Micro Focus Data Center Automation Suite 2018.02 has been released

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Micro Focus is announcing the release of

Product: Micro Focus Data Center Automation Suite Express Edition, Micro Focus Data Center Automation Suite Premium Edition, Micro Focus Data Center Automation Suite Ultimate Edition
Version: 2018.02
Languages: English

Data Center Automation Suite Express Edition version 2018.02 includes solutions to drive operational efficiency throughout your data center.

Data Center Automation Suite Premium Edition version 2018.02 contains the following new features:

Dynamic patching for Linux and Windows

• DCA on Containers dynamically determines the patches needed for RHEL 6, SLES 11/12, Windows Server and Ubuntu operating systems, and applies the required patches to each instance, making it simpler and less time consuming to patch IT infrastructure at scale.
• Windows server reboots can be defined in re-usable policies, enabling automated rebooting based on customer preferences.

Enhanced user experience

• DCA on Containers is rebranded to reflect its new Micro Focus heritage. The user interface shares a common look and feel with other ITOM Suites.
• DCA on Containers new tree structure view allows multiple levels of a hierarchy to be displayed in the same page. This enables customers to rapidly identify non-compliant resources at enterprise scale.

Enterprise readiness

• DCA on Containers suite install time improved by 50%
  High availability database clusters built on Postgres. CDF shares this common technology across all suites.
• Improved error handling, container resilience and recovery.

Data Center Automation Suite Ultimate Edition version 2018.02 includes solutions to drive operational efficiency throughout your data center. 

For more information, please check the Release Notes for this version (available from Software Support Online).

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