Release Notes
Release Notes for Cisco NSS300 Series Smart
Storage Version 1.5.0
September 2011
These Release Notes contain important information about the Version 1.5.0
release of Cisco NSS300 Series Smart Storage and any limitations, restrictions,
and caveats that apply to this product.
Important Notes
Firmware version 1.5.0 will be the last major software release for Cisco Smart
Storage. Users can opt to transition to software from our development partner
(QNAP) which will provide additional bug fixes and feature enhancements. QNAP
will provide software support for Cisco users who wish to load QNAP firmware
onto their devices. Visit www.qnap.com/cisco to learn more. All hardware-related
issues will continue to be supported by Cisco. For any questions about support,
please visit www.cisco.com/go/smallbizsupport.
Contents
This document includes the following sections:
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Introduction
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What’s New in This Release
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Feature Enhancement
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Limitations and Restrictions
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Upgrading the Firmware
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Downgrading the Firmware
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Caveats
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Related Information
Introduction
Cisco NSS300 Series Smart Storage includes the NSS322, NSS324, and
NSS326. These feature rich smart storage devices are designed for high
performance network storage solutions, including the built-in or add-on
applications or services. This document provides the important information for
firmware release 1.5.0, which includes features that extend the functionality of the
NSS300 Series Smart Storage.
What’s New in This Release
The Cisco NSS300 Series Smart Storage firmware release 1.5.0 includes support
for the following:
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Real-Time Remote Replication:
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Backup Server and Client
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Support Server and Client
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Provide Real-Time and Schedule for backup
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VLAN—802.1Q support
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RAID 10
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Advanced Subfolder Permission (File/Directory ACL)
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Microsoft Networking (Samba) Host Access Control
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Support User Import/Export for Multiple NSS Deployment
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Feature Enhancement
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Support online iSCSI LUN expansion.
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Added "AFP DHX2 support" to allow access to the NAS from Mac OS X
Lion 10.7.
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Google Docs support in Web File Manager
(Supported format: pdf, tif/tiff, ppt, doc, xls, pptx, docx, xlsx, svg, odt).
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AD Configuration Wizard for easy setup.
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Graphical charts for monitoring Disk Usage and Bandwidth Usage.
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Upgrade PHP to version 5.2.14.
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Upgrade extjs to version 3.3.0.
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Enhanced Virtual Disk:
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Support EXT3/EXT4/NTFS/FAT32/HFS+
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Support multiple LUN from single iSCSI target.
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Supports creating file system larger than 16TB volume.
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Support SATA II 3TB disk capacity.
Limitations and Restrictions
The known limitations for this release:
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Network Service Discovery—Bonjour feature is not supported for IPv6
(CSCtf22553).
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RADIUS Server—Not supported for IPv6 (CSCth32016).
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Mozy Activation—Email address for the Mozy backup service activation
only supports lower case (CSCtk96830).
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Mozy SMS Alert Notification—SMS text messaging is not supported in
this 1.5.0 release or prior releases (CSCtl23611).
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SNMP—Support only for SNMP Trap (CSCtn84366).
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Upgrading the Firmware
This procedure describes how to upgrade the firmware on the NSS300 Series
Smart Storage devices from the Network Attached Storage (NAS) interface.
From the Administration > Firmware Upgrade window, you can view the current
firmware version and update the firmware on the NAS. The current NAS settings
will not change while performing the firmware version update.
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CAUTION As a precautionary measure, backup the NAS system configuration settings,
important data, and system files before upgrading the firmware.
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CAUTION Do not upgrade the firmware over a WAN or Wi-Fi link since an interuption in service
can lead to corruption of the firmware upgrade process.
To upgrade the firmware:
STEP 1 Click Administration > Firmware Upgrade from the Navigation menu. The
Firmware Upgrade window opens. The current firmware version is displayed.
STEP 2 Click Browse to locate the correct firmware file for the system update. Before
updating the system, verify that the product model and firmware version you are
going to update is correct.
STEP 3 Click Update The System.
Within 15 seconds, a MD5 checksum result window will display to confirm the
integrity of the system. After the successful integrity check of the NAS, click OK
for the new firmware file to upload to the NAS. After this has completed, a
message displays and asks you to reboot the system. Please wait patiently. A
system log in window will automatically display after the successful update to the
new firmware.
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The MD5 verification window does not perform any processing on the NAS or the
candidate firmware for installation. Once the target firmware has been selected,
the MD5 verification allows the user to validate the checksum calculated by the
NAS against the provided checksum value found in a separate file that was
provided alongside the firmware download. Mismatched checksums indicate
firmware integrity has been compromised.
Downgrading the Firmware
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CAUTION Due to the support of new features available in this firmware release version 1.5.0,
please consult your IT administrator or call for technical support before
downgrading the firmware to previous releases. It is not recommended to
downgrade the firmware to version 1.2.0 or prior releases. Doing so will cause
database corruption to some of the features that are not available in that firmware.
Caveats
Open Issues
Time Machine Backup Using New OS 10.7
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Workaround: Cisco has announced the EOS for the NSS product line.
Therefore, the next available firmware to fix this issue will be using our
partner QNAP firmware. You MUST upgrade the NSS to the final firmware
version 1.5.0 before upgrading to the QNAP firmware.
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Issues Fixed Since Firmware Version 1.0.0
Fixed in 1.5.0
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Remote access is out of sync in the event of a power outage or if the NSS is
rebooted.
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Remote access user account— In the event the NSS is reset to system
applications (10 seconds hold on the reset button), the remote user can
regain access to the device after NSS device is activated.
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The NSS hostname is advertised by Bonjour to the iTune application.
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Fixed daylight saving time not working for certain countries.
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Fixed continuous popup messages on Mac OS.
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Enhanced the live update process to prevent the system from updating
twice if the user did not restart the server after the first system update.
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Fixed incorrect display of SNMP error packets on SNMP Server.
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Fixed incorrect reading of the serial number for WD hard disk drives.
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Error message when the maximum storage limit for Time Machine backup is
set to larger than 4TB.
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Random dropping of hard drives during system startup for the NAS using
certain models of Hitachi and Seagate hard drives, including ST2000DL003,
HDS723020BLA642, HDS723030ALA640.
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Domain users cannot access a subfolder after the local admin permission
has been removed from the folder.
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The shared folders cannot be accessed by the domain groups after
re-applying the shared folder permission.
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The NAS will not rebuild a RAID volume if the encrypted volume is locked.
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Filename rename issue using Windows Explorer for Windows 7 OS.
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NFS disconnection during data transfer.
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Online help for Mozy backup.
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Backup by Rsync failed when synchronizing a single large file and the file
content is different between the source and the destination.
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The NAS server which is configured as network UPS master failed to inform
the network UPS slave to shut down when a critical power event occurred.
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Fixed the incorrect CPU temperature issue.
Fixed in 1.4.0
Backup > Mozy Backup—Scroll bar for horizontal and vertical slider not
functioning with low-resolution screen (CSCtn22255).
GUI—Update copyright information in the GUI to include 2011 (CSCtn22255).
Default Network Shares—User account that belongs to "everyone" group can
access the default shares without privilege (CSCtn11785).
Administration > Hardware—Scroll bar for horizontal and vertical slider not
functioning with low-resolution screen (CSCtn22255).
Applications—When the share folder is put “Offline” after opened directly from
the NSS and then an attempt is made to synchronize the working file to the share,
Windows OS responds with error message “The process cannot access the file
because it’s being used by another process.”
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Workaround: (1) Work with the file online and (2) Copy the file to a local
computer to work on it and transfer the file back when completed
(CSCth80766).
Firmware Version 1.3.0
New Features and Enhancements
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Mozy Backup Services—Mozy online backup running on the NAS provides
secure backup to the cloud and ensures data protection.
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System Migration—Allows easier migration of data when the NAS is
upgraded.
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Network UPS Support—Network Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
support.
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Apple Time Machine—Improves monitoring and management of existing
Apple Time Machine backups.
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Firmware Version 1.2.0
New Features and Enhancements
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Multimedia Station Version 2
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ISO mount for both Web File Manager and NAS Web Administration
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Support HFS+ file system read and write on external drives
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Virtual hosting for web server
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Buzzer control
Improvement Fixes
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Upgraded Samba to 3.5.2. Fixed issues referenced in release notes from:
http://samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.5.2.html
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Upgraded Proftpd to 1.3.2e. Fixed issues referenced in release notes from:
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/RELEASE_NOTES-1.3.2e
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Upgraded Linux kernel to 2.6.33.2. Learn more about Linux kernel version
from:
http://kernel.org
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Upgraded Netatalk to 2.1 (AFP 3.2). Fixed issues referenced in release notes
from:
http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/2.1/ReleaseNotes2.1.html
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Upgraded mDNSResponder (Bonjour service) to version 214.3.
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Upgraded TwonkyMedia server to version 5.1.6.
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Upgraded iTunes Server (Mt-daap:v0.2.4.2).
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Upgraded Stunnel version from 4.15 to 4.32 for Web Administration using
HTTPS connection. For more information see:
http://www.stunnel.org/
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Improve write performance for RAID 0 using CIFS connection (Samba).
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Provide advanced settings for Remote Replication jobs. Users can now
specify values for timeout, retry times, and retry intervals.
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Change the default Bonjour service name for iTunes and Time Machine
service as follows:
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For iTunes server: ServerName(iTunes)
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For Time Machine: ServerName(TimeMachine)
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Improve performance for “rsync” compression.
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Add support for "Handle sparse files efficiently" in Remote Replication.
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Support HTTPS single file upload in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari for
Web File Manager.
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Default network port setting changed from active fail-over to standalone for
dual-network (LAN or WAN) support.
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Default access right to external drives changed from public to admin
privilege account only with read/write access.
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Time Machine backup management: Created a new tab from GUI to manage
backup.
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Enhanced quota management: Display all local and domain user accounts
from the GUI and allow export to CVS file.
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Option for enabling SFTP via SSH connection: Enable feature from
Telnet/SSH GUI page setting.
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Enhanced Resource Monitor: New graphical display for System Running
Processes, CPU, Memory, Disk, and Bandwidth Usage.
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Support Windows file attributes: Client can set file attributes using
Windows computer.
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New modules support for php: dba, dbase, shmop, wddx, zip, xmlrpc.
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Microsoft Networking advanced options:
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Enable ADS user to login path ADS DOMAIN\USERNAME instead of
ADS DOMAIN+USERNAME.
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Automatically register in DNS.
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Enable to allow NTLMv2 authentication only.
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Enable trusted domain.
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Local Master Browser.
Automatic name resolution verification for DNS setting.
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iSCSI Target Enhancement (change to LIO):
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Supports SPC-3 persistent reservation.
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Supports MPIO and MC/S.
Fixed in 1.2.0
Overview—When the main GUI is highlighted from Overview, if the View Logs
icon is clicked, it will link to System Log Settings (CSCth89453).
Status > View Log—Log daemon crashes with IPv6 addresses (CSCtl02702).
Administration > General Setting:
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5-20 minutes off for Date and Time when Daylight Saving Time disabled
(CSCtl02987).
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Incorrect DST start and end time in Pacific Time (GMT -08:00)
(CSCtl02995).
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Setting Date and Time to Perth/Singapore Time Zone error (CSCtl02999).
Administration > Network—Some special characters are not allowed for the
DDNS username field (CSCtl02975).
Administration > Security—SSL certificate failed to import from the GUI
(CSCtl03065).
Administration > Notification—NSS failed to generate log for abnormal
shutdown (CSCtl03024).
Disk Management > RAID Management—Performing a RAID capacity expansion
using 2 TB hard drives gives an error (CSCtl02846).
Network Shares > Share Folders—Rebooting the NSS returns the guest access
right to the external devices (CSCtl02846).
Network Services > Microsoft Networking:
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ADS username that contains a space character cannot login to the domain
(CSCtl02691).
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Cannot join Windows AD if the password contains a special character
(CSCtl02721).
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WINS service does not advertise in DHCP response (CSCtl03055).
Network Services > FTP Service: GUI displays error after changing Filename
Encoding from FTP Service (CSCtl03052).
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Network Services > SNMP:
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sysDescr and sysName are not updated when the hostname is changed.
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These values are only updated when the snmpd is reset (CSCth46444).
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MIB object name should begin with a lower case letter. There are some
components that begin with a capital letter, which results in a warning when
compiling the MIB files (CSCth46741).
Backup > USB One Touch Copy—The default folder created by One Touch Copy
is in the format YYYYMMDD (CSCtf19713).
Backup > Remote Replication—Failed destination path on remote server when
Chinese username is used (CSCtl03002).
Backup > Time Machine—The capacity setting for Time Machine is limited to
4 TB (CSCtl03058).
External Device > External Storage Device:
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eSATA capacity larger than 2 TB is not working (CSCtl03014).
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Files residing on the external devices cannot be seen if folder is hidden
(CSCtl03022).
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Failed to synchronize to external devices if field contains special characters
(CSCtl03030).
Applications>Web File Manager—Long filename is displayed on a non-Internet
Explorer (IE) browser for Web File Manager (CSCtl03010).
User Application Issues:
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FTP usernames in lower/upper case cause a permission error
(CSCtl02920).
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Email cannot be sent if the SMTP server does not require authentication
(CSCtl02963).
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Bonjour service cannot be stopped after Time Machine service is disabled
(CSCtl03080).
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NFS mount fails if path is longer than 32 characters (CSCtl03061).
System Handling Issues:
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AFP connection disconnects after database has crashed (CSCtl03070).
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Firmware Version 1.1.0
New Features and Enhancements
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RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) Server.
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SNMP v3—This release adds support for Entity MIB.
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Other Fixes:
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Single SSL Certificate and Private Key for both HTTPS and RADIUS
Server.
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Default SSL Certificate and Private Key for the system is downloadable
from the GUI.
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Add the overall time estimate to complete the RAID creation.
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Backup files to external device via USB and eSATA port only when
hardware is connected.
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Time Server Machine re-synchronized after a power outage from NSS.
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User can save the settings for log viewing from the GUI to 10, 20, 50, or
100.
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Bonjour name service for ATF is associated with server name.
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