AutoUpdate Changes

From AhsayOBS v6.5.0.1 onwards the configuration of AutoUpdate feature on AhsayOBS has been further enhanced, to allow AhsayOBM/AhsayACB client upgrades based on a specific client version or a range of versions.

AutoUpgrades of AhsayOBM/AhsayACB clients can also be performed based on specific O/S versions (Windows only).

The 'force' attribute has been removed from 'index.xml' since the AutoUpdate Agent GUI has been disabled.

17.6.1 Attributes Changes

Attribute Description

os Only accepts the OS family name (Windows/Mac OS/NIX) compatible-os Accepts the list of supported OS name separated by ',' (For

Example “Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7”)

The following is an example of an <AutoUpdate> entry in the "index.xml":

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.0" compatible="5.5.x.x" host="">

<patch os="Windows" url="/obs/liveUpdate/obm6500-win.zip"

compatible-os="Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7" include-users="*" exclude-users="" force="false"/>

<patch os="Mac OS" url="/obs/liveUpdate/obm6500-mac.zip" compatible-os="Mac OS X" include-users="*" exclude-users="" force="false"/>

<patch os="NIX" url="/obs/liveUpdate/obm6500-nix.zip" compatible-os="Linux, Solaris, SunOS, FreeBSD" include-users="*" exclude-users="" force="false"/>

</AutoUpdate>

17.6.2 Multiple AhsayOBM/AhsayACB Versions Selection

A new value type has been introduced in the 'compatible' attribute in the

<AutoUpdate> tag. So that AutoUpdate can target AhsayOBM/AhsayACb clients on specified version(s)

For example:

i. 5.5.[5-8].x refers to versions 5.5.5.x, 5.5.7.x, and 5.5.8.x ii. 6.5.[0-4].x refers to versions 6.5.0.x,6.5.1.x, 6.5.2.x, and

6.5.4.x

The product version range should be:

i. Specified inside brackets, i.e. [5-8]

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iii. Starting range should be smaller than the range end. i.e [8-5] is an invalid range.

The following are examples of <AutoUpdate> entries in the "index.xml":

i. Multiple versions

AhsayOBM/AhsayACB versions from 5.5.3.0 to 5.5.3.3

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.3.x" host=""/>

<AutoUpdate product="acb" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.3.x" host=""/>

AhsayOBM/AhsayACB versions from 5.5.5.0 to 5.5.5.5 and AhsayOBM 5.5.7.0 to 5.5.7.5

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.5.x, 5.5.7.x"

host=""/>

<AutoUpdate product="acb" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.5.x, 5.5.7.x"

host=""/>

AhsayOBM/AhsayACB versions from 6.3.0.0 to 6.3.1.0

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="6.3.x.x" host=""/>

<AutoUpdate product="acb" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="6.3.x.x" host=""/>

ii. Version range

AhsayOBM/AhsayACB versions from 5.5.5.0 to 5.5.8.x

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.[5-8].x" host=""/>

<AutoUpdate product="acb" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.[5-8].x" host=""/>

AhsayOBM/AhsayACB versions from 5.5.5.0 to 5.5.5.5

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.[5].x" host=""/>

<AutoUpdate product="acb" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.[5].x" host=""/>

iii. Multiple version with version ranges

AhsayOBM/AhsayACB versions from 5.5.5.0 to 5.5.7.5 and 5.5.8.0 to 5.5.9.0

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.[5-7].x, 5.5.[8-9].0, 6.3.x.x" host=""/>

<AutoUpdate product="acb" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.[5-7].x, 5.5.[8-9].0, 6.3.x.x" host=""/>

AhsayOBM/AhsayACB versions from 5.5.5.0 to 5.5.5.5 and 5.5.7.0 to 5.5.7.5

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.[5].x, 5.5.7.x, 6.5.x.x" host=""/>

<AutoUpdate product="acb" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.[5].x, 5.5.7.x, 6.5.x.x" host=""/>

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17.6.3 Multiple Host Selection

The AutoUpgrade can be configured to target AhsayOBM/AhsayACB clients which are connecting to certain host names using the ‘host’ attribute. The host attribute can accepted only valid hostnames or “”, no wildcard values are allowed, i.e. host=”*”.

i. Single host configuration

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.8.x"

host="backup1.ahsay.com"/>

ii. Multiple hosts configuration

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.8.x"

host="backup1.ahsay.com, backup2,ahsay,com, backup3.ahsay.com"/>

For AhsayOBS servers configured with multiple resellers and each reseller has an individual domain name.

iii. All hosts

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.8.x" host=""/>

or

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.8.x"/>

Note:

The use wildcard values are not supported, for example:

<AutoUpdate product="obm" version="6.5.0.1" compatible="5.5.8.x" host="*"/>

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17.6.4 Backup User Account Selection

The Auto Update of AhsayOBM/AhsayACB clients can be managed directly from the AhsayOBS web console. The AhsayOBS system administrator or system users will be able to select backup clients to upgrade via the [Manage System] -> [Manage User] -> [Auto Update] page. By default all backup user accounts are selected. This information is then saved to the

%OBS_HOME%\conf\ autoUpdate.bdb file. The “autoUpdate,bdb” file will be automatically created when AhsayOBS is installed or when upgraded to v6.7.0.0 or above during AhsayOBS service startup.

Once selected for Auto Update the AhsayOBM/AhsayACB clients connecting to the backup account will be updated. The AhsayOBM/AhsayACB clients will be updated regardless of the status of the backup account, i.e. enabled, suspended, or locked.

The following example is from the [Manage System] -> [Manage User] ->

[Auto Update] page for the “system” user. By default all backup user accounts are selected for Auto Update. In addition to displaying the list of backup users, when Auto Update is enabled on AhsayOBS. Both the latest available upgrade versions for AhsayACB and AhsayOBM are shown.

The “system” user can view and change the auto update status for all AhsayOBM/AhsayACB user accounts on the AhsayOBS server including those created by resellers. The reseller owned backup user accounts are identified with the ‘Owner” name.

Ahsay Systems Corporation Limited 159 Some definitions of the fields related are shown in the following table:

Key Description

No. Number count of the backup user.

Login Name

(Alias) The login name of the user with the alias bracketed behind.

Owner Owner of this backup user.

Registration Date The creation time of user.

Trial Expiry Date The expiry date of trial user.

If the Auto Update feature is disabled on AhsayOBS the [Manage System] ->

[Manage User] -> [Auto Update] page, will display the status “Auto Update is disabled”. Both the latest available upgrade versions for AhsayACB and AhsayOBM will not be shown.

WARNING:

Please DO NOT modify the attributes “include-users” and “exclude-users” inside the <patch> tag in the file “index.xml” as the values inside the attributes will be replaced by the settings in this page.

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