EVault Software
Agent for IBM i
Version 7.20.2508
Release Notes, March 28, 2017
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Contents
1	Overview
1.1	Release History
1.2	Supported Platforms
2	NEW FEATURES
3	INSTALLATION NOTES
3.1	Installation Requirements
3.2	Licensing
3.3	Install/Upgrade
4	FIXES and KNOWN ISSUES
4.1	Fixes
4.2	Known Issues
5	PRODUCT SUPPORT
5.1	Technical Support
5.2	Product Updates
5.3	Documentation
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1	Overview
This document contains release notes for IBM i Agent version 7.20.
The Agent is supported with Director version 7.11 and later.
1.1	Release History
Version 7.20.2508, March 28, 2017 (support for additional IBM i versions)
Version 7.20.2508, December 13, 2016 (support for IBM i V7R3)
1.2	Supported Platforms
This version of the Agent is supported on:
·	IBM i V7R3
·	IBM i V7R2
·	IBM i V7R1
·	IBM i V6R1
2	NEW FEATURES
·	The data encryption type for new backup jobs is now AES 256 bit. If an existing backup job uses another encryption type (e.g., AES 128 bit, Blowfish, DES, Triple DES, None), the job can continue using that encryption type. However, if you change the encryption type for the job, you cannot change back to the original encryption type. Only AES 256 bit will be available.
3	INSTALLATION NOTES
3.1	Installation Requirements
Before installing the Agent, we recommended installing the latest cumulative, hyper and group PTFs (Program Temporary Fixes) from IBM.
3.2	Licensing
The Agent is installed with a 30-day trial license. The Agent has full functionality for the 30-day trial period. During this time, obtain a full license code from your service provider and enter it in the Work with License screen.
3.3	Install/Upgrade
The IBM i Agent is provided in a .zip file (ibmiagent-7.20.2508.zip) or as an iso file (ibm_i_agent_7_20.iso).
For information about installing or upgrading the Agent, see the IBM i Agent User Guide.
If you recently upgraded your operating system to IBM i V7R3 and are using a previous version of the Agent, you must upgrade the Agent from version 6.21 to 7.20.
4	FIXES and KNOWN ISSUES
4.1	Fixes
The Agent no longer times out on the vault while processing exclusions. Previously, when the Agent was backing up a physical file and excluding a large number of members, the vault sometimes fell into a timeout situation because no data was being received from the Agent. (31915)
Excluded objects no longer produce errors in the backup logs. (31862)
Backup logs now indicate which files are causing lstat errors. (31452)
The UI no longer accepts encryption passwords that are longer than 31 characters. (31907)
The Agent no longer dumps job information to spooled file (31303)
4.2	Known Issues
PTF status files QUSRSYS/QAPZ* are special operating system objects that cannot be overwritten. For this reason, they are excluded from *ALLUSR and *SYS backups, and from QUSRSYS library backups. To backup the PTF status files, you must back them up to a save file and include the save file in an *ALLUSR backup job. When you restore the PTF status files (most likely in a disaster recovery scenario),  you must delete any existing QUSRSYS/QAPZ* files first, and then restore them from the save file. (32667)
If you create a job to back up document folders /QDLS only, no files will be saved. /QDLS is saved by default when you do an IFS root backup. If you want to back up /QDLS individually, you can set up a *IFS type job INCLUDE(('/QDL*')). (32414)
If you try to restore a multiple member file and exclude one or more members, the entire file is not restored. The same situation applies to spool files. (32664)
Do not use the IBM Advanced Scheduler for submitting Agent Jobs. The Agent uses the standard job scheduler, which requires multi-threading. The IBM Advanced Scheduler uses the RCLRSC command, which is not compatible with multi-threaded applications. (10844/5865)
5	PRODUCT SUPPORT
5.1	Technical Support
Contact information for your provider is available on the Support website : http://csp.evault.com
5.2	Product Updates
Product updates are available from your service provider.
5.3	Documentation
The following documentation is available for the Agent:
·	Agent for IBM i User Guide
·	Agent for IBM i release notes (this document)
All documentation is available on the Support website: http://csp.evault.com