Version 3 Appliance

Introduction

Version 3 of the Swivel Appliance is a completely new version of the Appliance, redeveloped in order to:

1. Move to more up to date OS and Applications;
2. Move to a more structured and easier support development environment for the menu system;
3. Create an appliance that is easier to upgrade and patch after deployment.

Key Differences

• New Base Operating System based on Centos;
• New Appliance Database (based on MariaDB);
• Newer Versions of Java and Tomcat;
• Access to YUM type updates.

New Features

• New alerts for issues such as disk space;
• More diagnostics available without the need to drop to command line.

There is a Quick Start Guide available and a Reference Guide that lists the menus and their meanings.

There is also a number of How To articles to explain specific features that are listed here