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ExtremeZ-IP Hot Fix Release History - Version 6.0

All version 6.0 releases are downloaded as full installer packages that contain the File Server, Print Server, and Print Accounting components. After unzipping the downloaded file, you will be presented with a ReadMe file and an executable installer. Simply run the installer and your ExtremeZ-IP installation will be updated and all settings will be retained. Every installer is cumulative and includes all updates from previous versions.

For detailed installation and upgrade instructions please see the ExtremeZ-IP Quick Start Guide. For Cluster Installations please see our Cluster Installation knowledge base article

 

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ExtremeZ-IP 6.0.4x40 (released 3/11/2010) - Download Now - [ZIP - 19 MB]

  • Added the ability to designate Time Machine backup storage quotas on a per-user or per-group basis.
  • Time Machine volumes are now configured with file permissions allowing only the backup user or administrators to access the Time Machine backup file. In addition, Time Machine backup files owned by other users are now hidden when browsing the volume.
  • Implemented functionality to automatically generate and configure a Time Machine volume when running on Windows Home Server.
  • Implemented functionality to prompt the user for a username and password during remote administration if the logged-in username and password cannot be used to access the remote server.
  • ExtremeZ-IP will now disallow guest logins by default. Guest access can be enabled through the ExtremeZ-IP Administrator.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could hang on servers using DFS. The problem would occur if a Mac client with a DFS home directory path attempted to login to a server that had profile home directories enabled, but was not the target machine of the user's DFS home directory path.
  • Fixed a compatibility problem between ExtremeZ-IP and CommVault Simpana. Previously, offline files could sometimes fail to be recalled when opening from a Mac client. To work around this issue, the Refreshable registry setting "ServerUsesRelativeHandles" should be set to 0. Please see the Online Help for more information.
  • ExtremeZ-IP will now hide inaccessible volumes by default. This avoids a bug in the Mac client where the presence of inaccessible volumes in the volume list can cause other volumes to not appear properly.

ExtremeZ-IP 6.0.4x09 (released 12/11/2009) - Download Now - [ZIP - 19 MB]

  • ExtremeZ-IP now supports volumes that are at or within a junction or mount point. The mount point can target a drive with or without an assigned drive letter.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could leak file handles when encountering deeply nested folders during a non-indexed search.
  • Fixed a problem where volumes containing a space in their names would not mount properly from the Zidget.
  • Fixed a problem where 10.4 clients could fail to open files containing Cyrillic characters in the filename.
  • Fixed a problem where the ExtremeZ-IP DFS client Launch Daemon could be installed with incorrect permissions.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could fail to start in a timely manner after a system restart if both the ExtremeZ-IP and Windows Search services were configured to start automatically.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP would incorrectly advertise the Kerberos authentication mechanism when Kerberos was not in fact available (e.g. on servers not bound to a domain). This could lead to a crash of the NetAuthAgent process on Snow Leopard clients.
  • Fixed a problem where aliases would lose their targets when copied to an ExtremeZ-IP volume by a Snow Leopard client.
  • Changing the ArchiveConnect offline color label will now take effect for clients after the next mount of an ExtremeZ-IP volume. Previously, the old color label would remain even after remounting the volume.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could crash when receiving an unexpected SetACL AFP command.

ExtremeZ-IP 6.0.3x05 (released 10/8/2009) - Download Now - [ZIP - 18 MB]

  • ExtremeZ-IP debug log now outputs Pool Paged Bytes and Pool Nonpaged Bytes among other stats (such as handle and thread count).
  • ExtremeZ-IP now outputs volume path and search index size information to the debug log at startup.
  • File modification times are no longer updated when dot underscore migration occurs. Previously, files would have their modifications times set to the time the migration occurred.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP would not properly preserve ShowInaccessibleFiles and ShowInaccessibleFolders settings after an upgrade.
  • ExtremeZ-IP now properly handles CREATOR_OWNER and CREATOR_GROUP ACEs. Previous versions of ExtremeZ-IP would not properly add in ACEs for the owner or group as a result of these inherit only ACEs.
  • With ACL support enabled, performing a Get Info operation from Finder will now display CREATOR_OWNER and CREATOR_GROUP ACEs as "owner" and "group" respectively. They would previously display as "unknown".

ExtremeZ-IP 6.0.2x09 (released 9/9/2009) - Download Now - [ZIP - 18 MB]

  • Added new UNIX permissions settings that can be configured in the registry.
  • Added support for the HTTPDiscoveryMinimumZidgetVersion registry setting, which lets customers override the default minimum Zidget version.
  • The filename policy to restrict characters illegal in Windows file or folder names now prevents names that begin with a space.
  • Added UI for existing settings that control whether or not inaccessible files and folders are visible to Mac clients.
  • ExtremeZ-IP and ArchiveConnect are now compatible with Symantec Enterprise Vault volumes that have pass-through recall enabled.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP 's internal HTTP server would be enabled at startup even if all HTTP checkboxes were unchecked in the ExtremeZ-IP Administrator.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could crash when attempting to index a very deeply nested folder hierarchy (~190 levels or more).
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could crash when performing a non-indexed search of a volume containing a folder hierarchy at least 10 levels deep.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could crash when processing a search request if it encountered a folder whose path is exactly 1020 characters long.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could fail to add entries to its search index for changes that occurred while ExtremeZ-IP was not running.
  • Fixed a problem where users that originally connected to the ExtremeZ-IP server using a username and password could fail to reconnect if their entered username did not match the exact case of the username as stored in Active Directory (e.g. "administrator" vs. "Administrator").
  • ExtremeZ-IP will no longer allow files or folders to be given names that are reserved in Windows, such as "CON" or "LPT1"
  • Fixed a problem where 10.6 clients would fail to mount a volume containing Unicode characters.
  • Fixed a problem where the ExtremeZ-IP Administrator running on Windows Vista or 2008 could hang when connected to a server running Windows 2003 or XP.
  • The filename policy to restrict specific extensions will now apply to folders as well as files.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could fail to properly uninstall if Active Directory contains a very large number of groups.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could fail to properly uninstall if the Service Connection Point (SCP) could not be removed.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP would fail to install a Service Connection Point (SCP) when ExtremeZ-IP was installed on a domain controller.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP would fail to install a Service Connection Point (SCP) if computer objects were not stored in the "Computers" container in Active Directory.

ExtremeZ-IP 6.0.2x04 (released 8/13/2009) - Download Now - [ZIP - 18 MB]

This release contains changes to the way ExtremeZ-IP converts permissions and will improve the overall compatibility of mapping Windows NTFS permissions to Macintosh-style Unix permissions. In particular, this hot fix release addresses issues related to how the MAC OS X Finder interprets and applies User and Group privileges.

This upgrade is recommended for any customers currently engaged with the ExtremeZ-IP technical support team.

This is a hot fix release. Testing of this release was focused on the areas of ExtremeZ-IP that have changed since the 6.0.1 release. Full testing and general release status should be completed within the next 2-4 weeks.

The changes in this release include:

  • Added the ability to customize the specific UNIX permissions that clients can set. For example, ExtremeZ-IP can be configured to allow Macs to change permissions for the owner, but not for the group.
  • Fixed a problem where ExtremeZ-IP could incorrectly report file/folder UNIX permissions as 000 (no access) if the user did not have access to read permissions on the file/folder.
  • When the "Allow Mac clients to change folder permissions" feature is disable, ExtremeZ-IP will ignore any UNIX permissions previously set to files and folders, and compute based on the file/folder ACL.
  • When the "Reset Permissions on Move" feature is enabled, ExtremeZ-IP will now remove any explicit ACEs from the moved file, including any UNIX permissions.

ExtremeZ-IP 6.0.1x13 (released 7/23/2009) - Download Now - [ZIP - 18 MB]

  • Added support for Group Logic ArchiveConnect.
  • ExtremeZ-IP will now automatically create separate log files each time the service is run. Old log files will now be automatically compressed and the oldest archived logs will be automatically deleted as needed to conserve disk space.
  • Added the ability to completely disable the Print Server via a registry setting.
  • ExtremeZ-IP can now broadcast DFS targets to the Zidget without enabling the broadcasting of all its AFP shares.
  • ExtremeZ-IP Spotlight now supports the following search terms: Author, Subject, Title and Keyword. These terms can be used to search PDF files if the PDF iFilter is installed on the server.
  • Fixed a problem where Tiger 10.4.11 clients could get disconnected from the server when copying Adobe Creative Suite files containing comments.
  • Fixed a problem where the ExtremeZ-IP service could crash at startup if the ExtremeZ-IP Startup Log (as opposed to the Debug Log) exceeded 200 MB.
  • Fixed a problem where the ExtremeZ-IP service could crash at shutdown if logging of the AfpSession module was set to DEBUG.
  • Fixed a problem where the ExtremeZ-IP service could crash if indexed search was enabled or disabled for a specific volume while clients were actively searching that volume.
  • The ExtremeZ-IP internal HTTP server can now be disabled by unchecking all three options in the Service Discovery Settings tab for Zidget/HTTP (print, file and DFS).
  • When the "Reset Permissions on Move" feature is enabled, ExtremeZ-IP will now set the owner of the moved file to the user performing the move.
  • When an invalid DFS namespace is entered, the ExtremeZ-IP Administrator will now allow user to edit the field rather than tossing them back to the DFS tab.
  • Fixed a problem in the case where ExtremeZ-IP fails to contact the intersite topology generator (ISTG) to determine DFS site costing.

ExtremeZ-IP 6.0x62 (released 4/14/2009) - Download Now - [ZIP - 18 MB]

  • Initial 6.0 release.