Deprecated and dropped features

TrueSight Network Automation version 21.8 includes changes to the level of support for the following features.

To ensure that you do not overlook deprecated and dropped features and components that were announced in earlier versions of the product, some of the items listed here reiterate statements from the earlier releases.

Features dropped or deprecated in version 21.08

Support for the following features is dropped or deprecated in version 21.08.

End of support for the Web Services API

BMC plans to end support for the TrueSight Network Automation Web Services API effective as of next release (anticipated to be available in early 2022). If you are still integrating with TrueSight Network Automation using the Web Services API, we encourage you to migrate your integration to the REST API version 4.0, which was released with version 20.02.01. This will help ensure a smooth upgrade to the next release of TrueSight Network Automation.

End of support for the older REST API versions

BMC plans to end support for the TrueSight Network Automation REST API versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0 effective as of next release (anticipated to be available in early 2022). If you are still integrating with TrueSight Network Automation using these REST API versions, we encourage you to migrate your integration to the REST API version 4.0, which was released with version 20.02.01.

Dropped support for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 11

Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 11 is dropped by Microsoft. We encourage you to switch to other fully supported browsers listed on the System-requirements page.

For a complete list of BMC products that no longer support Internet Explorer 11, see Deprecation of Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Support with Some BMC products..

Features dropped or deprecated in earlier releases

Support for the following features is dropped or deprecated in earlier versions.

Dropped support for the CVRF advisory security vulnerability importer

Starting from version 20.02.01, Network Automation no longer supports the Cisco CVRF advisory security vulnerability importer, Cisco Advisory From CVRF XML File. Also, the Cisco CVRF files are no longer shipped with the product.

If you are upgrading to version 20.02 from a version that supports this importer, a backup copy is created for this importer.

Dropped support for XInclude

Starting from version 20.02.01, Network Automation no longer supports XML's XInclude mechanism, which allows merger of XML documents, by writing inclusion tags in the main XML document to automatically include other documents or parts thereof.

Deprecated support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 11 is deprecated. We encourage you to switch to other fully supported browsers listed on the System-requirements page.

For a complete list of BMC products that no longer support Internet Explorer 11, see Deprecation of Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Support with Some BMC products..

Device import formats marked for deprecation

In version 20.02, the following device import formats are marked for deprecation. These formats will not be available in the future versions of Network Automation:

CiscoWorks Data Extraction Engine XML
HP Network Node Manager 7.x Data Warehouse
BMC Discovery and Dependency Mapping 10.2 (XML API)

Dropped support for BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management

Version 20.02 of Network Automation does not support integration with BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management.

Dropped support for SAML 2.0 SSO authentication mechanism (only for 20.02)

Version 20.02 of Network Automation does not support the SAML 2.0 authentication mechanism. Version 20.02.01 resumes support for this mechanism.

Dropped support for the Remember me feature

Version 20.02 of Network Automation does not support the Remember login for 1 Day option while logging on to the Network Automation GUI.

No localization support

In version 20.02, Network Automation has not been localized to any other language. Product supports only English.

Features changed in earlier releases

Support for the following features is changed in earlier versions.

Changes in the default email distribution list

Starting with version 8.7.00, the email distribution list, BMC Software Support is no longer valid and will not be available for use as follows:

If you upgrade to version 20.02 and this list is not in use before upgrade, it is deleted during upgrade.
If you upgrade to version 20.02 and this list is in use or has been modified before upgrade, it is retained after upgrade.

Note

BMC will disable this email distribution list in the near future. See the Submit Issue Via Email page for instructions for opening and updating the BMC Customer Support issues.

Changes in supported SSH clients

Network Automation uses a few updated cryptographic libraries for enhanced security. As a result, the product cannot support the use of older versions of a few SSH clients, such as, Putty and OpenSSH. Instead, you can use the following SSH clients to connect to the SSH proxy server:

(Windows) Bitvise SSH
(Linux) OpenSSH_6.4p1, OpenSSL 1.0.1e-fips
OpenSSH_5.8p1 Debian-1ubuntu3, OpenSSL 0.9.8o
Putty 0.68

Common Vulnerability Reporting Framework (CVRF)

As of 2017, Network Automation does not support the import of latest Cisco vulnerability advisories from CVRF. Version 20.02 of Network Automation supports the import of advisories in NVD JSON format instead. For more information, see About-security-vulnerability-importers.

Access restricted to all HTTP-based methods other than GET and POST

Network Automation completes all user-requested tasks via GET and POST methods in case of SOAP API-based access and web-browser based access. For enhanced security, all other HTTP methods than GET and POST are restricted.