* Fixed sorting problem in the Console's navigation tree
6.4.0.306
* Added new All Servers part for Executive Summary reports* Added Debug Logging as a setting that can be set via Bulk Config to Satellites* Added Satellite name to Configuration Audit report* Fixed slow startup if server can't resolve SIDs* Additional logging and diagnostics added* Added File Sight bulk Rename alerting, same as bulk Read, Write and Delete alerting* Fix for File Sight database cleanup on Satellites* Changed installer's ODBC driver to: Microsoft ODBC Driver 13.1 for SQL Server* Fixed problem with the Console viewing the Fail Over Slave's status page* Won't sync DB Connection string to Fail Over Slave so it can be different if needed (different driver version for example)* Fix for the local Console so it can login using the hostname, and not just 127.0.0.1* Added IsDeviceType dynamic rule* Added the $WinDir$ replacement variable* Updated EULA indicating a customer's logos can be shown on our website unless asked not to* Added option to control whether TLS 1.2 can be disabled (like for SSLv3, TLS1, and TLS1.1)* Fix for broken import when PAFS Ultra is doing a complete configuration import* Satellites forcing command filter to * so that PASystemDetails and PALowPriorityHelper can connect* First character of Live View can be a ! to show all lines that are NOT the given line* Fix for broken language translation in the service* Added a filter to View System Activities* Fixed API_GET_MONITOR_INFO which was not checking all status values* Better interface for Dynamic Server List rule selection* New registry-value based Dynamic Server List rule* Don't block the email sending thread with an exception message box* New GET_PERF_STATS external API* More robust initialization* Ignored files (full path) get picked up by the monitor immediately* Removed some internal bottlenecks* Fix for very rare database locked-caused crash* Added options for what alerts to combine in Email Digests* Fix for thread balancing error* Increased shutdown timeout value that was too short* The Group Summary Report won't show dynamic group contents to prevent massive reports* Additional efforts to get Central Service and Satellite to shutdown nicely* Subscriptions will report sooner to prevent becoming unlicensed* Diag's SETCONFIG command can set numeric values now as well as text* Quicker service start reporting* File System Analyzer will report failure if the top folder could not be monitored* File System Analyzer will show folders that couldn't be scanned in monitor status summary* File & Directory Size monitor will report failure if the top folder could not be monitored* File & Directory Change monitor is recording file size and date to the database for reports* Reports stuck in a loop will break out and fail so other reports can run* Fix for reports that can get stuck in a loop* The Group Summary report will NOT show Dynamic Groups by default, but report settings can change that* Disk Space monitor will remove drives when templates are propagated, and use settings during normal running of the monitor
6.3.0.361
* Fix for missing database table when using MS SQL Server
6.3.0.356
* Change to handle Slack call in Call URL action* MAINT x can be added to Ack emails to put a server into maintenance, though it has to be enabled via the registry. Acknowledge Alerts* Upgraded AmCharts and ExtJS* Can paste list of file extensions to watch or ignore into File Sight monitor* New File Sight Live Stream chart and live File List on Server Status report* Changed how often a Satellite will switch hosts, and don't switch until trying for 45 seconds* Fix for not being able to remove a report part for the Server Status report* Handle file types of TEST.* by silently changing it to *\TEST.** File Sight database writer has it's own thread to keep up better under heavy load* Updated to Chromium 3.2623* Updated to SQLite 3.13.0* Fix for email ack checker that was checking too many lines* Added Credentials button to the Call URL configuration dialog* Getting email bodies handles mulitpart/alternative which helps the Email Ack processing* Look for Microsoft's ODBC Driver for SQL Server when building connection strings* PagerDuty action can report configuration errors* New FORCE parameter for the START_MAINTENANCE external API command* Template propagation will take the target server type when progating a template* Template progagation can be disabled on an individual server basis via right-click menu* Fixed Scheduled Report renaming GUI bug* Console poll cycle time can be synced from Central Service* Added permission change values to File Sight reporting options* Monitoring System Auditing (user logins, service restarts, etc) added. Not visible yet - contact us for access* Protection against a slowing Console when there are thousands of reports* Added Bulk Config - Cleanup: Reset All Server and Group Reports to Top Node* Fixed RegEx filter to use regex_search instead of regex_match* New $FILEONLY$ variable that can be used in alerts - only shows the filename, not the full path* New Advanced Settings dialog make obscure settings more visible* Fix for Desktop Notifier not connecting* Complete logging for CRT installation* Fixed deleting of empty groups (and not deleting non-empty groups)* Better handling MIME encoded emails in Email Ack* Fix for possible incomplete exports from the Console* Added Group, Computer, Monitor, Template, and Action creation and deletion to the coming audit log* Additional Satellite connection logging* Call URL action correctly escapes variable values when using application/json content type* Fix for Satellite Down notifications that use escalation, but none in the Do Immediately node* Fix to handle credentials with a few specific characters* Applying a configuration file to a device will also set the device type* The Satellite update will update the installed Console as well* Fix for VCRedist failing to install during setup when the temp folder contains a ~* Fixed $CustomProp()$ in Satellite Down notifications* Added in-depth heart beat chart in the Console (double-click current chart)* Added ADD_MONITOR to External API* Uninstall will not show the uninstall web page for Satellite or remote Consoles* Added a filter to the Live View dialog* Fixed bug where Custom Properties set on templates could get reverted* Added rel="noreferrer noopener" to target="_blank" links* Added support for PA File Sight subscriptions* Fix for custom message templates that were not imported from file* Bulk Config's Set Event Deduplication ID will also set the fire actions override values* Fix in File Sight reports to sort by Process* Can save PDF files directly when generating them from within the Console* Smart Config's Action selection dialog supports multi-select, and has Select All and Unselect All buttons* Setting to control truncation in Recent Alerts* SimpleStatDB initialized by monitors in cases where it fails initially* Upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.2j, and disabled Triple-DES cipher when using High Security to prevent SWEET32 attacks* Desktop Notifications will use top-most message boxes* Fix for reports that get their cookie values mixed up* Drop down list for help setting Custom Properties* Network Message action properly truncates messages* Added SATID parameter for ADD_SERVER external API* File Sight monitor will load the Ignored list asynchronously to protect it against database down timeouts* Less memory reallocation* Multiple monitors watching the same files won't write duplicate entries into the database* New optional parameters supported for GET_MONITOR_INFO* Added support for a configurable Details column in the ErrorHistory database
6.2.0.220
* Template monitor dependencies on non-template monitors works better* SetMonitorStatus support added to Execute Script for PowerShell* Fix: Ability to uncheck dependency even if the hosting server exists in multiple groups (dynamic groups)* Configuration Audit report has an option to show servers that have or don't have the specified monitors* Fix for Network Map reports when displaying Dynamic Groups* Fix for a monitor skipping sending Fixed alerts if it goes from Alert to Busy to OK* Can't Run 'fixed' actions only run if 'alert' actions were also run for the original Can't Run event* Monitor starvation (never getting to run) alert moved to System Alerts instead of putting monitor into Alert state* Extra diagnostic logging added* Upgraded to SQLite 3.11* Console won't show login page after service is restarted* Fix for internal Satellite StatID mismatch* Less memory used to send configuration to Console and Satellites* Limit Satellite requests for the statID cache* Fix for database locking when cleaning up some SQLite-based databases* Changes to allow for larger report generation* Fix for database conversions (from SQLite to MS SQL, and vice-versa)* Fix so Satellite starting/stopping System Alerts come through* Optimization to use a little less memory* Fix so Dynamic Server List monitors can be renamed* Change to make adding new computers faster in large installations* Registry setting to compress configuration backup* Menu options for moving Groups and Computers* Fix to prevent accidental drag-drop and icon stickiness* Satellites forward data sooner when memory is tight* Recent Alerts acknowledge buttons at the top and bottom of the report section* Configuration backups use much less memory* Fix for file handle leak when syncing files to Satellites and Consoles* Logging thread will keep up under load better* Optimization to make HTTPS requests quicker* Closing SSL connections that are stuck sooner* Fix for File Sight database cleanup that didn't happen when no local monitors* HTTPS handling threads ramp down as need allows* Fix for some memory leaks in the central service* Fixes so jumping forward with Day Light Savings will NOT make a monitor count as being behind* Fixed Execute Script monitor which ignored alert suppression rules* Monitors derived from templates will not be shown for Bulk Config operations that will get overwritten by the template anyway* Added GroupPath property to Execute Script monitors (VBScript, Javascript and Powershell)* Added source IP address to File Sight's row variables * Optimized HTTP server's thread usage -- can handle larger loads and is more responsive* Not running Satellite reports if not requested* Tracking memory usage in OpenSSL, SQLite and zLib* Fixed memory leak in template propagation* Preventing a possible deadlock when setting servers in maintenance via Bulk Config* New CREATE_CHART External API function* Logging who does RunNow commands* Can indicate to add computers by IP in Network Scanner and Discovery dialog* Fix for Message Templates not being backed up to the backup.axml file* Protection against a type of corrupted database problem* Added ToLog to PowerShell Execute Script action and monitor* Better delete SQL for StatData tables - performs better in large installations* Ability to initiate database cleanup from the Console (in Reports - right-click on the report type)* Configurable Console "Operations" commands when right-clicking a server/device - see Console_Operations.ini* Fixed bug where row variables were not receiving OVERLIMIT_READ, OVERLIMIT_WRITE, or OVERLIMIT_DELETE in File Sight* Registry control of when cleanup happens for Error History table* Cleaned up some long standing language translation file problems* Enhanced diagnostic logging added* Custom icons will be shown in the navigation tree of the web view* Single dynamically resizing chart for generated reports (can be disabled via registry)* User Access Control dialog allows a simpler view of the user list* New User Access report* Fix for SQL Native Client not getting installed with Easy Deploy* Console will show maintenance/disabled on Servers/Device icon* PA Desktop Notifier can show the last 20 alerts it has received* Richer Error Audit report* Error Audit and Configuration Audit reports can query on Custom Properties* Can reply with ACKALL to alert email to ack all alerts from the current computer(s)* Logging failed CallURL POST data* Option to allow Satellites to handle server's Scheduled Maintenance, which means the Satellite's timezone would be used
* Fix for extremely large emails that block future alerts* Call URL Action can now post arbitrary text with configurable encoding (for Slack integration, among others)* CPU throttling is no longer a System Alert* Fix for intermittent report failures* Added PermLog for user logins for the application* GroupID can be used for Event Deduplication* Fix for Console showing a login page* Added DO_QUIET and END_QUIET to the external API* File Sight monitor can include and exclude files based on paths with wildcards (i.e. C:\Audit\*.pdf )* Added a Duplicate option to Scheduled Reports* Fix for Customize option on Copy Monitors to Computer Bulk Config operation* Windows 2003/XP installs will create SSL certs with SHA1, and lower HTTPS security to compatible settings* Upgraded to SQLite 3.8.10.2* Fixed "Hide OK" Error Audit check box* Reduced database access* Queued data is now correctly dropped when a monitor is disabled* Updated CEF (Chromium) to 3.2171.1979* Change to configuration backup and restore to handle coming v6 features* Report won't auto-refresh if you have scrolled down a bit* Upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.1p and disabled DHE ciphers to protect against LogJam* Added support for 2048 and 4096 bit Diffie-Helman key-exchange setup parameters* Shipping dh2048.pem and dh4096.pem files rather than take hours to generate them* Fixed variables used in Satellite up and down alerts* Upgraded to ExtJS build 4.2.3* Fix for Corporate Ultra unlimited license not being recognized as unlimited* Fix for some grid columns not lining up under headers when using Chromium* Fix for Ack race condition for alerts coming from Satellites* Added GID and ALL options to external API request API_GET_SERVERLIST* Interpret Application behavior recognizes the pattern used by AutoCAD software* E-mail alert Acknowledgement will ignore auto-responder messages* Fix for event escalation that would run actions too often if it got behind* Fix for read only access to whole device tree when a PDF is generated* Updated to EVO PDF converter v6.2* Acknowledging an alert can stop further alerts via Event Deduplication* HTTPS server will send configurable X-Frame-Options header to protect against click jacking* Fix for errors showing up in Recent Alerts with a blank description* Fix for bad tag in XML Configuration Audit report* Changes so initial license installation is smoother* First time SSL certificate creation via OpenSSL will use low priority processes* Event Deduplication will look at the monitor's true Event/State type, rather than the Actions setting* Acknowledge All Errors in Bulk Config gives the option to not fire acknowledgement actions* Configurable info box sizes for the All Servers and Group Summary reports* Group reports will indicate if a server's status is questionable because of a Satellite being offline
5.7.0.295
* Can require Console remote login to use same version as Central Service* New Connected Sessions report* New SSL certificates will use SHA-256 instead of SHA-1* New installs will NOT support SSLv3 by default - existing users can go to Settings -> HTTP Server Settings* New installs will use the strong cipher list by default* Upgraded to EvoPDF 5.11* Recently Acknowledged Alerts report part added to Server Status Reports* 10% reduction in data exchanged between Central server and Consoles and Satellites* Protection against 'connection storms' for sites with hundreds of Satellites* Server Status Report charts can be disabled* TLS 1.0 and 1.1 can be disabled via registry (SSLv2 and SSLv3 can already be disabled)* Additional protection against cross-linked groups* Overlapping custom properties are correctly overridden going down the device tree* Indication will show why an IP address might be missing* Error History updates should post before actions fire* Significant performance boost in core functions* Bulk Config copy config to computers is handled asynchronously* ActionType variable available in Execute Script actions* Satellite down notifications were not replacing replacement variables* Race condition in Write to Log File actions fixed* Random deduplication field added to disable deduplication on individual monitors* Prevent crash when simultaneous requests for File Sight's Live View are processed* Better output for the HTML Configuration Audit report* Less internal locking -- can support even more monitors* Helper log file is log rotated* Can disable image in outgoing report emails via registry setting HTMLEmail_NoImage = 1* Fix for not being able to end immediate maintenance at the top level* Fix for crash in report when access is denied for server* Fixed incorrect MIME type when a report redirect happens* Fix to CallURL action that was stuck using GET command* Improved resolving of SIDs to usernames* More flexible "Console needs to match service version" settings* Suppressing error messages in reports that limited accounts (probably end customers) see* Better memory management for large installations* Fix for Fail Over file sync that sometimes fails* Update Manager will only show automatically once per version update* File sync to Fail Over will compress files before sending* Digitally Signing all executables, including 3rd party where needed* Throttling Console config download if needed to reduce memory usage* Compressing XML sent between Central Service and Consoles and Satellites* Fix for $act.TimeInErrorStr not being correctly set in the Execute Script* Added <generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/> to .config files so .NET apps won't authenticate their digital signature* Less database locking during cleanup operations* Fixed a few dialogs where the time unit could set incorrectly if using not using English* Added SetComputerPropertyByID to Execute Script* Sub-groups with no access to parent can correctly still read inherited report settings* Scheduled reports not shown to users who shouldn't have access* Fix for extremely large reports displaying internal scripts* Bug fixes* Registry controllable PALowPriorityHelper drop-dead timer and thread levels* Server order in the Group Summary and Group Overview reports can be configured* Restricted user accounts can put servers/monitors into maintenance if they have that right* Fix so unlicensed servers can be disabled* Can set Max CPU throttle setting on Satellites via Bulk Config* Fix for putting deep groups of servers into maintenance* Sending LastRun as UTC to account for time zone differences in Satellite deployments* Improved hand off from one PALowPriorityHelper to another* Fix for resolving IPv6 client addresses
Updates in 2014
5.6.0.163
* Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1j (to protect against POODLE vulnerability)* Server Status report charts shown in user's local time zone* Find dialog works via Ctrl-F in more areas of the Console* User can control Sent Email, Service Start/Stop and Monitor Change permanent logs* Fixed problem where some .CSV files couldn't get saved from a Scheduled Report* Fixed Execute Script (PowerShell) StoreValue method* Satellite up/down notification template can be left empty, in which case the email template will be used* Log rotation puts files into an Archive folder* Fix for busy Satellites sending error events too slowly when under load* Logging and fix for generating SSL certificates* Users on Satellite servers will get their username added to the central server* Performance increase* Alerts will specify "File:" or "Directory:" when reporting changes* New PermLog for servers entering and leaving maintenance* Fix for importing configurations, and for new installations* Console will give a hint if the HTTP server didn't start because of SSL certificate issues* Standardized Permanent Log output, made easier to use in Excel, etc.* SendMail function in VBScript will send as HTML if it sees a <!DOCTYPE in the body* Smart Config can set server alias on new servers* Fixed rare crash when network connection is dropped while SSL negotiation is taking place* Fixed date in Permanent Logs
5.5.0.147
* Server Status report has new Full History links below Recent Alerts to see alerts from 1, 5, 15, 30 and 60 days back* Recent Alerts can not only hide ack'd alerts, but now hide them when the monitor is OK* For monitor copy/paste, copy now copies to TEXT and UNICODETEXT parts of clipboard* Rotating and compressing log files* Registry configurable custom chart sizes for Scheduled Reports (for use in your own pages/apps)* Configuration Audit report has option to show or not show item IDs* Can right-click an Action and select Duplicate* User Access gives the option of granting non-admins ability to put servers/monitors/groups into maintenance* Event Escalation for Satellite Down notifications* Fix to a specifically ignored file not matching in a rename* HTTP Server Settings option to choose stronger SSL/TLS settings* Fix for Support & Maintenance expired reminders that come out too often* Configuration Audit report shows Event Escalation * New long term log file of email sent, and service start/stop times* Removed odd character at the end of emailed SMS alerts* Upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.1h to fix the ChangeCipherSpec vulnerability* Discovery scanner will check with Active Directory for list of server names* Added Bulk Config option to set monitor Deduplication Field IDs* Added SET_SERVER_PROP and GET_SERVER_PROP external APIs* Added row Description value to Execute Script action* Sending simultaneous reports with PDFs works better* Improved the Group Overview report* Fixed sorting of server names in All Errors report* Exporting as a template gives an option to export Actions * Updated to CEF 3.1750.1738* Fix for security bug that could allow users to see servers outside their group
5.4.0.156
* Removed the RecommendUs dialog based on customer feedback
5.4.0.154
* Email addresses can be marked as admin, and only admin will receive Broadcast messages (System Alerts)* Passwords in Userlist.txt are encrypted when next used or service is started* Added /norestart to vcredist during install* Can set embedded Chromium proxy server via user-specific registry setting* Report folders use IDs instead of names -- handles non-ASCII computer and group names better
5.4.0.148
* Configuration Audit report can be output in text, HTML or XML* Deduplication state is persisted across restarts* Configuration Audit report can show Custom Properties* Updated Monitor Status report with more information* Changes to try and get diagnostic dumps in a few extreme circumstances* Email alert subject and body can be overridden via script * Upgraded to SQLite 3.8.3.1* Fix for Alert Reminder emails that get the subject prepend or {id:} appended multiple times* The application can remind you about Support & Maintenance expiring* Two new fields added to the SNMP Trap action* Loading PDFs, CSVs in the Console works now* Fix for ErrorHistory2 table creation* Recent Alerts will show up for new installations* Fixed broken this month/last month uptime calculator for inventory* Fix for rare crash* Can reset immediate maintenance period while already in maintenance on servers and monitors* Added subdirectory support for the Log File monitor* Inventory Collector monitor filters on computer type* Differentiating better between same-named Groups in expressions* Inventory Collector is prevented from firing alerts* Protection against divide by zero when sizing Javascript grids* External API can start and end maintenance on individual monitors* Upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.1g to protect against the heartbleed vulnerability* Upgraded Chromium embedded browser* Fix Console delay for limited-scope users
5.3.0.188
* Updated to latest stable build of all 3rd party components* Increased and made configurable mail connection timeout* Won't fire a global error message when a new version is out* Fix for broken reports based on bad date range parsing* Fix for Acknowledge notifications that were not being sent* Execute Scripts won't send email when Quiet! is enabled* Alert Reminder defaults to 7 days if no time frame is given* Add Actions Bulk Config operates on Acknowledge Actions now* Event Deduplication (in Advanced Services in the Console)* Monitors can be put into maintenance mode individually* Fix for backup SMTP server not being used when needed* Additional memory buffer checks* Slightly less CPU usage* Fix for driver exception for very long file names* Database connection string handles the Failover Partner parameter* Error Audit report, and Alert Reminders, now have Recorded Monitor Status and Current Monitor Status fields* Alerts without a defined From address can get sent* Settings get synchronized to Satellites more regularly* Scheduled Reports with archived CSV and PDF can control overwriting* Configuration setting to skip troubleshooting hint on a per-monitor-type basis* Sending event Acks to Satellites in batches instead of individually* Configurable Recent Alerts columns* Time parser can handle 'Current time - 0 hours'* Added EXPORT_SERVER to the External API
Updates in 2013
5.2.2.115
* Fixed sorting in Group Column report* Fix for broken reports based on bad date range parsing* Won't broadcast an error when an update is available* Satellite will work on Windows 2000 (Central Service and Console will not)
5.2.2.115
* "Satellite Services" button renamed to "Advanced Services" -- more services to come :)* More logging and checks around Fail Over configuration sync* Email error acknowledgement* Richer Error Audit report* Added support for dynamic email lists for the Email Action* Added PowerShell support for Execute Script Action* Execute Script Action can handle huge lists of items now* Added ToLog in Execute Script* Added another index to DevProps table* Added Acknowledged alert category, with [Fixed], [Ack'd] in subject line* Updating Console, Satellite and Fail Over Slave is prompted for upon logging in as an administrator* HTTPS cookies set with Secure flag now* Protections against cross-site scripting added to HTTP/S server* Fix for potential race condition in database transfer* New Alert Reminder feature (under Advanced Services)* Work around for Outlook removing extra line breaks in alert emails* Added monitor-type and action cross-reference sections added to the Configuration Audit report* Computer and Group configuration IDs mirrored into the database for easier data extraction* Added system information to the Console About Box
5.2.1.54
* Custom Properties can be assigned to groups, computers and monitors, and used in reports or Actions* Acknowledge All errors works with embedded Chromium now* Table of Contents report is resizable* Reduced some internal locking for improved performance* Start/Stop service action can now Pause and Continue services* Time zone fix for some reports* Improved file syncing with the Fail Over slave* Email subject lines encoded with quoted-printable as needed* Not generating SSL certificate for bad hostnames
5.2.0.55
* External API includes more details in the server info* Chromium embedded browser working for new installs again* Added Live View to File Sight* Added computer status to API_GET_SERVERLIST* Console will show "OK - Update Available" in heart beat when appropriate* Improved report column widths* Improved HTTPS internal stats that determine if the service thinks it's behind
5.1.2.58
* Scheduled reports can archive a CSV file of the data* Embedded Chromium updated* Quoting service path* Server Status reports update via on-page AJAX rather than page refresh* Fix for some charts generated where the , is a decimal point* Fix for View-Only users not being able to see server status reports* New and improved for PDF generator* Text in report grids can be copied again* All Servers report shows aliased and real computer name* Improved Server Status report rendering* Fix for problem with other Python installations on the server* Added CSV to some Table-only report types* External API can now put groups of servers into and out of maintenance* Added GET_GROUP_LIST to external API
5.1.1.24
* Fix for non-Latin characters in some reports* Fix for Support & Maintenance not being honored when copied via Copy Computer Configuration* Charts show up for reports when HTTPS is turned off (to just HTTP)* Properly escaping some text in the All Servers report* Fix for embedded Python crash, also upgraded Python to 3.2.4* Shows 127.0.0.1 for access coming from local machine
5.1.0.119
* User IP - track the user's IP address and computer name when they access a file* Access Control - control who gets to see what* Fail Over - setup a second Central Service to act as a hot standby with automatic failover (Ultra only)* Chromium-based browser in the Console* Added new Action List* Putting local computer name into CommonName (CN) field of certificate instead of "{app} on {server}"* Console tries to detect and warn about SSL certificate-hostname mismatch errors* Updated to ExtJS 4.1.1* Setting to disable password export functionality when exporting configurations* Automatically adds server's hostnames to generated SSL certificate* Added missing index for MS SQL Server users
4.2.2.107
* New HTML5-based charts (instead of Flash-based)* Fix to Syslog Facilities (now correctly Local0 to Local7)* More feedback during database upgrades* Fix for aliases containing single quote* Quicker database updates during upgrades* Better Satellite Down alert title* New ADD_GROUP and DELETE_GROUP External API calls* Individual file activity can be reported separately (via email, Syslog, SNMP Trap, etc)* Fixed Direct Send test button* Object Finder (in Bulk Config, etc) better shows selected nodes* Can start and end maintenance for a group by right-clicking the group* Configuration to turn off links in emailed reports* Mailed reports and PDFs default to not having links* Better diagnostic messages for SSL certificate errors* Added CallURL and SNMP Trap actions* PALowPriorityHelper will wait longer for active requests* Better clean up of file name structures in driver (\Device\Afd from WinHTTP)* Network connection logging* Fixed socket leak in Tunnel* Added ability to alert when a user deletes X files in Y time* Added HttpOnly to session cookies* Fix for Satellites resending data to Central Monitoring Service* Avoiding duplicate database key problem* Very large CSV reports generate quicker* Backup service:port switching enhanced* Fix for reports that filter on owning computer
Updates in 2012
4.2.1.44
* Optimizations to monitor much heavier loads with less CPU and buffer usage* Increased default buffer sizes to further increase handled load levels* SQL Native Client can be optionally installed during Easy Deploy* Weak SSL encryption ciphers disabled by default* Better chance for driver upgrade to succeed on 64-bit Windows* Increased monitoring efficiency* Console's embedded browser will use latest installed IE version* Satellites initialization delayed a few seconds for server to settle down* Analysis and reporting of heaviest processes and files when File Sight buffers fill* Satellites will only ever clean up their own data in the database* Better ignore list handling* Ignored Users and Programs show at top of lists* File Sight has new 'Max expected records per day' threshold to help validate config* File Sight Central Service will do deletions based on database server time* Menu tabs removed from group reports when creating PDF* Process names collected for Satellites forwarding data* Upgrade is skipped for Satellites if version already matches Central Service* Better SSL error handling in embedded browser* View-only sessions can't acknowledge errors* Write to Log File action will create folder if needed* Fix to ErrorHistory - trims alert text to fit if needed* Satellite IP addresses not shown to non-administrators* Disabled embedded browser's clicking sound when pages refresh* Added 'Computers: Upgrade Monitoring Satellite' Bulk Config option* Escaping XML server list in the External API* If server changes name, or report host settings change, SSL certificate will be regenerated automatically with new names
* SSL certificate will regenerate if server name or report URL changes* New Configuration Audit report* Fix to Network Message action* Logging for mismatched SSL certs* Can set local hostname for Console to use * Reduced CPU usage when running reports, and they're faster :)* Database connection problems will be alerted in the service earlier* File system rights issues will be alerted on* Console's embedded IE will treat monitor site as Trusted Site* Fix to Syslog Sender action
4.1.3.19
* Much better performance (doesn't fall behind under heavy load)* Fix to process name retrieval (was showing DLL names)
4.1.3.6
* Satellite database settings can be set via Bulk Config* Any records that can't be recorded (database down, etc) are written to a disk queue rather than held in memory* All Satellites Summary report shows database settings and Run As account* Server status acknowledgement setting can be changed without restart* Can set MaxRecords on Satellites via Bulk Config* Upgraded IPWorks for SMTP extra line fix* Decreased PDF generation delay* Set Server Maintenance Bulk Config operation can append or overwrite* Satellites refresh their config after the central service restarts* SNMP Trap action now supports version and community string values* 'sticky' group report type menu* Moved to EXTJS v4.0.7 from v2* Simplified report CSS* Embedded IE control will use best of IE 8 or IE 9 rendering* File Sight is better at capturing process name for very short-lived processes* File Sight script will report 'File' or 'Directory' in the script variable* When HTTP starts for first time, default port will change to a free port if needed* UTF-8 used instead of ASCII for some internal requests* Better logging for Easy Deploy
4.1.1.62
* Syslog sender action added* Imports additional credentials from a saved server config* Can lock central service and Satellite services from being stopped* Satellite configuration app can have a password assigned like Console* Change to help with monitoring mounted drives* Improved LDAP group navigation* Satellite registration database regularly backed up with configuration database* Fix for extremely rare name leak in File Sight filter* SMS (SMPP) action can set the Sender Address field* Copy and Paste monitors* Fix for Custom Data Set report with multiple selections* New groups default to parent group's report settings
4.1.0.10
* New easier to scan alert format* Case insensitive process ignores* Performance boost in the embedded HTTP server* CallURL action added* File Sight can fallback to local storage if MS SQL Server is down* Fix for Reboot action that wasn't getting run
Updates in 2011
4.0.8.168
* Support for centralized management of Satellite monitored servers * Remote Console support * Password protected reports
3.9.1.89
* High CPU usage caused by DRIVER_CONDITION_VOLUMES_MOUNTED floods mitigated* Database retries will not be attempted if failure is not connection related
3.9.1.72
* Improved robustness when using MS SQL Server, and the database is unavailable
3.9.1.62
* Failures as well as successes can now be reported on* Fix for extremely rare startup crash* Fix for regression issue that caused File Sight to not load on Windows 2000* Fix to HTTP server that could crash on specific malformed input* File Sight will consider truncating a file to 0 bytes as a write* Better email MIME headers* Increased NamedGlobalMap slots* More reliable PDF creation* Number formatting uses system settings* Added Tab Separated Values (.txt) report display type* Decreased volume queries for servers that repeatedly report volume mounts* Added /COMPLETEIMPORT command line* Fixed regression bug that kept directory reads from being reported on
Updates in 2010
3.9.0.50
* Fix for extremely rare crash where the monitoring service runs out of memory* Scheduled reports and server maintenance can be 'daily' scheduled starting on the current day* Removed unused print CSS* Fix to memory leak if using SSL and many invalid SSL connections are made* Change to Interpret Application Behavior -- will ignore CREATE/DELETE if no data is written in between (often happens BEFORE a save)* Selectable text in the report grids* Fix for resource leak introduced in 3.9.0.13* Moved to OpenSSL 1.0.0a* Silenced browser error dialogs* Diagnostics for ActiveSync interop issue* SSL change to better support Firefox* Added OpenSSL configuration options, and changed a default* Improvements to embedded HTTPS server* Fix for rare loss of logging when ignoring processes from several monitors
3.8.0.66
* Busiest process reporter counts reads and writes, not just opens* DTMF dialer handles longer lists of requests* Extensive logging for emailing of reports* Failed Fast I/O followed by successful IRP requests are not marked as failed* Multiple copies of a report sent at the same instant will retain the PDF* Handle renamed computer by automatically renaming configuration* Report date/time range selection keeps 24-hour time format* File Sight will report bad/missing SIDs from the driver* Fix to PDF generation for PDFs that should be archived as well as emailed* File Sight supports monitoring removable (USB) drives* Fix for rare Console crash* HTTP_Max_Serve setting is honored to enable serving large files (often CSV reports)
3.7.8.56
* Driver will coalesce more read/write requests to cut down on buffer usage* Ignoring some activity at the driver level to further reduce buffer usage* Added a warning about IE 6* Fix to rare web server startup race condition* File exclusions apply to the destination of a rename* DisableOldFNLookup set for PA File Sight by default* Report index page wasn't showing reports* All seen processes are added to the selectable Ignore Process list* Internal HTTP server handles incoming UTF-8 requests (for Chinese .CSV support)* Cap on max HTML report size to keep from running out of memory (File Sight status reports can potentially get very large)* Fix to File Sight's "Consider 'moves' to the Recycle Bin as deletes"* Fix for reports that can't be re-created after having been cleaned up* Log levels can be changed dynamically, without restarting the service
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 File Sight Data Streams )* 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 File Sight Application Behavior )* 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)
“We are finished testing [PA Server Monitor] and are very pleased with every aspect of it ... [I like] routines for setup (could not be easier), pricing - compared to other products this is a bargain, interface, stability, reporting, and remote monitoring. The first week of use the program generated around a $1000 extra for us.”