Appliance Versions FAQ
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PINsafe Appliance Versions FAQ
Overview
This FAQ outlines the different features brought in by the differing versions of the PINsafe Appliances. All releases contain some bug fixes and these are not generally listed below.
Appliance 2.x
OS: RedHat Linux Enterprise 4 Appliance with Command Management Interface (CMI)
Hardware: Dell
Virtual Machines: VMWare, Hyper-V (since 2.0.12)
Appliance 2.0.14 VMware and Hyper-V
Release date: 15/03/2012
- Works now with DELL R210II Hardware platform.
- Added /usr/local/bin/sas2ircu to the appliance_files.tgz pack file
- Updated Java jre-6u23-linux-i586-rpm.bin (Version 6 Update 30)
- Updated Tomcat to 5.5.32
- Only allow High Strength Ciphers >= 112-bit key
- Set Tomcat Memory in catalina.sh set JAVA_OPTS=" -Xmx256M"
- added save_file parm to the webmin firewall module.
- updated the webmin logo /theme-stressfree/images/loginwebmin.gif
- updated my.cnf max_binlog_size=256000000 and expire_logs_days=5
- logrotate.conf increased syslog rotate from 4 to 8, updated wtmp rotate from 1 month to 36 months.
- MySQL Synchronisation menu simplified
Appliance 2.0.13 VMware and Hyper-V
Release date: 14/10/2011
CMI : 0.9z-17rc2
CMI Backup : 0.13
CMI Restore : 0.13
CMI Certs. : 0.8
CMI Diags. : 0.3
Appliance build : 2.0.13
PINsafe version : 3.8.4256
Tomcat version : 5.5.28
Java version : 1.6.0_18
MySQL version : 5.0.22
Webmin version : 1.510
Appliance 2.0.12 Hyper-V release
CMI : 0.9z-17rc2
CMI Backup : 0.13
CMI Restore : 0.13
CMI Certs. : 0.8
CMI Diags. : 0.3
Appliance build : 2.0.12
PINsafe version : 3.7.3727
Tomcat version : 5.5.28
Java version : 1.6.0_18
MySQL version : 5.0.22
Webmin version : 1.510
Appliance 2.0.12
CMI : 0.9z-17
CMI Backup : 0.10
CMI Restore : 0.11
CMI Certs. : 0.8
CMI Diags. : 0.3
Appliance build : 2.0.12
PINsafe version : 3.7.3474
Tomcat version : 5.5.28
Java version : 1.6.0_18
MySQL version : 5.0.22
Webmin version : 1.510
Release Notes:
- Now available as a Hyper-V compatible virtual machine;
- Minor cosmetic fixes to the CMI menu;
- Addition of search domain within CMI menu for DNS configuration;
- Minor tweaks to Monitor configuration and increased automated checking to improve performance and failover;
- Appliance patch loading improvements to check for unpacked patches;
- Addition of configuration option within CMI menu for Monitor service (http/https);
- Improvements to system scripts - pre-backup disk space considerations;
- New purge CMI menu configuration option (ability to set manual purge value);
- Facility to purge backup logs removed - no longer valid option;
- Included the use of nmap package to detect SMTP server, before using email;
Appliance 2.0.11
CMI : 0.9z-16
CMI Backup : 0.9
CMI Restore : 0.9
CMI Certs. : 0.7
CMI Diags. : 0.2
Appliance build : 2.0.11
PINsafe version : 3.6.3369
Tomcat version : 5.5.28
Java version : 1.6.0_18
MySQL version : 5.0.22
Webmin version : 1.510
Release Notes:
- 2048 bit certificates supported in CMI Certificate Management menu;
- Various CMI menu enhancements / cosmetic fixes;
- CMI Main Menu bug fix on Sendmail status;
- Backup improvements in relation to MySQL service availability after backup process;
Appliance 2.0.10
CMI : 0.9z-15
CMI Backup : 0.7
CMI Restore : 0.9
CMI Certs. : 0.6
CMI Diags. : 0.2
Appliance build : 2.0.10
PINsafe version : 3.6.3369
Tomcat version : 5.5.28
Java version : 1.6.0_18
MySQL version : 5.0.22
Webmin version : 1.43
Release Notes:
- Various cosmetic CMI enhancements;
- Certificate import routine changed, clone facility added, updated certificate view options;
- Added diagnostic features: netstat, traceroute, and NICs to Diagnostics CMI Menu;
Appliance 2.0.9a
CMI : 0.9z-5
CMI Backup : v0.5
CMI Restore : v0.4
CMI Certs. : 0.5
Appliance build : 2.0.9a
PINsafe version : v3.5.2989
Tomcat version : 5.5.20
Java version : 1.6.0_06
MySQL version : 5.0.22
Webmin version : 1.430
Release Notes:
- Added diagnostic features: NSLookup and ping to Diagnostics CMI Menu;
- Fixed bug related to CMI lockout during Bare Metal recovery process;
- Fixed bug related to Heartbeat configuration;
- Update routine introduced;
- HTTP/HTTPS menu option introduced;
- Various CMI cosmetic enhancements;
- PINsafe management menu introduced;
- Added version numbers for Backup, Restore and Certs to Versions screen;
- Introduced FTP copying routine;
- Fixed bug in Single appliance related to failure when changing IP;
- Incorporated DELL service tag and serial number into Versions screen;
Appliance 2.0.9
CMI : 0.9w
Appliance build : 2.0.9
PINsafe version : v3.4.2503
Tomcat version : 5.5.20
Java version : 1.6.0_06
MySQL version : 5.0.22
Webmin version : 1.430
Release Notes:
- Enhanced security for user logon and included command line password feature;
- SSH Keys updated to account for admin user;
- Inclusion of Self Signed certficate;
- Inclusion of built-in HTTPS proxy over port 8443;
- Two new configuration interfaces, CMI and Webmin introduced;
- Backup and Restore functionality introduced;
- Mondo Rescue / CD ISO creation facility introduced;
Appliance 2.0.8
CMI version : 0.9r
Appliance 1.x
Status: Discontinued
OS: RedHat Appliance without CMI
Hardware: Dell or ID
Virtual Machine: None
Engarde Appliance
Status: Discontinued
OS: Engarde
Hardware: ID
Virtual Machine: None
