Datto RMM 8.0.0 release notes

Schedule*

Platform Date From (UTC) To (UTC) Duration
Syrah (APAC) Monday, February 24, 2020 10:00 13:00 3 hrs
Zinfandel (US West) Wednesday, February 26, 2020 09:00 12:00 3 hrs
Concord (US East) Thursday, February 27, 2020 09:00 12:00 3 hrs
Merlot (EU2) Thursday, February 27, 2020 18:00 21:00 3 hrs
Pinotage (EU1) Monday, March 2, 2020 18:00 21:00 3 hrs

NOTE  *The schedule is subject to change. Please check the Status Page for regular updates.

IMPORTANT  This is a full platform AND Agent release, therefore, partners should expect very brief disconnects of the Agent during the update window.

About the release

The 8.0.0 release is the second update for Datto RMM in 2020. Along with numerous fixes and improvements, some of the highlights are:

List of improvements and fixes

Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2605 You can now add the Motherboard column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2607 You can now add the MAC Address(es) column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2612 You can now add the Groups column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2615 You can now add the Display Version column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2616 You can now add the Display Adapters column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2619 You can now add the Model column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2621 You can now add the Device CPU column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2622 You can now add the Created column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2623 You can now add the BIOS Version column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2624 You can now add the BIOS Released column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2625 You can now add the BIOS Name column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2629 You can now add the Agent Version column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-3076 You can now add the SNMP Name column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser field definitions.
Feature RMM-2885 You can now create a ticket from the Device and Site pages. Refer to Creating a ticket - New UI.
Feature RMM-3163 The New UI BETA now supports German localization.
Fix RMM-2917 We fixed an issue where the user would get an access denied warning when clicking on a job.
Fix RMM-3211 We fixed an issue where users were unable to download a CSV file using Internet Explorer 11.
Fix RMM-3215 We fixed an issue where the question mark icon in New UI BETA would direct to a broken page.
Fix RMM-3221 We improved the pagination on the alerts table widget so that it would work correctly when the widget is resized.
Type Case ID Summary
Fix RMM-2831 We fixed a file upload permission issue in Web Remote BETA.
Type Case ID Summary
Fix RMM-3051 We improved the reliability of the information exchanged between Datto RMM and Datto Networking.
Fix RMM-3042 We fixed an issue where the creation of Managed Power devices would sometimes fail due to a wrong date format.
Fix RMM-3043 We fixed an issue where changes in the Datto Networking Integration were not registered due to a problem with the message signatures.
Type Case ID Summary
Fix RMM-1870 We fixed an issue where tickets would not be created if two or more PSA users had the same email address.
Fix RMM-3097 We improved the way Datto RMM handles change of credentials for an already linked Autotask PSA account. Refer to Configure company (site) and resource (user) mapping.
Type Case ID Summary
Fix RMM-2195 We fixed an issue where ConnectWise device mapping would time out with ajax datatables error.
Fix RMM-3105 We fixed an issue where, following the ConnectWise Manage Integration setup, changes made to the ticket source were not respected. Refer to Map Datto RMM alerts to ConnectWise Manage tickets.
Fix RMM-3123 We fixed an issue where ConnectWise configuration names for mapped devices were truncated after an apostrophe in Datto RMM device names.
Fix RMM-3132 We fixed an issue where the ConnectWise Manage Integration would miss some of the pre-existing configurations for device mapping.
Type Case ID Summary
Improvement RMM-3161 We improved the reliability of the Windows Agent (CagService) for situations where the platform would only support TLS 1.2.
Improvement RMM-3339 The macOS Agent files are now signed per Apple's notarization requirements.
Improvement RMM-3249 We improved the reliability of the macOS Agent when TLS 1.2 is enforced.
Improvement RMM-3252 The AEMAgent now works based on .NetCore 3.1.101.
Fix RMM-3327 We fixed an issue where, following the 7.9.0 release, some Agents were consuming significantly more memory and CPU.
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-56 ESXi monitors now work with the real-time portion of the Agent and real-time graphs are now displayed for ESXi monitors as well. Refer to Real-Time Monitoring Status and Manage monitors.
Fix RMM-2833 We fixed an issue where the tooltip for ESXi Temperature Sensor Monitor was showing the string name rather than the value.
Type Case ID Summary
Improvement RMM-2312 To improve platform reliability and scalability, the platform is now using Redis Clustering.
Improvement RMM-3231 We changed the wording of new user emails to direct users to an Administrator if they have account-related questions.
Fix RMM-2843 We fixed an issue where a custom device filter would target all devices if the original site target was deleted.
Fix RMM-3096 We fixed an issue where initial audits and initial audit jobs would be delayed or not run.

IMPORTANT  This table does not list update for components that are installed via Software Management.

Component Name Platform New/Changed Description
Monitor PsExec usage Windows New For more information on CyberDrain components, refer to CyberDrain components.
Monitor SQL Server Databases Windows New
Lost Device Security Suite Windows New For more information, refer to Best practices for Lost Device security.
Liongard Roar Agent Windows New Installs the Liongard Roar Agent. More information at www.liongard.com.