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(12.04.120) New Features UMS 12.01.110

Owned by Harald Saller
Jul 23, 2024
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Release 12.01.110

Unified Protocol

  • Added: Additional field in Advanced System Information showing for OS 12 devices to which device connector it is connected to.
  • Added: OS 12 devices are now listed in the ICG connected devices list.

Installer (Windows)

  • Added: In HA server installations, the UMS Console installation is optional.

UMS Web App

Configuration

  • Added: Apps from external developers can now be added to profiles and will be shown as implicit assignments.
  • Changed: Profiles for OS11 and OS12 will now be better distinguishable from each other using different icons.
  • Changed: Priority profiles for OS11 and OS12 will now be better distinguishable from each other using different icons.   

Devices

  • Added: For OS12 devices, a new property called "Connected to" was added, where the user now can see by which device connector the device reaches the UMS.  

Misc

  • Added: It is now possible to generate a configuration for PXE-Boot via the UMS Web App. 

Release 12.01.100

UMS common

  • Added: By default, OS11 profiles are not regarded for OS12 devices and vice versa.
  • Added: UMS cluster public address for load distribution of specific device calls.
  • Changed: The logging file names now follow a common schema. See README.md in the logs folder of the UMS Server.
  • Updated: Azul Zulu JRE from version 8u345 to 8u352.
  • Updated: Apache Tomcat from version 8.5.82 to 8.5.84.
  • Changed: Updated Spring Framework library to the latest LTS version.

High Availability Feature

  • Added: A message dialog is shown if an HA installation is recognized during an upgrade installation.

Profiles

  • Changed: Renamed "Master profiles" to "Priority profiles".
  • Added: Profiles based on the OS12 firmware can only be created and changed in the UMS Web App. The assignment is still possible in the UMS Console.

Automatic License Deployment (ALD)

  • Added: Now an automatic license renewal, incl. product pack switch if necessary, can be configured for expiring device licenses (UMS Administration > Global Configuration > Licenses > Deployment).
  • Added: For Automatic License Deployment, global distribution conditions can be configured (UMS Administration > Global Configuration > Licenses > Deployment)
  • Added: Pack comments created on the IGEL License Portal are shown at the registered packs overview and the details of a pack (UMS Administration > Global Configuration > Licenses > Deployment).
  • Changed: Hardware removal actions are now also logged and are shown in the 'Executed actions' area like license deployment actions (UMS Administration > Global Configuration > Licenses > Deployment).
  • Changed: Automatic License Deployment can now deploy evaluation licenses to OS11 and OS12 devices.

Configuration Dialog

  • Removed: Obsolete Log4j version 1.2.17 from TCSetup.

Console, common

  • Added: New installer page informing the user about the removal of the MDM feature during an update installation if devices are managed via MDM.
  • Added: Installed app information section in device detail information area.
  • Removed: IGEL Mobile Device Management Essentials.

Server, common

  • Added: Propagate change of UMS Server port on next server start.

Console, administration section

  • Changed: Renamed "UMS Licensing ID" to "UMS ID", and the node was moved to Global Configuration > UMS Administration > Global Configuration > UMS ID.
  • Changed: Item 'Cloud Gateway Options' in the administration tree was renamed to 'First-authentication keys' and received a new icon (UMS Administration > Global Configuration > First-authentication keys).

Console, web start

  • Added: Warnings about Webstart no longer being supported are displayed when starting UMS Console via Java Webstart and on the start_rm.html page.

Unified Protocol

  • Introduced new scalable, stateless, websocket-based communication protocol for OS12 devices
    • Works with any enterprise load balancers (SSL passthrough and websocket support required)
    • Secured by client certificates
    • Communication over UMS Web Port
  • Added: Devices are now informed about new root certificates to support the exchange of the web certificate chain.
  • Added: Payload compression to reduce bandwidth in customer environment.
  • Added: New log file to log communication of device and the UMS. Can be activated in logback.xml.
  • Added: UMS firmware customizations can now also be deployed to OS12 devices.
  • Added: Support for unified protocol via IGEL Cloud Gateway (ICG 12.01.100 or higher needed).

IGEL Cloud Gateway (ICG)

  • Added: ICG support for Debian 11 environment.

Administrator application

  • Added: Warning message is shown when OS12 devices would no longer be manageable after the change of web server port.
  • Added: New subcommand "umsadmin-cli db show" to show all details of a data source.
  • Added: Admin CLI prints more details upon unexpected errors.

Devices

  • Added: If an OS12 device is removed from the UMS, it can be specified whether the licenses should be deleted on the device. In this case, also all registered licenses of the device are removed from the UMS and the Unit ID is removed from all registered product packs in the ILP.
  • Added: Two options for the device settings export, to either include all passwords or replace them with a placeholder.

Views

  • Added: New view criterion for installed apps.

AD / LDAP integration

  • Added: It is not possible to display the settings of OS12 devices for Shared Workplace users.

Installer (Windows)

  • Added: New precondition check during update installation will identify running UMS Servers in a distributed environment and warn about the possibility of data loss.
  • Updated: Updated text of End User License Agreement (EULA).

Installer (Linux)

  • Added: New precondition check during update installation will identify running UMS Servers in a distributed environment and warn about the possibility of data loss.
  • Updated: Updated text of End User License Agreement (EULA).
  • Added: New configuration dialog for entering or confirming UMS Server IP address in Linux installer.

UMS Web App

Configuration

  • Added: Profiles (and priority profiles) can now be opened and edited in the UMS Web App via the new configuration dialog.
  • Added: Profiles (and priority profiles) can now be created within the UMS Web App.
  • Added: OS12 Support: Profiles (and priority profiles) based on OS12 are now fully supported within the UMS Web App.
  • Added: It is now possible to change the "scope of an OS12 profile" (or priority profiles) after its creation. (Apps can be added or removed).

Apps

  • Added: Global permission "App Management" (System > Administrator accounts > (select the administrator) > Edit > General - WebApp).  Without this permission, an admin cannot import new apps, new versions of an app or configure the update stream.
  • Added: App section: New section to import and manage apps, based on the needs of the customer.
  • Added: Default Version for apps: It is now possible to set a certain version of an app as "Default Version", to mark it as production-ready.
  • Added: Automatic Update Stream: It is now possible to mark an app in a way that all upcoming versions are automatically imported into the UMS Web App.
  • Added: Automatic Update Stream: It is now possible to mark an app in a way that all upcoming versions are automatically used as "Default Version".
  • Added: It is now possible to create a profile based on the "Default Version" of an app. The profile will automatically follow the "Default Version", if updated.
  • Added: It is now possible to import apps, or new versions of an app via cross-tab-communication with the App Portal.
  • Added: The EULA of an app can now be accepted via the UMS Web App.
  • Added: UMS as an Update Proxy: It is now possible to configure your UMS network as a download source, where your devices can download apps, including the new OS base system. (Defined as default)
  • Added: UMS as an Update Proxy: It is now possible to upload "private" apps into your UMS system for distribution. This is currently meant for private builds or use cases where the UMS has no internet connection but will be expanded to company-specific apps.
  • Added: Apps. It is now possible to configure the capabilities of a device separately from the Base System (firmware).

Devices

  • Added: The device configuration can now be opened and edited in the UMS Web App via the configuration dialog.
  • Added: Apps can now be assigned to a folder or a device explicitly. This is possible as "Default Version" or as a specific version of an app.
  • Added: If a profile is assigned to a device (or a device folder) that contains an app, the app will also be implicitly assigned to the device/folder. This can be overwritten by an explicit assignment.
  • Added: It is now possible to send simple messages (plain text) to OS12 devices.
  • Added: Demo state of a license is shown in the license information.

Network

  • Added: You can add an "Alias" (or nickname) to your installation. This will be shown in the header and in the browser tab. The permission for "Server Network Settings" is needed to change the value.

Settings

  • Added: A new overlay for NETWORK and APPS where settings, specific for each section, can be retrieved and edited. This is planned for all sections.
  • Added: Apps > Settings > UMS as an Update Proxy (see above). The permission for "UMS Features" is needed.
  • Added: Apps > Settings > App Portal - It is now possible to specify the URL of the App Portal. The permission for "Server Network Settings" is needed.
  • Added: Apps > Settings > Automatic Updates - It is now possible to tell the UMS network when to check for new updates of apps/base systems. The permission for "Server Network Settings" is needed.
  • Added: Network > Settings > IGEL OS Onboarding - Routing information for onboarding (calculated – read-only)
  • Added: Network > Settings > IGEL OS Onboarding  - Download certificate chain of selected server as *.crt-file for onboarding. (PEM-format)

Misc

  • Added: Icons got an overhaul to be able to improve the separation for "colors with meaning" (e.g. "Warning", "Error", "Offline", etc.) from "design".
  • Added: First improvements for visually impaired users.
  • Added: Support for the IGEL Insight Service.