This update is for HYPER Core systems running OS 5, HYPER Edge G2, HYPER Echo G1 and G2, and for Syneto Virtual Appliance.


Upgrading to this release will not require a reboot if the system is running on 5.3.x version branch. Reboot is required when upgrading from 5.2.1 and older versions.

 

Introduction

This update introduces secure integration with 3rd party monitoring tools, Add-On Management directly from the SynetoOS UI, as well as improvements in the OS update mechanism, replication, and monitoring.

 

New Features

 

Add-On Management 

Syneto Add-Ons enable users to easily enhance the security and protection capabilities of their SynetoOS-based infrastructure. Security Add-ons like Multi-Factor Authentication, Continuous Authentication, and Recovery Point Hold can now be activated on-demand directly from the Syneto UI.

Companies that must adhere to the NIS2 Directive can enable the required security add-ons without interrupting the critical business applications running on the Syneto appliances.

The capability to protect VMs running on external VMware vSphere hosts can now be managed directly from the Web UI. In a few clicks, users can now enable the External VM Protection Add-On to expand Syneto’s ML-driven policy-based protection to critical VMs running outside of Syneto platform. Previously this feature was only available on the HYPER Echo platform. With this release Syneto HYPER Core and HYPER Edge users can start protecting VMs running on other hosts by activating the Add-On directly from the UI.

 

Integration With 3rd Party Monitoring Platforms

This version enables users to securely integrate their SynetoOS infrastructure with the industry-standard monitoring tools like Zabbix, NAGIOS, PRTG, and others for. This enables organizations save time and efforts on monitoring their IT infrastructure by having the observability of both infrastructure and the business applications running on it. While this integration was introduced in 5.3.4, 5.4.0 brings secure API token-based authentication, which is a more secure way to integrate with monitoring platforms.

 

Resolved Issues

 

System Update 

  • Improved the SynetoOS update mechanism reliability by fixing an issue that sometimes caused the OS update to fail after a reboot during the OS update.


Replication

  • Fixed an issue causing replication to fail in certain edge cases.


Web UI 

  • Fixed an issue causing the VMs page to periodically crash without an obvious reason.
     
  • Expanded the amount of diagnostic information gathered by the “generate support bundle” script for faster issue resolution.


Monitoring

  • Enabled viewing SynetoOS license details from Central for appliances deployed behind a proxy.
     
  • Improvements to Monitoring reliability.

 

Known Issues

  • Granular File Recovery does not work with NTFS with deduplication enabled.
     
  • Uploading a file to Image Repository can get stuck if there is no space on the storage pool.
     
  • In some scenarios user may not be able to remove a Granular File Recovery ISO mount from the UI.
     
  • Terminating the Giove microservice can result in two replication tasks running at the same time.
     
  • Canceling a task does not cancel a sleeping subtask, which may re-appear in 2 hours.
     
  • Replication Target is not be visible in the UI on the primary system if the replication target system does not allow SSH access.

 

Ongoing improvements and future releases

SynetoOS 5.4.0 continues the series of ongoing updates and new features from Syneto. Your feedback is extremely valuable to help us in our commitment to provide an excellent operating system. Please try out the new release, see what's new, and share your feedback and thoughts to help us shape the upcoming SynetoOS features to bring maximum value for you.