Changes
Release 21.11.602
Published on 2022-07-18
This version contains the updated certificate (XAN-3088) which facilitates secured communications between server and agent. Refer to this advisory.
Release 21.11.601
Published on 2022-07-06
This version contains the updated certificate (XAN-3088) which facilitates secured communications between server and agent. Refer to this advisory.
Release 21.11.6
Published on 2022-06-30
This version contains the updated certificate (XAN-3088) which facilitates secured communications between server and agent. Refer to this advisory.
New features
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XAN-3246 - [Transports] New process to remove all transported Avantra objects
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XAN-3245 - [Automation Template] BDLS Logical System Change
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XAN-3196 - [Automation Template] SAP Profile Maintenance
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XAN-3193 - [Automation Template] SPAM/ST-PI Patch
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XAN-3186 - [Automation Template] System Refresh for SAP HANA based systems
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XAN-3178 - Export feature for the SAP HotNews List
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XAN-3142 - [Automation] New permissions concept for Automation
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XAN-3136 - New monitoring parameter
RUNJSAllowDBWrite
to more finely control which systems Avantra can perform database changes on -
XAN-3108 - [Automation] Activate/Deactivate individual workflow steps that are effective for all executions
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XAN-3103 - [Automation] JavaScript API to read Avantra Agent and Server version
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XAN-3098 - [Automation] Allow selective steps to be executed in a workflow
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XAN-3092 - Enhance VMware sync when server name in Avantra and VCenter is not the same
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XAN-3076 - New web.request API to accept invalid SSL certificates
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XAN-3057 - Only an administrator can change User ID in user settings
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XAN-3053 - Downloadable help documentation
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XAN-3046 - New log file with error summary: master-error-summary.log
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XAN-3015 - MEMORY: Use memory available for applications instead of 'free' memory
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XAN-2990 - Kernel Upgrade: saproot.sh should be executed for Java systems also
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XAN-2972 - Kernel Upgrade: Rollback of a kernel will trigger a full check
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XAN-2905 - [Automation] New SOAP API to start and manage automation workflows
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XAN-2823 - [Automation] JavaScript: Debugging support for RUN_JS and Automation Step Library
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XAN-2725 - [Automation] Resume a workflow after a failed step
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XAN-2715 - [Automation] UX Improvements for workflow building
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XAN-2685 - [Automation] Management of credentials for automations
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XAN-2684 - [Automation] Management of files for use in automations
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XAN-2651 - Perform an Agent install (not an update) if only internal JREs exist in the install folder
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XAN-2554 - [Automation] JavaScript Step Library where-used feature
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XAN-2286 - [Automation Template] SAP Job Maintenance
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XAN-2223 - [Automation] Support simple scheduling of workflow automations
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XAN-2146 - [Automation Template] SAP Transport Import
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XAN-1577 - Improve table display of daily check SSLCertificatesValidity
Improvements
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XAN-3200 - Update com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core to mitigate a potential XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability
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XAN-3162 - Improve default timeout settings for MII_DataServers check
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XAN-3120 - Update com.graphql-java-kickstart:graphql-java-tools to mitigate CVE-2020-36518 and CVE-2020-25649
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XAN-3119 - Update Spring frameworks to mitigate CVE-2022-22978, CVE-2022-22970, CVE-2022-22968 and CVE-2022-22976
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XAN-3088 - New Avantra Server <→ Agent certificate to support connectivity beyond 2-Oct-2022
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XAN-3052 - Resolver API util.getServerStatusByFQDN(servername) supports FQDN/IP address
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XAN-3036 - Improve performance when loading of Business Services
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XAN-3014 - Update org.graalvm.sdk:graal-sdk to mitigate CVE-2022-21476 and CVE-2022-21449
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XAN-2704 - When global.AGENTLISTENERPORT is modified set as the default value for agentlistenerport monitoring parameter
Bugs
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XAN-3177 - [Automation] Start / Stop of SAP Sybase ASE DB automation fails because of wrong service name
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XAN-3172 - Server Administrator and Deputy cannot be modified
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XAN-3171 - SAP_JOB: Maximum time since last job start doesn’t work if job is cancelled
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XAN-3169 - Exception handling blank documents in Web JavaScript API
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XAN-3161 - Exception in some notifications sent to mobile devices
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XAN-3152 - Kernel Upgrade: Post step - wait 3 seconds after restart of sap control service
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XAN-3148 - PI_AEMessagesStat wrong timezone set in SOAP call
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XAN-3133 - MS SQL server exception when syncing data with SNOW
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XAN-3096 - Improve VMware VM recognition for Windows 2012 R2 and older
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XAN-3091 - VMware Integration: Server Details VMware info not shown when sync job does not find VM info
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XAN-3072 - Agentless HDB with blocked ports causes all other HDBs on that agent to become CRITICAL
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XAN-3070 - AgentAlive CRITICAL after master restart on big installations
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XAN-3058 - [Automation] Invalid return in Workflow step will create a timeout
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XAN-3048 - Too many installed product version could cause an issue with the daily check
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XAN-3047 - RTMOverviewStatus Dashlet. GQL returns cached data
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XAN-3004 - [Automation] Variants with special characters can’t be imported
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XAN-2989 - [Server – UI/UX] Move Avantra UI info page to require user authentication
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XAN-2976 - [Automation] SAP Business Object Stop Automation says it is stopped, but it is not
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XAN-2963 - [Agent] Incorrect warning if security tools path not found on Java systems
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XAN-2924 - Sybase stored procedures cannot be executed with JavaScript DB API
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XAN-2918 - Avantra UI render issue with Predictive Analytics
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XAN-2911 - [Automation] Creating a new step library step fails if your description is too long
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XAN-2900 - [Automation] Database API reference error when SAP monitoring is offline
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XAN-2881 - [Server] Additional information of ServiceNow event API channel is not shown
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XAN-2833 - [Server] SAP backbone password is stored in plain text
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XAN-2830 - SAP MII: Connection not closed
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XAN-2821 - Empty Customer in RTM Overview
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XAN-2762 - Kernel Upgrade: Stop the process in case of errors in a separated step schedule
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XAN-2749 - SYB_Backup: Produces a sorting error in some scenarios
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XAN-2745 - [Automation] Restart SAP System step does not work in workflow engine
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XAN-2719 - AgentListenerPort can’t be changed for Agent behind a route
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XAN-2707 - [Automation] Workflow and Workflow Steps "modified by" field is not updated
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XAN-2626 - Schedules Dialog causes an exception in some scenarios
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XAN-2376 - Kernel Upgrade: Missing start date in runs table if scheduled
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XAN-2043 - Database size daily metrics missing
Release 21.11.501
Published on 2022-06-10
This version contains the updated certificate (XAN-3088) which facilitates secured communications between server and agent. Refer to this advisory.
Release 21.11.5
Published on 2022-05-05
New features
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XAN-2998 - Kernel Upgrade: Support Kernel Make Versions (EXT, EX2 etc.)
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XAN-2997 - Kernel Upgrade: Disable version compatibility check for BRTools
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XAN-2988 - Kernel Upgrade: Allow bundle modification in pre-requisites phase
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XAN-2980 - Kernel Upgrade: Additional bundle consistency check (SAPEXE.SAR + SAPEXEDB)
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XAN-2970 - Kernel Upgrade: Cleanup of sap_kernel_download folder during [POST] phase or after 30 days
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XAN-2942 - Kernel Upgrade: Allow use of links in bundle definition
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XAN-2925 - Kernel Upgrade: Rollback post action - execute saproot.sh
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XAN-2923 - Kernel Upgrade: Add option to define a sudo user
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XAN-2922 - Kernel Upgrade: Allow creation of file bundles from local file system
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XAN-2899 - Kernel Upgrade: Allow use of the same bundle for multiple OS and Database
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XAN-2852 - [Automation] Add option to define a timeout for Workflow Steps
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XAN-2835 - BO_Logs: New monitoring parameter BoLogGroupsExclude to exclude logs from check
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XAN-2829 - J2eeConnectHttp: Support customized login pages
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XAN-2798 - JavaSSLCertificatesValidity: Add check for private key expiry
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XAN-2782 - Kernel Upgrade: Make the location of the SAP Kernel backup clearly visible
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XAN-2780 - Kernel Upgrade: Make "inform users" step optional
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XAN-2763 - [Automation] Limit repeat retries of unexpectedly failed workflow steps
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XAN-2758 - [Automation] New JavaScript API to use stored basic credentials with Web API
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XAN-2753 - SAP HotNews: New "In progress" status and automatic status change when fixed
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XAN-2739 - [Server] Introduce new log file: alertlist.log
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XAN-2729 - [Automation] Step Library Documentation
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XAN-2726 - [Automation] Allow manual steps within a workflow
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XAN-2698 - Add option "NOTES" to AutoChangeDetectionIgnore to disable change recognition for SAP Note implementations
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XAN-2677 - Download SAP Security Notes with SAP HotNews
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XAN-2546 - [Automation] New notification channel to trigger new automation workflow from a notification
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XAN-2544 - Kernel Upgrade: Allow SAP DBATools to be added to a bundle
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XAN-2517 - Retrieve SAP Notes from an SAP system with the 'Can be implemented' status
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XAN-2454 - [Automation] Support automation with HANA SSL enabled
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XAN-2424 - SAP HotNews: Allow systems to be manually assigned to a SAP Note
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XAN-2339 - Monitoring switched ON with a delay for DB and SAP System
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XAN-2270 - Allow custom parameters on the command line during agent auto-registration
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XAN-1803 - Allow copying of a system selector
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XAN-1473 - USER_PROFILES: Exclude inactive and blocked users from being monitored
Improvements
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XAN-2993 - Update org.postgresql:postgresql to mitigate against CVE-2022-26520
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XAN-2950 - [Server] Update Spring components to mitigate against CVE-2022-22965
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XAN-2901 - Update com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind to remediate CVE-2020-36518
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XAN-2882 - Update org.liquibase:liquibase-core to mitigate CVE-2022-0839
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XAN-2751 - Alter Azure automations to only check status every 60 seconds
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XAN-2733 - Update net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit to mitigate against CVE-2022-23437
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XAN-2627 - Update com.h2database:h2 to mitigate against CVE-2021-42392, CVE-2021-23463 and CVE-2022-23221
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XAN-2468 - Kernel Upgrade: Kernel copy timeout increased to 30 minutes
Bugs
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XAN-2985 - Kernel Upgrade: Only check the exit code of saproot.sh call
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XAN-2961 - Improve MII system detection when additional authentication is required
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XAN-2937 - SAP_Notes: NullPointerException when SAPNotesExclude contains a valid SAP note for the SAP system
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XAN-2930 - [Server] SAP Cloud Connector Connection Dropped
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XAN-2927 - Agent self-registration --srtype="…" with spaces not working
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XAN-2915 - Incorrect detection of VMware virtual machines in some installations
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XAN-2913 - VMware disconnect throws exception
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XAN-2908 - Kernel Upgrade: Navigating to SAP Kernel Bundles then to another tab and back shows an authorisation error
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XAN-2904 - SAPLicense data is sometimes not retrieved correctly
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XAN-2892 - [Automation] Workflow import wizard shows 'nothingSelected'
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XAN-2871 - JavaScript: Passing an array as an API argument causes incorrect behaviour
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XAN-2849 - [Automation] Incorrect permissions required to edit workflow details
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XAN-2842 - [Automation] NullPointerExceptions in some situations when working with workflows
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XAN-2831 - BO_Logs: Context menu for configure check missing
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XAN-2809 - Unable to delete server that is monitoring a cloud service
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XAN-2788 - Kernel Upgrade: Exception if SNC encryption is used
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XAN-2781 - Kernel Upgrade: Execution of saproot.sh should stop the process
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XAN-2779 - Kernel Upgrade: Fails when another file instead of disp+work determines the version
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XAN-2778 - Kernel Upgrade: Archive soft links during backup and restore in case of rollback
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XAN-2759 - [Server] Large number of systems can’t be synchronised to ServiceNow
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XAN-2746 - Kernel Upgrade: Check if the <sid>adm has access to the kernel files provided in ../agent/sap_kernel_download/x/
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XAN-2730 - [Automation] Workflows with legacy steps can’t be started
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XAN-2709 - WD_Connect: Incorrect status reported on some cluster environments
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XAN-2703 - Start/Stop of SAP System only available with Edit Permissions in Avantra UI
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XAN-2686 - [Transports] TMS_Status short dumps when checking TP
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XAN-2683 - Restrict DigitalNotesCompliancy by System Change Options (SAP_BASIS)
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XAN-2681 - Number Range Check causes errors on older systems due to missing CX_SY_CONVERSION_ROUNDING class
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XAN-2666 - [Agent] Execution of JavaScript has no timeout
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XAN-2616 - Agent silent installation fails on Windows
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XAN-2611 - SAP HotNews: Filter not working in Relevant Systems list
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XAN-2564 - Change collection: Duplicate key error when storing to database
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XAN-2563 - Renaming a custom check causes the old check result to reappear sporadically
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XAN-2479 - java.lang.NullPointerException shown in SLR report
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XAN-2321 - BO - Start Icon not enabled after stopping the system
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XAN-2157 - [Server] Creating customising on a new PostgreSQL installation fails when there is also delivered content
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XAN-2118 - Kernel Upgrade: Temporary handshake errors should not be considered as critical
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XAN-1923 - Performance of named transactions in dashboards not visible
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XAN-1835 - SLR: Availability "ignore downtime less than…" not working
Release 21.11.4
Published on 2022-03-09
New features
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XAN-2773 - JavaScript Notification Channel: New API
check.resultHTML
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XAN-2691 - Automation: New API to execute to DB queries asynchronously
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XAN-2690 - Automation: New API to execute database queries using a different user
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XAN-2689 - Automation: New API to execute commands using SSH
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XAN-2688 - Automation SSH step: Add a timeout option
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XAN-2675 - Support remote monitoring of SAP Java Instances without knowledge of SAP control user
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XAN-2672 - Implement Import/Export for workflow(s)
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XAN-2647 - [Server – UI/UX] New System Selector based on DNS Domain Name
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XAN-2610 - SAP_Notes Check: Exclude notes that are Completely Implemented & obsolete from check results
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XAN-2605 - [Server] Notifier JavaScript Output Channel: new API to access
threadId
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XAN-2557 - Encrypt http_response custom check password
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XAN-2556 - New Custom Check Macro %%SRV_FQDN%% and %%SRV_DNSDOMAIN%%
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XAN-2525 - [Agent] Improve display of error messages from SAP checks
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XAN-2518 - [Agent, Server] Predictive Analytics: Implement flag to support RTM history entry creation on predictive analytics decision
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XAN-2472 - [Server – UI/UX] Predictive Analytics: Show predictive analytics in check history
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XAN-2415 - Update Check: TMS_Imports include non-imported transports
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XAN-2367 - Integrate SAP Notes and SAP HotNews to Service Level Report
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XAN-2340 - PostgreSQL 13 Support
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XAN-2313 - Notification Trigger for new SAP HotNews
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XAN-2282 - [Server – UI/UX] Proxy for update check now uses activation license proxy if defined
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XAN-2252 - Allow DBConnectJdbcUrl to be used with standalone databases
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XAN-1995 - Automation Step Library
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XAN-1719 - Monitoring Parameter Usage: option to select custom monitoring parameters
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XAN-1391 - Add new filter for "DNS Domain" in "Servers" List Overview
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XAN-1125 - [Agent] ORA_ALERTLOG check: Change default parameter of ORAAlertLogExprCrit/Warn
Improvements
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XAN-2700 - HTTP_Response custom check: show 'real' error message in log file
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XAN-2646 - Export agent database on shutdown of agent to support future upgrades
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XAN-2609 - Update Log4j to 2.17.1 to mitigate against [CVE-2021-44832]
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XAN-2331 - Automation: Simplify email to remove duplicate output
Bugs
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XAN-2820 - JavaScript: String.includes is not a function
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XAN-2794 - Message Server check is unknown for some ASCS
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XAN-2736 - DigitalNotesCompliancy: note numbers leading zeroes cannot be parsed
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XAN-2697 - E2E Checks are no longer carried out in certain circumstances
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XAN-2658 - Dashboard must be part of Standard edition
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XAN-2649 - Agentless monitoring w/o SAPControl creates duplicated instances
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XAN-2629 - On distributed SAP Systems, checks are removed and created periodically
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XAN-2625 - HotNews detection wrong patch-level recognition on JAVA
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XAN-2601 - Agent Java update: move operation fails for unknown reasons
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XAN-2595 - VMware metadata not visible in UI
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XAN-2584 - SNOW Service Graph Connector doesn’t sync SAP clients
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XAN-2578 - Virtual server version not updated
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XAN-2572 - %%I_PATH%% - doesn´t work on ASCS instances
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XAN-2567 - Central instance marked as Dialog Instance, SystemAlive turns Critical
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XAN-2566 - Parameter_value Check (etc.) does not run anymore on instances ASCS, ERS, etc.
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XAN-2559 - Agentless monitoring does not allow the same instance number on different hosts
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XAN-2541 - Number of Concurrent Users not correctly calculated on time zones west of UTC zone
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XAN-2537 - MII_Connect on https causes certificate errors
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XAN-2526 - [Agent] JOBS check with ' in name and using RUNMON interface cause errors
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XAN-2483 - Mislabeled "Number of Update Errors" Legend in SLR Reports
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XAN-2477 - Business service shows error 500 if any check in it is deleted
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XAN-2467 - Allow a Kernel Update when the Control User is a Domain user
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XAN-2445 - Improve timeout handling for Azure calls
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XAN-2396 - Selecting servers by SAP System not working when cluster servers are involved
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XAN-2390 - Problem with SLR jobs reports filename encoding
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XAN-2387 - HDB_ExpSQL Check: HDBExpSQLExclude should affect the check status
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XAN-2305 - Add all of a list to selected list shows all as available when opened again
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XAN-2196 - Patch of Java Component recognized as downgrade
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XAN-2044 - 500 Error when creating Server with name greater than 32 chars
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XAN-1822 - Downloads from Avantra Master "AgentUpdate" inconsistent
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XAN-1663 - Exception in DB2_DIAGLOG check in some circumstances
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XAN-1511 - Java Checks JavaJobStat and JavaJobs show Unknown due to J2EEConnect
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XAN-1506 - DB Connection Waiting
Release 21.11.2
Published on 2021-12-15
Improvements
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XAN-2575 - [Server] Update Log4j to 2.16.0 to mitigate against CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046
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XAN-2575 - [Agent] Update Log4j to 2.16.0 to mitigate against CVE-2021-45046
Release 21.11.1
Published on 2021-12-12
This release was for the Agent only to allow customers to quickly roll out an automatic mitigation for the Log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44228.
This release was superseded by Release 21.11.2 for Agent and Server.
Improvements
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XAN-2570 - [Agent] Update Log4j to 2.15.0 to mitigate against CVE-2021-44228
Release 21.11.0
Published on 2021-12-07
New features
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XAN-2419 - Provide setting
Security.RUNJSEnableTestExecution
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XAN-2403 - New Check: Transport Management Status (TMS_Status)
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XAN-2402 - New Check: SAP Service Preparation Check (RTCCTool)
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XAN-2401 - New Check: SAP Digitally Signed Note Compliancy (DigitalNotesCompliancy)
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XAN-2383 - [Agent, Transports] Support independent transport releases
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XAN-2374 - New login screen background images
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XAN-2372 - Script Based Output Channel
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XAN-2371 - Provide cloud/hypervisor information to RUN_JS in
os.cloudMetaData
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XAN-2368 - [Agent, Server] VMware Detection over Mac Address
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XAN-2366 - Show SAP HotNews from a SAP system perspective
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XAN-2344 - Login Screen Re-theming
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XAN-2337 - Prevent clickjacking - X-Frame-Options (UI Server)
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XAN-2335 - Allow database objects in RUN_JS for automation
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XAN-2323 - Allow use of mail servers for parent customers in Automation
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XAN-2319 - Simplified JavaScript API for Web Requests
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XAN-2300 - [Server] Provide a stateful storage location for Notification Output Channels
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XAN-2273 - [Server – UI/UX] VMware: Add link to vCenter
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XAN-2247 - [Server] Add support to disable the certificate check, for VMware vCenter.
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XAN-2239 - [Server] Automatic detection of the correct VMware account for servers in Avantra.
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XAN-2233 - Simplified JavaScript API for SAP RFC Calls
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XAN-2225 - [Server – UI/UX] Smart Prediction: Show prediction for CPULoad Check
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XAN-2219 - [Server – UI/UX] Visualise auto detected SAP systems
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XAN-2218 - [Server – UI/UX] Visualise auto registered servers in UI
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XAN-2210 - [Server] VMware Support for Sync
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XAN-2209 - [Server – UI/UX] Start configuration for automation workflow
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XAN-2191 - Ability to execute RUN_JS checks directly on an agent for testing
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XAN-2187 - Make AUTOMATION_EXEC_KEEP_DAYS configurable
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XAN-2155 - [Agent] Smart Prediction: Add model calculation service to the agent
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XAN-2154 - [Agent, Server] Smart Prediction: Add optional forecast part to check results
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XAN-2141 - [Server] Time Series Analysis: Ensuring forecasts stay within limits
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XAN-2058 - New Check: Solution Manager Detection (ServiceDataCCN)
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XAN-2006 - Open new UX from Classic UI
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XAN-1920 - SAP HotNews Advisor Calculation of affected systems
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XAN-1855 - Background download of SAP HotNews to Avantra database
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XAN-1850 - Add integration to SAP support backbone
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XAN-1775 - Write an entry to logbook when master and ui are started
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XAN-1680 - New Check: Solution Manager Landscape Consistency (LMDB_Consistency)
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XAN-1679 - [Agent] New Check: Solution Manager Setup (SM_SolmanSetup)
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XAN-1670 - [Server] Show Check results in the notifier messages
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XAN-1584 - VMware Detection
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XAN-1559 - Agent self registration: user interface
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XAN-1558 - Agent self registration: Master creates self registered servers objects
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XAN-1557 - [Agent] Agent self registration: agent registers itself to Avantra Master
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XAN-1547 - Create UI to display SAP Notes information
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XAN-1546 - New Daily Check: Collect and store SAP notes information (SAP_NOTES)
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XAN-1545 - [Server] Store SAP notes information of Daily Check SAP_NOTES in inventory and implement change processing
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XAN-1464 - Implement VMware Start/Stop VM
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XAN-1459 - Introduce monitored system independent performance counters, global or per customer
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XAN-1263 - [Server] Change Master to not allocate the checks which depend on the ABAP transport if transport is not installed
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XAN-1262 - [Agent] Change Agent to not deliver the checks which depend on the ABAP transport
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XAN-1255 - Implement predictive analytics for HDB_CPU Load
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XAN-1213 - Introduce new UI framework as foundation for UI/UX renewal & improvement
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XAN-1158 - [Agent] Agent on Linux creates systemd service file during installation
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XAN-1068 - [Mobile] Add support for TLS 1.3 in Avantra Mobile App
Improvements
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XAN-2458 - SAP System Composite Checks: SAP Instance selector - change wording for DEPRECATED option
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XAN-2281 - [Transports] New Avantra dynamic code transport
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XAN-2102 - Improve performance of getting last RTM History record
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XAN-2054 - [Server] Add RtmStatusId to CheckTransaction
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XAN-2001 - [Server] Change Check DB Layer to Hibernate
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XAN-1526 - CPULOAD check: report check as UNKNOWN after start of agent and not as OK