Deprecated and dropped features and components
TrueSight Server Automation includes changes to the level of support for the following features and components.
To learn about what is new in version 21.02, see 21-02-enhancements.
Feature deprecated in 21.02.01
Support for the following features or components is dropped in TrueSight Server Automation 21.02.01.
Deprecated support for fixget
IBM no longer supports fixget for AIX version 6.x and later. Therefore, TrueSight Sever Automation does not support fixget for downloading patch catalogs for AIX version 6.x and later.
Deprecated support for the Table With Max Rows parameter
The Table With Max Rows parameter in the Database Server section on the Health dashboard is deprecated. Instead, to view information about the table growth or cleanup performance, use the Database section in the Operations-dashboard.
Dropped support for Novell-based patching for SuSE Enterprise Linux 11
This release drops support for Novell-based patching for SuSE Enterprise Linux 11. All patches for SuSE Enterprise Linux 11 now use SMT-based patching .
Features and components dropped in 21.02
Support for the following features or components is dropped in TrueSight Server Automation 21.02.
Dropped support for the embedded Redis server
From the 21.02 version, the Redis server is not included with the Smart Hub installer for Windows. Therefore, you must provision an external Redis Server before installing or upgrading the Smart Hub on a Windows system. If you want to upgrade Smart Hub to 21.02, and you are already using the Redis server that was embedded with Smart Hub 20.02.01 or 20.02, migrate data to the new Redis server before upgrading the Smart Hub. For instructions, see Migrating-the-Smart-Hub-and-Redis-Server-data.
To install the Smart Hub, see Installing-the-Smart-Hub-and-Smart-Hub-Gateway-using-the-installation-script.
Dropped operating systems for patching
From the 21.02 version, the following operating systems are no longer supported for patch catalogs:
- (Windows) SQL Server 2008
- (Ubuntu) 14.04
Features and components deprecated in 21.02
Support for the following features and components is deprecated in TrueSight Server Automation 21.02:
Deprecated support for TLS 1.1 protocol
Support for the TLS 1.1 protocol is deprecated in version 21.02. We recommend using the TLS 1.2 protocol instead. For configuring the TLS settings, see Configuring-the-TLS-protocol.
Deprecated support for the RSCD Agent installer options
In the 21.02 release, the following RSCD Agent installer options are deprecated. The Smart Agent uses these options to configure server properties while enrolling targets.
- SERVER_PROP_STR
- SERVER_PROP_INT
- SERVER_PROP_BOOL
Instead of these options, we recommend using the SERVER_PROP_LIST option. For details, see Configuring-the-installation-parameters-for-the-NSH-or-the-RSCD-agent.