anyVID-VM Release Notes

v3.3.1

2022 December 12

  • For VMs with limited Linux OS support, a message is displayed at the bottom following the Software version
  • Updated the Chassis Monitor screen
    • Depending on what Core OS is used, some widgets/gages may not be available to be displayed
    • The Network Usage widget has been revamped
        • Renamed it to Network Summary
        • It now graphically tracks traffic through each port over time
    • The Disk Usage widget has been revamped
      • Renamed it to Disk/IO Summary
      • Modified it so that gages are being used to monitor key statistics
        • IO pressure over time
        • Drive Space Used
    • The Memory Summary widget has been revamped
      • Modified it so that gage widgets and graphs are being used to monitor key statistics
        • Memory pressure over time
        • Simultaneous stalls
        • Memory usage over time breakdown
    • The CPU Usage over Time widget has been revamped
      • Renamed it to CPU Summary
      • Modified it so that gage widgets and graphs are being used to monitor key statistics
        • CPU pressure over time
        • CPU Temp
        • CPU usage over time breakdown
    • The System widget has been combined with the System Alerts widget
    • The Device Alarms widget has been revamped
      • Renamed it to System Alerts
      • Active alerts appear at the top of the screen
      • Historical alerts can be viewed by selecting the bell icon in the upper-right hand corner of the screen
    • The Ping widget has been removed
    • The Services Status widget has been removed
  • Modified VM to STOR communications
  • Revised upload method when using a custom TTL/SSL Certificate
  • Added additional triggers to the process that automatically creates a new TLS certificate, when required, for any device using an anyVID supplied certificate
  • *** New Feature *** In Maintenance, Software Images can now be reverted (downgraded) to the previous Software Image
    • Only one level of downgrade is currently supported
    • Database changes will remain, but all database changes are backwards compatible
    • Some Linux updates cannot be reverted, due to other dependencies
  • ***New Feature*** Ability to manually check for software upgrades
  • The xml-based Metrics API now requires credentials, as part of anyvid's DevLock Security Initiative
  • A second advanced json-based advanced Metrics API is now available to select partners, which contains hundreds of new Metrics
  • All DevLock Security features from other products have been ported to the VM
    • Includes lockout of SSH Port 300
    • Includes new Web Server Security
    • Includes latest version of enWall
  • *** New Feature *** Added full http2 support. http2 support benefits include:
    • Increased loading speed for apps and GUIs
    • Reduction of header bloat and requests
    • Improved video on slow networks
  • Added support for manual upgrades via a local upgrade package
  • *** New Feature *** Added a new console login user for initially setting up an VM and advanced troubleshooting of issues, which is available to any authorized operator of this VM, who wishes to use it
    • This powerful menu driven Interface will receive ongoing additional tools over time
    • Available commands include free, iostat, nslookup, new top features, traceroute, date, uptime, ntpdate syncing, more...
  • [Security] Phase 1 of our new DevLock Security Initiative has been implemented DevLock is company-wide effort to review and heavily invest in additional security measures across our products wherever possible via internal reviews, 3rd parties and via the newest Industry-wide Guidelines
    • Implemented the latest recommended TLS Encryption Ciphers and disabled deprecated Ciphers
    • Added full TLS 1.3 support [when supported by the core OS]
    • Installed a new advanced firewall with greater support for hacker attacks
    • SSH is no longer available publicly or privately on any IP Address via port 300 (blocked by the new firewall), except 1 dedicated IP Address used only by anyVID Tech Support
      • This means that the user "configure" can no longer access the VM over open networks. However, the "configure" user is still available via Console Port.
    • As a part of our new security initiative and in accordance with the Linux Foundation, and associated package maintainers, the core OS of some older VMs is no longer supported by anyVID Solutions until an upgrade has been implemented, due to lack of new security and kernel updates.
      • We will continue to provide security updates for a limited number of internal items under our control, but do not have the ability to support critical items
      • Moving forward, some new features will not be backwards compatible to VMs with older core OSs
    • Includes additional security enhancements
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and GUI improvements

v3.0.1

2021 February 10

  • Updated GUI to our new POE Framework
    • Completely new modern internally developed Admin Interface
    • Adds touches of Material Design without the flaws (difficult to find buttons, etc)
    • Faster Response times per page.
    • New internally developed Data Table Grid Framework with enhanced functionality/uniformity
  • Updated anyVID-VM Asset Flow Process for better performance
  • Added enhanced XML metadata detection to help with XML Grids with broken XML.
  • Replaced old Templates Screen with new easier to use Screen with predefined settings for each Resolution Group anyVID-XC communications, due to recent XC updates
  • Updated anyVID-VM to anyVID-STOR communications, due to recent STOR updates
  • Updated anyVID-VM to anyVID-XC communications, due to recent STOR updates
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

v2.1.1

2020 September 12

  • Base version for this iteration of Release Notes
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