PA File Sight Change History
Updates in 2010
| 3.7.7.20 |
* Fewer driver buffers needed for specific scenarios * Fix for case where rename/moves that are reported as deletes * Upgraded PDF creation component * Added StatusText variable * Additional logging |
| 3.7.6.33 |
* Registry setting to hide Hourly Alert Rate chart * Extra PDF generation logging * .CSV attached to report emails * Some internal settings incorrectly being cached * Less CPU usage * HTML email sender will send if EITHER a PDF or report image file exists * Fix to drive mapping for systems with large numbers of drives * Fix to Direct Send (e-mail action) on MX lookup error |
Updates in 2009
| 3.7.5.40 |
* HTTP header changes for .pdf (for help with loading PDF when using SSL) * Email message prioritization (important for shutdown alerts) * If File Sight's buffers are overwhelmed, it will report on the probable process * Images show up better in generated PDF reports * Date/time selection fix when choosing a time within past 24 hours * Change to fix rare Console shutdown error * Changed to SWFObject 2.2 for better Flash compatibility |
| 3.7.4.31 |
* "Fix" hint added to driver error message * Extra logging for the SMS action * Less registry usage * Default MaxRecords for File Sight driver set to 20000 * Internal driver changes to make fewer system calls * Moved to SQLite 3.6.19 * Direct email sending added to E-mail action GUI * Installer correctly updating product's .NET-based components * Database memory limits added * Properly suppressing actions when a monitor can't run or in error state * PDF report generation working with SSL self-signed certificates * Security Alert for affected monitoring working again |
| 3.7.3.30 |
* Report generation uses a bit less CPU * MaxRecords value isn't overwritten on reinstall/upgrade * Added memory to System Details portion of server status report * Decreasing lock contention * Minor update to the report's data set selection UI * Added /COMPRESS_DATABASES option to Console (does SQLite VACUUM) * Optimized email sending, so shutdown alert works again |
| 3.7.2.10 |
* Added GUI setting for no-overwrite-reports for Scheduled Reports * Fix to crash involving Security Alert changes * Fix to race condition-based crash in Server Status report creation * Increase Server Status Report fluidity * Directory creation detected in File Sight * Added Acknowledge 'All for Computer/Device' and 'All Shown Above' buttons on the Server Status Report for Error Auditing |
| 3.7.1.15 |
* Large table report redirector page working * A few more usability hints |
| 3.7.1.6 |
* Added Microsoft Office temp files to default ignore list * Computer Notes now shown on Server Status report * Reports available in PDF * Run Now on scheduled reports sends emails if so configured * All mailed reports now have a PDF attachment * Scheduled reports can have a PDF version stored in an archive directory automatically * Setting report time frame parameters is easy with new @ notation * File Sight driver uses significantly less memory, which further reduces the monitoring load * Basic File Sight status charts added * Added NTLM authentication support (for Exchange) to Email Action * Updated reports to look better in all browsers * Upgraded to latest SQLite version * File Sight can flag Recycle Bin moves as deletes * Device name logging * Added support for mounted SAN drives, mount points, etc * SSL supported for web-based reports (see Settings -> HTTP Settings) * Server Status report supports error acknowledgement to help with IT workflows * Fix to server going into maintenance mode if a maintenance plan exists when the service starts * Server status report generates and displays much faster * Account SID shown if it can't be mapped to a username * Optional additional I/O stat logging * Fixed a rare crash in Interpret Application Behavior * Warning if System or Network is ignored (miss all activity on shares) |
| 3.6.6.5 |
* Important security update for the embedded HTTP server (found out about problem on May 5th, fixed on 6th, confirmation of fix on 7th, deployed on 8th) * File Sight can track files that were opened before it started (that are still open) * Setup can install silently (using the /SILENT switch) * Removed duplicate Create notifications * Checksum algorithm to prevent duplicate entries in the database within a very short time was sometimes failing |
| 3.6.1.24 |
* File Sight dataset Changes By User will handle no users being selected * Scheduled reports auto-refresh (in browser) on their refresh cycle * Fix to File Sight read structs to coalesce on the fly if possible (better performance) * Fix to Browser pane to stop showing 'Action Cancelled', and also much better Back functionality * Added Sleep method to Execute Script action * Mailed reports will have a clickable link above the report graphic * New consistent finder UI * New Calculated Status monitor * Fix for occasional red X in emailed reports * File Sight will count unique filenames when calculating number of files read/written by a user * Additional logging, and more error messages have user hints |
| 3.6.0.76 |
* CSS fix for IE 6 and ExtJS 2.2 grid headers * Fixed a memory leak in the Console GUI * File Sight User Activity Tracker says how long it took the user to surpass the limit * Settings can now turn default training on and off * Database transfer to MS SQL fix * Date columns in reports now sortable in all locales * Multiple datasets on the same sortable table report supported * Upgrade the old default buffer size of 50K to new default of 100K |
Updates in 2008
| 3.6.0.48 |
* Server status report will now show mount points * Status report refreshes as soon as clicked * Fix to handle old 3.4 licenses * Fix when Lite license is used * Event Log notification can specify the source, event ID and category * Monitor nodes show last run time * Improved Startup Wizard |
| 3.6.0.26 |
* 64 bit operating system support added * User summarized activity alerts (ex: read more than X files in Y minutes) * Microsoft SQL Server supported as a backend in addition to the current embedded SQLite database * More attractive reports, with customizable report templates and CSS * Better performance, less memory and CPU usage, increased stability with various .NET versions * Using Microsoft's latest driver technology * Report creation is more efficient * Sortable report tables * Moved to SQLite 3.6.4 |
| 3.4.10.35 |
* Improved support for UTF-8 report emails |
Updates in 2007
| 3.4.10.14 |
* Message Box action now works on Vista, and in Terminal Services windows as well * Message Box action uses configurable message text * localhost used for Run Now command rather than computer name * Write to Log File action has configurable max size |
| 3.4.10.4 |
* Minor resource leak in the Console has been fixed * Report templates can be customized * Emailed status reports with embedded report graphs show correct graphs * PA File Sight database recording defaults to true * WinHTTP client auto-detects more proxy information from IE settings and handles proxy authentication * Increased SQLite page size for better I/O efficiency * Deleting orphaned SQLite master journal files * Email throughput optimization * Ability to remove HREFs in emailed HTML status reports |
| 3.4.9.15 |
* Importing configuration for a server whose name contains the name of the source server works better * Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS) action will force $Details$ to be a single line of text * Emailing reports works with UTF-8 report files |
| 3.4.9.5 |
* Added additional logging for report generation * Change to try and make WMI let go of our DLL on shutdown * Fixed a repaint problem in read-only text boxes * UTF-8 used for HTML reports to better support customers of non-Latin based languages (particularly Asia languages) * WMI polling no longer causes the floppy disk to seek |
| 3.4.8.17 |
* Fix in the periodic daily scheduler for monitors with a fixed start time and a small period * Added logging for hosted .NET CLR startup * Alternate technique for finding drives in WMI * Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS) action will appropriately serialize multiple calls to the phone/modem * PA File Sight fix for particularly slow I/O (coming in from the network) that could get missed * Server maintenance scheduled now copied when importing from a configuration file * Added support for the MachineIP script and message variable * Changed the way .CSV files are attached to mailed reports |
| 3.4.7.6 |
* Added SMTPS (SSL-encrypted SMTP) support * Optimized status report creation * Updated to SQLite 3.4.1 * Improved database layer efficiency * Ability to delete multiple reporting data sets at once * Greatly reduced flicker while scrolling and resizing |
| 3.4.4.4 |
* PA File Sight has configurable handling for alternate data streams (see http://www.poweradmin.com/help/FS_3_4/Monitor_FileSight_DataStreams.aspx ) * More aggressively throttling CPU usage to the target value * Fixed error in scheduled reports UI where no report type is chosen when OK is pressed * PA File Sight can filter on and display amount of data read/written * Application behavior interpretation to override false-positive delete notifications (see http://www.poweradmin.com/help/FS_3_4/Monitor_FileSight_AppBehavior.aspx ) * Updated PA File Sight UI * PA File Sight rename alerts show the final filename * Added (experimental) 64-bit File Sight driver to build and install * Added additional SMTP logging * Backup From address added to the Email action * Fixed a bug in File Sight settings persistence * Added Phone Dialer support sending control characters (useful for sending SMS messages via an attached phone) * Added Phone Dialer support for variables (for sending SMS messages via an attached cell phone) * Added the scheduling and delivery of computer and summary status reports |
| 3.4.1.25 |
* Added additional controls to monitor and improve internal efficiency * Diagnostics added for graphical report creation * Creating graphical reports is slighly faster and uses less memory * Ensuring the monitor's last run time is accurately saved * Added additional startup logging * Uninstaller behaves better * Optimized the scheduler thread * Activity tracker has been highly optimized * Security message about app starting to match message for app stopping * Monitor result status in log file output changed to be more user friendly * Guarantee no hanging linefeeds in outgoing SMTP messages * Scheduler fix that sometimes prevents auto-maintenance from starting |
| 3.4.0.39 |
* File Sight now operates on file name specifications (using * and ?) instead of just file extensions * Automated server maintenance scheduling * Phone Dialer action for sending DTMF/CallerID alerts over the phone system via a regular modem * Dial-Up Connection action for connecting to the Internet so notifications can be sent * Much more flexible scheduling for monitors, maintenance and scheduled reports * Mailing of HTML reports is now supported * Upgraded to SQLite 3.3.13 * Fixed an error with report time frames * The File Change report now handles partial file names and paths * Improved server credential handling and related user hints * MessageBox actions correctly truncate messages too long for the screen * Option to have status reports almost instantly up-to-date (see Settings -> Status Report Settings) * Hardened internal HTTP report server * Ability to set action names for E-mail, Pager and SMS actions * Files and directories read by FileSightSvc.exe and Console.exe are ignored |
| 3.3.2.8 |
* Logging SMTP activity for troubleshooting purposes * Fixed the scheduled report dialog that was always selecting the first data set * Fixed a crash in report auto-print if running as Local Service |
Updates in 2006
| 3.3.0.4 |
* New branding graphics to match new website * MessageBox action constrained so it doesn't go off screen * Fix for a problem when valid licenses are not recognized |
| 3.2.24.7 |
* Scheduled reports moved to a more prominent position. They also now have their own schedules * Numerous minor user interface improvements * Database robustness increased to fix reporting issue * Increased default max threads to 80 * Change to ensure monitors are not starved for a worker thread |
| 3.2.22.19 |
* File Sight ignored file list is stored in a database now instead of the registry * Various minor user interface tweaks to make it easier to use for first-time users * Upgraded to SQLite 3.3.7 |
| 3.2.22.11 | * First Release - (It's version 3.2.22.11 since that is the product platform it is built on) |
