Release Notes PN 93000941_G Digi Passport Firmware 82001329_G (Digi Passport 4 8 16 32 48) v 1.3.0 June 28th, 2010 INTRODUCTION This is the production release of firmware for the Digi Passport. These devices provide console management access to various servers, devices, and systems that may be accessed by a serial cable to a console port. These devices feature console management through a console menu or web interface to allow configuration of network settings, serial settings, administration settings, and user settings. High-end features include Telnet/SSHv1/SSHv2/RawTCP protocols, Local, RADIUS, TACACS+, and LDAP authentication, Port logging through Local, NFS, Samba, Syslog and Memory cards, PCMCIA slot and configuration, custom menus, keyword monitoring and SMTP/SNMPv3 notification, IPMI 2.0, Samba, IPv6, PPP, USB, Peer to Peer Clustering, Syslog-NG, Encrypted RealPort, freeKVM, Perl scripting, Dual 10/100 mbps Ethernet network interface, and Digi Discovery server to allow discovery and network configuration from the Digi Discovery Applet. SUPPORTED PRODUCTS Digi Passport 4 Digi Passport 8 Digi Passport 16 Digi Passport 32 Digi Passport 48 Enhancements - Added ability to notify new sniff session of existing sessions. - Added support for CIDR blocks for IP filtering. - Added an option to save and use User's custom iptable rules. - Improved telnet performance when a ServerTech power Controller is configured on the device. - Added the ability to save custom /etc settings to a custom directory in /usr2. - Added an option in the Web UI to save custom settings to the custom directory in /usr2. - Added a timer variable option for power polling interval of power controllers Improvements - Fixed a problem with sending a serial break through an SSH tunnel. - Fixed a problem where adding slaves to a cluster would cause other salves to disappear. - Fixed a problem with the NAS-IP attribute for Radius authentication. - Fixed a problem where multiple port connections could cause high system load. KNOWN LIMITATIONS - Web UI, Discovery Applet, and Serial Connection Applet require Netscape 4.76 or higher or Internet Explorer 5 or higher. - The Serial Connection Applet also require the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.3 or higher. - Netscape 4 on Windows: the serial port connection applet will not accept so the user cannot login through the applet. - Using cancel button when removing Custom Menus or Copying custom menus causes the page to be submitted and the menus removed or copied, respectively. To cancel without causing this effect, use the browser's Back button. - If there are a large number of slave units configured the Master can take up to 8 minutes to boot up. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - When using the SUN Java Runtime Environment in Windows, you may need to verify the browser you are using has been enabled with the Java plug-in. To verify, use the following steps: 1. Go to Control Panel in Windows (may be accessed through My Computer or Start menu) 2. If you are using "Category View", click "Switch to Classic View". 3. Click Java Plug-In icon. (if this icon does not exist, verify JRE is correctly installed) 4. Click on the "Basic" tab. 5. Verify "Enable Java Plug-In" is checked. 6. Click on the "Browser" tab. 7. Verify appropriate browser or browsers are checked. 8. Click on the "About" tab. 9. Verify Java Plug-in version is 1.3 or later. - freeKVM To use the freeKVM features it is necessary to have Java properly installed for your browser (as per the above specifications) and to have the necessary software installed in the PATH on your workstation. Detailed instructions are included in the Passport Product manual. History 82001329_F v1.2.4 08-13-2009 - Added enhancements to the powerctrl command - Added the ability to see the clusterd slave units title in the portaccess menu - Added enhancements to the autofwup command - Added enhancements to Netcat - Fixed a problem with SNMP and multuple power strips - Fixed a problem with assigning user permissions to an outlet if not linked to a serial port. - Fixed a problem with rebooting outlets in a power group - Fixed a problem where a outlet title would not show up in the power management page. - Fixed a problem where the power trap always sent power off - Fixed a problem with user permissions and outlet control 82001329_E v1.2.0 10-16-2008 - Added hotkey access to port logs. - Added support for Raw TCP to the java web applet. - Added support for multiple FreeKVM entries per port. - Added support for search functionality to PortAccess Menu. - Enhanced Keyword search functionality. - Enhanced PPP functionality when authentication is disabled. - Enhanced syslog server functionality. - Added Push functionality to Clustering. - Added support for multiple email recipients for alerts. - Added ability to import configuration via SNMP. - Added ability to clone ports. - PPP enhancements. - Added ability to assign names to Clusters. - Enhanced paging functionality in Web UI. - Added functionality to display auto configured IPv6 address in Web UI. - Added ability to enable/disable SSL 2.0 and 3.0. - Added network bridging. - Added ability to configure Power rights for multiple outlets at the same time. - Fixed a problem with source based routing. - Fixed a problem where device would not boot if trying to connect to a port during boot time. - Fixed a problem where telnet via IPv6 was disabled. - Fixed a problem where HTTP redirection did not work using an IPv6 address. - Fixed a problem where you couldn't set the date correctly. - Fixed a problem where /var/log/wtmp was growing to large. 82001329_D v1.1.5 04-11-2008 - Fixed a problem where TCP/IP communication stops after receiving data over a PPP link running on the internal Modem. - Fixed a problem where Dialin modem fails when using custom menus. 82001329_C v1.1.4 12-04-2007 - Added configurable option for local root access when setting remote auth for the CLI. - Added support for remote authentication to the CLI without creating a local user. - Added support for Spanish SAC. - Added the ability to see suspicious intruders IP in system logs. - Fixed a problem where SAMBA, NFS, and other settings can't be reset to defaults. - Fixed a problem with Incorrect spacing in Portaccess Menu when port names are longer than expected. - Fixed a problem with SAC support for the Germin language. - Fixed a problem where the gateway was displayed incorrectly in the web ui if both ethernet interfaces have dhcp enabled. - Fixed a problem where Clustering with master authentication fails if the user is > 19 characters. - Fixed a problem where RSA SecurID - new Pin code and next token code mode did not work. - Fixed a problem with user names greater than 30 characters Limited user name to 30 characters or less. - Fixed a problem where the PC Card config is lost upon reboot. - Fixed a problem where the system log time stamp was incorrect. - Fixed a problem where Auto device detection fails to identify Cisco switch. - Fixed a problem where PPP Option Allow client access to local network via PPP connection is not working. - Fixed a problem where the wrong shell was being used when the CLI was configured for remote authentication. - Fixed a problem where Clustering fails if any slave and/or peer has the Port access menu disabled. - Fixed a problem where Access lists would fail when used in Peer to Peer config. - Fixed a problem where Factory default does not default and backup the /usr2/rc.user file. - Fixed a problem with NTP. - Fixed a problem where SNMPv3 did not work correctly when configured for Auth/NoPriv. - Fixed a problem where IP filtering for serial ports did not work correctly. - Fixed a problem where you could not specify a range of serial ports for IP filtering. - Fixed a problem where if a modem connection was dropped you could dial back in and not have to login. - Fixed a problem where Fails auto uploading files via tftp to the /usr2 directory. 82001329_B v1.1.3 04-10-2007 - Added Rackable Management Card capability to Remote Ports. - Enhanced user access controls for ports configured for a power controller. - Changed "Start Device Locating" to "Activate Passport Locator LED". - Added support for DRAC 4 and 5 on remote ports. - Added support for iLO2 for Proliant servers on remote ports. - Added support for SMASH CLP with DRAC 5 and iLO2. - Enhanced Automatic detection. - Added support for port groups. - Fixed syntx error when unlocking a user account. - Fixed a problem with IPMI SOL dropping connections. - Removed all messages regarding KVM tool. - Fixed a problem using the "more" command when connect via dial-in modem. - Fixed a problem where SNMP was incorrectly reporting processor utilization - Fixed a problem where the Web UI became unresponsive. 08-04-2006 - Initial release