Datto RMM 8.8.0 release notes
Schedule*
| Zinfandel (US West) |
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 |
09:00 |
12:00 |
3 hrs |
| Concord (US East) |
Thursday, October 15th, 2020 |
08:00 |
11:00 |
3 hrs |
| Merlot (EU2) |
Thursday, October 15th, 2020 |
18:00 |
21:00 |
3 hrs |
| Pinotage (EU1) |
Monday, October 19th, 2020 |
18:00 |
21:00 |
3 hrs |
| Syrah (APAC) |
Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 |
10:00 |
13:00 |
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 8.8.0 release is the tenth update for Datto RMM in 2020. Along with numerous fixes and improvements, some of the highlights are listed below.
Device filter widgets in the New UI dashboards
This major enhancement to the New UI dashboards allows users to add widgets powered by device filters for the first time. Refer to Device Filter. The new Device Filter widget provides the following benefits to users:
- Visibility of the data that matters. The flexibility of Datto RMM filters allows you to identify devices with granular AND/OR logic based on selected audit data. Combined with dashboard widgets, this offers enhanced visibility to support data-driven decision making, whether you are prioritizing proactive support of clients or uncovering the next big opportunity in your device estate.
- Built to drive action. As with all widgets in the New UI dashboards, device filter widgets are drillable, allowing you to navigate to a specific list of devices in a single click to take further action.
Other areas
- Access filters in the New UI. Available under the Device Filters section in the left-hand navigation, device filters now have their own dedicated management page where you can search for filters, view details, and navigate to the device list. In subsequent releases we will be adding create, edit, and delete functionality, along with other methods to quickly access device filters throughout the New UI. Refer to Device Filters - New UI.
- Device list improvements. We’ve updated the New UI device lists to provide a number of user experience improvements. This includes the ability to resize columns and additional changes to increase the amount of data displayed concurrently on a device list. Refer to Devices - New UI.
Video
VIDEO Datto RMM 8.8.0 Release Overview
Join Melissa Hockenberry, Community Program Manager, and Frederick Bendžius-Drennan, Product Manager, as they provide a quick overview of the Datto RMM 8.8.0 release featuring device filters and user experience improvements in the New UI.
List of improvements and fixes
New UI
| Feature |
RMM-2466 |
The alert Timeline card now displays details of response components. Refer to Timeline. |
| Feature |
RMM-3808 |
You can now add or edit trigger details for a Patch monitor. Refer to Patch monitor. |
| Feature |
RMM-3814 |
You can now add or edit trigger details for an SNMP Throughput monitor. Refer to SNMP Throughput monitor. |
| Feature |
RMM-3822 |
You can now add or edit trigger details for an ESXi Data Store monitor. Refer to ESXi Data Store monitor. |
| Feature |
RMM-3823 |
You can now add or edit trigger details for an ESXi Disk Health monitor. Refer to ESXi Disk Health monitor. |
| Feature |
RMM-3824 |
You can now add or edit trigger details for an ESXi PSU monitor. Refer to ESXi PSU monitor. |
| Feature |
RMM-3825 |
You can now add or edit trigger details for an ESXi Fan monitor. Refer to ESXi Fan monitor. |
| Feature |
RMM-4398 |
You can now navigate from a device filter to view the results. Refer to Viewing device filter details. |
| Feature |
RMM-4471 |
The full StdOut/StdErr is now displayed when viewed. Refer to Devices. |
| Feature |
RMM-4480 |
You can now access your device filters on the Device Filters page. Refer to Device Filters - New UI. |
| Feature |
RMM-4549 |
You can now add a Device Filter widget to dashboards. Refer to Device Filter. |
| Feature |
RMM-4552 |
When selecting monitors, their descriptions are now shorter. |
| Feature |
RMM-4607 |
You can now click a device filter in the New UI to view more details including the criteria, what the filter is used for, a preview of the number of devices it contains, and a way to navigate to the device list. Refer to Viewing device filter details. |
| Feature |
RMM-4650 |
You can now resize columns in device lists. Refer to List of devices. |
| Feature |
RMM-4784 |
We reduced the width of the Online Status column on device lists. Refer to Devices - New UI. |
| Feature |
RMM-4877 |
We reduced the size of quick filters at the top of various pages to allow more table rows to display. Refer to Devices - New UI, Site Summary - New UI, and Jobs overview - New UI. |
| Feature |
RMM-4898 |
We now display details of jobs used by a device filter in the Device Filter pane. Refer to Viewing device filter details. |
| Feature |
RMM-4902 |
You can now add or edit trigger details for an ESXi Temperature monitor. Refer to ESXi Temperature monitor. |
| Feature |
RMM-4926 |
We now display details of policies used by a device filter in the Device Filter pane. Refer to Viewing device filter details. |
| Feature |
RMM-4943 |
We improved the presentation of device information accessed via the Copy Device Information to Clipboard action on the Device Summary page. Refer to Copy Device Information to Clipboard. |
| Feature |
RMM-4957 |
You can now access the All Sites page. Refer to Sites - New UI. |
| Fix |
RMM-4837 |
Response components now no longer have to be marked as favorites to be added to a monitor in the New UI. Refer to Run a component. |
| Fix |
RMM-4869 |
We fixed an issue where only one target was displayed in the Targets column on the Jobs page. |
Web Remote BETA
| Feature |
RMM-4174 |
We simplified the connection architecture by integrating the Control channel into WebRTC for increased resilience. |
| Feature |
RMM-4493 |
We improved keyboard handling to support locales other than en-US. Refer to Web Remote. |
| Feature |
RMM-4501 |
We improved the Privacy Mode authentication prompt to not display in a non-interactive session such as a locked screen or logon prompt. Refer to Web Remote. |
| Feature |
RMM-4769 |
We improved keyboard handling to allow input from the numeric keypad. |
| Feature |
RMM-4776 |
We now display a clear message when a device is detected to be offline during a connection attempt. Refer toWeb Remote. |
| Feature |
RMM-4778 |
We now only show the remote device pop-up notification in the event of a successful connection. |
| Feature |
RMM-5034 |
We added a retry mechanism under certain conditions to reduce the likelihood of a connection failure and reconnection. |
| Fix |
RMM-4832 |
We fixed an issue where the connection type would often return Unknown instead of P2P or Relay. |
| Fix |
RMM-5045 |
We fixed an issue where a WebRTC connection could fail completely or choose a suboptimal Relay connection when P2P was available. |
Autotask PSA Integration
| Fix |
RMM-4648 |
We made an improvement in the Autotask PSA Integration to only attempt a device mapping after we have completed an audit and know more about the device. Refer to Device sync logic. |
| Fix |
RMM-4764 |
We made an improvement in the Autotask PSA Integration to also include hostname in the mapping logic. Refer to Device sync logic. |
| Fix |
RMM-39 |
We have resolved an issue that caused multiple emails and tickets to be raised from a single alert. |
| Fix |
RMM-447 |
We made Autotask PSA ticket creation more reliable. |
| Fix |
RMM-601 |
We fixed an issue where a ticket submission to Autotask PSA from the Agent Browser would display a success message in the event of a failure. |
Antivirus detection
| Fix |
RMM-2880 |
We improved the native antivirus detection logic to prevent returning an incorrect status and generating false alerts during system shutdown. |
Jobs
| Fix |
RMM-4756 |
We fixed an issue where running a component multiple times in a job would use the first input variable selection for all instances. |
Monitoring
| Feature |
RMM-4686 |
We improved SNMP monitoring by adding the option to exclude NULL, NO SUCH INSTANCE, and NO SUCH OBJECT response values from generating alerts. Refer to SNMP monitor. |
| Feature |
RMM-5002 |
We implemented a randomized first check time between 10 seconds and the defined interval for SNMP monitors to avoid triggering the rate limiter upon creation. Refer to SNMP monitor. |
| Fix |
RMM-5000 |
We fixed an issue where SNMP monitors were not respecting Agent to platform rate limiting, which resulted in excessive polling and data submission failures. |
Patch Management
| Fix |
RMM-3025 |
We fixed an issue where using a Windows Update policy to Turn off Automatic Updates on Windows 10 version 2004 did not support reversal of the setting. Refer to Create a Windows Update policy. |
| Fix |
RMM-4255 |
We fixed an issue where Patch Status would incorrectly report Reboot Required due to misinterpreting registry information. |
Splashtop
ComStore updates
IMPORTANT This table does not list update for components that are installed via Software Management.
| Disk Space Monitor |
All |
Changed |
Updated to report more accurately on macOS Catalina onwards. No longer reports for disk images (DMGs) on macOS. |
| Liongard Roar Agent |
Windows |
Changed |
Updated to improve support for non-English operating systems. |
| Sophos Central |
Windows |
Changed |
Vendor update |
| Webroot SecureAnywhere |
macOS |
Changed |
Updated to add compatibility with macOS Big Sur. |
| Webroot SecureAnywhere |
Windows |
Changed |
Improved error/success handling. |
| Datto Cloud Continuity Agent |
Windows |
Changed |
Vendor update |
| Security Audit |
Windows |
Changed |
Clarified Event Log messages. |
| Datto (Backup) Windows Agent |
Windows |
Changed |
Vendor update |
| ESET Direct Endpoint Management - Deployment |
Windows |
Changed |
Vendor update |
| Microsoft Office 365 Configuration Tool |
Windows |
Changed |
Updated to add support for installation of 32-bit Office builds on 64-bit builds of Windows. |
| Write Data to UDF |
Windows |
New |
|
| Execute Dell Command Updates (DCU 3.1) |
Windows |
New |
Refer to CyberDrain components. |
| Monitor Dell Driver Updates (DCU 3.1) |
Windows |
New |
| Monitor OneDrive Sync Status |
Windows |
Changed |
| Execute Dell Command Updates (Legacy) |
Windows |
Changed |
New name for existing, pre-3.1 DCU Component. |
| Monitor Dell Driver Updates (Legacy) |
Windows |
Changed |
New name for existing, pre-3.1 DCU Monitor. |
