Overview of soft-launch options
The table below contains an overview of all available soft-launch options. Unless otherwise specified, the key in the "Feature key" column must be added in SoftLaunchOptions.xml with the value "true" in order to activate the feature.
The table also details the minimum DataMiner version to start using each option and, in case the feature has already been officially released in a later DataMiner version, the "Release version" when it becomes available. From that "Release version" onwards, the feature is active by default and any soft-launch configuration for the feature is ignored. As such, it is not necessary to remove a tag from SoftLaunchOptions.xml when the corresponding feature is officially released.
AnomalyFeedback
Allows you to provide positive or negative feedback on anomaly suggestion events and alarms. This feedback is stored in the ai_anomalyfeedback table in the indexing database and is used to enhance anomaly event generation.
- Minimum version: 10.4.4
- Release version: 10.4.11
Applications
Enables the Low-Code Apps module.
Note
Requires an IIS restart.
- Minimum version: 10.0.8
- Release version: 10.2.5/10.3.0 (RN 33040)
BookingData
Enables the BookingData Visual Overview component.
- Minimum version: 10.2.7
- Release version: 10.3.8/10.4.0 (RN 36489)
BrokerGateway
Disables specific NATS logic, in order to use the BrokerGateway DxM for the NATS configuration instead.
- Minimum version: 10.4.1
CloudConnectedAgents
Makes it possible to connect the DataMiner System to dataminer.services.
- Minimum version: 10.1.2
- Release version: 10.1.9/10.2.0 (RN 30513)
CorrectedDisplayKeyOnNaming
Takes exception values into account for display key generation.
- Minimum version: 10.0.11/9.6.0 [CU18]/10.0.0 [CU6]
- Estimated Release version: To be determined
CPEIntegration
Enables the Topology app in DataMiner Cube. Note that you also need specific protocol changes in order to benefit from this. See Topology app configuration.
- Minimum version: 9.6.7
- Estimated Release version: To be determined
DataAPI
Enables Data API functionality and scripted connectors. This displays the Data Sources module in DataMiner Cube.
- Minimum version: 10.4.2/10.4.0
- Estimated Release version: To be determined
Note
The latest version of the DataAggregator DxM and DataAPI DxM also have to be installed for this feature to work.
Diagnostics
Enable functionality to retrieve diagnostics from several DataMiner core processes.
- Minimum version: 9.6.3
DirectViewRemoteDataUpdates
Updates the values of direct view tables.
- Minimum version: 10.0.11
- Estimated release version: To be determined
DOMManager
Enables the use of DOM data in dashboards and applications.
- Minimum version: 10.1.7
- Release version: 10.3.6/10.4.0 (RN 36124)
DynamicUnits
Enables dynamic units in Data Display in DataMiner Cube and the Monitoring app. If you want to test this feature for one DataMiner Cube session only, use the argument SOFTLAUNCH_DYNAMICUNITS=Enabled
.
- Minimum version: 10.0.12
- Estimated release version: To be determined.
Functions
Enables the Virtual Functions module in Cube. This is a Cube-only feature that can only be activated per session with the argument ENABLEFEATURE=FUNCTIONS
.
- Minimum version: 10.0.10
- Release version: To be determined
GenericInterface
Provides access to additional data sources and operators for GQI in the Dashboards app and Low-Code Apps.
Important
Requires an IIS and DataMiner restart.
Note
Some features that originally required this option are fully available in recent DataMiner versions:
- The DCF connections GQI data source (available from DataMiner 10.1.6 onwards).
- The "Sort" operator (available from DataMiner 10.2.11/10.3.0 onwards).
- The trend data patterns, trend data pattern events, and behavioral change events data sources (available from DataMiner 10.3.3/10.4.0 onwards).
- The object manager instances data source (available from DataMiner 10.3.6 onwards).
- The profile instances data source (available from DataMiner 10.3.0 CU11/10.4.2 onwards).
- Minimum version: 10.0.13
- Minimum version for the custom operator: 10.2.7
- Release version for the custom operator: 10.3.0 [CU10]/10.4.1 (RN 37840)
- Estimated release version for other data sources and operators: To be determined
LegacyAnnotations
Enables or disables the legacy Annotations module.
- Minimum version: 10.1.10/10.2.0
Note
The legacy Annotations module is disabled by default as from DataMiner versions 10.4.0/10.4.1 (RN 37786). If you want to keep on using this legacy module, set this soft-launch option to true (see Activating SoftLaunch Options), then run C:\Skyline DataMiner\Tools\ConfigureIIS.bat
as Administrator, and restart the DataMiner Agent.
LegacyReportsAndDashboards
Enables or disables the legacy Reports and Dashboards modules.
- Minimum version: 10.1.10/10.2.0
Note
The legacy Reports and Dashboards modules are disabled by default as from DataMiner versions 10.4.0/10.4.1 (RN 37786). If you want to keep on using these legacy modules, set this soft-launch option to true (see Activating SoftLaunch Options) before upgrading or uploading a 10.4.x upgrade package.
ReportsAndDashboardsAlarmList
Enables the alarm list component in the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 9.6.8
- Release version: 10.1.5/10.2.0 (RN 29456)
ReportsAndDashboardsAutomationScript
Enables the Automation script component in the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 9.6.8
- Estimated release version: To be determined
ReportsAndDashboardsButton
Enables the button component in the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 10.0.3
- Estimated release version: To be determined
ReportsAndDashboardsButtonPanel
Enables the button panel component in the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 10.0.3
- Release version: 10.3.9/10.4.0 (RN 36775)
ReportsAndDashboardsDynamicVisuals
Enables the grid component in the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 10.2.12
- Release version: 10.3.0 [CU10]/10.4.1 (RN 37812)
ReportsAndDashboardsExport
Enables the export to PDF button within the Dashboards app itself. Creating PDFs of dashboards is possible outside the app (e.g. via DataMiner Scheduler) without this soft-launch option.
- Minimum version: 9.6.4
- Release version: 10.2.12/10.3.0 (RN 34634)
ReportsAndDashboardsGQIMaps
Enables a new Maps component in the Dashboards app and the Low-Code Apps.
- Minimum version: 10.3.2
- Estimated release version: 10.4.12
ReportsAndDashboardsPTP
Enables the Query Filter component in the Dashboards app.
Note
- Prior to DataMiner 10.0.13, this option also enables the Generic Interface feature in the Dashboards app, which becomes available from 10.0.13 onwards (partially using the GenericInterface soft-launch option).
- Prior to DataMiner 10.1.5, this option also enables the Node Edge component, which becomes available by default from DataMiner 10.1.5 onwards.
- Minimum version: 10.0.4
- Release version: 10.3.9/10.4.0 (RN 36822)
ReportsAndDashboardsScheduler
Enables the Timeline component in the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 10.1.10
- Release version: 10.3.0 [CU10]/10.4.1 (RN 37812)
ResourceList
Enables support for the source type "Resources" in list view components. This is a Cube-only feature that can only be activated per session with the argument ENABLEFEATURE=ResourceList
.
- Minimum version: 10.1.3
- Release version: 10.1.11/10.2.0 (RN 30998)
ServiceProfilesMigration
Enables the service profiles export and import in the DataMiner Cube Services app. This is a Cube-only feature that can only be activated per session with the argument ENABLEFEATURE=ServiceProfilesMigration
.
- Minimum version: 10.1.7
- Release version: To be determined
SLProtocolAsX64
Enables SLProtocol as a 64-bit process. This option is not configured in SoftLaunchOptions.xml. For more information on how to activate this, refer to Activating SLProtocol as a 64-bit process.
- Minimum version: 10.1.8
- Release version: 10.3.9
SLProtocolAsX86
Enables SLProtocol as a 32-bit process. This option is not configured in SoftLaunchOptions.xml. For more information on how to activate this, refer to Activating SLProtocol as a 32-bit process.
- Minimum version: 10.3.9
- Release version: N/A
SnmpPollingSnmpPlusPlusOnly
Configures the DataMiner System to use SNMP++ for the polling of all three SNMP versions, instead of only for SNMPv3.
- Minimum version: 10.4.2
- Release version: To be determined.
Important
- This feature does not support polling of IPv6 addresses. In case IPv6 addresses are polled on your DMA, do not activate this feature.
- NT_SNMP_RAW_GET, NT_SNMP_GET, NT_SNMP_RAW_SET and NT_SNMP_SET calls take this soft-launch option into account as from DataMiner versions 10.5.0/10.4.9. Prior to DataMiner versions 10.5.0/10.4.9, SNMPv1 and SNMPv2
RawGet
andRawSet
calls are always executed using WinSNMP.
Swarming
Enables Swarming support for eligible systems.
- Minimum version: 10.3.11
UseWebIAS
Uses an embedded web browser for Automation script execution instead of the native Cube pop-up window.
- Minimum version: 10.1.4
UserDefinableAPI
Enables the Cube UI for User-Defined APIs.
- Minimum version: 10.3.5
- Release version: 10.3.6/10.4.0 (RN 36273)
Deprecated soft-launch options
Below, you can find the soft-launch options that are no longer relevant for the currently supported DataMiner versions, as the related features have already been released or will not be released.
AlarmFocus
See Filtering alarms on alarm focus.
- Minimum version: 9.6.13
- Release version: 10.0.0/10.0.2 (RN 23911)
AlarmForecasting
Enables proactive cap detection. See Proactive cap detection.
- Minimum version: 9.5.12
- Release version: 10.1.0/10.0.11 (RN 27132)
AlarmGrouping
Enables automatic incident tracking. See Automatic incident tracking.
- Minimum version: 10.0.3
- Release version: 10.1.0/10.0.11 (RN 27027)
AlarmSquashing
Enables alarm tree optimization.
- Minimum version: 10.0.1
- Release version: 10.1.0/10.0.12 (RN 27413)
AnomalyDetection
Enables behavioral anomaly detection and suggestion events. See Behavioral anomaly detection.
- Minimum version: 9.5.12
- Release version: 10.0.0/10.0.2 (RN 24095)
APIDeployment
Note
Deprecated from DataMiner 10.3.6 onwards. No longer supported from DataMiner 10.4.0/10.4.1 onwards. This feature is replaced by the UserDefinableAPI feature. When upgrading to 10.4.0 or newer, a prerequisite will block the upgrade if you still have deprecated APIs deployed. For more information, see Verify No Obsolete API Deployed.
Caution
APIDeployment is not supported on systems using Storage as a Service (STaaS).
Enables dynamic API deployment on the SLAPIEndpoint application.
Requires the .NET 5.0 hosting bundle.
- Minimum version: 10.1.6
- Estimated Release version: Will not be released (deprecated)
CassandraCluster
Allows you to set up the Cassandra cluster configuration in DataMiner Cube.
- Minimum version: 10.0.13
- Release version: 10.1.0/10.1.2 (RN 28406)
CorrelationTicketAction
Allows you to create a ticket as a Correlation action.
- Minimum version: 9.6.5
- Estimated Release version: Will not be released (deprecated)
ElasticTicketing
Allows you to store tickets in the indexing database.
- Minimum version: 9.6.4
- Release version: 10.0.13/10.1.0 (RN 26677)
FeatureOffload
Allows the offloading of specific DataMiner Analytics features to a specific DataMiner Node.
- Minimum version: 10.0.9
- Estimated release version: Will not be released (deprecated)
GenericOwnership
Enables the ownership framework.
- Minimum version: 9.5.11
- Estimated release version: Will not be released (deprecated)
Indexing
Enables the use of Elasticsearch for alarm indexing and other applications.
- Minimum version: 9.5.0
- Release version: 10.0.0/10.0.2 (RN 24054)
Note
It is also possible to use the argument ENABLEFEATURE=Indexing
in DataMiner Cube to view the Indexing app. However, this soft-launch feature has been abandoned and is no longer available in some setups.
JobManager
Enables the Jobs app.
- Minimum version: 9.6.2
- Release version: 9.6.4/10.0.0 (RN 21098)
MonitoringAndControl
Enables the new Monitoring app. See Accessing the Monitoring app and The Monitoring app user interface.
- Minimum version: 9.6.7
- Release version: 10.0.2/10.0.0 (RN 24180)
NATS
Installs NATS and NAS on the DMA. If this option is enabled on all DMAs in the cluster, the NATS configuration will be updated so that a single NATS cluster is created.
- Minimum version: 10.0.13
- Release version: 10.1.1/10.1.0 (RN 28131)
NewAverageTrending
Enables the new average trending feature. From DataMiner 10.0.12 onwards, this is automatically enabled if a Cassandra cluster setup is used.
- Minimum version: 10.0.6
- Release version: 10.1.10/10.2.0 (RN 28684)
PlannedMaintenance
Enables the Planned Maintenance module.
Note
Deprecated: The Planned Maintenance module is now available as an application package. It is not enabled in the core DataMiner software.
- Minimum version: 9.5.13
ReportsAndDashboards
Enables the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 9.5.8
- Release version: 9.6.9/10.0.0 (RN 22517)
ReportsAndDashboardsAlpha
Enables alpha components in the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 9.6.6
- Estimated release version: Will not be released (deprecated from DataMiner 10.3.9 onwards)
ReportsAndDashboardsGuides
Enables the guides in the Dashboards app.
- Minimum version: 9.6.8
- Estimated release version: Will not be released (deprecated)
SrmOwnServices
Enables ownership support for SRM services.
- Minimum version: 9.6.1
- Estimated release version: Will not be released (deprecated)
SrmProtocolGeneration
Enables contributing service protocol generation.
- Minimum version: 9.6.1
- Release version: 9.6.11/10.0.0 (RN 23201)
VisualDataManager
Enables the VisualDataHelper.
- Minimum version: 9.6.1
- Release version: 9.6.4