CHANGELOG.md

🔃 Veeam VBR As Built Report Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

This project is community maintained and has no sponsorship from Veeam, its employees or any of its affiliates.

[0.8.10] - 2024-09-12

Changed

• Migrate infrastructure diagram to Veeam.Diagrammer

Changed

• Increase Diagrammer.Core minimum requirement to v0.2.7
• Increase Veeam.Diagrammer minimum requirement to v0.6.6

Remove

• Remove unused icons folder and images

[0.8.9] - 2024-08-31

Added

• Add ExportDiagramsFormat option that allows specifying the format of the exported diagrams
  • Supported formats are dot, pdf, png, svg
• Compatibility tests with v12.2 were performed

Changed

• Increase Diagrammer.Core minimum requirement to v0.2.3
• Increase Veeam.Diagrammer minimum requirement to v0.6.2

Fixed

• Fix bug while exporting diagram in svg format
• Improve error handling when infrastructure components are missing
• Fix #169

[0.8.8] - 2024-07-26

Added

• Add Tape Infrastructure to the diagram
  • Tape Server
  • Tape Library
  • Tape Vault
• Add Service Provider to the diagram
• Improve Infrastructure diagram error handling

[0.8.7] - 2024-05-28

Added

• Update the ReadMe file to reflect conflicts with PSWriteWord module
• Update the Eomm/why-don-t-you-tweet action to v2.0.0
• General code cleanup/improvements

Changed

• Disable the Backup Restore section (Some users reported issues with this section)
• Increase Veeam.Diagrammer module minimum requirement to v0.6.0

Fixed

• Fix sorting of table [A-Z].

[0.8.6] - 2024-04-29

Added

• Add Backup Infrastructure Diagram (WIP)
• Close #155
• Add vCD Resources to Service Provider section
• Add Backup Repository Space Utilization chart

Changed

• Increase AsBuiltReport.Core modules to v1.4.0
• Migrate NOTOCHeading3 to NOTOCHeading4 to fix section heading
• Change charts palette to follow new AsBuiltReport.Core theme

Fixed

• Fix #149
• Fix #151
• Fix #150

Removed

• Remove EnableCharts option.
• Remove Infrastructure Charts

[0.8.5] - 2024-03-15

Added

• Added Option => History section
• Improved Role & Users section
  • Added Global MFA settings
  • Added Auto logoff on inactivity setting
  • Added Four-eye Authorization setting
  • Added HealthCheck conditions
• Added Backup Time Duration table to the Jobs Summary. Close #144
• Added Restore point reporting. Close #143
• Added Automatically disable Windows Firewall option to the SureBackup verification section

Changed

• Removed Graphviz install check code. (No need to manually install Graphviz)
• Code Cleanup
• Increased Veeam.Diagrammer module requirement to v0.5.9

Fixed

• Improved error handling on the Diagram section.
• Fixed issue with the Veeam.Diagrammer module.
• Resolved issue that prevented SureBackup Virtual Lab information to be collected. Fix #142
• Resolved issue in the Malware Global Exclusions section. Fix #145
• Resolved an issue related to Protection Group licensing. Fix #146

[0.8.4] - 2024-01-16

Added

• Added Veeam Best Practice Analyzer support
• Added support for Key Management Server configuration
• Added Protection Group diagram support
• Added support for more Backup Repository types:
  • Wasabi
  • BackBlaze

Changed

• Improved the total processing timeof the report

Fixed

• Fix #131
• Fix #132
• Fix #133
• Fix #134

[0.8.3] - 2023-12-29

Added

• Initial diagramming support
• v12.1 support:
  • File Backup Advanced Setting (ACL Handling) collection
  • Object Storage Backup Jobs
  • Object Storage data source (Unstructured Data) collection
  • Global Exclusions information
  • Malware Detection information
  • SureBackup Job content analisys (Malware Detection)
  • Event Forwarding (Syslog)
  • Linux host authentication setting

Fixed

• Close #114
• Close #115
• Close #116
• Close #117
• Close #118
• Close #119
• Close #120
• Fix #121 @carceneaux

[0.8.2] - 2023-10-12

Fixed

• Fixed misspelled module name in file /Src/Public/Invoke-AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBR.ps1. Fix #110

[0.8.1] - 2023-10-03

Removed

• Removed Infrastructure Hardening section

[0.8.0] - 2023-07-13

Added

• Added a separated Backup Copy Job section for v12 edition

Changed

• Improved Health Check recommendations

Fixed

• Fix #104

[0.7.3] - 2023-06-13

Added

• Added Network Traffic Rules - Throttling Windows Time Period information
• Added Backup Server Domain Joined health check

[0.7.2] - 2023-06-04

Added

• Added HealthCheck recommendations
• Added Global Notification options
• Added SOBR Capacity Tier - Offload Window Time Period information
• Updated Report Sample Files

Changed

• Visually improved the Backup Window Time Period table

Fixed

• Fix #99
• Fix #100

[0.7.1] - 2023-03-07

Changed

• Improved bug and feature request templates.
• Improved support for version 12
• Changed Required Modules to AsBuiltReport.Core v1.3.0
• Improved Error Logging

Fixed

• Fix #83
• Fix #84
• Fix #85
• Fix #86
• Fix #88
• Fix #89
• Fix #90
• Fix #96

[0.7.0] - 2022-12-03

Added

• Added support for Cloud Connect.

Changed

• Added 'EnableCharts' option to enable/disable the creation of Charts in report (Disabled by default).
• Added 'EnableHardwareInventory' option to enable/disable the collection of HW inventory (Disabled by default).
• The Infrastructure Security Hardening section has been modified so it is disabled by default.
• The Executive Summary section has been removed. The summary table has been moved to each corresponding section.
• The service providers section has been improved.

Fixed

• Close #78
• Close #79
• Close #80

[0.6.0] - 2022-10-28

Added

• Added Infrastructure Hardening section
• Added per Tape Media Pool configuration information (InfoLevel 2) #71
  • Tape Library Sub-Section
  • Tape Mediums Sub-Section
  • Media Set & Gfs Media Set Sub-Section
  • Retention Sub-Section
  • Options Sub-Section

Fixed

• Close #63
• Fix #70
• Close #71
• Resolve #72
• Fix #75

[0.5.5] - 2022-10-02

Added

• Addeds support for schedule backup windows on Backup Jobs

Changed

• Improved table sorting
• Added BlankLine between charts and table content

Fixed

• Fixes #56
• Fixes #57
• Fixes #58
• Fixes #60
• Fixes #62
• Fixes #64

[0.5.4] - 2022-09-17

Added

• Added support for File Share Backup Job information
• Added support for Backup Jobs GFS Policy information
• Added Simple Chart support

Fixed

• Fixes #49
• Fixes #50

[0.5.3] - 2022-08-21

Changed

• Improvement to the report's table of contents

Fixed

• Fixes #46

[0.5.2] - 2022-07-05

Added

• Added Replication Resource to the Cloud Service Provider section
• Improvements to the Object Storage Repository section
  • Added InfoLevel 2 support (Per Object Storage Repo Configuration)
• Improvements to Scale-Out Backup Repository section
  • Added SOBR General settings sub-section
  • Added FriendlyPath to the Performance Tier sub-section
  • Added Archive Tier sub-section

Fixed

• Fixed Cloud Service Provider section only displaying last object element.

[0.5.1] - 2022-06-15

Added

• Added Cloud Service Provider Summary
  • Added per Service Provider Configuration subsection
• Added Initial v12 support :)

Fixed

• Code refactoring
• Reviewed Paragraph Section

[0.5.0] - 2022-05-12

Added

• Added Replication Section @rebelinux
  • Replica Information
    • Added Optional InfoLevel 2 information (Adv Summary)
  • Failover Plan Information
    • Added Virtual Machine Boot Order reporting
• Added Replication Job Configuration information @rebelinux
  • Added Optional InfoLevel 2 information (Adv Summary)
    • Advanced Settings (Traffic)
    • Advanced Settings (Notification)
    • Advanced Settings (vSphere)
    • Advanced Settings (Integration)
    • Advanced Settings (Script)

Fixed

• Fix for not connected Enterprise Manager.

[0.4.1] - 2022-05-02

Added

• Added Backup Repository information about Immutability. @vNote42
  • Immutability Enabled: yes/no
  • Immutability Interval
• New Health Check about Immutability. @vNote42
  • If Repo supports Immutability and Immutability is disabled: Warning
• Added per section summary information. @rebelinux
• Removed SQLServer module dependency. @rebelinux
• Added VMware/Hyper-V job VM count. @rebelinux
• Added detailed repository information of ScaleOut Backup Repository extents @vNote42
  • Information of parent SOBR is also included
• Added the Option PSDefaultAuthentication used to set the PSRemoting authentication method over WinRM @rebelinux
  • Kerberos for Domain joined devices (Kerberos authentication)
  • Negotiate for Workgroup devices (NTLM authentication)
• Added Agent Backup Job Configuration information @rebelinux
  • Job Mode information
    • Worstation
    • Server
    • No Failover Support in this release (Don't have the resources to develop this feature)
  • Protected Computer Objects information
  • Backup Mode information
    • Entire Computer
    • Volume Level Backup
    • File Level Backup
  • Destination information (Jobs Managed by Agent)
    • Local Storage
    • Shared Folder
    • Veeam Backup Repository
    • Sadly no Veeam Cloud Connect Repository Support (Don't have the resources to develop this feature)
  • Storage information (Jobs Managed by Server)
    • Secondary Target Job information
  • Backup Cache information
  • Job Scheduling information

Fixed

• Fix authentication error in Workgroup enviroments #31

[0.4.0] - 2022-02-27

Added

• Added Backup Job Configuration information
  • VMware type Backup Jobs
    • VMware Backup Copy Jobs
  • Hyper-V Backup Jobs
    • Hyper-V Backup Copy Jobs
  • Tape Backup Job Configuration
    • Backup to Tape Jobs
    • File to Tape Jobs
  • SureBackup Job Configuration
    • VMware SureBackup Jobs
• Added Configuration Backup Section

Changed

• Updated GitHub Action release workflow to send automated tweets on each release

[0.3.1] - 2022-02-8

Added

• Added option to set veeam custom tcp port (BackupServerPort)
• Added Volume Format to the BackupServer/Proxy section
• Added BackupServer/Proxy Network Interface Information
• Added process network Statistics ($InfoLevel.Infrastructure.BackupServer -ge 3)
• Added Storage Infrastructure section
  • Added NetApp Ontap support
  • Added Dell Isilon support
• Added initial Backup Job section
  • Added Tape Backup Job information
  • Added SureBackup Job information
  • Added Agent Backup Job information

Changed

• Migrated Sample URL to htmlpreview.github.io

Fixed

• Fixes Include Veeam Network Statistics in report #13
• Fixes Backup Server physical memory (GB) < 8 always returns true #14
• Fixes Add Veeam Backup\Repo Network Interface Information #15
• Fixes Add Backup Server\Repo Volume Format #16
• Fixes Add option to set veeam custom tcp port #17

[0.3.0] - 2022-01-30

Added

• Added File Share section.
• Added Veeam version information.
• Implemented table sorting on primary key.
• Added aditional backup server health checks
• Added Enterprise Manager Information
• Added Service Provider credential information

Changed

• Improved table caption content.
• Changed ReadMe to include Supported Licenses Edtion.
• Added SQLServer module to manifest file

Fixed

• Fix missing Infolevel sections.

[0.2.0] - 2022-01-14

Added

• Added if Condition to better validate License Edition.
• Added more try/case statements.
• Added Aditional Tape Infrastructure Sections.
  • Added Tape MediaPools Information.
  • Added NDMP Server Information.
• Added Initial Inventory Section Information.
  • Added Virtual Infrastructure Section.
    • Added VMware vSpere Section.
    • Added Microsoft Hyper-V Section.
  • Added Physical Infrastructure Section.
    • Added Protection Group Summary Section.
      • Added Protection Group Detailed Configuration.

Changed

• Removed unneeded paragraph section.
• Changed ReadMe to include Supported Licenses Edtion.

Fixed

• Fix many try/case statements

[0.1.0] - 2022-01-05

Added

• Added Backup Server Information.
  • Added Backup Server Hardware Inventory.
  • Added Backup Server Health Check.
    • Added Veaam services status check.
• Added License Information support.
  • Added Per Instance License Usage.
  • Added Per CPU Socket License Usage.
  • Added Capacity License Usage.
• Added General Option (Settings) Information.
  • Added support for Email Notification Settings
  • Added Storage Latency Control Options.
    • Added support for Per Datastore Latency Control Options.
  • Added support for Backup Server TLS Certificate Information.
  • Added Network Traffic Rules verification.
    • Added information of Preferred Networks settings.
• Added Security related Information.
  • Role and Users Information.
  • Credentils Information.
• Added Backup Proxy Infomation.
  • Added Health Check Support.
  • Added VMware Proxy Information.
  • Added Hyper-V Proxy Information.
• Added Wan Accelerator Information.
• Added Backup Repository Information.
  • Added Configuration Information.
  • Added ScaleOut Repository Information.
    • Added Performance Extent Information.
    • Added Capacity Extent Information.
  • Added Object Storage Support.
• Added SureBackup Information.
  • Added Application Group Information
    • Added per VM settings,
• Added Virtual Labs Information.
  • Added Configuration Information.
    • Added Per Virtual Lab Setting.
      • Added vNic Settings.
      • Added IP Address Mapping.
• Added Location Information
• Added Virtualization Servers and Hosts Information
• Added Tape Infrastructure Information.
  • Added Tape Server Information.
  • Added Tape Library Information.
    • Added Per Library Tape Drive Information.
  • Added Tape Vault Information.
• Added Veeam Logo to Cover Page.