NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE ==================== Products involved: AXIS StorPoint CDE100 for Fast Ethernet AXIS StorPoint CDE100 Basic for Fast Ethernet Release date: October 27, 1999 Release type: Release Software version: 5.20 File name: cde100_520.bin File size: 2,328,808 bytes Last preceding release: 5.10 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Added features in version 5.20: =============================== 5.20:1 CIFS/SMB: A lot of new features: * The StorPoint now emulates a Windows NT 4.0 Server. This results in better compatibility with many applications. * Trusted domains are supported. Users from trusted domains can now use a StorPoint installed in a different domain. The StorPoint can now be installed and used in a trusted domain environment just like any Windows NT Server. * Remote administration. Just as with Windows NT servers, access rights are now managed using the standard Windows Explorer. After installation, just access the Properties page of a directory and add/remove/change security on individual discs. * Remote administration. The Server Manager for domains is also supported, although not completely. You can view user statistics and other information in the Server Manager. The following limitations exist: - Description can not be changed - New shares can not be created or deleted - Replication not supported - Alert not supported - Services not supported * Domain Local Groups. Local groups from the domain can be used to set group-based access in the file system of the StorPoint. The local groups will be synchronized with the domain controller every 15 minutes. * User and group names support Unicode. This means better support for non-English languages. * Windows time synchronization. Time can now be setup to synchronize periodically against the domain controller. * Share names up to 80 characters. If Windows NT or 2000 client accesses the StorPoint, it can see up to 80 character long share names. Windows 95/98 and previous clients will still be limited to 12 characters. * International characters supported in server/workgroup/domain names. This means better support for non-English languages. The StorPoint can now have a name with non-ASCII characters or show up in a domain or workgroup with non-ASCII characters. Important Note: Upgrading to the never firmware version will remove all previous access rights configured for SMB. This is due to the new security model introduced and cannot be avoided. 5.20:2 FTP: New access protocol An FTP server has been integrated in the StorPoint. This will allow users to retrieve files from discs attached to the StorPoint. 5.20:3 Flash upgrading: New method introduced Firmware can now be upgraded by dropping the firmware file in a new 'flash' directory underneath the 'System' folder. This can be done using SMB/CIFS, NetWare or NFS. This method is currently not supported from Macintosh/AFP. This method can be used the _next_ time you upgrade the server firmware. 5.20:4 New file system: ISO9660 with Apple extensions Support for Apple extensions on ISO9660 CD-ROMs. The support allows a Macintosh client to retrieve finder information and resource forks. 5.20:5 Macintosh/AFP: Volumes folder added A volumes folder can now be mapped by Macintosh clients, just like in the other protocols. This folder will contain all inserted CD-ROM:s. 5.20:6 Macintosh/AFP: Improved performance Performance when listing directories has been improved tremendously. 5.20:7 Video CD support Support for the VCD disc format has been implemented. Up to 40 video streams can be supported simultaneously. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrected problems in version 5.20: =================================== 5.20:8 DHCP: Failure to get IP address Sometimes DHCP did not work. This was due to a malformed request from the StorPoint. This also caused the server name to look mangled in the DHCP server database. 5.20:9 Macintosh/AFP: Zone list Some AppleTalk routers refused to answer our zone list request. This caused an empty zone list in detailed view and networks settings wizard. 5.20:10 Caching: Performance issues The StorPoint could freeze for a long time when caching some ISO9660 CD-ROMs. This was a result of the layout of the CD-ROM and affected very few CD-ROM:s. 5.20:11 NetWare/Web: Network Settings - Detailed View - NetWare The Time Source parameter could not be saved. 5.20:12 NetWare: Time synchronization not in sync with NDS The synchronized time could be off by as much as one minute relative to the time source. This problem has been corrected. 5.20:13 NetWare: NetWare 5 installation problems Minor problems have been fixed that occasionally made it hard to install the StorPoint in a NetWare 5 network. 5.20:14 NetWare: Applications creating temporary files Wrong error code was used when an application tried to create a temporary file on a CD-ROM. This could cause some applications to fail. 5.20:15 File system: File sharing Several file sharing problems have been fixed. This could affect mostly the scenario when the same file was accessed simultaneously from different operating systems or between different protocols in a multi-protocol environment. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrected problems in version 5.10.1: ===================================== 5.10.1:1 Access rights: Lost access rights Some access rights could be lost in the following scenario: 1. Insert disc in shared drive. 2. Archive, eject and unarchive. 3. Change access rights. 4. Insert disc again and archive. 5.10.1:2 SMB: Hanging in user level security mode. In rare conditions the domain controller was never released and all available threads in the CD-ROM server could be reserved. This caused the server to stop responding to incoming requests. 5.10.1:3 NFS/Web: Network Settings - Detailed View - UNIX(NFS) Options could not be saved. Best regards Axis Communications