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In this article you will find a summary of documentation updates with direct links to the updated articles. 

Note

Due to the upcoming migration of the Knowledge Base, the UMS 12.04.120 content is published a few days prior to the actual release. 

Info

You will find the release notes for IGEL Universal Management Suite 12 both as a text file in the same folder as the installation programs on our download server and in the Knowledge Base under UMS Release Notes.

You can also find information about the released features in the UMS 12.06.100 Release Video.

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Note

Before the installation / update of the IGEL UMS, please read the documentation How to start with IGEL /wiki/spaces/HTSWIP/pages/126945626 .
You cannot manage IGEL OS 12 devices without the UMS Web App. Thus, the UMS Web App must be selected during the installation of the UMS.

Reverse Proxy / Load Balancer Example Configurations

Example configurations with the use of third party reverse proxies got updated. For more information, see:

Migrate from HA UMS to Standalone UMS

Description added to perform the migration. For details, see How to Migrate a UMS High Availability Installation to a Standalone UMS.

HA Migration Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting IPv6 setting added. For details, see Troubleshooting: UMS 12 HA Not Working After Upgrade.

UMS Web App

Automatic Cleanup of App Versions

The UMS App Proxy does an automatic cleanup of the local cache once a week to keep the disc space used small. This can be enabled/disabled under Apps > Settings. For details, see Configuring Global Settings for the Update of IGEL OS Apps.

Block Downloading from the IGEL App Portal

A parameter is added to block devices from using public app portal as download source. This can be enabled/disabled under Apps > Settings. For details, see Configuring Global Settings for the Update of IGEL OS Apps.

Unified App Import Button

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Distributed App Repositories

You can now use distributed app repositories to distribute apps to locations with no internet connection or low bandwith. For details, see How to Use Distributed App Repositories in IGEL UMS .

Administrative Task to Manage Licenses

You can configure administrative tasks to delete expired and duplicated licenses. For details, see Cleanup Device Licenses as an Administrative Task in the IGEL UMS .

Delimeter Option for Exporting Views

You can now define the type of delimeter to be used when saving views and sending views as email in the CSV format. For details, see How to Send a View as Mail in the IGEL UMS , Export View or Advanced Search Result via Mail as an Administrative Task in the IGEL UMS , Save View or Advanced Search Results in the File System in the IGEL UMS .

Known Issue with Oracle Database

It is not possible to migrate from a non-Oracle Database to an Oracle Database via RMAdmin. Fo rdetails, see How to Migrate a UMS Database From Embedded DB to Microsoft SQL Server .

OS 12 Devices as Wake on LAN Proxy

You can now configure a OS 12 device to serve as a Wake on LAN proxy for the UMS, to wake up devices in different networks. For details, see Wake on LAN Configuration in the IGEL UMS and How to Deploy a Wake on LAN Proxy for Distributed Environments in IGEL .

License Registration

The UMS does not allow the duplicate registration of device licenses anymore. For details, see Device Licenses .

UMS Web App

Recycle Bin

You can now delete configuration objects in the UMS Web App, and restore them from the recycle bin. For details, see How to Use the Recycle Bin in the IGEL UMS Web App and Configuration - Centralized Management of Device Settings in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Custom Device Attributes

You can now manage additional device attributes in the UMS Web App. For details, see Devices - View and Manage Your Endpoint Devices in the IGEL UMS Web App and Managing Device Attributes for IGEL OS Devices in the IGEL UMS .

Context Menu

Context menu is now available for configuration objects. For details, see Configuration - Centralized Management of Device Settings in the IGEL UMS Web App.