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Release 2.3.0

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March 1, 2013

The primary features of release 2.3.0 are:

• A new graphical Sync Tool
  
  • The Sync Tool can now be run using either a command line or a graphical user interface
    
    • The new graphical interface provides
    A graphical management application was added to an improved Sync Tool that supports
    • a setup wizard and
    a
    • an administration console with a monitoring display.
    • The
    command line tool is also included in the download for users, especially on servers, who prefer it.  The underlying sync functionality is the same in both packages.
  • The new Sync Tool, like all DuraCloud client-side Java tools, requires Java 7 to run.
  A long list of UI tweaks and improvements including better graph and report display and labeling, improved multi-select support, and a variety of other small updates.
  • • familiar command line interface continues to provide access to all sync features, some of which are not yet available via the graphical interface.
    • Regardless of which interface is used, the underlying sync functionality remains the same.
  • The Sync Tool now captures and preserves the time stamps of files being transferred to DuraCloud, and the Retrieval Tool now re-instates those time stamps when files are retrieved.
  • The Sync Tool's command line interface now supports an exclude list, which can be used to specify files and directories that should not be pushed to DuraCloud.
• Amazon Glacier integration
  
  • Amazon Glacier is now available as a secondary storage provider in DuraCloud

For more details about specific changes in release 2.3.0, see the JIRA issue tracker.

Important Known Issues:

• Java Browser Security Vulnerabilities
  
  A number of Java browser-based security exploits surfaced that, while not an issue for DuraCloud servers, could make user's desktops vulnerable through their browsers.
  • The DuraCloud Upload Tool, usually used which is deployed as a Java browser applet to assist with file uploads through the DuraCloud web UI, requires the appropriate Java browser plug-ins plugin be installed.
  • While many of the security vulnerabilities have been fixed by Oracle, we are closely following this issue especially support for Java-based browser upload tools.
  • Due to known security vulnerabilities in Java browser plugins, it is recommended that users upgrade their local version of Java to the latest available.
  • If you prefer to not use a Java browser plugin, or if the plugin is not functioning properly, we recommend using the newly updated Sync Tool, which is available from the "Get Sync Tool" button in the DuraCloud web UI, or from the DuraCloud downloads page.Please read this section for details about protecting your desktops, or better, install the new and improved Sync Tool. 

A detailed list of known issues in release 2.3.0 may be found found here.

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