ReadMe for Hitachi Remote Ops Monitor Agent (HROMA) Release V8.8

Version 8.8 is a patched release of version 8.7 to fix critical bugs.

** Bug Fixes

   * The installer will now complete the install properly on versions of Windows
     with the language set to a non-English language.

   * The Visual Studio C++ Redistributable x86 is now installed by default on
     Windows. This was omitted in the previous version and could lead to 
     unnecessary dump file generation with VSP F/G 900/700/370/350/130 systems.

** Device Support Enhancements and Changes:

   * HCP-S versions 2.2.0 and 3.1.1 are officially supported.

The following changes were made in version 8.7:

** Bug Fixes (version 8.7)

   * The download process for microcode files for VSP F/G 900/700/370/350/130
     and VSP E990 will now properly check to make sure that there is enough 
     local storage for the file.

   * A timeout message will now be sent for HCP and HCP-S centralized dump 
     requests that time out.

   * More diagnostic information will be sent for certain remote microcode 
     upgrade failures and SVP dump failures on VSP F/G 900/700/370/350/130 and 
     VSP E990 systems.

   * Autodumps for VSP F/G 900/700/370/350/130 and VSP E990 systems did not 
     work on Windows platforms.

   * Devices will no longer be set to Not Monitored when a HCP device with 
     certain Node SSD configurations was configured.

   * Mode31 dumps for VSP F/G 900/700/370/350/130 and VSP E990 systems will 
     no longer transport to Hitachi Vantara if mode 31 is not actually enabled.

   * HCP-CS devices will now have the proper serial number indicated as long 
     as one is set on the device.

   * Further adjustments have been made to improperly encoded 
     VSP F/G 900/700/370/350/130 LDEV entries in the configuration data.


** Device Support Enhancements and Changes (version 8.7)

   * Support for Hitachi Advanced Server 8x0 (HPE) has been added.

   * There is a new installer for the Monitor Agent. Previous versions of 
     Hi-Track Monitor or the Hitachi Remote Ops Monitor Agent will now be 
     automatically uninstalled.

   * SM Monitor performance data for VSP F/G 900/700/370/350/130 devices will
     be regularly transmitted to Hitachi Vantara. It will be available from the 
     internal displays in the coming weeks.

   * Health check reports for HCP will be transmitted to Hitachi Vantara daily.

   * Configuration backups for VSP F/G 900/700/370/350/130 and VSP E990 will 
     be transmitted to Hitachi Vantara daily.

   * Support for Brocade X7-4/X7-8 Director has been added.

   * Support for HNAS Node/SMU centralized dumps for unified/VSP Nx00 systems
     has been added.

   * By default, contact/transport methods for all four Hitachi Vantara transfer
     servers will be configured.

   * A security object for the default self-signed SSL certificate will now be
     configured by default, simplifying the setup process for using HTTPS for the
     web interface.

   * New FTP and FTPS contact/transport methods can no longer be added. Methods
     configured in previous versions will still be functional.

   * Hitachi Data Instance Director (HDID) was renamed to Hitachi Ops Center
     Protector.

   * The version number for HCI has been corrected in the interface.

   * The included version of Java has been upgraded to 11.0.8 on both Windows
     and Linux.


