Release Notes 93000425_E Digi Port Authority - Remote Version 3.00.41 for HP-UX 40002193_E.tar Supported OS Versions: Release 11.x Package Part Number 40002193_E 02/15/2003 1. INTRODUCTION Digi Port Authority - Remote (DPAR) This software package provides a graphical interface to monitor SNMP information for Digi devices. It also features device discovery and IP assignment utilizing Digi's ADDP (Advanced Device Discovery Protocol). Be sure to upgrade your devices firmware to gain the most functionality out of DPAR. 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 a browser to display help files. DPAR is available for many operating systems. Visit support.digi.com to find DPAR and other software for your operating system. 2. SUPPORTED PRODUCTS Digi One RealPort Digi One IA RealPort Digi One TS PortServer II[1] PortServer TS NOTES: [1] Does not support ADDP or IP assignment. 3. ENHANCEMENTS o SNMP broadcast discovery. o Simplified the user interface for the discovery actions. o Updated product names reported by discovery. 4. BUG FIXES o Fixed a failure when trying to monitor a PortServer II with a Ports/Em module attached. o Fixed a failure on foreign Windows systems. o Fixed a failure when trying to monitor certain misconfigured devices. 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. 7. PACKAGE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS The Digi Port Authority - Remote package is installed by doing the following: If the DPA - Remote package is already installed on the target machine, it should be removed by doing the following: /usr/sbin/swremove In the screen presented by swremove, choose the digidpar line item. Choose Actions > Mark for remove. Choose Actions > Remove (analysis)... . When the Remove Analysis window appears, choose [OK] to proceed. Confirm the prompts that follow Place the distribution file in the /tmp directory tar xvf 40002193_.tar /usr/sbin/swreg -l depot /tmp/digidpar.pkg /usr/sbin/swinstall -s /tmp/digidpar.pkg In the screen presented by swinstall, choose the digidpar line item. Choose Actions > Mark for install. Choose Actions > Install (analysis)... . When the Install Analysis window appears, choose [OK] to proceed. Confirm the prompts that follow. Note that the Digi part number revision WILL NOT MATCH package versioning. The package is installed on the target machines as "digidpar". o Digi Port Authority - Remote (dparemote) is installed in /opt/dg. 8. HISTORY Version 2.03.36 --------------- July 24, 2002 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 accommodate 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. Bug Fixes: o Fixed an intermittent poll loop error. o Keyboard navigation fixed. o Fixed menu items that weren't getting grayed 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. 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