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Site Manager 8 Release Notes

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

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• 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

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• Improved PXE boot media proxy-DHCP logic and logging

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• Improved boot media driver load logic

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• 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)

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• Fixed issues with viBoot preventing backup of images

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• Site Manager activity tracking of Reflect operations was failing to remove operations on Reflect crash or force quit

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• Deletion of failed golden image imports will now delete the associated '.meta' file

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• Site Manager's default permissions for boot media would only allow the repository access option on boot media startup

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• Drivers scanner could cause Site Manager to crash in rare circumstances

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• Fixed potential boot media crash for remote restores when using the 'Install/Update Agent after restore' option

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• Users & Groups (User Management settings) could get listings confused between providers

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• 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

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• Renamed drivers table "Path" column to "Source"

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• Harvested drivers show the driver name and Agent they were harvested from in drivers table

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• Improved Computer CSV export information (Includes last connection time and last successful full image backup time)

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• Site Manager will now automatically collect support data from connected recovery agents on Reflect failure

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• 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

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• 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

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• Fixed filtering and sorting of drivers page table

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• Fixed issue causing Agent driver data to be sent on every connection

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• Fixed agent required drivers not showing in the UI if multiple agents required the same driver

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• Fixed low disk space notifications triggering for offline repositories

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• Fixed rare crash in boot agent

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• Fixed scheduled activity failed/red status marker showing for disabled remote syncs

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• Fixed issue where file and folder backups were incorrectly listed as remote restore options

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• Fixed remote restore and repository browser indefinite first load

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• Fixed Site Manager page links for boot media status

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• Fixed PE agent only checking device Compatible IDs and not Hardware IDs when loading drivers

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• Fixed network share remote sync retry logic on network connection error

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• Fixed recovery agent could load empty or incompatible overwrite configurations, breaking communication to Site Manager

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• Fixed drivers database corruption and excessive thread usage when extremely large numbers of Agents connect

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• 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)

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• Drivers Management feature added

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• 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

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• Enable offline activation of special 'always offline' license keys for air gapped networks

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• Daily Export now provides additional information

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• Restores can be configured to install the latest Agent software after restore

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• Optimized active directory domain searching on Site Manager service start up

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• Updated Active Directory logins to avoid LDAP for domains the Site Manager server is joined to, increasing performance in some cases

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• Added toggles to disable (and subsequently delete) unwanted email configurations

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• Improved performance of recovery agent driver loader

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• Added support for FTP MS-DOS style responses in Remote Sync

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• Changes to log purging settings are now actioned at midnight (local time) to prevent accidental deletions

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• Machine domain must now be provided to configure a repository or golden image store

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• Optimized Agent communications to Site Manager (rate limiting)

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• 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

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• Fixed TFTP server handle leak causing PXE media rebuild failures

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• Fixed Remote Sync S3 (third-party store) timeouts on large bulk deletions of objects

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• Fixed Remote Sync S3 (third-party store) retrying indefinitely on storage cap limit reached

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• Fixed Remote Sync S3 temporary folder deletion when versioning is turned on

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• Fixed recovery agent status showing 'Unrecognized Agent' during deployment

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• Fixed rare crash when opening databases already open in third-party applications

8.1.7814 - 2024-01-05

Changed

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