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This section describes the feature :

  • Features that are deprecated and removed.

  • Feature parity between legacy MZ8.3 and the new versions of MediationZone and Private Edition.

    • Items that are missing in the new SDR / Product Catalog.

    • Features in the product in general.

Explanation of the symbols used:

Image Modified Feature has been

...

removed and is not being replaced.

...

Image Added Feature has been

...

removed and has been replaced with similar feature.

...

Image Added Feature is deprecated

...

and will be removed in future releases. May be replaced.
Image Modified Feature is missing but will be included in future release.

8.3 Feature

Deprecated

Removed

Version

MZ/PE

Removed

Version

MZ/PE

Comment-

Comment

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Desktop Launcher

pf:mz.desktop.launcher

(warning)

11.0

Obsolete once the Desktop is removed.

HTTP Realtime (HTTPD)

cg:mz.http.rt

(warning)

11.0

Feature will be replaced with HTTP/2.

A redesign of legacy workflows is required; new agent and new UDR types apply.

Kafka (legacy version)

(warning)

11.0

Feature is replaced with a new reworked Kafka version.

A redesign of legacy workflows is required; new agent and new UDR types apply.

Real Time Disk Collection

cg:mz.diskrt.collection

(warning)

11.0

Feature is removed and is being replaced with:

  • Disk Collection Realtime

    cg:mz.batchrt.collection.disk

A redesign of legacy workflows is required.

Real Time Dis Forwarding

cg:mz.diskrt.forwarding

(warning)

11.0

Feature is removed and is being replaced with:

  • Disk Forwarding Realtime

    cg:mz.batchrt.forwarding.disk

A redesign of legacy workflows is required.

REST Client Agent

cg:mz.rest.client

(warning)

11.0

Feature is removed and is being replaced with:

  • HTTP2 Client Agent

    cg:mz.http2.client

A redesign of legacy workflows is required; new agent and new UDR types apply.

REST Server Agent

cg:mz.rest.server

(warning)

11.0

Feature is removed and is being replaced with:

  • HTTP2 Server Agent

    cg:mz.http2.server

A redesign of legacy workflows is required; new agent and new UDR types apply.

Ultra Avro (legacy version)

Legacy add-on to Ultra package

pf:mz.ultra.avro

(warning)

11.0

Feature

  • AVRO Decoder/Encoder:
    pf:mz.decoder_avro

Historical

AFT/TCP Nortel

Image Removed

cg:mz.afttcp.nortel

(error)

9.0

/ 3.0

Feature is removed, and is not being replaced.

Automatic Audit 

cg:mz.automatic_audit 

-

9

.0 / 3

.0

Feature is

sunset

removed, and is not being replaced. The standard Audit functionality, which is part of all product core deliveries, can be used to configure any type of customized audit.

  • MediationZone Core: 
    pf:mz.core

BatchRT GZIP Decompressor 

cg:mz.gzipdecompress

-

9

.0 / 3

.0

Merged into the agent packages. Functionality remains the same.

The functionality has been merged to file agents' configuration (Decompression tab).

Branding

Configuration Spaces

Image Removed

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed. Similar functionality can be achieved with Workflow Packages.

Cloud Billers APL Plugins

cg:mz.apl.cloudbillersextensions

(error)

Image Removed

9.0

Feature is

sunset

removed, and is not being replaced. 

ComXerv

cg:mz.amqpcomxerv

(error)

Image Removed

9.0

Feature is

sunset

removed, and is not being replaced. 

Conditional Trace (legacy)

cg:mz.conditionaltrace

9.1

Feature has been replaced with a revised version. Package naming remains the same. Legacy/old configuration cannot be imported. The new version does not support REST services for configuration.

Containerized deployment on AWS

9.0

This deployment option is removed and replaced with a dedicated product for cloud-native deployments Usage Engine - Private Edition.

Desktop In Browser

Desktop launcher

cg:mz.webdesktop

9.1

Replaced with new Browser UI (based on Vaadin).

Docweb 

pf:mz.documentation.docweb

Feature is sunset, and is not being replaced

9.0

Replaced with https://infozone.digitalroute.com/ .

Embedded Spark for KPI Management Distributed

Image Removed

(error)

9.0

Spark is decoupled from the product, and is installed as a separate cluster. Configuration and functionality of KPI Management remains the same.

Export/Import Directory Mode

TBD

9.0

TBD

FTAM Alcatel S12

Image Removed

cg:mz.ftam.alcatel.s12

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced.

FTAM Lucent 5ESS

Image Removed

cg:mz.ftam.lucent.5ess

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced.

FTAM Nokia DX200

Image Removed

cg:mz.ftam.nokia.dx200

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced.

GRIB APL Plugin

Image Removed

cg:mz.grib

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced.

Hadoop (HFS Coll/Fwd)

cg:mz.hfs

(error)

Image Removed

9.0

Feature is

sunset

removed and replaced with HDFS agents.

HTTP Realtime (HTTPD)

HiCAP

cg:mz.hicap

Image Removed

(error)

9.0

Feature is

sunset

removed, and is not being replaced. 

Kafka (legacy version)

Keystore Profile:

pf:mz.keystore_profile

9.0

Feature is

sunset

removed, and is replaced with Security Profile (which is part of core).

Latency Statistics

cg:mz.latencystat

9.0

Feature is

sunset

removed. The aggregation of statistics can be created using Aggregation or KPI Management. The following feature sends any metrics to Prometheus

and can be used as replacement

.

  • Prometheus Forwarding Agent
    cg:mz.prometheus_forwarding

Legacy documentation

pf:mz.documentation.legacy.base

9.1

Feature is

sunset

removed. All product documentation is maintained

in InfoZone

on https://infozone.digitalroute.com/ .

LGU GTP

Image Removed

cg:mz.lgu.gtp

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced.

LZO Service Configuration Support

cg:mz.lzodecompress

9.0

Merged into package LZO Support (cg:mz.decompress_lzo). Functionality remains the same.

MZSH Daemon

cg:mz.mzsh_deamon

(error)

9.0

Feature is

sunset,

removed and is not being replaced.

mzsh interactive mode

TBD

9.0

MZonline

TBD

MML Agent

Image Removed

cg:mz.mmlagent

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced.

Nokia IACC:

cg:mz.nokia.iacc

Image Removed

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced.

NordPool

cg:mz.nordpool_agent

(error)

Image Removed

9.0

Feature is

sunset, Real Time Disk CollectionReal Time Dis ForwardingREST Client AgentREST Server Agent

removed and is not being replaced. 

On-Premise Private Container Deployment

9.0

This deployment option is removed and replaced with a dedicated product for cloud-native deployments Usage Engine - Private Edition.

Pico Management UI

(info)

9.0

TBD

PSI Processing Agent:

cg:mz.psi.processing

Image Removed

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced. 

RTBS Forwarding agent:

cg:mz.comverse.rtbs

Image Removed

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced. 

Scalable Batch Transactions

cg:mz.transactions.distributed

9.0

Feature is

sunset, and is replaced with the

removed. The default behavior has been improved.

 

Siddhi 

cg:mz.siddhi 

(error)

Image Removed

9.0

Feature is

sunset,

removed and is not being replaced.

Sybase ASE

Image Removed

cg:mz.db.sybase.ase

(error)

9.0

Feature is removed and is not being replaced.

Sysinfo: 

pf:mz.sysinfo

Feature is sunset, and is not being replaced.

(info)

9.0

TBD

System Insight Base

Image Removed

9.1

Feature is

sunset,

removed and

is being

replaced with a Prometheus based version.

System Insight InfluxDB

Image Removed

9.1

Feature is

sunset,

removed and

is being

replaced with a Prometheus based version.

System Insight MIMs

Image Removed

9.1

Feature is

sunset,

removed and

is being

replaced with a Prometheus based version.

System Insight Collection

Image Removed

9.1

Feature is

sunset,

removed and is not being replaced.

System Insight Forwarding

Image Removed

9.1

Feature is

sunset,

removed and is not being replaced. The following feature sends any metrics to Prometheus, which can be used as a replacement for dashboards and alarms. 

  • Prometheus Forwarding Agent
    cg:mz.prometheus_forwarding

For legacy workflows, replace the agents. The new agent consumes the legacy UDR types, hence no need to change APL code.

System Insight Cloudwatch 

cg:mz.system_insight_cloudwatch

Image Removed

9.1

Feature is

sunset,

removed and is not being replaced. The following feature sends any metrics to Prometheus, which can be used as a replacement for dashboards and alarms. 

  • Prometheus Forwarding Agent
    cg:mz.prometheus_forwarding

System Insight RestClient 

cg:mz.system_insight_restclient

Image Removed

9.1

Feature is

sunset,

removed and is not being replaced. The following feature sends any metrics to Prometheus. The same Prometheus storage can be used to send any other metrics originating from other systems.

  • Prometheus Forwarding Agent
    cg:mz.prometheus_forwarding

System Monitor 

pf.mz.system_monitor

Merged into core package

9.0

Feature was previously a separate item in the Product Catalog, but has now been merged into core. Functionality remains the same.

Task 

pf.mz.task

Merged into core package

9.0

Feature was previously a separate item in the Product Catalog, but has now been merged into core. Functionality remains the same.

TMO PCC Generation Tools

cg:mz.pcc_generation_tools

9.0

Feature is removed and replaced with:

  • PCC Generation Tools

    cg:mz.pcc_generation_tools

TMO Stand-alone WebUI

Ultra Avro (legacy version)

cg:mz.webui_standalone_build

9.0

Feature is removed and replaced with:

  • PCC Generation Tools

    cg:mz.pcc_generation_tools

Usage Management WebUI

VcformatWeb API

pf:mz.webui

The 8.3 WebUI is replaced with new technology, look and feel. It will automatically be part of the product, hence no separate package is needed.

9.0

Replaced with new Browser UI (based on Vaadin).

Web API

cg:mz.webapi

9.0

Feature is removed, and is replaced with Operations API. Note that full coverage and synch PE vs MZ is done incrementally.

Web Extension User Interface: 

pf:mz.webinterface

Image Removed

(error)

The 8.3 WebExtensionUI is replaced with new technology, look and feel. It will automatically be part of the product, hence no separate package is needed.

9.0

Replaced with new Browser UI (based on Vaadin).

Webrebranding: 

pf:mz.webrebranding

9.0

Feature is

sunset

removed, as a brand-new rebranding framework has been introduced.

ZookeeperFeature is sunset, and is not being replaced.

Workflow Profiling

Image Removed

(error)

9.0

Feature is

sunset,

removed and is not being replaced.

Feature is sunset, and is not being replaced.This deployment option is sunset and replaced with a dedicated product for cloud-native deployments Usage Engine - Private Edition.This deployment option is sunset and replaced with  a dedicated product for cloud-native deployments Usage Engine - Private Edition.Service is sunset, and is not being replaced

Zookeeper

(error)

9.0

Functionality is obsolete.

See Important Information for the list of agents and features that are present in 8.3, not available in 9.0, but scheduled for inclusion in a subsequent release