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Site Manager 8 Release Notes
8.1.8106 - 2024-07-10
Changed
- Added 'Concurrent Buffers' configuration to remote sync S3 to allow increased upload throughput on faster internet connections (warning, over saturation may cause extensive timeouts)
- Improved MultiSite connection stability
- Minor improvements to proxy-DHCP logging
Fixed
- Fixed incorrect field headers for the Computers page CSV export
- Fixed overlaid text in the PE3 boot media splash screen
- Fixed rare boot media lock up on start up
- Fixed issue where PXE TFTP Server wouldn't turn off on PXE boot media deletion
8.1.8062 - 2024-06-11
Fixed
- Fixed some perpetual and managed licenses being incorrectly marked as invalid after upgrade
8.1.8047 - 2024-06-05
Changed
- Update Agent backup engine with changes made for Macrium Reflect 8.1 version 8.1.8017. See here for details
- Agent install after a restore and sysprep answer file injection are now blocked when multiboot is detected to avoid writing data to the wrong partition
- Improved PXE boot media proxy-DHCP logic and logging
- Improved boot media driver load logic
- Computers page 'Agent Version' column now displays boot media version when boot media connects to avoid confusion (previous connected Agent version can be viewed in the dropdown menu)
Fixed
- Standalone Reflect subscription licensing was failing against the latest version of Reflect (8.1.8017)
- Fixed issues with viBoot preventing backup of images
- Site Manager activity tracking of Reflect operations was failing to remove operations on Reflect crash or force quit
- Deletion of failed golden image imports will now delete the associated '.meta' file
- Site Manager's default permissions for boot media would only allow the repository access option on boot media startup
- Drivers scanner could cause Site Manager to crash in rare circumstances
- Fixed potential boot media crash for remote restores when using the 'Install/Update Agent after restore' option
- Users & Groups (User Management settings) could get listings confused between providers
- Invalid MAL licenses were only highlighted in the top 'Licenses' menu, the 'Agent' sub-menu now directs users to the issue
8.1.7984 - 2024-04-15
Changed
- Update Agent backup engine with changes made for Macrium Reflect 8.1 version 8.1.7909. See here for details
- Renamed drivers table "Path" column to "Source"
- Harvested drivers show the driver name and Agent they were harvested from in drivers table
- Improved Computer CSV export information (Includes last connection time and last successful full image backup time)
- Site Manager will now automatically collect support data from connected recovery agents on Reflect failure
- Added *Other Tasks* -> *Connect to Site Manager...* option to Reflect in Recovery Environments to allow users to alter Site Manager connection settings during automated restores or from Reflect created Rescue Media
- The Driver Harvester tool now requires administrator elevation to ensure all expected drivers are collected
Fixed
- Fixed harvested drivers not being removed when an Agent is dropped
- Fixed filtering and sorting of drivers page table
- Fixed issue causing Agent driver data to be sent on every connection
- Fixed agent required drivers not showing in the UI if multiple agents required the same driver
- Fixed low disk space notifications triggering for offline repositories
- Fixed rare crash in boot agent
- Fixed scheduled activity failed/red status marker showing for disabled remote syncs
- Fixed issue where file and folder backups were incorrectly listed as remote restore options
- Fixed remote restore and repository browser indefinite first load
- Fixed Site Manager page links for boot media status
- Fixed PE agent only checking device Compatible IDs and not Hardware IDs when loading drivers
- Fixed network share remote sync retry logic on network connection error
- Fixed recovery agent could load empty or incompatible overwrite configurations, breaking communication to Site Manager
- Fixed drivers database corruption and excessive thread usage when extremely large numbers of Agents connect
- Fixed issue where a failing remote restore could produce and orphan a restore config
8.1.7888 - 2024-02-22
Added
- Custom Roles feature added (See Settings > User Management > Roles)
- Drivers Management feature added
- Introduced schedule backup active hours to restrict start times of delayed backups
Changed
- Update Agent backup engine with changes made for Macrium Reflect 8.1 version 8.1.7847. See here for details
- Enable offline activation of special 'always offline' license keys for air gapped networks
- Daily Export now provides additional information
- Restores can be configured to install the latest Agent software after restore
- Optimized active directory domain searching on Site Manager service start up
- Updated Active Directory logins to avoid LDAP for domains the Site Manager server is joined to, increasing performance in some cases
- Added toggles to disable (and subsequently delete) unwanted email configurations
- Improved performance of recovery agent driver loader
- Added support for FTP MS-DOS style responses in Remote Sync
- Changes to log purging settings are now actioned at midnight (local time) to prevent accidental deletions
- Machine domain must now be provided to configure a repository or golden image store
- Optimized Agent communications to Site Manager (rate limiting)
- Updated backup definition to optionally allow multiple definitions to backup to the same folder, sharing backup sets and retention rules
Fixed
- Fixed recovery agent handle leak blocking CHKDSK drive reports
- Fixed TFTP server handle leak causing PXE media rebuild failures
- Fixed Remote Sync S3 (third-party store) timeouts on large bulk deletions of objects
- Fixed Remote Sync S3 (third-party store) retrying indefinitely on storage cap limit reached
- Fixed Remote Sync S3 temporary folder deletion when versioning is turned on
- Fixed recovery agent status showing 'Unrecognized Agent' during deployment
- Fixed rare crash when opening databases already open in third-party applications
8.1.7814 - 2024-01-05
Changed
- Update Agent backup engine with changes made for Macrium Reflect 8.1 version 8.1.7784. See here for details
- Improvements to Remote Sync S3 retry logic and logging
- Add support for MAL subscription licensing
- Add support for Agent computers with a standalone install of Macrium Reflect using a subscription license
- Added progress dialog when boot media agent is connecting to Golden Image store
- Improve stability of MultiSite connection
- Improved verification support for golden images
Fixed
- Fixed issue where PXE server wouldn't recognise some client requests
- Fixed issue where download to CSV button was generating an empty CSV file
- Fixed SiteDeploy license information text not collapsing
- Fixed backup failure when attempting to back up a removable CompactFlash card with Windows installed on it
- Fixed issue where Deployments would fail on multi-boot disks due to ReDeploy failing
- Fixed false positive failure notifications for backups that take over an hour
- Fixed recovery media's deployment dialog not opening when there was no golden images present
- Fixed crash if Site Manager start up failed
- Fixed navigation menu display issues when using the latest versions of Chrome
- Fixed Wake on LAN to broadcast through all network interfaces on the server
8.1.7695 - 2023-10-16
Changed
- Security Update - updated to libcurl version 8.4.0 (to fix libcurl CVE-2023-38545)
- Security Update - updated image mounting driver to fix CVE-2023-43896
- NOTE: Due to tightened security access, any image on a share on the same computer as the Site Manager server will require access by the local SYSTEM account to be browsed.
- Update Agent backup engine with changes made for Macrium Reflect 8 version 8.1.7675. See here for details
- Support submissions now include the deployment logs DB
- Improved boot media agent support submission folder structure
Fixed
- Deployments could incorrectly skip the ReDeploy process
- Fixed boot media agent support submission files persisting across exports
- Remote Sync activity widget UI displayed upload progress during pre-upload processes
8.1.7660 - 2023-09-27
Changed
- Update Agent backup engine with changes made for Macrium Reflect 8 version 8.1.7638. See here for details
- The boot media agent will now show a message when disks have been found if there were none visible on startup
- Improved performance when handling large numbers of progress updates from Agents
Fixed
- Fixed Reflect starting in Restore Only mode in some Rescue Media builds. Affected users should rebuild rescue media after upgrade
- Site Manager configuration import could redirect the user to an invalid URL
- Backup and Restore trial activation was producing a notification specific to SiteDeploy trial activation
- The 'Agent is not connected' modal failed to navigate to the Agent config tool when clicked
- Corrected sorting by Status on the Computers page
8.1.7639 - 2023-09-04
Fixed
- Fixed PXE media build failing
- Fixed agent local scripts not appearing in Site Manager
8.1.7633 - 2023-08-29
Changed
- Improved SiteDeploy licenses summary navigation menu UI
- Optimised active directory login for users with local administrator rules
- Improved logging for Agent updates
Fixed
- Fixed active directory computer description search
- Fixed crash during Macrium Image Guardian popup
8.1.7613 - 2023-08-14
Changed
- Update Agent backup engine with changes made for Macrium Reflect 8 version 8.1.7544. See here for details
- Update Backblaze pre-configured regions
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