TrueSight Network Automation 23.4
TrueSight Network Automation is a web-based application that automates the configuration and compliance of network assets.
Learn what’s new or changed for TrueSight Network Automation including new features, urgent issues, documentation updates, and fixes or patches.
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Date | Title | Summary |
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July 15, 2024 | Enhancements available in this release:
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February 01, 2024 | Enhancements available in this release:
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23.2
Updates to Content
Additional rules and rule sets
Network Automation includes additional out-of-the-box CIS JunOS rule sets for the CIS compliance 2.1 of Juniper devices.
Updates to reverting configuration on the device by using SNMP v3
To make configuration changes on a device by using the SNMP protocol, use the new external script action, Revert Device Configuration Via SNMP v3 along with Revert Device Configuration Via SNMP v2. This action is useful if you are unable to connect to a device using Telnet or SSH.
For more information, see Changing-the-running-configuration-of-a-device-using-SNMP-protocol.
Support for importing Security Advisories from NVD APIv2
Network Automation supports the import of security advisories for the following device types from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) APIv2 repository:
- Aruba
- Cisco (Applicable for versions 20.02.01 and later)
- Juniper
- Extreme Networks
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba
- Palo Alto
For more information, see Security vulnerability importers.
Device and device adapter enhancements
Device support enhancements
Type of enhancement | Platform |
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Support introduced | ArubaOS-CX Switches |
Support certified |
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For more information, see Supported-devices.
Support for upgrade and downgrade by using custom actions
You can use new custom actions can be used to upgrade or downgrade the OS images for the F5 BIG IP devices.
For more information, see OS-management-via-custom-actions.
Updates to Multi-Server Administration endpoints in REST API
The following API calls are now available:
- /token (POST, DELETE)
- /sites (GET)
- /realms (GET)
- /realms/filtered (GET)
- /devices (GET)
For more information, see MSA endpoints in REST API.
Miscellaneous enhancements
Extended purge timings for devices
The number of days to purge configurations is increased to 1827 days for the following device-related purging parameters in the Purging section for Realms:
- Purge Offline Devices After
- Purge Historical Configurations After
For more information, see Adding-or-editing-a-realm.
Updates to the Templates listing page
On the Template listing page, you can filter the listed templates based on the content count. The Content Count column displays the number of scripts in each template listed on the page.
For more information, see Viewing-the-templates-listing.
Platform support
Support for an additional operating system
Network Automation and Multi-Server Administration now support the following operating system:
Operating system | Version |
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Ubuntu Linux | 22.04.1 LTS |
For the complete list of supported operating systems, see OS support.
Support for additional database
Network Automation now supports the Microsoft SQL Server 2022 database.
For the complete list of supported databases, see Database support.
Upgraded Embedded Postgres database
This version of Network Automation uses PostgreSQL version 14.6, when you select the Embedded Database option.
For the complete list of supported databases, see Database support.
Third-party software support
This version of Network Automation is bundled with the following third-party software:
- AdoptOpenJDK 11.0.17
- Apache Tomcat web server version 9.0.76
Upgrading
You can upgrade TrueSight Network Automation to version 23.2 from the following versions:
- 22.4
- 22.1
- 21.08
- 20.02.x
If you are upgrading the application server, you must also upgrade all the remote device agents to the same version as TrueSight Network Automation.
For upgrade instructions, see Upgrading.
Ready-made PDFs of this space
Videos
The following table lists topics that contain videos that supplement or replace the text-based documentation.
Category | Topics with videos |
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Getting started | |
Upgrading | |
Administering |
This topic provides information that supplements the version 23.3.00 version of the TrueSight Network Automation documentation. It contains the following sections:
Frequently asked questions
This section provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Network Automation.
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