Note: Numbers such as "[DE1013, US552, #2717]" refer to Acronis' internal change tracking system.
Note: Numbers such as "[7.0.1x18]" indicate the specific build in which a change was introduced.
Acronis Access 7.0.4
ENHANCEMENTS
Mobile client 'Access restrictions' now offer options for limiting access from Windows mobile clients. Options for including instructions & install links for Windows clients are also now available on the enrollment invitations page and in enrollment emails. US8788, US10558
Access web interface has improved usability on mobile devices with lower screen resolutions. US10270
The gateway server option to allow connection using self-signed certificates can now be changed even if the gateway server is offline. US10318
When using the web UI to choose to sync a folder to the desktop client, users are now shown the total size of the folder to be synced. This will help users to make an informed decision when syncing large shares to their desktop. US10414
The Configuration Utility now allows a UNC path to be provided for the location of the Access File Repository. DE13733
The Configuration Utility now allows intermediate certificates to be configured. US10315
The email address options shown during auto-complete when inviting users to a share is now limited to the members of shares they are members of. In addition internal AD users will also be able to see all other internal AD users. DE13387
Direct file download links created with "Send Link" or "Get Link" can now be configured to require Access user login before a file can be downloaded. New options are available on the 'Sharing Restrictions' settings page to allow administrators to define whether public links and login-restricted download links are permitted. If both types of links are permitted, users will be able to choose which type of link they would like when sharing it. There is also an administration setting available to limit access to login-restricted links to internal users only. US10499
CHANGES
Web administration pages can no longer be accessed with Internet Explorer 8. US10471
BUG FIXES:
Fixed a bug which caused unhandled errors to sometimes be reported when attempting to invite a large AD group for mobile enrollment. US10511
The %USERNAME% variable is now supported in the name and description of home directory data sources in the web interface. DE13651
A small pop-up window should no longer appear when downloading files from the web UI with Safari. DE13699
Notifications now include the user who created the shared file link, when files are downloaded with a direct file download link. DE13811
The list of data sources will now appear even if some data sources are inaccessible. The inaccessible data sources will simply not be shown in the list. DE13896
Color schemes are now used for the file download link landing page. DE14072
AD users with accounts that do not have a UPN (User Principal Name) configured can now access network data sources using the Access web interface. DE14089
Conflict resolution now supports users whose names contain a forward slash. When creating conflict files, any forward slashes in usernames are now replaced with an underscore, since slashes are invalid characters on the Windows file system. DE14133
Files and folders on network volumes that were uploaded by a Mac and contain a forward slash can now be synced to Mac and Windows desktop clients. DE14141
Addressed issues that could keep the Access Server from properly ingesting Gateway audit log messages. DE14146, DE14152
Fixed an issue where file purging could encounter errors and fail after an upgrade to Access 7.0.3. DE14195, DE14015, DE14101
Fixed a licensing issue that could occur causing a single user session to temporarily use more than one license on the Gateway Server. DE14275, DE14142
The PostgreSQL service will now be stopped before upgrade on clusters, preventing errors which prevent the cluster from being upgraded. DE11927
When saving Microsoft Office files rapidly, the desktop client will no longer create multiple copies of the file in Access. DE14014
Acronis Access 7.0.3
ENHANCEMENTS:
The API documentation for web clients has been updated, including support and documentation for network files and folders.
The color scheme of the Acronis Access website can be configured to a variety of preset color schemes. Alternatively, administrators can develop their own custom color scheme. The color scheme can be configured by administrators through the Web UI Customization page.
Custom logos can now be uploaded to modify the look of the web UI. Three image sizes are used for the various locations the logo appears. On upgrade, the existing custom logo (if any) will be used for all the custom logo locations, but properly sized logos can be uploaded on the Web UI Customization page.
If a user's mobile access policy allows access from the web client, the default enrollment invitation email will now include a link to the Acronis Access web site. For customers who have customized their enrollment invitation email template, this additional text will need to be manually added to the customized template if desired.
Users can now download the contents of the folder they are currently browsing with the "Download folder" option.
Administrators of Acronis Access will no longer be prompted to explicitly specify the gateway server's address on a new installation during the Initial configuration. The gateway address will be automatically set to the same address as the Access server.
Minor changes were made to the default enrollment invitation email template to prepare for an upcoming mobile client release. Users who have custom email templates will need to update them manually, if desired.
Improved login performance and general web application performance by caching some settings in memory.
Various improvements to increase performance and throughput when uploading and downloading Sync & Share files.
Acronis Access now installs with Java 8u31.
BUG FIXES:
Fixed LDAP caching errors which could occur if ldap_caching debug logging was enabled.
Fixed a problem with New Relic monitoring.
Fixed a problem where a user's desktop synced network folder might not be removed when the server-side network folder was removed from their assigned data sources.
Fixed an issue where gateway file shares could not be browsed from the web portal if a management server is required and the management server is listening on a non-standard port.
When a user upgrades from Acronis Access 6.x, if a user tries to reset their password before they have successfully logged in against Access 7.x, they will no longer encounter an error.
Renaming a top-level 1-way sync folder on the desktop client will no longer produce a warning.
Fixed a timeout error that could occur when downloading large files via the mobile client.
KNOWN ISSUES:
If you have end-users running Internet Explorer 8, please consider upgrading to a more secure browser. Administrators can change the SSL bindings to support Internet Explorer 8 users with the following limitations (DE12649):
Users running Internet Explorer 8 are automatically redirected to the Access 6 style web client interface.
Internet Explorer 8 will be not supported by the redesigned Access 7 web interface.
These users will not have access to file server, NAS and SharePoint data sources from the web client interface.
Server Administration from Internet Explorer 8 is not supported.
Acronis Access 7.0.2
ENHANCEMENTS:
Acronis Access Server and Desktop Clients for Mac and PC are now localized in Polish.
Acronis Access now allows syncing file server, NAS & SharePoint folders to a Mac or PC via the Access Desktop Client. This feature can be enabled or disabled in the "Mobile Access" policy and requires that Access Web Client access to these data sources is also enabled.
Enhancements to user/email address entry in the sharing dialog box in the Access Web Client.
Access Web Client now displays a multi-level breadcrumb trail.
SMB network shares are now selectable as File Repository destinations in the Access Server Configuration Utility (DE13472).
The Access Server Configuration Utility will now default to a self-signed certificate if no suitable certificates are available in Computer\Personal certificate store. (DE12983)
GOST encryption is supported in Russian localization of Access Server 7.0.2 (US9922).
Access to Network Home Folders is now included in the Web Client (US9733).
Network data sources with %username% wildcards in their path are now supported in the Web Client (DE13206).
Web Client upload now allows uploading more than 10 files simultaneously. (DE12719)
Java 7 Update 71 is used in this release.
BUG FIXES:
Fixed an issue emailing Sync & Share file download links via the iOS mobile client (DE13177).
Links to landing pages and folders from notification emails and from the Desktop Client Finder/Explorer contextual menus no longer sometimes require the user to log in.
Fixed an issue when upgrading from mobilEcho 4.5 where legacy data sources might not be converted (DE13188).
KNOWN ISSUES:
Due to a bug in the included 3rd party Java installer, an issue may occur during installation on non-English Windows Servers. Please refer to https://kb.acronis.com/content/54518 to address this issue. (DE13473)
If you have end-users running Internet Explorer 8, please consider upgrading to a more secure browser. Administrators can change the SSL bindings to support Internet Explorer 8 users with the following limitations (DE12649):
Users running Internet Explorer 8 are automatically redirected to the Access 6 style web client interface.
Internet Explorer 8 will be not supported by the redesigned Access 7 web interface.
These users will not have access to file server, NAS and SharePoint data sources from the web client interface.
Server Administration from Internet Explorer 8 is not supported.
Acronis Access 7.0.1
ENHANCEMENTS:
Various improvements to the Web Client interface.
Acronis Access Server and Acronis Access Desktop Clients for Mac and PC are now localized in Russian.
Apache Tomcat 7.0.57 is used in the release (DE11653).
Java 7 update 71 is used in the release.
The allowed minimum expiration time for shared file download links now defaults to 1 day or more on new installations of Acronis Access Server. Previously the minumum link expiration default was 30 days. (DE13079).
Browsing network data sources via the Web Client is improved for folders with large number of items (DE13056).
Improved conflict resolution behavior.
BUG FIXES:
Fixed usage of “¥” symbol for logging in to Access Server Web Client (DE13031).
Upgrading to Acronis Access 7.0.1 from mobilEcho 4.5 is now supported. (DE12984).
Fixed shortcut to Acronis Access Tomcat service configuration tool in the Start menu after the upgrade from Acronis Access 6.1 (DE12966).
Shared Folders now have Notifications in the right hand menu (DE12948).
If you have end-users running Internet Explorer 8, please consider upgrading to a more secure browser. Administrators can change the SSL bindings to support Internet Explorer 8 users with the following limitations (DE12649):
Users running Internet Explorer 8 are automatically redirected to the Access 6 style web client interface.
Internet Explorer 8 will be not supported by the redesigned Access 7 web interface.
These users will not have access to file server, NAS and SharePoint data sources from the web client interface.
Server Administration from Internet Explorer 8 is not supported.
Fixed occasional crashes in Access Desktop Client for Mac (DE12879).
KNOWN ISSUES:
When using single port Access Gateway Server configuration, there could be an issue with handling paths longer than 256 characters. Please visit the following KB article to resolve the issue (DE12405): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820129
Acronis Access 7.0
ENHANCEMENTS
Redesigned and enhanced Access web client user interface.
Acronis Access is now named Acronis Access Advanced and is the upgrade path for existing users of Acronis Access 6 or earlier. A new version tailored for small/medium businesses with simpler requirements has been also introduced. This new version is named Acronis Access.
During new installations, the configuration wizard now attempts to detect and system configuration options, such as SMTP server and Active Directory (LDAP) server.
During installation, Acronis Access and Acronis Access Advanced can now be configured to operate using a single open port for client connections. In this configuration, all Access clients (mobile app, desktop sync client, web client interface) use the same network address and port to connect to the Access server.
Folders and files residing on file servers, NAS and SharePoint Servers can now be browsed and accessed from within the Access web client interface. This capability can be enabled or disabled on a user or group basis.
Updated graphic design of default email templates. Redesigned notification and invitation email templates.
The Users administration page and Devices administration page are now unified into a single admin console page.
Access now provides conflict resolution for Sync & Share files and folders. If users' file modifications overlap and cause conflicts, the conflicting files will be renamed with the users name and the current date, so that the conflicting file is obvious and can be handled as needed. Previous to Access 7.0, these conflicting files would have been saved as new versions.
Sync & Share files can now be copied between Sync & Share folders using the web client interface.
Sync & Share file download links can be now be generated and copied for use, without requiring an email to be sent by the Access server. The file download links feature can be enabled or disabled.
Usernames can now be assigned to 'Ad-hoc' external users. All Sync & Share users are generally refered to by user names instead of just email addresses.
Access Client Version is now displayed in the Users and Devices section of Access Server administration page. (US8696)
Java version 7 U71 is used in this release. (US9486)
Improved audit logging when files are downloaded from direct download link. (DE10961)
Sorting files by type is now allowed in the web client interface. (US6836)
Postgres can now be removed using the 'Add/Remove Programs' control panel. (US8270)
There is now a global setting to disable the ability to share files using direct download links. (US8347)
The default threshold and interval for user notification as they approach their quota for Sync & Share can now be configured. (US8605)
Apache Tomcat 7.0.56 is used in this release. (US9801)
OpenSSL version 1.0.1i is used in this release. (DE11653)
Added support for batch operations in the Devices table (remote wipe, cancel remote wipe, etc.). (US8875)
BUG FIXES
Fixed a PostgreSQL installer failure that could occur if a local users group does not have enough privileges.
Fixed issue with querying LDAP when debug logging is enabled that could occasionally result in an error for some UTF-8 usernames.
Fixed usage of @display_name variable for Acronis Access enrollment emails.
KNOWN ISSUES
Internet Explorer 8 is not supported in the initial version of the Acronis Access 7.0 Web client. IE8 users will not be able to log into the Acronis Access Web client. Support for IE8 is anticipated to return in a followup release, though in this followup release IE8 users will be presented with the previous Access 6 web UI and will not be able to use the new Access 7 features. If you have end-users running Internet Explorer 8, please consider upgrading to a more secure browser or waiting until support is added in the upcoming Access Server update. (DE12649)
Windows XP users will not be able to use the Acronis Desktop Sync Client or Web Client after an Access Server is upgraded to 7.0 or later. This is due to an incompatibility of XP and IE8 with the secure SSL bindings the Access Server now uses. Administrators can change the SSL bindings to support XP users. Details here: Changing the Acronis Access Tomcat SSL Ciphers. Please note that changing these ciphers might expose your server to vulnerabilities and is generally unsecure.
Windows Server 2003 is no longer supported. (US9572)
'Mobile Access' Network Home Folders configured for users on the Access Server are not displayed in the Web client interface. This will be supported in a followup release. (US9733)
If user select several files for upload they will be uploaded one after the other, not simultaneously. (DE12512)
SharePoint check-in / check-out is not yet supported in the web client interface. This will be supported in a followup release. (US8282)
Upgrade from mobilEcho 4.5 is not supported in the initial version of the Acronis Access 7.0. Support for upgrade form mobilEcho 4.5 is anticipated to return in a followup release. (DE12971)
Acronis Access 6.1.3
ENHANCEMENTS
The default SSL bindings of Acronis Access no longer support Internet Explorer 8 client connections. To enable unsecure Internet Explorer 8 connections on a new installation, please see this article: Changing the Acronis Access Tomcat SSL Ciphers. (US8460)
New Relic agent updated to the version 3.9.0.229. Please note that New Relic will stop working until it is upgraded to this release.
Performance Optimizations in Access Server for handling large numbers of self-provisioned folders. (DE11452)
Enhanced Web UI login to provide a link to knowledge base article in case Java Cryptography Extensions are not installed properly. See https://kb.acronis.com/content/47618 for details. (US9226)
Acronis Access Client for Mac has been updated to support Mac OS X 10.9.5. (US9249)
Installer includes Java Version 7 Update 51.
Apache Tomcat updated to 7.0.55. (US9392)
BUG FIXES
Fixed issue with querying LDAP if debug logging is enabled that could result in an error when provisioning users. (DE11545)
On install or upgrade the installer will always install the Java Cryptography Extension files regardless of the Java version. This is done to ensure that the correct JCE libraries are used even if Java version > 7.0.51 is installed on the system. (DE11219)
Acronis Access 6.1.2
ENHANCEMENTS
Fixed a potential issue with uploading large files via Access web client interface.
"Require exact match" option has been added to "Domains for LDAP authentication". When Access sharing invitation emails are sent to users whose email address domain matches the domains listed in 'Domains for LDAP authentication' setting, they will be instructed to log in with their internal LDAP (Active Directory) credentials. Users who do not match 'Domains for LDAP authentication' will be invited to create an Acronis Access external user account. Users whose email domain is a subdomain of an entry in 'Domains for LDAP Authentication' will receive emails with internal user LDAP instructions, unless this 'Require exact match' checkbox is checked. This checkbox is unchecked by default and for upgrades.
Adjusted the Application Policy administration page to reflect changes in the Acronis Access for Android 3.2.3 application.
In addition to being denied access and redirected, an error message will now be displayed when trying to access a Sync & Share folder you do not have access to via a URL.
The audit log now allows the owner of a shared folder to see when a member of the shared folder sends download links to others.
Configuration utility updated to use OpenSSL 1.0.1h.
Tomcat version updated to 7.0.54.
Java 7 Update 51 is used in this release.
BUG FIXES
Fixed an issue with downloading Sync & Share files from an Amazon S3 repository.
Fixed an issue with distinguishing multiple ad-hoc Access Server administrators that do not have associated email addresses.
Fixed an issue with populating the owner_name value in the exported logs.
Fixed an issue where some provisioned administrator groups were unable to log in after an upgrade.
Fixed possible request timeout issue when enrolling a mobile client in a large Active Directory.
Fixed an automatic service startup issue when installed on a Windows Server that is not a member of a domain.
Fixed a licensing message issue with running multiple Gateway servers on the same network using the same serial number.
Fixed intermittent SSL errors in the mobile Acronis Access app when accessing Sync & Share folders.
Fixed some Java detection issues in the installer.
Fixed the issue with the client reporting a python exception instead of an error indicting the actual problem.
KNOWN ISSUES
When upgrading from Access Server 6.1 if "redirect for port 80 on Apache Tomcat" option was set it will not be preserved. Please enable this option in the Configuration Utility manually after the upgrade.
Acronis Access 6.1.1
ENHANCEMENTS
Improved authentication speed for users in large Active Directory catalogs logging into the Acronis Access web interface.
Configuring user Sync & Share quotas via the Access API is now done in units of gigabytes (GB).
Improved error-handling on Gateway Server interactions with Microsoft SharePoint.
Organizational Units and Domains are no longer displayed when creating Mobile Access group policies since they are not supported.
BUG FIXES
Users with the reserved string “data” in their username are now able to complete mobile app enrollment.
Fixed an issue where an Acronis Access Gateway Server could be listed multiple times in the Access mobile app if the Gateway Server was configured to be visible and multiple data source folders were also assigned.
Fixed enabling/disabling logging for an Access Server cluster group.
Addressed a dependency issue that could prevent the Access Gateway service from starting automatically after a reboot on Windows Server 2008R2.
Acronis Access 6.1
ENHANCEMENTS
Web Services API for the Acronis Access Server administration. The API documentation is packaged within the Access server and is accessible by administrators. The link can be found in the footer.
The Acronis Access audit log can now be configured to automatically export and purge old log entries. Preferences for export and purge settings can be set on the Audit Log => Settings page.
New Acronis Access configuration summary tool to collect relevant server configuration details for sending to Acronis support.
Improved login performance, through general performance improvements and by caching Active Directory group membership information.
There is now an option for administrators to preview custom email templates before saving them.
The Acronis Access server logo and color scheme can now be easily customized. Please consult the documentation here on how to customize your server: Customizing the web interface.
A new email template exists to customize the email that will be sent to newly invited administrators who do not have sync and share access.
The Gateway Server logging tab can now be found under the “Edit” menu item instead of “Details”.
When adding enrollment invitations, the search results will now show whether there are already enrolled devices for that user.
Acronis Access will now email the original sender if emails sent on their behalf cannot be delivered because the recipient's email was invalid.
Whitelists and blacklists can now be assigned to the default profile from the “Allowed Apps” page.
Administrators can click a link on the LDAP settings page to force all cached LDAP information to be refreshed.
Provisioned LDAP administrator groups can now be configured to allow sync and share access.
Cluster group members can now be added via the cluster group’s menu.
Support for Windows 8.1.
Installer support for installations where PostgreSQL is located on a different server.
Improved PostgreSQL installation process.
Improved uninstallation process.
Improved error reporting in web interface.
BUG FIXES
The active session count will be refreshed when the Gateway Servers page is reloaded.
Type-ahead search for selecting users to invite to shared files and folders is now supported on Internet Explorer 8.
The Acronis Gateway Server service is now dependent on other key services so it should be assured to start properly when the server starts up.
When a Cluster Group is disbanded, any policies that were using that Cluster Group as the Gateway Server used to access “My Network Folders” (locations added by the user) will be updated to instead use the last Gateway Server that was a member of the Cluster Group.
Fixed an issue with email address filtering for enrolled users.
Administrators should no longer get a fatal error page when changing the language setting after receiving an error message.
Administrators should no longer encounter problems applying trial extensions after upgrading an expired server.
LDAP sync and share users should now always be listed as LDAP once they have successfully authenticated, even if their email domain does not match the domains for LDAP authentication. Administrators can be added from LDAP even if the email domain is not included in domains from LDAP authentication.
When administrators add new users or administrators, they will receive an immediate error message if adding a user with an invalid email address.
Pending invitations will now be properly resolved to grant sync and share access to existing administrative users.
Exports of the users table will now include the the “Licensed" field.
Sending a download link will now respect the blacklist and whitelist restrictions.
Searching for new LDAP users to enroll should be much faster.
New users who are in both a LDAP provisioned administrators group and a LDAP provisioned sync and share group will get the combined permissions.
Mapping a home directory to an existing data source now works properly if the available data source uses the %USERNAME% wildcard.
LDAP searches no longer display built-in groups which are not valid choices for group memberships.
Slow home directory lookups will no longer cause mobile users to fail to enroll.
Fixed an issue which could cause authenticating and accessing assigned sources with certificates on Windows 2003 R2 to fail.
Unlicensed adhoc users are now properly restricted from connecting with the client to the server.
Information in the Gateway Servers table is now updated immediately, instead of when you open the details tab for the server.
The cosmetic “from" address in emails sent by Acronis Access now appears as the actual sender’s email address.
Old Acronis Access serial numbers are now removed when a new base serial number is applied.
The installer will no longer create multiple Gateway server entries in Programs and Features on upgrade.
Fixed memory leak in Gateway server.
Acronis Access 6.0.2
BUG FIXES
Includes upgraded OpenSSL DLL to address HeartBleed vulnerability.
Acronis Access 6.0.1
ENHANCEMENTS
Added a new policy to specify which gateway or cluster group will be used to share users’ Active Directory assigned home folders. Active Directory assigned home folders will now automatically be shared by a gateway without the need to manually created a data source or enable the “Allow User to Add Network Folders by UNC path or URL” policy setting.
A new setting, "LDAP information caching interval”, is now available on the LDAP Settings page to allow administrators to specify how often the Acronis Access server will update its cached information about LDAP users and groups.
A new setting, "Use user principal name (UPN) for authentication to Gateway Servers”, exists on the Mobile Access Settings page. If enabled, users will authenticate to gateway servers with their UPN regardless of what format of username they used to enroll. If disabled, users will be authenticated with whatever format username they used to enroll.
Performance improvements have been made when determining LDAP group memberships, which will improve the speed of enrollment and authentication. To improve performance, we no longer by default include nested LDAP distribution groups when determining group membership. If your configuration requires members of nested distribution groups to be included, please enable the new setting, "Include nested distribution group membership” on the LDAP settings page.
BUG FIXES
The Access Desktop Client on Windows will no longer crash if the client downloads or uploads a huge number of files.
Gateway servers will now be automatically contacted after they are added on fresh installations, so they can immediately be added to a cluster group or have self-provisioning enabled.
Sync & Share functionality and data sources will now continue to work during the grace period after the license expires.
Audit log licensing warning messages are now properly localized in all cases.
Volumes will no longer become inaccessible if their parameters included the pipe (‘|’) symbol.
Sending links or invitations from the Acronis Access mobile application will no longer fail when the device is configured for languages other than English, French, German or Japanese.
The installer will no longer create multiple Gateway server entries in Programs and Features on upgrade for non-English installations.
Fixed a bug where the Acronis Access Tomcat service would periodically fail to startup correctly and would need to be restarted in order to allow clients to connect.
Fixed a bug where clients that are configured to require credentials “once per session” could prompt the user for a password when connecting to the management server after the server was upgraded from 4.x.
Self-provisioned folders now can be added and removed successfully when the profile is configured to use either a gateway server or a cluster group, regardless of whether or not the server or cluster group is online.
Policy priority order will be respected, so users will receive the highest priority group policy to which they are entitled.
Clients who do not have sync and share enabled will no longer be incorrectly reported as “unmanaged” in the audit log.
Files with Japanese or other characters in their filenames should no longer have the filenames changed when downloaded with Internet Explorer.
Administrators should no longer see unresolvable errors when subscription licenses expire.
The Access Desktop Client minimum version list now correctly includes 3.0 client versions, and will be honored for both old and new desktop clients.
Home directories should no longer be inaccessible after upgrades from pre-5.0 versions of mobilEcho.
Miscellaneous localization bug fixes.
Acronis Access 6.0.0
ENHANCEMENTS
The mobilEcho and activEcho products have been combined into a single new product called Acronis Access Server. This changes the branding and product names in the mobile and desktop clients as well as the web application. Acronis Access Server 6.0 can be installed as an upgrade to mobilEcho and/or activEcho and existing licenses will continue to work. Customers are entitled to exchange their existing mobilEcho and/or activEcho license(s) for a new Acronis Access license that will enable the full functionality of the combined product. To request this upgrade, please submit this web form.
Active Directory-based Administrator users are no longer required to have an email address assigned. Administrator users can also be added without configuring the Acronis Access Server for SMTP.
A new checkbox is provided on the Server Settings that allows Sync & Share functionality to be turned on or off. By default when upgrading from mobilEcho to Acronis Access Server Sync & Share (formerly known as activEcho) is disabled.
Active Directory distribution groups can now be invited to Sync & Share folders.
Inviting many users to Sync & Share folders is now significantly faster.
The Configuration Utility now includes more status / progress messages when it is setting up the server.
The Configuration Utility will now generate an error if the repository is located on a remote network volume but the Repository Service is configured to run under the Local System account. The Repository Service needs to run under an account with permissions to the remote network volume.
The Configuration Utility will now present an error if an SSL certificate is selected that does not have an embedded private key.
Java has been upgraded to Version 7 Update 51.
The Server Settings "Server Name" is now used as the title of the web site that appears to end users.
The LDAP Cache refresh interval has been changed from 60 to 15 minutes.
A new Advanced Setting for Gateway Servers has been added that, if enabled, users will authenticate with their UPN (example: username@domain.com). Otherwise, users will authenticate with their separate domain and usernames (example: domain\username). This is sometimes needed when authenticating to some federated scenarios, i.e., SharePoint 365.
BUG FIXES
The Default Language setting in Server Settings has been renamed to be clear that it is the default audit log language.
If a data source for an Active Directory home folder cannot be resolved, the Mobile Clients will no longer see the home folder, instead of getting an error accessing the !HOME_DIR_SERVER.
Miscellaneous bug fixes in the Acronis Access Desktop Client.
Miscellaneous localization improvements.
Acronis Access 5.1.0
ENHANCEMENTS
The Configuration Utility now provides the ability to control whether the Access Server should bind to HTTP port 80 and redirect automatically to the configured HTTPS port. Previously this was enabled by default, but now the administrator must enable it on clean installations.
When editing email templates a new option allows the administrator to view the default value for the email subject.
Users with mobilEcho 5.1 or later on iOS can now create their data sources directly from the application to access any file share or SharePoint location. Users enter UNC paths or SharePoint URLs from the client. New policy settings have been introduced on the management server to control whether clients are allowed to create these data sources, and which Gateway Servers are used for these requests.
Multiple Gateway Servers can now share a common configuration via a Cluster Group. Changes to the settings and policies assigned to the Cluster Group are automatically pushed to all members of the Group. This will typically be used when multiple Gateway Servers are placed behind a load balancer for high availability.
Gateway Servers now support authentication using Kerberos. This can be used to in scenarios using Kerberos Constrained Delegation to authenticate mobilEcho iOS clients through a reverse proxy using client certificates. It also can be used to authenticate mobile devices with client certificates using MobileIron AppTunnel. Note that when using this form of authentication, mobile clients cannot access activEcho shares.
The required data sources are now automatically created when assigning home folders to a user or group policy. Previously administrators needed to manually create a data source for the server hosting the home directory.
The address of a legacy Gateway Server can now be modified
The policy exceptions for Android have been updated to reflect the functionality of the mobilEcho Android 3.1 client
BUG FIXES
Exporting a large set of records from the audit log now completes significantly faster.
Error messages from some dialogs are now properly cleared when the error condition is resolved.
Only one instance of the Configuration Utility can now be run at a time.
On Windows Server 2003, the uninstall process no longer reports that PostgreSQL was not installed by the Acronis Access Server installer.
The Configuration Utility now generates an error if the Gateway Service is configured to bind to all address on a port and the Access Server on a specific address with the same port.
By default on clean installs Tomcat is now configured to not listen for shutdown requests on port 8005. This prevents conflicts with other instances of Tomcat on a server. Because the Access Server Tomcat instance runs as a service, shutdown requests over network ports are not needed.
Miscellaneous localization improvements.
Improved performance displaying the log for non-administrative users
Expired license notifications will no longer appear when activEcho is disabled via the Access Server administrator
New users that receive an invite email now receive a message to set their initial password instead of changing the password
The Upload New Files dialog no longer shows an extra field when using Internet Explorer 8 or 9
The Windows Desktop Client will no longer re-upload content in some situations when the user's password expires and is re-entered
Miscellaneous fixes to the file sync logic in the Desktop Client
Removing a user or group policy with a custom home folder now properly removes the volume on the Gateway Server.
Displaying Assigned Sources for a user now displays sources assigned to that user through their group memberships.
Improved the ordering of the tabs in the Data Sources administration page.
Changing a Gateway Server administration address no longer dismisses the edit dialog when clicking Apply.
mobilEcho clients enrolling for management using client certificates will no longer fail periodically if the user was not already in the server's LDAP cache.
Adding white space to Gateway Server addresses no longer prevents the Gateway Server from being properly managed.
Notes in the Device Information dialog are now saved properly.
When policies are disabled, they now appear grayed out in the policy list.
On upgrade from mobilEcho Server 4.5 the mobilEcho users are now imported properly even if the wrong LDAP search base is entered in the configuration wizard.
License keys starting with YD1 are now displayed properly as trials with an expiration date on the licensing page, instead of perpetual licenses.
Enrollment email invitations now have proper links for Android clients.
Editing SharePoint credentials for a Gateway Server is now disabled if the Gateway Server does not have a license supporting SharePoint connectivity.
Acronis Access 5.0.3
ENHANCEMENTS
Acronis Access Server can now be installed on a Windows Failover Cluster, for Windows Server 2003 SP2, 2008/2008R2 and 2012/2012R2. Please see Installing Acronis Access on a cluster and Upgrading Acronis Access on a cluster for instructions on how to install or upgrade in this configuration.
BUG FIXES
Email notifications are now sent properly after an upgrade when custom templates were used.
When configuring data sources the %USERNAME% token can now be used as part of a folder name, instead of the whole name.
Newly created data sources are now checked to see if they are searchable immediately. Previously they were only checked in 15 minute intervals.
Search is now available on data sources that add search indexing after the Gateway Server has started.
Acronis Access 5.0.2
ENHANCEMENTS
Acronis Access Server has been certified on Windows Server 2012 R2.
LDAP administrators can now be added even if SMTP is not configured.
The Configuration Utility no longer creates duplicate firewall rules when applying changes.
Authentication performance for large multi-domain LDAP trees is significantly improved.
Improved performance of the activEcho client when there are a large number of updates.
The Folder list in Data Sources now shows the assigned Gateway Server using its Display Name instead of its IP Address.
BUG FIXES
Localization improvements.
Choosing to uninstall from the installer application now works on Windows Server 2003.
Installer will now enforce that a minimum of 1GB of free disk space is available before installing.
Upgrades from activEcho 2.7 now work properly on non-English PostgreSQL installations.
Clients can now access data sources with a colon in their name.
Upgrades from mobilEcho 4.5 now properly handle migrating SharePoint data sources.
After an upgrade, the Assigned Sources tab in Data Sources now properly displays resources assigned to a user.
Sorting the Active Users table by Policy or Idle Time no longer generates an error.
Clients can now access Gateway Servers that are provisioned to be visible on clients and that have different addresses for client connections.
Fixed a bug where home folders could fail to open in the mobilEcho client if the Access Server contained data sources with similar paths (for example "\\homes" and "\\homes2")
Acronis Access 5.0.1
BUG FIXES
Fixed an issue where the database migration from mobilEcho 4.5 to 5.0 would fail if there were device password resets still pending which had been created in an earlier version of mobilEcho. This caused an error to be displayed in the web browser when starting up the server similar to the following:
ActiveRecord::JDBCError: ERROR: value too long for type character varying(255): INSERT INTO "password_resets" .... Customers that have this condition can upgrade to this new version of the server and the problem will be resolved automatically.
Fixed an issue that could cause some clients to go into restricted mode after the upgrade to mobilEcho 5.0.
The management server data sources table now shows the Gateway Server's display name instead of IP address.
Acronis Access 5.0.0
ENHANCEMENTS
Acronis Access Server is a new shared server platform used by both mobilEcho and activEcho. Both products now use the same shared backend infrastructure. Functionality for each product is determined and enabled based on licensing.
New integrated platform installer. Acronis Access server, mobilEcho and activEcho are included in the installer. Installer run time installation options allow administrator to determine what elements are deployed.
Acronis Access Server automatically installs Java JRE and the required Java Cryptographic Engine policy files.
New Server Configuration Utility allows administrators to set base configuration options like binding to specific IP addresses and ports, handling local machine firewall rules,installation of SSL certificates.
Acronis Access Server is localized in English, German, Japanese and French.
New startup wizard simplifies initial configuration of the server
Redesigned, updated user and management web interfaces, including responsive design withsupport for mobile devices.
New paging tables support display, sorting and filtering of much larger sets of data.The log filtering has been improved, including filtering by typing partial user names, bymessage type, etc.
Redesigned, easier to use Projects view for end users.
activEcho Clients (Mac/Windows) have been localized in German, Japanese and French.
Support for HTML5 drag and drop file uploading directly to the web interface. One or many files can be uploaded via Drag and Drop in a single operation.
Improved file upload handling, including progress indicators in the web interface and the ability to cancel uploads.
Folders can be downloaded as a ZIP file from the Projects view in the Web UI.
Individual files can be shared with other users. Those users will get a link to download the files, which can be configured to expire.
Sharing invitation dialogs now support type-ahead against both local users and users in Active Directory / LDAP.
The previous revisions feature for finding / downloading / restoring previous versions of files has been redesigned and is more flexible. Previous revisions can be selected to be "made current".
activEcho desktop clients (Mac/Windows) now show progress indicators files being synchronized.
New "unsubscribe" button is available in folders shared to you.
Sorting criteria chosen by the end user is now saved when browsing project folders.
Event Notifications can now be configured globally as default settings for all shares. Users can override the defaults for individual shares.
Notifications can now be configured to be sent when a file is downloaded / synced.
activEcho clients on Windows now perform validation of SSL certificates using the built-in Windows certificate store. This improves compatibility with 3rd party certificate authorities.
Improved user interface responsiveness for re-assigning content when there are 1000s of users in the system.
The Amazon S3 access key no longer displayed in plain text on the administration pages.
Improved page load times when there are many users and/or files, especially when quotas are in use.
Improved support for email invitations using different formats of email addresses.
Wildcards can now be used in domains for sharing black and whitelists.
Administrators can now globally hide the checkbox "Allow collaborators to invite other collaborators".
New Administration mode toggles between a user's individual project / log views and the administration console.
mobilEcho client management has been fully integrated into a common web administration interface. This can be used for managing mobile clients for activEcho, or if a mobilEcho license is provided the single console can manage all mobilEcho and activEcho functions.
Users list can now be exported.
The mobilEcho Client Management Server is integrated with Acronis Access Server and built on Apache Tomcat and PostgreSQL database for improved scalability and resilience.
The mobilEcho Administrator previously used to manage individual mobilEcho servers has been removed; Access Gateway Servers (formerly mobilEcho File Access Servers) are now managed directly within the Acronis Access Server web administration user interface.
mobilEcho Client Management Server configuration file has been removed; configuration settings previously in the configuration file are automatically migrated and are now managed through the Acronis Access Server web administration user interface.
Configuration of data sources (formerly assigned "Folders") to be shared to mobile devices has been redesigned.
New "Assigned Sources" capability allows administrators to get a report of all of the assigned resources that a particular Active Directory user or group will receive.
Audit logging can be enabled to report on mobile user activity across multiple Acronis Access Gateway Servers.
Administrators can now be granted different permissions for administrative activity, including managing users, data sources, mobile policies or viewing the audit log. This can be based on individual users and/or membership in Active Directory groups.
Devices operations such as remote wipe or removing devices from the device list can now be performed in batches.
A catch-all "default" policy can be configured which applies to all users that don't match configured Active Directory user or group policies.
New policy options allow specification that content on the device within the "My Files" and "File Inbox" folders expires and is removed after a certain amount of time.
When sending an enrollment invitation to an Active Directory group, users who are already enrolled through another group can be filtered out.
A warning is presented if a user is invited for enrollment but does not match any existing user/group policy.
The devices table now lists the user or group policy in use for each device.
Cached Active Directory / LDAP information about users is now updated periodically in the background.
Content searching is now available against remote Windows file shares running Windows Search.
A policy cannot be be deleted if a device is being managed by it
mobilEcho enrollment invitation templates can be modified directly from within the web administration console. Multiple languages for each template are supported.
A new token is available in the enrollment invitation templates to include the Active Directory user's Display Name.
Devices list and device details screen now show whether devices are managed by Good Dynamics or MobileIron AppConnect.
Support for authenticating to the web administration console using SSLv2 has been deprecated by the transition to the Apache Tomcat web server.
Support for trace logging and performance monitoring via New Relic.
BUG FIXES
Improved support for exporting Unicode characters to TXT or CSV files.
Folders that cannot be shared no longer have the Invite... option.
Users can now remove themselves from the share even if they do not have permission to invite other users to the share.
If a file or folder cannot be downloaded to a Windows client because the name is too long, unchecking the Sync to devices option in the web interface now resolves the error on the client by removing the entire shared folder.
activEcho clients properly handle error when uploading files and user is out of quota space.
Users can now be deleted even if they are listed on the black list.
Files can be uploaded to the repository when encryption is disabled.
Home directory configuration is now retrieved properly when LDAP is configured to use the global catalog.
Improved handling of Active Directory lookups when trailing spaces are used.
The "Enrolled at" date is now formatted properly when exporting to .CSV file.
Improved support for displaying Unicode via the web administration user interface.
SharePoint folders ending with a space can now be enumerated by clients.
SharePoint libraries that have extra slashes now support file deletion and copy properly.