2020.1

Release Notes

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2020.1.8 Maintenance Release

2020.1.8 Maintenance Release [2021-01-05]

Changelog Overview

  • 3 New Features
  • 4 Improvements
  • 59 Bug Fixes
  • 2 Security Fixes
  • 22 Chores
  • 90 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-workflow_builder:5.10.4-2020.1.40 [12-02-2020] - Added a search bar to the Automation Studio canvas to search workflows; also added an interactive Data Layer mode that visualizes data references for tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.117 [12-04-2020] - Implemented an upgrade level of effort (LOE) estimation script.
  • itential-utils:2.5.0 [07-14-2020] - Centralized property encryption and decryption. Added support for encryption with Hashicorp Vault.

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.119 [12-07-2020] - Changed the Job Manager search function for Active Jobs to perform a query using the "includes" filter instead of "starts with".
  • itential-utils:2.6.0 [12-11-2020] - Implemented the new DbUtils module to support multiple database actions.
  • itential-utils:2.5.0 [09-01-2020] - Added support for multi-keyed secrets.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.70 [12-02-2020] - Updated terminology used on system page.

Bug Fixes

  • adapter-automation_gateway:4.0.0-2020.1.7 [12-31-2020] - Modified pronghorn core to auto-populate the adapter configuration properties with default attributes and values when not provided by the user.
  • adapter-azure_aaa:1.1.2-2020.1.1 [11-25-2020] - Modified pronghorn core to auto-populate the adapter configuration properties with default attributes and values when not provided by the user.
  • adapter-email:3.1.10-2020.1.4 [12-11-2020] - Added support for the notify method recipients to be either a string or an array.
  • adapter-nso:6.29.3-2020.1.38 [12-16-2020] - Fixed commit queue event listener to properly respond to commit queue events.
  • adapter-nso:6.29.3-2020.1.37 [12-16-2020] - Fixed error when trying to run test instances on more than one device.
  • adapter-radius:2.0.6-2020.1.1 [11-28-2020] - The Radius adapter no longer crashes with uncaught exceptions on a bad hostname when user attempts to login.
  • app-admin_essentials:1.0.0-2020.1.22 [12-14-2020] - User session is terminated upon logout.
  • app-ag_manager:1.1.1-2020.1.15 [12-31-2020] - Changed logic to fetch script tasks for migration.
  • app-ag_manager:1.1.1-2020.1.14 [12-31-2020] - Changing discoverModules api call response so that it doesn't crash Workflow Engine.
  • app-ag_manager:1.1.1-2020.1.13 [12-31-2020] - Added migration script to fix insertion of env_vars into workflow.
  • app-ag_manager:1.1.1-2020.1.12 [12-07-2020] - MR to 2020.1.
  • app-ag_manager:1.1.1-2020.1.11 [12-01-2020] - Added error handling to application reloading.
  • app-automation_catalog:2.6.6-2020.1.24 [12-15-2020] - User session is terminated when user signs out from navbar.
  • app-automation_catalog:2.6.6-2020.1.23 [12-11-2020] - Moved form submit button into the modal footer.
  • app-automation_catalog:2.6.6-2020.1.21 [11-30-2020] - Fixed error handling when an automation is not found in the database.
  • app-automation_studio:2.0.14-2020.1.19 [12-31-2020] - Pinned @itential/database to 1.7.12.
  • app-automation_studio:2.0.14-2020.1.17 [12-14-2020] - Settings button is hidden for unauthorized users.
  • app-automation_studio:2.0.14-2020.1.16 [12-02-2020] - Fixed a bug that removed account data from templates during import.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.43.14-2020.1.44 [12-15-2020] - Signing out from the navbar terminates the user session.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.43.14-2020.1.43 [12-15-2020] - Running checkSync operations for devices now shows an error notification if the user is unauthorized.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.43.14-2020.1.42 [12-14-2020] - Added the ability to delete Golden Configuration (GC) tree versions from within the GC page.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.43.14-2020.1.41 [12-11-2020] - The Backup card on the Device page now correctly shows the number of days since last backup.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.43.14-2020.1.40 [12-04-2020] - Improved compliance check between the native and golden configurations for IOSXR devices.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.43.14-2020.1.39 [12-02-2020] - Fixed compliance reports to accurately report grades.
  • app-golden_config:5.18.3-2020.1.9 [12-18-2020] - Added support for encryption in the NPM seed script.
  • app-json_forms:1.14.10-2020.1.22 [12-14-2020] - Logging out from JSON Forms will close the current session.
  • app-json_forms:1.14.10-2020.1.21 [12-01-2020] - Forms can now be imported without the original object ID.
  • app-mop:6.3.24-2020.1.17 [12-18-2020] - Added support for encryption in the NPM index script.
  • app-policy_manager:3.44.1-2020.1.8 [12-16-2020] - Signing out from the navbar terminates the user session.
  • app-service_catalog:3.10.4-2020.1.8 [12-15-2020] - Service Catalog uses common logic for ensuring database indexes.
  • app-service_management:2.23.7-2020.1.11 [12-16-2020] - Added a new alert to notify user when NSO errors occur during device modification.
  • app-service_management:2.23.7-2020.1.10 [12-14-2020] - Redirected application to navigate to the main path (/service_management/) instead of the list path.
  • app-service_management:2.23.7-2020.1.8 [12-11-2020] - Search icon no longer overlaps text input when adding a device.
  • app-service_management:2.23.7-2020.1.7 [12-11-2020] - Fixed linting issue.
  • app-service_management:2.23.7-2020.1.7 [12-11-2020] - A loading screen appears after user clicks save to confirm request to add new instance is processing.
  • app-service_management:2.23.7-2020.1.6 [12-02-2020] - Fixed log output for getServiceInstanceMap to be a string.
  • app-service_management:2.23.7-2020.1.5 [12-02-2020] - Fixed row actions for filtered (single or multi-page) Service Models. Filtering now navigates to the correct item.
  • app-template_builder:2.4.4-2020.1.5 [12-17-2020] - Added support for encryption in the NPM seed script.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.10.4-2020.1.43 [12-17-2020] - Added dialog to display missing and inactive groups for automations and manual tasks.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.10.4-2020.1.42 [12-16-2020] - Fixed a bug where workflows with groups from other systems were inaccessible after import.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.10.4-2020.1.41 [12-31-2020] - Fixed rendering of automation error messages and warnings in the UI.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.127 [12-18-2020] - Corrected a bug in the deprecated tasks migration.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.126 [12-17-2020] - Implemented a migration script to keep task deprecations up-to-date.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.125 [12-17-2020] - Fixed bug that made it possible to cancel a job twice. Also fixed bug where canceling a job did not cancel child jobs that had errored.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.123 [12-11-2020] - Workflows no longer error prematurely on reverts.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.121 [12-09-2020] - Enabled validateTask to run even if the path is not from workflow_start.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.120 [12-07-2020] - Fixed all occurrences of the task id regular expression to match the correct 1 to 4 character hex string value.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.118 [12-07-2020] - Fixed the notification for missing database indexes in Job Manager.
  • itential-utils:2.5.0 [09-27-2020] - Disallowed using $ENC to encrypt encryption strings for Hashicorp Vault.
  • itential-utils:2.5.0 [09-01-2020] - Fixed bug in encryption values with the $ENC format.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.77 [12-17-2020] - Normalization of property definitions was added to internal schemas to fix schema validation with internal schema $refs.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.76 [12-17-2020] - Updated log messages for when NSO adapter is down.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.75 [12-10-2020] - Provided a fix that prevents the creation of an empty service configuration.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.74 [12-09-2020] - Modified error reporting to return the correct log output when the default attributes set for adapter configuration have failed.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.73 [12-08-2020] - Modified the properties service to ensure that IAP does not crash when an external service is deleted.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.72 [12-05-2020] - Removed misleading error log message when restarting a service.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.71 [12-04-2020] - Fixed issues that caused a crash in IAP when invalid data was provided with the legacy create and delete service APIs.
  • pronghorn-core:10.19.4-2020.1.69 [11-25-2020] - Improved error handling by hardening ph-core against reload of misconfigured applications.
  • search:1.1.6-2020.1.2 [12-16-2020] - Search app has been fixed to only query Tags collection when tag references are available.

Security Fixes

  • automation-gateway:2.74.12-2020.1.20 [12-18-2020] - Update package.json to remove security vulnerabilities.
  • tags:2.2.12-2020.1.2 [12-14-2020] - Fixed security audit errors for the Tags repository.

Chores

  • adapter-azure_aaa:1.1.2-2020.1.2 [12-11-2020] - Updated itential-utils dependency.
  • adapter-email:3.1.10-2020.1.3 [12-10-2020] - Updated MongoDB driver to fix the arbiter bug.
  • adapter-ldap:2.12.10-2020.1.3 [12-11-2020] - Updated itential-utils dependency.
  • adapter-local_aaa:3.0.6-2020.1.3 [12-10-2020] - Updated MongoDB driver to fix the arbiter bug.
  • adapter-nso:6.29.3-2020.1.39 [12-16-2020] - Updated MongoDB driver to fix the arbiter bug.
  • adapter-radius:2.0.6-2020.1.3 [12-27-2020] - Remove unused dependency.
  • adapter-radius:2.0.6-2020.1.2 [12-11-2020] - Updated itential-utils dependency.
  • adapter-redis:2.0.10-2020.1.2 [12-09-2020] - Updated MongoDB driver to fix the arbiter bug.
  • app-admin_essentials:1.0.0-2020.1.21 [12-08-2020] - Updated MongoDB driver to fix the arbiter bug.
  • app-automation_catalog:2.6.6-2020.1.22 [12-11-2020] - Updated MongoDB driver to fix the arbiter bug.
  • app-automation_studio:2.0.14-2020.1.18 [12-18-2020] - Updated MongoDB driver to fix the arbiter bug.
  • app-nso_manager:2.20.1-2020.1.8 [12-16-2020] - Updated MongoDB driver to fix the arbiter bug.
  • app-service_catalog:3.10.4-2020.1.8 [12-17-2020] - Typo in the npm build script was causing an infinite loop. build script has been changed to point to the encode script.
  • app-service_catalog:3.10.4-2020.1.7 [12-17-2020] - Moved project from argo CI to apollo CI.
  • app-service_catalog:3.10.4-2020.1.5 [12-14-2020] - Updated Itential database dependency.
  • app-service_management:2.23.7-2020.1.9 [12-14-2020] - Updated Itential utils dependency.
  • app-task_worker:3.1.4-2020.1.1 [12-10-2020] - Updated database module to fix the arbiter bug.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.124 [12-14-2020] - Updated the database dependency to correct the problem with encoding and decoding workflows with empty objects.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.122 [12-10-2020] - Updated database module to fix the arbiter bug.
  • itential-utils:2.5.4 [12-10-2020] - Updated itential-utils library database version to fix the arbiter bug.
  • search:1.1.6-2020.1.1 [12-10-2020] - Updated Search application database version to fix the arbiter bug.
  • tags:2.2.12-2020.1.1 [12-09-2020] - Updated Tags application database version to fix the arbiter bug.

2020.1.8 Release Versions

Automation Platform Versions

component version
@itential/adapter-automation_gateway 4.0.0-2020.1.7
@itential/adapter-azure_aaa 1.1.2-2020.1.2
@itential/adapter-email 3.1.10-2020.1.4
@itential/adapter-ldap 2.12.10-2020.1.3
@itential/adapter-local_aaa 3.0.6-2020.1.3
@itential/adapter-mongo 2.9.4-2020.1.1
@itential/adapter-nso 6.29.3-2020.1.39
@itential/adapter-policy_engine 1.0.11-2020.1.0
@itential/adapter-prospector 1.6.16-2020.1.2
@itential/adapter-radius 2.0.6-2020.1.3
@itential/adapter-redis 2.0.10-2020.1.2
@itential/app-admin_essentials 1.0.0-2020.1.22
@itential/app-ag_manager 1.1.1-2020.1.15
@itential/app-automation_catalog 2.6.6-2020.1.24
@itential/app-automation_studio 2.0.14-2020.1.19
@itential/app-configuration_manager 3.43.14-2020.1.44
@itential/app-form_builder 4.2.23-2020.1.15
@itential/app-golden_config 5.18.3-2020.1.9
@itential/app-golden_services 1.5.2-2020.1.1
@itential/app-json_forms 1.14.10-2020.1.22
@itential/app-mop 6.3.24-2020.1.17
@itential/app-nso_manager 2.20.1-2020.1.8
@itential/app-policy_manager 3.44.1-2020.1.8
@itential/app-service_catalog 3.10.4-2020.1.8
@itential/app-service_management 2.23.7-2020.1.11
@itential/app-smart_template 1.9.4-2020.1.4
@itential/app-task_worker 3.1.4-2020.1.1
@itential/app-template_builder 2.4.4-2020.1.5
@itential/app-workflow_builder 5.10.4-2020.1.43
@itential/app-workflow_engine 7.14.4-2020.1.127
@itential/pronghorn-core 10.19.4-2020.1.77
@itential/search 1.1.6-2020.1.2
@itential/tags 2.2.12-2020.1.2
@itential/itential-utils 2.6.0

Automation Gateway Versions

component version
automation_gateway 2.74.12-2020.1.20

NSO Manager Versions

component version
itential-tools 1.23.18.2020.1.8
prospector 1.10.4-2020.1.1

Engine Versions

component version
policy-engine 1.10.4-2020.1.0

Dependencies

Automation Platform Server

package supported recommended
nodejs 12.x 12.19.0
npm 6.x 6.14.8
python 2.x or 3.x 3.8.6
pip supported recommended
pip any version 20.2.4
textfsm 1.x 1.1.0
Jinja2 2.x 2.11.2

The gcc-c++ and make packages should be installed from your OS distribution.

Mongo Server

package supported recommended
mongodb 3.6.x 3.6.20

RabbitMQ Server

package supported recommended
rabbitmq 3.8.x 3.8.9
erlang 21.3+ or 22.x 22.3.0
elixir 1.10.x 1.10.4
dedup 0.5.x 0.5.0

Redis Server

package supported recommended
redis 5.x 5.0.10

The gcc-c++ and make packages should be installed from your OS distribution.

Automation Gateway

package supported recommended
python 3.6 3.6.12
openssl 1.x 1.1.1g
haproxy 2.x 2.1.8

The gcc-c++ and make packages should be installed from your OS distribution.

The following development packages are required to install automation gateway: libffi-dev, openssl-dev, python-dev, sqlite-dev.

pip package supported recommended
pip any version 20.2.4
ansible 2.7, 2.8 or 2.9 2.9.15

One or more of the following packages may be required by the specific ansible modules you're using: psutil, pycrypto, paramiko, ncclient, lxml, nitrosdk-python, jxmlease.

Check the ansible documentation for the roles you're planning to use for additional package requirements.

Prospector

package supported recommended
java 1.7 or 1.8 1.8.252.09

NSO/Itential Tools

package supported recommended
java 1.7 or 1.8 1.8.252.09

The ant package should be installed from your OS distribution.

IAP Compatibility

Device Configuration

Device Configuration compatibility describes which devices are expected to work with the basic features of the Configuration Manager application across various southbound systems.

Ansible: 

* Arista EOS
* Cisco IOS
* Cisco IOSXR
* Cisco NX
* Juniper Junos

NSO:

Refer to the NSO Versions and NED Versions tables below for a list of tested devices.

Device Compliance

Device Compliance compatibility describes which devices are expected to work with Golden Configurations.

Ansible: 

* Arista EOS
* Cisco IOS
* Cisco IOSXR
* Cisco NX
* Juniper Junos

NSO (Configuration Manager app): 

* Arista EOS
* Cisco IOS
* Cisco IOSXR
* Cisco NX
* Juniper Junos

NSO (Golden Config app): 

* a10-acos
* adtran-aos
* alu-sr
* arista-dcs
* cisco-ios
* cisco-iosxr
* cisco-nx
* cisco-staros
* f5-bigip
* huawei-vrp
* juniper-junos

Device Maintenance

Device Maintenance compatibility describes which devices Itential can perform maintenance activities on (e.g., reboots and firmware upgrades).

Ansible: 

* Arista EOS
* Cisco IOS
* Cisco IOSXR
* Juniper Junos

NSO: 

* cisco-ios
* cisco-iosxr
* juniper-junos

Device Health Checks

Device Health Checks compatibility describes which devices Itential can execute read-only show commands to use the method broker and Command Templates application.

Ansible: 

* Arista EOS
* Cisco IOS
* Cisco IOSXR
* Cisco NX
* Juniper Junos

NSO: 

* a10-acos
* alu-sr
* arista-dcs
* cienacli-acos
* cisco-aireos
* cisco-asa
* cisco-gss
* cisco-ios
* cisco-iosxr
* cisco-nx
* cisco-qps
* cisco-staros
* ericsson-sgsnmme
* f5-bigip
* huawei-vrp
* juniper-junos

Note: Some of the devices in the health checks category are tested against netsim devices.

Forms

Ansible:

IAP can render most ansible networking modules as forms. Support for specific modules may vary. If you encounter issues with any particular modules, reach out to the Itential Product Support Team for assistance.

NSO:

IAP can render most service models advertised by NSO as forms. Support for specific yang features may vary. If you encounter issues with your service models, reach out to the Itential Product Support Team for assistance.

Service Provisioning

NSO:

IAP can provision most service models advertised by NSO. Support for specific yang features may vary. If you encounter issues with your service models, reach out to the Itential Product Support Team for assistance.

Devices/Services Compatibility

The Itential Automation Platform is tested against the following component versions.

Ansible Versions:

* 2.7.18
* 2.8.17
* 2.9.15

Ansible Modules:

* eos_facts
* eos_command
* eos_config
* ios_facts
* ios_command
* ios_config
* iosxr_facts
* iosxr_command
* iosxr_config
* nx_facts
* nx_command
* nx_config
* junos_facts
* junos_command
* junos_config

NSO Versions:

* 5.3.2.4
* 5.2.3.6
* 4.7.7.6
* 4.6.5

NSO NED Versions:

ned 4.6.5 4.7.7.6 5.2.3.6 5.3.2.4
a10-acos 3.15.3 3.17.4 3.17.4
3.17.3		 3.17.4
3.17.3
adtran-aos 4.0.5 4.0.5 4.0.5 4.0.5
alu-sr 8.3 8.11 8.11
8.10.2		 8.11
8.10.2
arista-dcs 5.7 5.16.5 5.16.5
5.16.4		 5.16.5
5.16.4
checkpoint-gaiaos_rest 1.3.8 1.9.3 1.9.3
1.9.2		 1.9.3
1.9.2
ciena-acos 6.1.5 6.2 6.2
6.1.5		 6.2
6.1.5
cisco-aireos 3.3.20 3.4.1 3.4.1
3.4		 3.4.1
3.4
cisco-asa 6.7.7 6.11 6.11
6.10.6		 6.11
6.10.6
cisco-gss 2.1.1 2.1.1 2.1.1 2.1.1
cisco-ios 6.42.2 6.65 6.65
6.64.4		 6.65
6.64.4
cisco-iosxr 7.18.2 7.29.9 7.29.9
7.29.8		 7.29.9
7.29.8
cisco-nx 5.1.3 5.18.3 5.18.3
5.18.2		 5.18.3
5.18.2
cisco-qps 5.1.2 n/a 5.1.3 5.1.3
cisco-staros 5.22.1 5.33 5.33
5.32		 5.33
5.32
ericsson-sgsnmme 1.0.7 1.0.7 1.0.7 1.0.7
f5-bigip 3.7.13 3.12 3.13.5
3.13.4		 3.13.5
3.13.4
fortinet-fortios 5.4 5.4.18 5.4.18
5.4.17		 5.4.18
5.4.17
huawei-usn 1.2.1 1.2.1 1.2.1 1.2.1
huawei-vrp 6.1 6.12.9 6.12.9
6.12.8		 6.12.9
6.12.8
juniper-junos 4.5.17 4.6.7 4.6.7
4.6.6		 4.6.7
4.6.6
paloalto-panos_cli 4.3.1 4.7.3 4.7.3
4.7.2		 4.7.3
4.7.2
radware-alteonos 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
unix-bind 2.0.17 2.1.0 2.1.0 2.1.0

VTS Versions:

* 2.6.2

VTS NED Versions:

ned 2.6.2
cisco-iosxr 6.6
cisco-ncs5500 1.0
cisco-nx 5.1.4

Virtual Devices:

* A10 vThunder 4.1.4 GR1
* Arista EOS-4.23.0FX
* Checkpoint R80.30-273.583
* Cisco ASAv 9.13.1.7
* Cisco CSR 17.02.01r
* Cisco NX 9.3.2, 9.3.1
* Cisco StarOS 21.15.29
* Cisco XR6.3.1
* F5 BIGIP 15.1.0.2-0.0.9
* Fortigate 6.4.0
* Juniper VMX 18.4R1
* Juniper VSRX 19.1R2
* PanOS 9.1.2
* Radware 32.6.0.0

IAP Browser Compatibility

This maintenance release was tested against the following browser versions:

* Firefox 80.0.1
* Chrome 85.0.4183.121
* Edge 85.0.564.63
* Internet Explorer 11