2020.2

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2020.2.3 Maintenance Release

2020.2.3 Maintenance Release [2021-04-06]

Changelog Overview

  • 6 New Features
  • 23 Improvements
  • 63 Bug Fixes
  • 6 Security Fixes
  • 11 Chores
  • 109 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.28 [03-08-2021] - Added Golden Configuration support for ArubaOS.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.58 [03-29-2021] - Added an auto work button to the manual tasks view. This will allow child job tasks to work in the manual task list.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.57 [03-26-2021] - Added a Manual Tasks tab to the Job Details page. This tab will show users the manual tasks related to their job.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.50 [03-11-2021] - Added an ancestors array to job and task documents to retrieve manual tasks nested in child jobs.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.12 [03-22-2021] - Added support for Aruba devices to the itential_cli, itential_get_config, itential_get_state, and itential_set_config roles.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.45 [03-31-2021] - Updated IAP UI version for the new Operations Manager link and icon on homepage.

Improvements

  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.29 [03-25-2021] - Updated navigation bar to latest design.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.26 [03-07-2021] - Updated the message to delete adapters to include a new warning.
  • app-automation_catalog:2.6.33-2020.2.2 [03-25-2021] - Updated navigation bar to latest design.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.39 [03-12-2021] - Added the ability to edit options in the transformation task.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.29 [03-03-2021] - Added BPA rule for job variable expansion.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.37 [03-26-2021] - Updated the Configuration Manager navigation bar to match the latest design.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.26 [03-01-2021] - Added support for regular expressions in JSON Golden Configurations.
  • app-jst:1.0.0-2020.2.13 [03-19-2021] - Updated jst-designer dependency to latest version.
  • app-policy_manager:3.45.2-2020.2.1 [03-25-2021] - Updated navigation bar to latest design.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.17 [03-22-2021] - Added BPA rule for job variable expansion. Job variable expansion syntax is not best practice and should be replaced with alternatives.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.16 [03-12-2021] - Added the ability to edit options in the transformation task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.61 [03-31-2021] - Added a loading screen to the initial load of the manual tasks tab.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.59 [03-30-2021] - Unit tests added to catch static input job variables and template variables which are incorrect and should not be resolved.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.52 [03-16-2021] - Added unit test for migrtionScript20192.js to verify that workflow task names and canvasNames do not change on migration
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.51 [03-11-2021] - Added API tests to verify that a job with parallel paths will remain in a running state even if one path is complete.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.49 [03-03-2021] - Migrated eventListener tasks to eventListnerJob tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.48 [03-03-2021] - Verified the Task Summary under Active Jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.47 [03-02-2021] - Disabled support for template variables in Gen2 canvas workflows.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.11 [03-16-2021] - Changed SQLAlchemy version to <1.4 to avoid a breaking change.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.10 [03-11-2021] - Enforced mutual exclusion between parent and src for all certified config modules.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.44 [03-28-2021] - Completed Automated Test construction for getApplications and getAdapters health API calls to work with pagination.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.39 [03-10-2021] - Updated the migratePropertiesToDatabase.js script to be more testable and added unit tests to verify the encryption functionality.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.33 [03-02-2021] - Adapters can be deleted if they are in a profile and still running.

Bug Fixes

  • adapter-automation_gateway:4.9.0-2020.2.2 [02-24-2021] - Fixed bug that made the cluster_name unable to be read from service config.
  • adapter-nso:6.35.7-2020.2.10 [03-25-2021] - Fixed an error that occurred when saving service instances with plan data.
  • adapter-nso:6.35.7-2020.2.9 [03-04-2021] - Fixed incorrect XML parsing for '<' symbol.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.30 [03-26-2021] - Assigned correct URL for pre-built artifacts.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.28 [03-22-2021] - Updated dependency to fix an issue with JSON forms that showed adapterStrategy as undefined in the dropdown when configured through AdminEssentials.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.42 [03-29-2021] - Improved usability design of the decision task in Gen2 workflows.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.41 [03-29-2021] - Fixed an issue with JST variable logic causing standard job variables to be parsed incorrectly in the Gen2 canvas.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.40 [03-15-2021] - Added a new toolbar option to center the canvas while designing a workflow.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.38 [03-12-2021] - Fixed an issue in the JSON form dynamic options where users could not select a JST if it was after the first 25 results.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.37 [03-10-2021] - Modified the resetWorkflow call. Canceled changes in the metadata drawer will no longer reset changes made in the canvas.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.36 [03-09-2021] - Fixed renaming automations in Gen2 Automation Builder.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.36 [03-09-2021] - The default error handler for Gen2 can now save if the value is cleared.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.35 [03-08-2021] - Clicking the reference variable dropdown now checks for variables in real-time if the reference task is a transformation.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.35 [03-05-2021] - Restricted all adapter methods from options in dynamic dropdowns.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.33 [03-05-2021] - Adapter id variables now provide a dropdown of instances.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.31 [03-05-2021] - Fixed a bug that would crash the UI when editing child job loop settings in the Gen2 Automation Builder.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.30 [03-04-2021] - Automations with hashes and ampersands now load correctly in the Gen2 canvas.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.28 [02-26-2021] - A new browser tab opens when viewing the task documentation page on the canvas.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.27 [02-25-2021] - Added support for root level options in dynamic dropdown.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.26 [02-25-2021] - JSON form keys are no longer camel cased.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.25 [02-25-2021] - Dynamic dropdown options are removed if the static option is selected.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.36 [03-26-2021] - Fixed the color-bar in configuration editor; node colors are now mapped correctly in the GC tree configuration lines, even if a node configuration is missing in the tree.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.35 [03-23-2021] - Enhanced the visual design of the overall application to meet current design requirements.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.34 [03-22-2021] - Resolved issue with user seeing a forever spinner after running a task with invalid device name; task dialog now displays the error returned by the southbound system.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.33 [03-19-2021] - Adapter tasks are now sorted in the tasks dialog of JSON Golden Configuration.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.32 [03-12-2021] - Junos configuration parser no longer halts when parsing an empty line ending with a semicolon.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.31 [03-12-2021] - Resolved an issue with adding a task that has $ref in the schema definition.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.29 [03-09-2021] - Fixed a crash that occurred due to an uncaught exception when running auto-remediation.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.27 [03-05-2021] - Enhanced the visual design of the navigation to meet current design requirements.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.24 [02-22-2021] - Enhanced the visual design of the Devices node to meet current design requirements.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.23 [02-19-2021] - Device names are now validated before being added to a group.
  • app-form_builder:4.7.14-2020.2.8 [03-29-2021] - Fixed an issue with field keys being modified upon configuration. The cadTable[0] prefix in the field key is no longer removed after other fields have been configured.
  • app-form_builder:4.7.14-2020.2.6 [03-10-2021] - Clicking a transformation in the navbar now opens it in a new tab.
  • app-form_builder:4.7.14-2020.2.5 [03-05-2021] - Form Builder build now includes cog.bin file.
  • app-json_forms:1.30.2-2020.2.5 [03-12-2021] - Updated the rodeo-ui version to render tasks correctly.
  • app-json_forms:1.30.2-2020.2.3 [03-05-2021] - Updated the schema definition of text field to account for read-only fields.
  • app-jst:1.0.0-2020.2.14 [03-29-2021] - Added version to the transformation object after validating the schema. This fix allows user to save the transformation without throwing errors.
  • app-mop:6.7.7-2020.2.6 [03-10-2021] - Clicking a transformation in the navbar now opens it in a new tab.
  • app-mop:6.7.7-2020.2.5 [03-03-2021] - Fixed a bug that caused templates to be grouped incorrectly in the left-hand sidebar.
  • app-nso_manager:2.20.10-2020.2.3 [03-22-2021] - Removed setLeaf from deprecation in the API docs.
  • app-nso_manager:2.20.10-2020.2.2 [03-18-2021] - Fixed the error "No method given when calling broker service" in the RunAction function.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.18 [03-30-2021] - Fixed job variable inference of the variable value.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.15 [03-10-2021] - Clicking the Reference Variable dropdown now checks for vars in real-time if the reference task is a transformation.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.14 [03-08-2021] - Clicking a transformation in the navbar now opens it in a new tab.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.13 [03-03-2021] - Fixed a bug that prevented automations with null errorHandler fields from being imported.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.12 [02-24-2021] - Fixed a bug that trimmed user input when editing task input variables.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.60 [03-31-2021] - Incoming task variables are resolved during initial task execution.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.56 [03-24-2021] - Fixed bug where manual tasks without groups did not show on the Available Tasks screen on the Active Tasks page. Bug fix included restoration of the groups query to check if user has at least one group in common with the task document, or if the task document has no groups.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.54 [03-19-2021] - Fixed a crash that occurred on startup in WFE.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.53 [03-18-2021] - Fix a bug that would allow jobs to miss events if a server was turned off in an HA environment.
  • itential_tools:1.23.25.2020.2.2 [03-01-2021] - Fixed incorrect ordering of keys from Yang list used in the Golden Configuration.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.48 [04-05-2021] - Defaulted the dead process check to off.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.47 [04-01-2021] - Pronghorn Core will now wait for the shutdownTimeout window of time to elapse before launching a service on restart.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.46 [03-31-2021] - Added an alert message to Forms when the Validate Constraints checkbox is unchecked. User must confirm uncheck action before proceeding.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.42 [03-19-2021] - Updated service dependency to add the property shutdownTimeout to the system properties configuration.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.41 [03-18-2021] - Added the property shutdownTimeout to the system properties configuration.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.40 [03-12-2021] - The scroll position will no longer reset when a radio button is selected.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.38 [03-10-2021] - IAP now handles RabbitMQ blocked connection notifications and logs the incident.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.37 [03-07-2021] - Updated service module to fix bug where service_config variable was left encrypted.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.36 [03-05-2021] - Updated UI library to correctly evaluate WHEN conditions within a form table.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.35 [03-05-2021] - Migrated launchDelay and launchTimeout to system properties, controlled only via UI.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.34 [03-02-2021] - Added a periodic scan for applications that were killed abruptly.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.32 [02-24-2021] - Added the "maxOldSpaceSize" property to new services schema.

Security Fixes

  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.30 [03-11-2021] - Updated Axios and Lodash libraries to fix security vulnerabilities.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.46 [03-01-2021] - Updated Axios dependency to address security issues.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.13 [03-23-2021] - Upgrading pyyaml to 5.4.1 for security reasons.
  • automation-gateway:3.61.0-2020.2.9 [03-01-2021] - Addressed critical issues reported in an NPM audit against swagger-ui-react for IAG.
  • pronghorn-core:11.46.5-2020.2.43 [03-22-2021] - Updated Pug dependency to solve security vulnerability.
  • tags:3.0.6-2020.2.1 [03-11-2021] - Resolved the Axios security issue in the Tags application.

Chores

  • adapter-azure_aaa:1.1.6-2020.2.1 [03-10-2021] - Moved project to master pipeline.
  • adapter-email:3.1.15-2020.2.3 [03-10-2021] - Moved project to master pipeline.
  • app-admin_essentials:2.15.29-2020.2.27 [03-10-2021] - Moved project to master pipeline.
  • app-ag_manager:1.6.5-2020.2.2 [03-06-2021] - Moved project to master pipeline.
  • app-automation_studio:3.17.3-2020.2.32 [03-05-2021] - Updated JST dependency to latest in app-automation_studio.
  • app-configuration_manager:3.67.1-2020.2.25 [02-26-2021] - Moved maintenance jobs from apollo CI back to argo CI.
  • app-form_builder:4.7.14-2020.2.7 [03-10-2021] - Moved project to master pipeline.
  • app-json_forms:1.30.2-2020.2.4 [03-11-2021] - Moved project to master pipeline.
  • app-jst:1.0.0-2020.2.12 [03-09-2021] - Updated jst and jst-designer dependency to latest.
  • app-workflow_builder:5.29.14-2020.2.14 [03-10-2021] - Fixed lint errors to resolve pipeline issues.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.55 [03-19-2021] - Added API test to verify that a manual task with a revert transition is still visible as a manual task after the first run.

2020.2.3 Release Versions

Automation Platform Versions

component version
@itential/adapter-automation_gateway 4.9.0-2020.2.2
@itential/adapter-azure_aaa 1.1.6-2020.2.1
@itential/adapter-email 3.1.15-2020.2.3
@itential/adapter-ldap 2.12.15-2020.2.1
@itential/adapter-local_aaa 4.2.2-2020.2.1
@itential/adapter-nso 6.35.7-2020.2.10
@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 2.15.29-2020.2.30
@itential/app-ag_manager 1.6.5-2020.2.2
@itential/app-automation_catalog 2.6.33-2020.2.2
@itential/app-automation_studio 3.17.3-2020.2.42
@itential/app-configuration_manager 3.67.1-2020.2.37
@itential/app-form_builder 4.7.14-2020.2.8
@itential/app-json_forms 1.30.2-2020.2.5
@itential/app-jst 1.0.0-2020.2.14
@itential/app-mop 6.7.7-2020.2.6
@itential/app-nso_manager 2.20.10-2020.2.3
@itential/app-policy_manager 3.45.2-2020.2.1
@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 5.29.14-2020.2.18
@itential/app-workflow_engine 8.22.1-2020.2.61
@itential/pronghorn-core 11.46.5-2020.2.48
@itential/search 1.1.10-2020.2.1
@itential/tags 3.0.6-2020.2.1
@itential/itential-utils 2.6.4

Automation Gateway Versions

component version
automation_gateway 3.61.0-2020.2.13

NSO Manager Versions

component version
itential-tools 1.23.25.2020.2.2

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 12.21.0
npm 6.x 6.14.11
python 2.x or 3.x 3.9.2
pip supported recommended
pip any version 20.2.4
textfsm 1.x 1.1.0
Jinja2 2.x 2.11.3

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

MongoDB Server

package supported recommended
mongodb 4.2.x 4.2.12

RabbitMQ Server

package supported recommended
rabbitmq 3.8.x 3.8.14
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 5.0.12

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

Hashicorp Vault

package supported recommended
vault 1.x 1.6.3

Automation Gateway

package supported recommended
python 3.6 3.6.13
openssl 1.x 1.1.1j
haproxy 2.x 2.2.9

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 2.10.6
terraform 0.12.x 0.12.30
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 1.8.275.01

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:

* 2.10.6
* 2.9.18

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:

* 5.3.3.1
* 5.2.5

NSO NED Versions:

ned 5.2.5 5.3.3.1
a10-acos 3.18 3.18
adtran-aos 4.0.6 4.0.6
alu-sr 8.13.4 8.13.4
8.13.3
arista-dcs 5.20.2 5.20.2
5.20
checkpoint-gaiaos_rest n/a 1.10.7
1.10.6
ciena-acos 6.2.5 6.2.5
6.2.4
cisco-aireos 3.7.2
3.7.1		 3.7.2
3.7.1
cisco-asa 6.12.4 6.12.4
6.12.3
cisco-gss 2.1.1 2.1.1
cisco-ios 6.69
6.68.2		 6.69
6.68.2
cisco-iosxr 7.33 7.33
7.32.5
cisco-nx 5.21.1 5.21.1
5.21
cisco-qps 5.1.3 5.1.3
cisco-staros 5.34.6
5.34.5		 5.34.6
5.34.5
ericsson-sgsnmme 1.0.7 n/a
f5-bigip 3.17
3.16		 3.17
3.16
fortinet-fortios 5.4.21 5.4.21
5.4.20
huawei-usn 1.2.1 n/a
huawei-vrp 6.17.4
6.17.3		 6.17.4
6.17.3
juniper-junos 4.6.19
4.6.17		 4.6.19
4.6.17
paloalto-panos_cli 4.8.2
4.8.1		 4.8.2
4.8.1
radware-alteonos 2.4.1 2.4.1
2.4
unix-bind 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