2020.2

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2020.2.1 Maintenance Release

2020.2.1 Maintenance Release [2021-02-02]

Changelog Overview

  • 3 New Features
  • 6 Improvements
  • 66 Bug Fixes
  • 1 Chores
  • 1 Deprecations
  • 77 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.5 [01-08-2021] - Added integrations and integration models to the collection dialog.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.10 [01-21-2021] - Added route to automatically open the create modal.
  • app-jst:1.0.0-2020.2.5 [01-12-2021] - Updated data-forge dependency to latest.

Improvements

  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.7 [01-26-2021] - Updated styling and copy to clipboard feature in the editor to support Jinja.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.3 [01-14-2021] - The getConfigTemplate API now also returns templates for each node individually.
  • app-jst:1.0.0-2020.2.4 [01-08-2021] - Updated data-forge dependency to latest version.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.6 [01-26-2021] - Added a toast message warning for the wrong datatype in job variables.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.6 [01-15-2021] - Added the ability to navigate back to the parent job from the child job details page.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.11 [01-26-2021] - Users can now enable or disable YANG validation constraints in forms.

Bug Fixes

  • adapter-email:3.1.15-2020.2.2 [01-25-2021] - Removed method roles not listed in the root level roles array (these roles were not being created, nor were they shown in the auth config page).
  • adapter-ldap:2.12.15-2020.2.1 [01-14-2021] - Added filter escaping to resolve login issue when the user has a common name attribute that contains special characters.
  • adapter-nso:6.35.7-2020.2.3 [01-25-2021] - Fixed undefined iterate error when doing NETCONF queries.
  • adapter-nso:6.35.7-2020.2.2 [01-19-2021] - Improved service models request time when an NSO adapter is down. Service Management page will now load with minimal delay.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.18 [01-26-2021] - Updated description field height in the Integration Model.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.17 [01-26-2021] - Updated search styling for the active profile grid.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.16 [01-26-2021] - Fixed alignment and centered number at top of notification icon.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.15 [01-26-2021] - Updated sidebar display when collapsed.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.14 [01-20-2021] - Fixed an issue that prevented a Prebuilt from being removed when a JST component of that Prebuilt had a name duplication with another JST in the database.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.13 [01-18-2021] - Fixed minor accessibility issues in dialogs.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.12 [01-18-2021] - Added sort functionality to the Tag dialog.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.11 [01-18-2021] - Admin Essential home page link now navigates to the correct location.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.10 [01-16-2021] - Updated the layout and spacing in Create and Import dialogs.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.9 [01-15-2021] - Updated profile footer styling on detail view.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.8 [01-15-2021] - Fixed issue in Pre-Built search when name includes a space.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.7 [01-08-2021] - Updated core change log route to pronghorn-core.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.6 [01-08-2021] - Added link for installed JST documents in pre-builts.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.4 [01-07-2021] - Corrected system calculations for memory and CPU.
  • app-automation_catalog:2.6.33-2020.2.1 [01-26-2021] - Updated create button for JSON Form to redirect the URL to the correct page.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.11 [01-27-2021] - Removed method role not listed in top level roles.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.9 [01-15-2021] - Text fields in a JSON Form are now configurable.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.8 [01-15-2021] - Current release version of the Rodeo library is now included.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.7 [01-14-2021] - Added schema validation for child job Loop Array.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.6 [01-13-2021] - Renamed automation options to Gen 1 and Gen 2.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.5 [01-13-2021] - Replaced deprecated task icon with a Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) rule.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.4 [01-13-2021] - Updated Automation Studio to render JSON Forms with missing labels in dynamic options.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.6 [01-26-2021] - Deleting a task instance in a new GC tree version no longer deletes the tasks in the original version.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.5 [01-26-2021] - JSON Golden Configurations can now handle null values when running compliance.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.4 [01-26-2021] - Fixed an issue causing the Golden Configuration to crash when attempting to save an invalid Jinja2 configuration.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.2 [01-07-2021] - Resolved issue where the manual remediation task dialog displayed blank results.
  • app-form_builder:4.7.14-2020.2.2 [01-13-2021] - Renamed automation options to Gen 1 and Gen 2.
  • app-mop:6.7.7-2020.2.3 [01-13-2021] - Renamed automation options to Gen 1 and Gen 2.
  • app-service_catalog:3.10.12-2020.2.4 [01-26-2021] - Updated schema to reflect correct return type for invokeServiceOrder method.
  • app-service_catalog:3.10.12-2020.2.3 [01-08-2021] - Updated app-service_catalog peer dependencies.
  • app-service_management:2.23.23-2020.2.5 [01-14-2021] - Removed duplicate call for service models.
  • app-service_management:2.23.23-2020.2.4 [01-08-2021] - Updated app-service_management peer dependencies.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.7 [01-27-2021] - Removed method role not listed in top level roles.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.5 [01-14-2021] - Added schema validation for child job Loop Array.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.4 [01-13-2021] - Renamed automation options to Gen 1 and Gen 2.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.3 [01-08-2021] - Fixed an issue where workflow builder canvas search on job variables was not working on JST tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.18 [01-27-2021] - Fixed regression in startJobWithOptions to correctly set up task execution and prevent early task executions in certain parallel cases.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.17 [01-27-2021] - Added default location to ensure application tasks run when no location property is defined on the task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.16 [01-26-2021] - Fixed a bug that led to incorrect parsing of template variables in the task's input.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.15 [01-26-2021] - Adjusted the z-index in the drop down component for the job details view in Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.14 [01-25-2021] - Improved performance of automation validation.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.13 [01-22-2021] - Modified error handling of crashed tasks in Workflow Engine start up to prevent heap memory build up.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.12 [01-22-2021] - Fixed a dependency bug in the generator for the upgrade level-of-effort (LoE) estimator script.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.11 [01-22-2021] - The ViewData task can parse incoming data of type number.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.10 [01-21-2021] - Workflow Engine views from legacy app-tools are now delegated for migration.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.9 [01-19-2021] - Changed the active tasks page to no longer redirect to the job details visualization view; this fixes an issue where completed task data was not showing and eliminates the need to manage a duplicate view.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.8 [01-18-2021] - Optimized auto-updates to the Active Tasks view to make it dependent on database current load.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.7 [01-15-2021] - Restored the 'cancel job' button for child jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.5 [01-14-2021] - Added error handling for callback invocation of tasks in worker index.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.4 [01-09-2021] - A more detailed error message is provided when the input for variables option is not the correct type.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.4 [01-25-2021] - Enumeration values are combined into a single string when displaying Ansible module schema in UI.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.3 [01-21-2021] - Made Automation Gateway UI corrections and minor improvements to user experience.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.2 [01-12-2021] - Autocomplete has been disabled for login and creating users.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.1 [01-09-2021] - Update Ansible module datatype from integer to number.
  • itential-utils:2.6.3 [01-26-2021] - Added support for a template file in the generatePronghornJSON script.
  • itential-utils:2.6.1 [01-19-2021] - Improved error message when failing to connect to Vault.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.10 [01-22-2021] - Fixed compatibility issues in Internet Explorer 11.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.9 [01-19-2021] - Fixed an issue with setting configuration properties for adapters.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.8 [01-18-2021] - Fixed an issue where adding groups to an adapter configuration that uses the device broker causes the devices to not be visible regardless of the user's group access.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.7 [01-15-2021] - Fixed a Pre-built endpoint error when search query includes a space.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.6 [01-11-2021] - Updated CSP (Content Security Policy) to allow for Gitlab images in README files.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.5 [01-08-2021] - Updated change log API to work in pronghorn-core.

Chores

  • app-jst:1.0.0-2020.2.6 [01-21-2021] - Updated data-forge dependency to latest version.

Deprecations

  • itential-utils:2.6.2 [01-22-2021] - Deprecated DbIndexUtils and the ensureIndexes method. The DbUtils module and ensureCollectionIndexes method will be used instead.

2020.2.1 Release Versions

Automation Platform Versions

component version
@itential/adapter-automation_gateway 4.9.0-2020.2.0
@itential/adapter-azure_aaa 1.1.6-2020.2.0
@itential/adapter-email 3.1.15-2020.2.2
@itential/adapter-ldap 2.12.15-2020.2.1
@itential/adapter-local_aaa 4.2.2-2020.2.0
@itential/adapter-nso 6.35.7-2020.2.3
@itential/adapter-policy_engine 1.0.11-2020.2.1
@itential/adapter-radius 2.0.9-2020.2.0
@itential/adapter-redis 2.0.14-2020.2.0
@itential/app-admin_essentials 2.15.29-2020.2.18
@itential/app-ag_manager 1.6.5-2020.2.0
@itential/app-automation_catalog 2.6.33-2020.2.1
@itential/app-automation_studio 3.17.3-2020.2.11
@itential/app-configuration_manager 3.67.1-2020.2.7
@itential/app-form_builder 4.7.14-2020.2.2
@itential/app-json_forms 1.30.2-2020.2.0
@itential/app-jst 1.0.0-2020.2.6
@itential/app-mop 6.7.7-2020.2.3
@itential/app-nso_manager 2.20.10-2020.2.0
@itential/app-policy_manager 3.45.2-2020.2.0
@itential/app-service_catalog 3.10.12-2020.2.4
@itential/app-service_management 2.23.23-2020.2.5
@itential/app-task_worker 3.1.6-2020.2.0
@itential/app-template_builder 2.4.13-2020.2.1
@itential/app-workflow_builder 5.29.14-2020.2.7
@itential/app-workflow_engine 8.22.1-2020.2.18
@itential/pronghorn-core 11.46.5-2020.2.11
@itential/search 1.1.10-2020.2.1
@itential/tags 3.0.6-2020.2.0
@itential/itential-utils 2.6.3

Automation Gateway Versions

component version
automation_gateway 3.61.0-2020.2.4

NSO Manager Versions

component version
itential-tools 1.23.25.2020.2.0

Engine Versions

component version
policy-engine 1.10.5+2020.2.0

Dependencies

Automation Platform Server

package supported versions recommended version
nodejs >= 12.19.0 < 13 12.20.1
npm 6.x 6.14.8
python 2.x or 3.x 3.9.1
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.

MongoDB Server

package supported recommended
mongodb 4.2.x 4.2.11

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.

Hashicorp Vault

package supported recommended
vault 1.x 1.6.0

Automation Gateway

package supported recommended
python 3.6 3.6.12
openssl 1.x 1.1.1i
haproxy 2.x 2.1.10

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 2.9 or 2.10 2.10.5
terraform 0.12.x 0.12.29
nornir 3.x 3.0.0
netmiko 3.x 3.3.2

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.

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

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:

* 2.9.16
* 2.10.5

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:

* 5.3.3
* 5.2.4

NSO NED Versions:

ned 5.2.4 5.3.3
a10-acos 3.18 3.18
adtran-aos 4.0.5 4.0.5
alu-sr 8.13.3
8.13.2		 8.13.3
8.13.2
arista-dcs 5.19
5.18.6		 5.19
5.18.6
checkpoint-gaiaos_rest 1.10.6
1.10.5		 1.10.6
1.10.5
ciena-acos 6.2.4
6.2.3		 6.2.4
6.2.3
cisco-aireos 3.7.1
3.7		 3.7.1
3.7
cisco-asa 6.12.4
6.12.3		 6.12.4
6.12.3
cisco-gss 2.1.1 2.1.1
cisco-ios 6.67.12
6.67.11		 6.67.12
6.67.11
cisco-iosxr 7.32.4
7.32.3		 7.32.4
7.32.3
cisco-nx 5.20.7
5.20.6		 5.20.7
5.20.6
cisco-qps 5.1.2 5.1.2
cisco-staros 5.34.5
5.34.4		 5.34.5
5.34.4
ericsson-sgsnmme 1.0.7 1.0.7
f5-bigip 3.16
3.15.5		 3.16
3.15.5
fortinet-fortios 5.4.21
5.4.20		 5.4.21
5.4.20
huawei-usn 1.2.1 1.2.1
huawei-vrp 6.16.3
6.16.2		 6.16.3
6.16.2
juniper-junos 4.6.16
4.6.15		 4.6.16
4.6.15
paloalto-panos_cli 4.8
4.2.9.4		 4.8
4.2.9.4
radware-alteonos 2.3 2.4
unix-bind 2.0.16 2.0.17

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