Nexus Release Notes

Version V7-1.6000


New Services


SIEM Collector
    The SIEM Collector service is a centralized log collection system for System Information and Event Management, designed to raise events based on predefined rule specifications. It is primarily used to automate security first response actions but can also be utilized for broader log analysis and event-handling mechanisms.

Security Scanner
    The Security Scanner is an advanced service designed to assess the security of a website or application by scanning its URL for potential vulnerabilities. It identifies common threats such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), insecure configurations, and other security weaknesses that could be exploited. This service is typically integrated into a broader testing framework, allowing developers and security teams to proactively detect, report, and address security issues during the development or deployment phases.

End of Life


    Alpine and Oracle containers and virtual machines have been removed and are no longer supported.

Upgrading to V7-1.6000


  1. Download the package from our Downloads Section.
  2. Stop the Nexus Server.
  3. Extract the archive to the installation directory, overwriting existing files.
  4. Delete the file "modules.json" in the db directory.
  5. Start the Nexus Server.
  6. Login to Nexus with your Administrator Account.
  7. Download and import the following Flow-fx upgrade-nebula-1.6000.yaml.
  8. Execute the Flow-fx for each Sky Node adjusting the cloud ID.



Version V7-1.5218


Fixes


Nebula Deployment
  • The Nebula deployment occasionally failed due to an invalid certificate error with the RHEL/Debian Linux repository. This issue has now been resolved by re-certifying the repository and updating the new locations.

Nexus Flow-fx
  • Flow-fx sometimes notified too late that the save operation was successful.



Version V7-1.5103


Fixes


Magna-s3 API
  • Fixed an issue with the auto load balancer where the least connection property was not set correctly, causing it to default to the round-robin method.
Data Spark-solaris API
  • Fixed an issue with the dataspark-solaris-submit-job command that was not logging the requestor object, which resulted in unknown job names appearing in the logs.



Known Issues


Data Insight
  • Data Insight services are not accessible via Vista because the Vista Connect client receives access policies from the Vista API, which currently does not forward Data Insight cloud policies.

Road Map 2025


  • Vista Pools
    Customer Request: A service that enhances the Vista Sessions module by automatically assigning available machines to users.

  • Cost Center
    Customer Request: A service to generate cost center reports for resource usage.

  • Incident/Changes Management
    Customer Request: A service for creating and managing incidents and changes, including integration to Flow-fx an approval feature.

  • Solution Stacks
    Include configuration parameters for advanced settings.

  • Backup/Restore Service
    Add support for SQL/NoSQL backup and restore scripts.

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