What's new in SANmp 4.2.0.121 Beta
May 8, 2014
- New Features:
- Support for Windows 8.1 [SMP-635]
- SANmp Client now has a Recently Mounted menu item that shows last ten mounted volumes. [SMP-381]
- New CLI command in SANmp Client to show list of this user's available volumes [SMP-443]
- New context menu item in SANmp Admin to highlight a user's volumes [SMP-614]
- Improvements:
- Improvements in interaction with ShareBrowser Desktop Client [SMP-662]
- Improved feedback on a failed attempt to login to SANmp Client [SMP-460]
- Improvements to AppleScript compatibility [SMP-545]
- SANmp Client now has a persistent last profile and ability to make default profile. [SMP-531]
- New and enhanced context-specific menu items for Admin/Client [SMP-542]
- SANmp Admin now shows total number of user accounts. [SMP-587]
- SANmp Admin now automatically copies all users to all disks after converting a new disk. [SMP-601]
- SANmp Admin CLI status report output now more closely matches order of GUI's Disk/Volume list. [SMP-637]
New in SANmp 4.1 (Oct 8, 2013)
- New Features:
- SANmp is now free to use with Evo. See "SANmp License Modes" in the Client guide for more details.
- Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 (see "System Requirements" in either manual for details)
- Fixes:
- Improvements to avoid "Disk ejected improperly" when unmounting volumes
- Worked around a Windows bug that prevents copying from NAS share to SANmp volume in some circumstances
- Worked around a bug with Mac OS 10.7.4 in 32-bit mode that prevents mounting in some circumstances
- Known Issues:
- Direct copying from NAS to SANmp volume may fail on Windows 7 in case the volume converted on some other OS is mounted into a folder.
- When Windows SANmp Client is logging into EVO mode and the user is forced to reset a password (or forced to create a strong password), SANmp will modify password for the user on all drives available to this user, not just EVO drives.
New in SANmp 4.0 (Oct 8, 2013)
- New Features :
- Support for Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Ability to rename a volume (without erase) in SANmp Admin
- Support direct conversion from GUID/GPT partitioned volumes
- SANmp Admin can now import/export users and passwords
- Option in SANmp Admin to enforce strong passwords
- Option in SANmp Admin to force a Client user to reset his/her password
- SANmp Admin GUI has a new Status report
- SANmp Admin new menu item: Copy all users to all disks
- SANmp Admin has a new per-volume current user list
- Toggle for AUSV option (Allow Unconverted SAN Volumes)
- Volume free space now stored in SANmp database
- Display status of manual sync in SANmp Client
- New "repair" CLI command
- Minor Improvements:
- All SANmp files are now digitally signed (Windows only)
- Updated Explorer icons to indicate mount mode (Windows only)
- Changed CLI's timer to improve handling of long idle time
- OS-specific decimal vs. binary calculation of space
New in SANmp 3.1.6.376 (Oct 8, 2013)
- New Features:
- iSCSI-only SANmp mode added
New in SANmp 3.1.6.370 (Oct 8, 2013)
- New Features:
- Snow Leopard Support (32-bit and 64-bit)
- New Trial Mode for evaluation without a HASP dongle
- The same user can log in from multiple workstations at the same time
- Ability to unconvert to native Windows MBR format
- Repair Mode allows use of 3rd party disk tools
- Context menu with extended operations in SANmp window
- Context menu on volumes for unmount/re-mount in Finder and Explorer
- Set permissions for multiple users at the same time (using context menu)
- SANmp volumes can now be unmounted from the Pro Tools Workspace
- Volume list automatically refreshed (when Auto Refresh is enabled)
- Minor Improvements:
- Read and Write sync combined into one checkbox
- Expiration date for evaluation HASP is shown in the About box
- SANmp now uses launchd instead of StartupItems on OS X
- Better formatting of Japanese fonts in SANmp
- Shortcut keys are now shown in tool tips and menu items
- Various updates to dialog messages
- Fixes:
- Improved compatibility with XDCAM devices
- Resolved problem with iSCSI on 64-bit XP
- Addressed certain installer/uninstaller problems
New in SANmp 3.0 (Oct 8, 2013)
- New Features:
- Completely redesigned GUI
- Volume list shows more information (capacity, filesystem, etc.)
- New Group Mode in the Volume List (in addition to "classic" List Mode)
- New drive icons to better indicate mount permissions
- SANmp CLI can now be run independent of the GUI
- SANmp Client now lists all users who have a volume mounted
- Support for 64-bit Windows XP
- Support for 512, 1024 and 2048 byte block sizes
- Minor Improvements:
- Using the Logout menu item brings up a window to log in as a different user
- Select multiple volumes for autosync
- Drive icons indicate if another user has a volume mounted WX
- Tool tips on all buttons in both Admin and Client
- User settings are now persistent in Client and Admin
- In the Queue window (SANmp Admin Windows), the Clear button now clears only selected volumes
- If a user's password is not the same on all SANmp disks, the username is marked with an asterisk in SANmp Admin
- Volume info tab in SANmp Client now shows the drive letter on Windows
- New shortcut keys
- select all mounted volumes ( Ctrl + Shift + A on Windows)
- show volume list ( Cmd + L )
- Fixes:
- General stability improvements for Windows
- In some cases, Pro Tools 7.4 on windows crashed with multiple partitions
- iSCSI target incompatibility with Windows Server 2003
- iPod will not mount
- Pro Tools 7.4 unable to write to HFS+ SANmp volumes in some cases
- Known Issues:
- Microsoft dynamic disks are no longer supported (If you must access volumes >2TB with SANmp, you must upgrade to 64-bit Windows XP)
- Uninstall will fail if either Admin or Client is currently running
- If a SANmp volume is reformatted with a utility such as MacDrive, the filesystem reported by SANmp may be wrong
New in SANmp 2.5 (Oct 8, 2013)
- Show the connection type (iSCSI / Fibre Channel) in Volume List and on drive icon
- Updated installer
- Safely force unconversion on a mounted volume
- Updated error messages when mounts fail