ManageEngine DeviceExpert 5330 Released

Hi,

We are glad to announce the release of DeviceExpert 5330. We take this opportunity to thank all our customers and users for their feedback and the continued support.

Highlights of DeviceExpert 5330

Configuration Management

While taking configuration difference for Cisco IOS Routers and Aruba Switches, configuration lines containing Cryptochecksum information will henceforth be ignored.
For all devices, while taking configuration difference, speed token will henceforth be ignored.
While taking configuration difference for Cisco Voice Gateway devices, NTP clock-period entries will henceforth be ignored
When device configurations are backedup through scheduled tasks, in the case of task failure, the result of the scheduled task will now include the reason
For F5 and Riverbed devices, device model information is now populated in the Device Details page.

Compliance Management

Option to exclude any configuration block for compliance check while defining compliance rule through Advanced Custom Criteria

Reports

When reports are emailed as a part of reports schedules, if the size of the mail content exceeds 1 MB, only the link for the report will be provided in the email. Actual mail content will be available on the server. This is avoid issues related to email delivery failure due to size restrictions.
Output of switch-port mapping operations (depicting details about the devices connected to each port of the managed switch) is now presented as a report in the "Reports" tab.

Performance Enhancements

Server side performance improvements to handle concurrent backup of more number of devices
Performance tuning has been done to enhance the responsiveness of the DeviceExpert GUI for various actions and operations.

New Device Models

Support for D-Link -DGS 3100
Support for Cisco IDS devices and Cisco 1900 series CatOS Switch

Bug Fixes

Earlier, while populating the hardware details of Cisco WAAS devices, device model information was not populated properly. This is now fixed.
Earlier, there were issues in populating the hardware properties of Dell PowerConnect 6248 devices. This has been fixed.
Earlier, there were issues in backing up the configurations of F5 Big IP devices. This has now been fixed.
Earlier, uploading the draft configurations of Nortel Baystack devices did not work. This has been fixed now.
Earlier, there were issues in generating the security audit reports of Netscreen devices. This is now fixed.
The presentation of data in the 'User Access Report' has been changed to depict the details pertaining to the users first and then the details about the devices.
Earlier, there were issues in Active Directory based authentication in build 5320. This has been fixed
Earlier, the configuration change reports showed Device Names in the place of Device Type. This has been fixed
In 5320, there were issues in backing up the configuration of H3C devices. This has been fixed

Download Full 5330 Build

http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products/device-expert/download.html

NOTE: Installing the full 5330 build will uninstall your existing DeviceExpert installation. If you are running evaluation version and wish to evaluate the new version, take a zip of the entire DeviceExpert installation folder (existing version) and save it before installing the new version (in case, you need the data in the existing version).

Upgradepack for Existing Customers

http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products/device-expert/upgradepack.html

IMPORTANT NOTE: Take a zip of the entire DeviceExpert installation folder (existing version) and save it as a backup before applying the upgrade pack or installing the new version.

Please do give DeviceExpert 5330 a try and let us know your feedback at deviceexpert-support@manageengine.com

Bala

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DeviceExpert Technical Support
Toll Free: +1 925 924 9500
Email: deviceexpert-support@manageengine.com
DeviceExpert - Network Change and Configuration Management Software
www.deviceexpert.com
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