CA ARCserve Central Applications r16 Update 7 Release Notes

1.0 Welcome

2.0 Enhancements and Modifications
2.1 CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup
2.2 CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager

3.0 Prerequisites

4.0 Installation Files

5.0 Installation Instructions

6.0 Issues Fixed

7.0 Contact CA Technologies

1.0 Welcome

Welcome to the CA ARCserve Central Applications r16 Update 7 Release Notes file. This Release Notes file contains important information about Update 7.

2.0 Enhancements and Modifications

Update 7 includes enhancements and modifications to improve the quality, performance, and usability of CA ARCserve Central Applications.

2.1 CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup

CA ARCserve Central Applications r16 Update 7 includes the following enhancements and modifications to improve the quality, performance, and usability of CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup:

• CA ARCserve D2D integration--CA ARCserve Central Applications integrate with the CA ARCserve D2D r16 general availability release, r16 Update 1, r16 Update 2, r16 Update 3, r16 Update 4, r16 Update 5, r16 Update 6, and r16 Update 7.

  Note: To manage and protect nodes running CA ARCserve D2D r16 Update 7 you must install the Update 7 version of this application on the CA ARCserve Central Applications server.

The node management process was enhanced to simplify the following tasks:

• You can now merge a job for a particular node or nodes. Two new options are now available when you right-click a node: Pause Merge Job and Resume Merge Job.

The policies backup settings was enhanced to simplify the following tasks:

• The ability to create retention settings based on the number of recovery points to retain or the number of recovery sets to retain.

2.2 CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager

CA ARCserve Central Applications r16 Update 7 includes the following enhancements and modifications to improve the quality, performance, and usability of CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager:

• CA ARCserve D2D integration--CA ARCserve Central Applications integrate with the CA ARCserve D2D r16 general availability release, r16 Update 1, r16 Update 2, r16 Update 3, r16 Update 4, r16 Update 5, r16 Update 6, and r16 Update 7.

  Note: To manage and protect nodes running CA ARCserve D2D r16 Update 7 you must install the Update 7 version of this application on the CA ARCserve Central Applications server.

The node management process was enhanced to simplify the following tasks:

• You can now merge a job for a particular node or nodes. Two new options are now available when you right-click a node: Pause Merge Job and Resume Merge Job.

The policies settings were enhanced to simplify the following tasks:

• From the Backup Settings tab: The ability to create retention settings that is based on the number of recovery points to retain or the number of recovery sets to retain.
• From the Preferences tab: You can send merge job alerts that were stopped, skipped, failed, crashed, or merge jobs that were a success.

3.0 Prerequisites

Before you install this update, verify that the following applications, as appropriate, are installed:

• CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup r16 General Availability (GA) release (with or without any previous r16 updates)
• CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager r16 GA release (with or without any previous r16 updates)
• CA ARCserve Central Reporting r16 GA release (with or without any previous r16 updates)
• CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby r16 GA release (with or without any previous r16 updates)

4.0 Installation Files

CA ARCserve Central Applications r16 Update 7 contains the following installation files:

• CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup

  CA_ARCserve_Central_HBVB_R16_Update_7.exe
  

• CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager

  CA_ARCserve_Central_PM_R16_Update_7.exe
  

• CA ARCserve Central Reporting

  CA_ARCserve_Central_Report_R16_Update_7exe
  

• CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby

  CA_ARCserve_Central_VSB_R16_Update_7.exe
  

• CA ARCserve D2D

  CA_ARCserve_D2D_R16_Update_7.exe
  

5.0 Installation Instructions

There are two methods that you can use to install Update 7.

• Install Update 7 using the update utility from the Home Page.
• Install Update 7 manually using the installation media posted on the CA Support website.

To install Update 7 using the update utility from the Home Page, follow these steps:

1. Open and log in to the application.
2. From the top right corner of the Home Page, click Help, and then click Check Updates.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Update 7.

To install Update 7 manually, download and install the installation media listed below.

1. CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager

   http://rmdmdownloads.ca.com/ArcAppUpdates/ArcApp/CM/r16/updates/CA_ARCserve_Central_PM_R16_Update_7.exe
   

2. CA ARCserve Central Reporting

   http://rmdmdownloads.ca.com/ArcAppUpdates/ArcApp/Reporting/r16/updates/CA_ARCserve_Central_Report_R16_Update_7.exe
   

3. CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby

   http://rmdmdownloads.ca.com/ArcAppUpdates/ArcApp/VCM/r16/updates/CA_ARCserve_Central_VSB_R16_Update_7.exe
   

4. CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup

   http://rmdmdownloads.ca.com/ArcAppUpdates/ArcApp/VSphere/r16/updates/CA_ARCserve_Central_HBVB_R16_Update_7.exe
   

6.0 Issues Fixed

Currently, there are no fixes for Update 7.

7.0 Contact CA Technologies

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