Release notes for BVQ V3.5.6

Highlights

Bigfixes

 

New functions

none

Improvements

Issue ID

Modul

Description

BVQ-9917

GUI

Performance-View: CPU: Tooltip and legend more descriptive

BVQ-9942GUICluster selection: Cluster ID column resizeable
BVQ-9950GUIFC mapping: Detailpane: Show "Bitmap IO group"

 

Bugfixes

Critical

none

Important

Issue ID

Modul

Description

BVQ-9946SVC ScannerDrive deletion doesn't clean the DRIVE table
BVQ-9986GUICompressionCoreCount of a CG8 with 4 cores calculates a wrong value

none

 

Known Issues

 

See https://customercenter.sva.de/home/x/NwwgAw (support agreement needed to get access credentials)

DB schema changes

None

 

 

Requirements and restrictions

Requirements of the HW/SW environment

Please see supported environments since BVQ 3.5

Minimum BVQ version required for an update

V2.7

DB2 Version

DB2 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition V10.5 FP5
Filename: v10.5fp5_ntx64_server_t.exe

Java Runtime minimum version1.8.0.45

More information

Please see  Release Notes for BVQ V3.5.5    

Short description of the update steps

Important update notes

  1. BVQ licence: a new license file may be necessary to use certain new features.
  2. GUI favorites:  during some of the GUI updates the predefined favorites are replaced. Possible custom changes will be lost. However, changes in user favorites remain .
  3. Update DB2 JRE: before installing the BVQ update please upgrade the system with the recommended DB2 and JRE versions.
  4. If you have problems: if something is going wrong, please contact your BVQ support partner
  1. Preparations
    • Checking for correct function of the environmentin particular function of the scanner.
    • Manual stop of BVQ Scanner and Alerting-service, Scheduler-services and also of all GUIs and reporting-clients
    • Backup of BVQ installation directory and BVQ DB (e.g. DB offline backup with DB2 CMD, VMware snapshots) 
    • Starting again the BVQ Scanner
  2. Update BVQ Install Package Repository: bvq-package-repository-installer-x64-V3.5.6.exe
    1. DB Schema update
    2. BVQ GUI update
    3. BVQ Reporting Engine update
    4. BVQ Report Module update
    5. BVQ SVC Scanner update 
    6. BVQ VMware Scanner update
    7. BVQ Scheduler update
    8. BVQ Alerting update
  3. Performing functional tests
  4. If necessary inform colleagues about the need to update locally installed BVQ GUI / report clients.