Release Notes for APM

Important Note

1. To safeguard data, the system will create a full backup of any Microsoft 365 workloads with incomplete backup versions in the next run.

What's New

1. Added support for displaying up to one year of storage usage trends.
2. Added support for displaying and exporting information about data changes, transferred sizes, and actual usage in backup activity history.

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed an issue where network interface cards couldn't be added during VM restorations.
2. Fixed an issue where backup servers might be inaccessible from some subnet ranges.
3. Fixed an issue where database information couldn't be displayed properly if the database file path contained Unicode characters.
4. The factory reset behavior has been updated. Refer to this article for more details.
5. Fixed an issue where Microsoft SQL database backups might fail.
6. Fixed an issue where APM installation might fail.
7. Fixed an issue where backup servers might fail to join the site.
8. Fixed an issue where scheduled updates for ActiveProtect appliances might fail due to ongoing backups.
9. Fixed an issue where newly added workloads might not function properly after a failover.
10. Fixed an issue that could cause Microsoft 365 Mail and Teams backups to fail.
11. Fixed an issue where SharePoint sites created by Microsoft Copilot could interrupt the auto-backup service.
12. Fixed an issue where extended backup processes for Microsoft 365 workloads could prevent other workloads from completing their backups.
13. Fixed an issue where restoring Microsoft 365 SharePoint document library permissions could fail.
14. Fixed an issue where creating Microsoft 365 Chat and Teams backup copies could fail.
15. Fixed an issue where backing up large-scale file servers might consume excessive temporary storage, potentially causing incremental backups to fail.
16. Fixed an issue where backing up personal computers and physical servers might fail due to data verification delays.
17. Fixed an issue where Microsoft 365 backup copies might not be searchable.
18. Fixed an issue where Microsoft 365 backup copies might not be rotated according to the specified retention rule.
19. Fixed an issue where Microsoft 365 backup copies might be incomplete after copy processes were interrupted and resumed.
20. Fixed an issue where running instant restore tasks for both physical servers and virtual machines could result in missing restored disks.
21. Fixed an issue where virtual machines restored to the built-in hypervisor from backup copies on DP340 and DP320 might fail to start.
22. Fixed an issue where users might fail to update the stored password after a VMware password change, resulting in backup failures.

1. The version was recalled on 2025/06/23 after identifying an issue that prevented backup servers from completing a new installation after reset mode 2 was triggered.

What's New

1. Supports SNMP service for monitoring system status.

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed an issue where downloads might fail when accessing Mac files that were first backed up to a Synology NAS and then copied to an ActiveProtect appliance.
2. Fixed an issue where the backup activity status might freeze.
3. Fixed an issue where subsequent backups of a virtual machine would fail after it was restored from Hyper-V to VMware.
4. Fixed an issue where Microsoft 365 backups caused memory usage to keep increasing over multiple runs without proper cleanup.
5. Fixed an issue where some Microsoft 365 mail folders were mistakenly identified as deleted and were not backed up.
6. Improved the automatic backup process to reduce waiting time for scheduled Microsoft 365 backups.
7. Fixed an issue where the backup status did not update immediately when manually triggering backups after adding multiple machine workloads.
8. Fixed display issues on certain pages.
9. Fixed an issue where log forwarding time might not align with the appliance's time zone.
10. Fixed an issue that might cause future APM updates to fail.
11. Fixed an issue where a server's backup and restoration statuses might not be up-to-date when the server processed a large configuration sync.
12. Fixed an issue where the specified network adapter was misconfigured during full virtual machine restores.
13. Fixed an issue where the datastore might not be listed when migrating an instantly restored virtual machine.
14. Fixed an issue where running backups for multiple virtual machine or file server workloads simultaneously could overload system resources.

What's New

1. Supports the backup of Windows PCs, Macs, Windows/Linux physical servers, VMware vSphere/Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines, SMB/NetApp/Nutanix/Synology file servers, Microsoft 365, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle Database.
2. Automatically discovers and protects new virtual machines on hypervisors.
3. Automatically discovers and protects new accounts and shared resources on Microsoft 365.
4. Optimizes backup and storage efficiency through Changed Block Tracking (CBT), Resilient Change Tracking (RCT), and global deduplication.
5. Supports replicating backup versions to other ActiveProtect appliances and remote storage (such as ActiveProtect Vault, Synology C2 Object Storage, and Amazon S3).
6. Integrates immutability on remote storage, with data locked based on retention rules.
7. Offers flexible protection plans with customizable backup or backup copy schedules and version retention rules to suit various organizational needs.
8. Allows batch workload management for increased efficiency.
9. Supports multiple recovery options, including full restore, instant restore, and file-level restore or download.
10. Supports restoration to a built-in hypervisor, allowing IT administrators to conduct regular restoration drills in a sandbox environment.
11. Supports self-service restoration through a recovery portal.
12. Supports the following air gap settings for ActiveProtect Appliances: denying all connections, deactivating network interface cards, and shutting down the server.
13. Supports limiting inbound and outbound traffic on ActiveProtect appliances.
14. Supports centrally managing backups and restores across multiple ActiveProtect appliances within an ActiveProtect site.
15. Supports centrally managing Active Backup for Business image-based backups and restores within an ActiveProtect site.
16. Supports manually switching to a failover server when an error occurs on the management server to maximize service uptime.
17. Supports custom SMTP servers for sending system and data protection notifications.
18. Supports a designated log server for forwarding system and data protection-related logs.
19. Supports the creation of local users and groups, as well as integration with existing enterprise domains or LDAP servers.
20. Supports the integration of a SAML/OIDC SSO server for multi-factor authentication.
21. Supports the delegation of administrative privileges.

To learn more, refer to the Admin Guide

To ensure the best user experience, this version was recalled on December 19, 2024, for further adjustments and optimization. The version is replaced by 1.0-71433.