Release Notes 4.4.3 Beefalo V2

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What's new in SEP sesam 4.4.3 Beefalo V2

SEP sesam new release, a hybrid Beefalo V2, provides ...

Features at glance

GUI enhancements enable you to ...

New supported systems

SEP sesam Server 4.4.3 Beefalo V2 now also supports the following systems:

For a complete list of supported OS and databases, see SEP sesam Support Matrix.

Discontinued systems

As of v. 4.4.3 Beefalo V2, the following operating systems are no longer supported for update:

For a complete list of supported SEP sesam Clients, see SEP sesam Support Matrix.

SEP sesam Server requirements

Java xx

For details, see Java Compatibility Matrix.

Installation and upgrades

SEP sesam 4.4.3 Beefalo V2 was released on xx^th of xx, 2019. Direct upgrade for versions 4.4.3.X to version 4.4.3 Beefalo V2 is supported.

Latest released versions are:

• SEP sesam 4.4.3.xx Linux – released: xx^th of xx, 2019.
• SEP sesam 4.4.3.xx Windows – released: xx^th of xx, 2019.

Windows specific

The 4.4.3 Beefalo V2 installation package on Windows also includes:

SEP sesam Server and Client components should be upgraded to the latest version during the upgrade process. This ensures that SEP sesam Clients are fully protected. Customers with a valid license are eligible for a free upgrade of SEP sesam to any new release for the duration of the license. See also Automatic Updates and Automatic Installation on Windows.

Previous release

• Release notes for SEP sesam 4.4.3 Beefalo

Known issues and limitations

	Note
	Antivirus programs may disrupt network communication and cause SEP sesam processes, such as backup and replication, to fail. One program that is known to cause SEP sesam processes to terminate is Sophos Firewall with IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) enabled. Make sure that there are no antivirus, firewall, IDS or IPS programs preventing interaction with SEP sesam.

4.4.3 Beefalo V2 known issues:

SEP sesam v. 4.4.3.70–71 – User-defined calendar configuration is not working With the Beefalo release support for Java 11 was introduced in SEP sesam. Both Oracle Java 11 or OpenJDK 11 no longer include JavaFX. As the user-defined calendar is JavaFX-based, it is no longer working. Workaround: Use List All Calendars instead. SEP support is working on this issue and will provide a solution with the next version of SEP sesam Beefalo. When using Java 8 the user-defined calendar still works. SEP sesam v. 4.4.3.70 – Hyper-V restore from a powered-on VM fails with VSS API error The restore of a Hyper-V backup from a powered-on VM to another Hyper-V server fails with: VSS API error: NHyperV::FindSingleObject: Failed to enumerate objectsClass name is "Msvm_ComputerSystem" Workaround: You can only restore a Hyper-V VM to another server if the VM is powered off. SEP support is working on this issue and will provide a solution as soon as possible. SEP sesam v. ≥ 4.4.3.xx – NDMP selective restore fails to restore empty directories When performing a selective NDMP restore to restore a directory and its contents and there are also empty directories on the restore list together with normal directories and files, no empty directories are restored (created) on the target. Known issue: Closed as a known issue as it is too minor to warrant fixing. Will not be fixed in this release.

Enhancements and changes

Enhancement 1

Description for enhancement 1 ...

Enhancement 2

Description for enhancement 2 ...

End of maintenance and support

Obsolete SEP sesam Server version

No changes since SEP sesam version 4.4.3 Beefalo.

Discountinued SEP sesam Server OS

The following table lists the last supported version of SEP sesam for specified operating systems. You can continue using the last supported version of SEP sesam on these operating systems, but SEP AG no longer provides updates or fixes for the specified versions.

Operating system	Last supported version	Release	Notes
RHEL 6	4.4.3.64 Grolar	4.4.3 Grolar
SLES 11 SP2, SP3, SP4	4.4.3.x Beefalo V2, see notes	4.4.3 Beefalo V2	SEP announced that it would no longer support SLES 11 SP2, SP3, SP4 with SEP sesam Beefalo, but has re-established support for Beefalo V2, where all SEP sesam Beefalo V2 packages (Server, Client, etc.) can be used. However, Beefalo V2 is the last supported SEP sesam version for SLES 11 SP2, SP3, SP4 .
Debian 8 »Jessie«	4.4.3.64 Grolar	4.4.3 Grolar
Debian 7 »Wheezy«	4.4.3.64 Grolar	4.4.3 Grolar	Version 4.4.3.64 only available for sesam-cli on amd64
Windows Server 2008 R2	4.4.3.x Beefalo V2, see notes	4.4.3 Beefalo V2	SEP announced that it would no longer support SEP sesam Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 with SEP sesam Beefalo, but has re-established this support already in Beefalo. This actually means that the last supported SEP sesam Server version for Windows Server 2008 R2 is Beefalo V2.
Windows Server 2008	4.4.3.64 Grolar	4.4.3 Grolar
Windows 7	4.4.3.64 Grolar	4.4.3 Grolar
Ubuntu 14.04	4.4.3.48 Tigon V2	4.4.3 Tigon V2
All 32-bit operating systems	4.2.2.40	4.2.2
SLES 10	4.2.2.40	4.2.2
RHEL 5	4.2.2.40	4.2.2
Debian 6 »Squeeze«	4.2.2.40	4.2.2	sesam-cli also available in version 4.4.1.22
Windows Server 2003	4.2.2.40	4.2.2
Debian 5 »Lenny«	4.2.1.34	4.2.1
SLES 11, SLES 11 SP1	4.2.1.34	4.2.1

For a complete list of supported SEP sesam clients, see SEP sesam Support Matrix.

Major fixes and changes

• See changes at SEP sesam download – changes.

See also

SEP sesam Release Versions