Datto RMM 7.9.0 release notes

Schedule*

Platform Date From (UTC) To (UTC) Duration
Syrah (APAC) Tuesday, January 28, 2020 10:00 14:00 4 hrs
Zinfandel (US West) Wednesday, January 29, 2020 09:00 13:00 4 hrs
Concord (US East) Thursday, January 30, 2020 09:00 13:00 4 hrs
Merlot (EU2) Thursday, January 30, 2020 18:00 22:00 4 hrs
Pinotage (EU1) Monday, February 3, 2020 18:00 22:00 4 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 7.9.0 release is the first update for Datto RMM in 2020. Along with numerous fixes and improvements, some of the highlights are:

  • You can now add 54 additional columns to the Devices and Site pages using the Column Chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - New UI BETA.

  • You can now support multi-monitors on Windows using Web Remote BETA. Refer to Display.

  • You can now view the relationship between a Virtual Machine and its host for ESXi and Hyper-V devices in the New UI BETA. Refer to Related Devices.

Discontinuation of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 Support

As of December 1st 2019, Datto RMM no longer formally supports connections across TLS versions 1.0 or 1.1. While de facto support may continue past this date, it is subject to end at any time. In addition, due to the discontinuation of support for Windows XP and Server 2003, devices running these operating systems will no longer be able to connect to the platform. Refer to Supported operating systems and Agent requirements.

List of improvements and fixes

Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2140 We added alert response error messages to the Single Alert page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Timeline.
Feature RMM-2943 We added changes to device fields made in the New UI BETA to the User Activity Log. Refer to User activity.
Feature RMM-2855 We added more source detail to Event Log alerts in the New UI BETA.
Feature RMM-2901 We added the relationship of a Hyper-V guest to its Hyper-V host on the Device Summary page Related Devices card in the New UI BETA. Refer to Related Devices.
Feature RMM-2836 We changed the Software Management Status indicator color in the New UI BETA when a device is Unmanaged. Refer to Software.
Feature RMM-2937 We improved functionality when searching for a site in the left-hand navigation area of the New UI BETA. Refer to Areas.
Feature RMM-2938 We reduced the amount of empty space on the left-hand side of the Device Summary and Single Alert pages in the New UI BETA.
Feature RMM-2792 You can now access the Previous Interface button on every page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Areas.
Feature RMM-2886 You can now add a Windows, macOS, or Linux device from the Devices page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Adding a device - New UI BETA.
Feature RMM-2651 You can now add a Windows, macOS, or Linux device from the Site page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Adding a device - New UI BETA.
Feature RMM-2631 You can now add the .NET Version column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2630 You can now add the Additional IP Addresses column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-3092 You can now add the Antivirus Product column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2626 You can now add the Antivirus Status column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2602 You can now add the Assigned Network Node column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2620 You can now add the Device Description column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2618 You can now add the Device UID column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2614 You can now add the Domain column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2613 You can now add the External IP Address column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2611 You can now add the Internal IP Address column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2610 You can now add the Last Audit Date column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2609 You can now add the Last Reboot column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2608 You can now add the Last Seen column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2606 You can now add the Memory column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2604 You can now add the Network Node column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2600 You can now add the Patch Status column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2597 You can now add the Physical CPU Cores column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2596 You can now add the Privacy Mode column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2701 You can now add the Reboot Required column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2593 You can now add the SNMP Description column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2592 You can now add the SNMP Location column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2591 You can now add the Software Status column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2589 You can now add the Warranty Expiration column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2588 You can now add the Web Port status column to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2590 You can now add User-Defined Field columns to the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2519 You can now create, edit, or delete notes from the Device Summary page. Refer to Notes.
Feature RMM-2858 You can now edit the Assigned Network Node from the Device Summary page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Assigned Network Node.
Feature RMM-2542 You can now edit the Hostname, Description, and Warranty Expiration of devices on the Device Summary page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Summary.
Feature RMM-2531 You can now edit User-Defined Fields on the Device Summary page in the New UI BETA. Refer to UDFs.
Feature RMM-2420 You can now filter the Device Type column on the Devices and Site pages in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-3029 You can now filter the Warranty Expiration column on the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2513 You can now move a device to a different site from the Device Summary, Devices, and Site pages in the New UI BETA. Refer to Move to Another Site.
Feature RMM-2900 You can now review details of guest VMs of a Hyper-V enabled host device on the Device Summary page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Hyper-V Guests.
Feature RMM-2580 You can now search the Last User column on the Devices and Site pages in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2581 You can now search the Serial Number column on the Devices and Site pages in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2585 You can now search User-Defined Field columns on the Devices and Site pages using the column chooser in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2584 You can now sort the Manufacturer and Serial Number columns on the Devices and Site pages in the New UI BETA. Refer to Column Chooser - Devices.
Feature RMM-2854 You can now view the Alert UID from the Single Alert page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Overview.
Feature RMM-2512 You can now view the details of an ESXi host from a guest VM device page using the Related Devices card in the New UI BETA. Refer to Related Devices.
Feature RMM-2577 You can now view the online status and privacy mode status of a device from the Single Alert page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Single Alert View - New UI BETA.
Feature RMM-2895 You can now view whether a device requires a reboot from the Device Summary page in the New UI BETA. Refer to Software.
Feature RMM-2197 We added clickable hyperlinks when detected in User-Defined Fields in the New UI BETA. Refer to UDFs.
Fix RMM-2947 We fixed an issue where Connected Devices for Datto Networking Access Points would not always display on the Device Summary page in the New UI BETA.
Fix RMM-2351 We fixed an issue where dashboards in full screen mode would log the user out automatically after a period of inactivity.
Fix RMM-2694 We fixed an issue where exporting to CSV in the New UI BETA was not included in the User Activity Log. Refer to User activity.
Fix RMM-2939 We fixed an issue where HTTPS URLs would not work as expected with the IFrame widget in the New UI BETA. Refer to IFrame.
Fix RMM-2931 We fixed an issue where it was not possible to rename the Offline Devices tree visualization widget.
Fix RMM-2986 We fixed an issue where only users with the Administrator security level could run jobs in the New UI BETA.
Fix RMM-2769 We fixed an issue where pagination would not function correctly when filtering the Installed Applications card on the Device Summary page in the New UI BETA.
Fix RMM-2554 We fixed an issue where sorting tables in the New UI BETA could return inconsistent results.
Fix RMM-2764 We fixed an issue where the Create Ticket button would show on the Single Alert page in the New UI BETA even if the Autotask PSA or ConnectWise Manage integrations were not enabled. Refer to Create Ticket.
Fix RMM-2994 We fixed an issue where the Related Devices card would not always populate correctly with details of connected Datto Networking devices.
Fix RMM-2837 We fixed an issue where the segment colors of the Alerts by Priority widget were not correct for each priority. Refer to Alerts by Priority (Open).
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2920 We added multi-monitor support for Windows to include all monitors or single monitor toggle when using Web Remote BETA. Refer to Display.
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2744 We added actions taken on Datto Networking devices in the New UI BETA to the User Activity Log. Refer to User activity.
Fix RMM-2743 We fixed an issue where editing the name or description of a Datto Networking device in Network Manager would not sync to Datto RMM.
Fix RMM-3012 We fixed an issue where the Internal IP was not displaying correctly for Datto Networking Access Points. Refer to Summary.
Fix RMM-2703 We fixed an issue with Related Device duplication due to case-sensitive MAC addresses matching.
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2365 We fixed an issue where a failing un-registration during setup does not force a re-registration.
Type Case ID Summary
Fix RMM-3053 We fixed an issue where an error message was sometimes displayed during ConnectWise Manage authentication setup.
Fix RMM-3099 We fixed an issue where ConnectWise Manage company mapping could fail to load due to a change in the latest API release.
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2842 We added an automatic restart to the Agent process for when there is a problem communicating with the platform.
Feature RMM-3084 We improved the update mechanism of the Agent process to prevent unnecessary retries upon failure.
Feature RMM-2720 We updated the Agent process to use .NET Core 3.1.
Fix RMM-2954 We fixed an issue where macOS Agent branding was retrying download due to an unmatched hash.
Fix RMM-2879 We fixed an issue where macOS Catalina declines to open CAG.pkg at first run for fresh installs.
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2909 We added the ability to disable peer-to-peer and force relay connections from the Agent Browser system tray settings menu. Refer to Force a relayed connection to a device.
Fix RMM-1905 We fixed an issue where Agent Browser actions were not identified as a Support Access user in the User Activity Log. Refer to User activity.
Fix RMM-2839 We fixed an issue where Vine VNC Server on macOS devices with a Retina display could cause a memory leak.
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2927 We added the SNMP Serial Number to the API for network devices.
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-1026 We improved the reliability of report generation by re-factoring the platform queueing system.
Fix RMM-2113 We fixed an issue where doing a CSV export after selecting All would result in an empty export.
Fix RMM-1831 We fixed an issue where the Executive Summary report fails for certain sites.
Type Case ID Summary
Feature RMM-2887 We added changes to account-level device group membership to the User Activity Log. Refer to User activity.
Type Case ID Summary
Fix RMM-2770 We fixed an issue where devices with large numbers of monitors would not receive definitions.
Type Case ID Summary
Fix RMM-734 We fixed an issue where Manage permission for Sites > Policies would not grant users access to create or edit site-level patch policies or to save overridden policies.
Fix RMM-1061 We fixed an issue where users were unable to edit filters despite having the required permissions.

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

Component Name Platform New/Changed Description
Monitor Breached Passwords Windows New For more information on CyberDrain components, refer to CyberDrain components.
Monitor Cipher State Windows New
Monitor Dell Driver Updates Windows New
Monitor Event Log Size Windows New
Monitor External Open Ports Windows New
Monitor Local Administrator Password Changes Windows New
Monitor MegaRAID Physical Disk Status Windows New
Monitor MegaRAID RAID Status Windows New
Monitor Print Servers and Queues Windows New
Monitor RRAS Status Windows New
Monitor UniFi Device Health Windows New
Monitor UniFi Device Status Windows New
Monitor UniFi STP Status Windows New
Monitor UniFi Upgrade Status Windows New
Monitor UniFi WAN Status Windows New
Monitor Windows Firewall State Windows New
Reboot Device - Suspend BitLocker Windows New
Shrink VHD(x) of Hyper-V Virtual Machine Windows New
StorCLI64 Windows New
Write Disk Type to UDF Windows New
Monitor RDS UPD State Windows Updated
Monitor OneDrive Sync Status Windows New
Monitor Shodan results (Dark web scan) Windows New
Monitor SolarWinds MSP Backup Windows Updated
Monitor BitLocker State Windows Updated
Automatically Restore Hyper-V Replication Windows New
Back-Up Event Logs Windows New
Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin Windows New
Execute Dell Command Updates Windows New
Install Office Click2Run Updates Windows New
Monitor Active Directory Recycle Bin Windows New
Monitor Azure MFA Server Windows New
IT-Glue Automatic Documentation - BitLocker keys Windows New
IT-Glue Automatic Documentation - Local Administrator Passwords Windows New
IT-Glue Automatic Documentation - Network scan Windows New
IT-Glue Automatic Documentation - NTFS Permissions Windows New
IT-Glue Automatic Documentation - Server Overview Windows New
Active Directory Audit (SPLA) Windows Updated Updated to fix issues with spacing.
Yum Update / Upgrade Linux New An analog to our Apt-get script for Linux distributions using the Yum package manager.
Server Role Detection Windows Updated More server roles added.
Windows Build Identification Tool Windows Updated Now properly detects Windows 10 build 1909.
Datto (Backup) Windows Agent Windows Updated Serves version 2.2.5.
Windows 10 Upgrade - Professional x86/x64 Windows Updated Logic improvements.
Sophos Central - Product Prompt Windows Updated  
Splashtop Streamer Pre-Installer Windows Updated Replacement component with new logic. Re-installation with product keys is now supported.
SimplySecure macOS, Windows New Integration component for Beach Head SimplySecure.
Java Runtime Environment 8 Update 202 macOS New Last Java 8 version released under BCL license.
Jave Runtime Environment 8 Update 202 Windows New Last Java 8 version released under BCL license.
Datto Cloud Continuity Agent Windows Updated Updated to serve version 1.1.2.
Bitdefender GravityZone - Deployment macOS, Windows New Integration component for Bitdefender GravityZone.
Datto File Protection & Server Monitor Windows Updated Improved logic.
Datto Workplace Desktop Monitor Windows Updated Improved logic.
Webroot SecureAnywhere macOS New Installs Webroot SecureAnywhere version 9.0 on pre-Catalina, and 9.1 on Catalina onwards. You will be required to enter your twenty-four character license key.