tape Media Pool Management

Administrators can create and manage tape media pools. Media pools can be edited, deleted, and monitored with detailed capacity and status reporting. Tape media operations allow administrators to edit media properties, expire all jobs on specific media, and perform bulk operations across multiple media. The interface provides comprehensive media details, including slot numbers, barcodes, capacity information, and usage statistics.

Schedule Overview Enhancements

The schedule overview now includes Hyper-V and S3 job instances.

Job Filtering by Folder

Job manager now supports filtering jobs by job folder, making it easier to organize and locate specific definitions in environments with large numbers of jobs.

Manual Hostname Definition in Hostname Groups

Event group configuration now allows administrators to manually enter hostnames or IP addresses, removing the limitation of only selecting from suggested values based on existing events.

S3 Resources in Reports

RPO Compliance and Unprotected Nodes reports now include S3 resources.

Improved Error Handling

Error toast messages now include a copy icon, allowing users to easily copy error content for troubleshooting or support requests.

Event Retention

A new cleanup mechanism automatically removes events from the database after a retention period, defaulting to 365 days.

Sticky Table Headers

Tables using virtual scrolling now feature sticky column headers that remain visible when scrolling through large datasets.

All Reports Display

The reports page now displays all available reports on a single page without pagination, ensuring administrators can easily access all items without navigating through multiple pages.

Version Display

DPX version information is now displayed in the menu bar, similar to vStor, making it easier for administrators to quickly identify the deployed version without navigating to the 'about' page.

HTTPS Redirect

The web UI now automatically redirects to HTTPS connections, improving security by default.

OpenAPI Documentation

A new aggregated OpenAPI specification endpoint in the gateway service provides centralized API documentation. The system includes Swagger UI support, allowing integrators to explore and test API endpoints directly from the browser.

New Features in vStor 4.14

This release delivers a complete snapshot-level offload workflow plus stability and UX improvements across replication, cloning, and monitoring.

Snapshot-Level Offloading

Create and manage offload relationships and groups for volumes, enabling automatic offloading of snapshots based on age policies. Offload sessions and schedulers provide session history and management capabilities. Unified cloning supports both offloaded and non-offloaded snapshots, with restored MinIO/LUN backing, better clone naming, and background task tracking. Volumes with offload source and target relationships can be moved between pools.

Volume Quota Management

Volume quota can now be set during volume creation and edited in volume details. Administrators can also remove volume quotas when no longer needed.

Volume & Replication Operations

Improved replication and volume operations: fixed the reuse of volumes across different pools and enhanced the handling of failing replication session chains.

UI & UX Enhancements

New session table component and improved session and offload visibility in volume and replication views. Volumes in the cloning process are now displayed in the volume list with progress indication. Proper reload of volume tabs when switching between volumes. Administrators can now manage volume permissions at the volume level, allowing multiple user permissions to be added at once.

Backend & API Improvements

Nginx logs now include authentication; sessions and snapshots are sorted in the newest-first order. Clearer error messages for GFR creation, encryption permission issues, and deletion-lock/offload interactions. Increased MinIO port range and more accurate task completion reporting.