Release Notes 93000423_D Digi Port Authority - Remote Version 2.03.36 for Solaris 40002191_D.pkg.Z Supported OS Versions: Solaris SPARC 2.6 or higher Package Part Number 40002191_D 07/24/2002 1. INTRODUCTION This Digi software package includes all libraries and software required to support SNMP monitoring of the Digi International family of PortServer Devices. It also features device discovery and IP assignment utilizing Digi's ADDP (Advanced Device Discovery Protocol) On the various supported UNIX's, this package requires that an X-Windows environment be installed in order to run. On all systems, this package requires that a browser be installed to display help. Please reference the following number(s) when searching the Digi International web site (www.digi.com) or ftp site (ftp.digi.com) for the latest software package: Package Distribution Part Numbers: UnixWare - 40002189 HP-UX - 40002193 Linux - 40002188 Solaris - 40002191 AIX - 40002192 Microsoft Windows - 40002187 2. SUPPORTED PRODUCTS Digi One RealPort[2] Digi One IA RealPort[2] Digi One TS[2] PortServer II[1] PortServer TS NOTES: [1] Does not support ADDP or IP assignment [2] See the "KNOWN LIMITATIONS" section of this document about firmware incompatibility. 3. ENHANCEMENTS o Added support for industrial automation protocols. o Added product images to the device monitor. o Added a new dialog when a default web browser is not found. o Pressing cancel while initiating a monitor session is now more responsive. o The port monitor data has been re-arranged to accomodate the addition of industrial automation data. o Graph scales can be adjusted by right-clicking the label. o Added 'Reset Counters' button. The button is disabled for devices that don't support it. o Added Digi logo to the About box. 4. BUG FIXES o Fixed an intermittent poll loop error o Keyboard navigation fixed. o Fixed menu items that weren't getting greyed out when they should have been. o Port buttons turn green whenever there is data in/out. This wasn't always working correctly on previous versions. 5. KNOWN LIMITATIONS o Online help is only one page of general information o Name resolving on Windows is sluggish. Users can turn off the name resolver via the options dialog. o DPA - Remote may not show Modbus IA statistics if you are running incompatible firmware. However, the web interface on the device is available for veiwing these statistics. Firmware affected: 82000716_E and earlier 82000747_E and earlier Upgrade to revision 'F' when available to view Modbus and other IA statistics through this version of DPA - Remote. 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, General o The Digi Port Authority - Remote package can be downloaded from the Digi ftp site. Refer to the Part Number Table in Section 1 of these Release Notes for the Part Number used for each operating system. 7. PACKAGE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS The package is installed on the target machine as "digidpar" and the package version can be displayed by issuing the following command: pkginfo -x digidpar The Digi Port Authority - Remote package is installed by performing the following steps: pkgrm digidpar (to remove digidpar if you have a previous version) uncompress //40002191_.pkg.Z pkgadd -d //40002191_.pkg Note that the Digi part number revision WILL NOT MATCH package versioning. o Digi Port Authority - Remote (dparemote) is installed in /opt/dg and includes a man page for dparemote. Detailed help is available within the dparemote GUI and on the Digi International website. 8. HISTORY Version 2.01.20 --------------- April 9, 2002 Enhancements: o Added IP assignment to the ADDP protocol for devices with a 0.0.0.0 IP address o Reduced the size of the package by removing unnecessary files o Newly discovered devices are updated in place instead of add- ing duplicate entries to the list o The list of discovered devices is now sortable by pressing the column headings Bug Fixes: o Disabled the pre-caching of MIBs which was causing errors when Digi MIBs were updated or added o Graphs and poll interval now update when pressing "Apply" o Corrected some product names as displayed in the list of dis- covered devices o PPP connections are no longer displayed as a Network Interface. Relevant information can still be gathered by monitoring the port where the PPP connection is coming in. Version 2.00.07 --------------- January 28, 2002 Enhancements: o Added device discovery using SNMP o Added device discovery using Digi's ADDP (Advance Device Discovery Protocol) o Added more Options and the ability to save them o Provided a way to launch configure for devices that support it o Improved the "Most Recent" list handling o Using a tabbed notebook interface for the device monitor o Added a Modbus page for devices that support it o Added a field for MEI (Multi Electric Interface) o Added fields for Variable Power o Removed the Administrative Status field o Removed the Operational Status field Bug Fixes: o Fixed some error handling problems o Fixed window centering problems Version 1.01 (A1 package revision for Linux) --------------- Sept 29, 2001 Enhancements: o Split common release notes into one per OS Bug Fixes: o Fixed RPM install for Connectiva Version 1.01 - Initial release ------------ Sept 14, 2001 Enhancements: o Added labels that display each graph's current value o Added tab/shift-tab navigation to the port/net monitors o Improved graph scales Bug Fixes: o Solaris: Changed owner:group to root:sys for all files o AIX: Fixed a package installation problem o All OS distributions: Included the man page in the distribution o Improved scrolled frame. The one used in beta had problems with focus and resizing Version 0.10 - Initial beta release ------------ July 9, 2001