B*Nator 2.3.8 (2008-12-16)

New functionality:

• You can now set a default EA password expiry time in B*Nator. /XPl 13105
• Added more columns for user lists. /XPl 12932
• You can now clear the agent last contact time and version of the host edit page. /XPl 13738

Hot fix:

• Fixed exception in DB Parser, when the BES database contains data that is longer than the maximum allowed length in the B*Nator database. /XPl 12926
• Fixed that new services were not marked as 'needed'. /XPl 12891
• Fixed that EA passwords were not shown when the option to hide EA passwords was disabled. /XPl 12888
• Fixed error when deleting a user from the B*Nator database that has Favorites in the User Self Service. /XPl 12710
• Fixed exception in Agent Log Parser when an Enterprise Activation was detected from a user before the user was known to B*Nator. /XPl 13251
• The mail round trip user for a BES is now cleared if the user is moved to a different BES. /XPl 13252
• Fixed service book, applications and modules page in mobile User Self Service. /XPl 14266

Changes:

• Made sure that the BES DB Parser's periodic run and updates triggered by user administration don't try to add or update the same user at the same time.
• The maximum number of concurrently executed BlackBerry User Admin Tool clients is now limited to 16 (per agent).

B*Nator 2.3.7 (2008-11-26)

New functionality:

• The displayed columns for user lists can now be configured for the current session /XPl 12228
• New maintenance schedule planner /XPl 8276
• Allow more complex recurrence rules
• Calendar like preview of maintenance times
• Maintenance times are checked in every monitoring module
• No notification will be sent or maintenance times
• Module runs will be skipped to prevent errors during maintenance times
• Upload of predefined iCalendar files with maintenance schedules
• The B*Nator web interface can now be configured to display times in any timezone /XPl 8273

Hot fix:

• Prevent errors in Network Monitor when hosts are deleted while the module is running /XPl 11887
• B*Nator no longer shows hosts with a red status if it was unreachable and ICMP monitoring is disabled /XPl 12005
• Fixed that the message flow chart stopped adding roundtrip times if 2 messages exist which were sent in the same second /XPl 11881
• Fixed problem with very old LDAP entries that has no type /XPl 11890
• Fixed undesired Agent restarts when a message response contains data of unknown format /XPl 11888
• Fixed an exception in the BES DB Parser if a user exists in the BES database, that is marked as deleted in the B*Nator database /XPl 11889
• Fixed that firstlevel users received notifications about host problems
• Fixed that removing a BES user from a group didn't work /XPl 12231
• Removed links to BES and mailserver detail pages from user detail page for First Level users /XPl 12372
• Fixed a bug in automatic MDS disabling
• Fixed deleting of Rove Mobile Admin servers

Changes:

• The visiblity of BES users is now restricted by BES and mail server view permissions /XPl 11838
• The network monitor doesn't do two checks for IP and ping time anymore /XPl 11887
• Improved navigation on the First Level support page /XPl 12224

B*Nator 2.3.6 (2008-10-20)

New functionality:

• Complex search query syntax for search in BES logs: Link to BES logs from user detail page now includes more search patterns. /XPl 11414
• Improved LDAP configuration including option to test the configuration.

Hot fix:

• Fixed that acknowledging all logs on the last page of BES logs resulted in an empty page. /XPl 11410
• Sorted lists of filters (Groups, IT Policies, etc.) on the BES User page. /XPl 11411
• Fixed that after changing a BES user's traffic limit the new limit was only displayed correctly after reloading the page and not immediately after the change. /XPl 11416
• Fixed list of affected hosts for mail server that included BES of users that have been deleted. /XPl 11575
• Fixed that adding new users with first level support accounts did not work. /XPl 11577
• Fixed exception when user is deleted from the BES Database and B*Nator has multiple users with the same Mailbox DN in its database. /XPl 11581
• Fixed deleting of old B*Nator logs. /XPl 11415
• Fixed wrong message flow log processing with multiple mail agents. /XPl 11578

Changes:

• The navigation will now load as an empty list before loading the real server list.
• Mail Server message flow now looks like BES message flow. /XPl 11767
• Better sorting and localization for month names on the report page. /XPl 11769

B*Nator 2.3.5 (2008-10-01)

New functionality:

• B*Nator now runs the BES DB Parser for single users after performing changes to users with B*Nator using the BlackBerry User Administration Tool. /XPl 4690

Hot fix:

• Made Enterprise Activation log parsing compatible with BES 4.1.6 log format. /XPl 11294
• Fixed setting BES user groups through B*Nator's user administration. /XPl 11296

B*Nator 2.3.4 (2008-09-29)

New functionality:

• LDAP search added for B*Nator-First level User. /XPl 1510
• New permissions for B*Nator First level Users added: /XPl 3307
• Change BlackBerry Group,
• Change IT Policy,
• Change Owner Info,
• Resend P2P Key and
• Resend Service Books
• Generate Enterprise Activation password automatically on BES User detail page/administration. Now there are two options available to set Enterprise Activation passwords. It can generated automatically and send to BES User via email or it can be typed in manually and the user must be informed about the password. The permission to generate Enterprise Activation password automatically can be assigned to B*Nator-First level users, so they have no option, to type in the Enterprise Activation password manually. /XPl 5935
• Notifications for problems regarding B*Nator Modules will be sent to B*Nator Administrators under two circumstances: /XPl 8792
• B*Nator Modul stops during one run-through unexpectedly three times in a row.
• B*Nator Modul is stuck and cannot be stopped.
• Notification for B*Nator Mail Round Trip will be send, if threshold of Mail Round Trip runtime has been exceeded. /XPl 10080
• BES host name or service name is now available as BES name in the B*Nator Navigation. /XPl 10433

Hot fix:

• B*Nator Agent will continue working, even if an Agent task runs into an error. /XPl 9793
• Network timeouts for SQL connections are set, to make sure that stuck connections are not blocked forever /XPl 9800
• Exception in B*Nator Overview site fixed: Chart with no BES selected. /XPl 10079
• URL in BES User Administration fixed: Set user group. /XPl 10355
• Network- and hard disk performance charts: Now the performance summarization of all interfaces or all hard disks is displayed, even if there is one without a name. /XPl 10306
• BES User groups have not been deleted in B*Nator database, if deleted BlackBerry users have been assigned to that BlackBerry group. /XPl 10358
• LDAP property for Domino LDAP added: optionally add Domain suffix to users’ canonical name to fix problems while adding new BES users. /XPl 10838

Changes:

• B*Nator modules, that stuck tree times in a row because of an error will not be restarted to avoid impact on the monitored servers, caused by ongoing modul restarts.
• Message Flow and Mail Round Trip Chart revised.
• Hanging Thread Notifications will be sent 1 minute after the first hanging thread was detected. In case a large number of hanging threads are detected at the same time, information about the number of hanging threads is included in the notification. After that further notifications are sent every 10 minutes as long as the number of hanging threads is increasing.

B*Nator 2.3.3 (2008-08-14)

New functionality:

• Number of Non-Responsive-Threads is now mentioned in text of notification./XPl 4874
• Enterprise Activation Wizard integrated in B*Nator User Selfervice.
• Address import for user administration added.

Hot fix:

• Last contact time between the B*Nator Agent and a host is now used to indicate the status of all servers (BES, Mail, SQL, etc.) and notifications are sent for all hosts. /XPl 9409
• Problem deleting SQL and BES servers fixed. /XPl 9410
• Windows Authentication with Single Sign-On: bug fixed.
• Fixed bug in B*Nator Agent, that partially executed tasks several times after the connection to the monitor was truncated. /XPl 9540
• Fixed an issue causing an uncaught exception, when there are two BlackBerry users in the BES database with the same e-mail address. /XPl 9413
• Fixed an exception when clicking on the B*NatorRC link on the user detail page, when the session was already closed by the device. /XPl 9546

Changes:

• The B*Nator Traffic Info Channel icon is now loaded from the B*Nator webserver, not from www.bnator.com anymore, because that did not work with a proxy that needs authentication. (You have to configure the B*Nator URL in the Settings). /XPl 9412
• The list of affected mail servers on the BES detail page is now sorted alphabetically. /XPl 9791

B*Nator 2.3.2 (2008-07-25)

New functionality:

• Parsing of ITAdminQueue from BES management database, shows last IT Admin Commands sent to user devices on the user detail page.
• French localization.

Hot fix:

• Fixed broken Agent Update with Apache Tomcat 6.X.
• Fixed automatic agent restart when configuration changed.
• B*Nator Monitor Service could not run BES User Administration actions, now fixed.

B*Nator 2.3.1 (2008-07-22)

New functionality:

• Add BES Users to Domino BES with path to address book and memo database. /XPl 8873
• French localization.

Hot fix:

• Link from BES detail page to User list Top xx: failed messages now works.
• First level user will not receive notifications, even if they are assigned to a B*Nator user group, that receives notifications. /XPl 8988
• Link from BES user list to BES detail page now works.
• Bugs in Mail Round Trip fixed.
• Exception on BES detail page fixed, that occurred, if list of hosts affected by the BES had a mail server without a host.
• BBUA exit codes: In case of an error during user administration, B*Nator now shows the information "problem" and no longer "done".

Changes:

• New subpage for BlackBerry user administration on BES User detail page and on first level support view of BES user detail page.
• B*Nator Update Service:
• Updates of BES server software now distinguish between bundle updates and version updates,
• Firmware update information now only show recent firmware version for a BlackBerry device
• Most available user administration options are now available via BES user lists and via BES user administration page.
• B*Nator user and B*Nator groups are now sorted alphabetically by name. /XPl 7193

B*Nator 2.3.0 (2008-07-03)

New functionality:

• BNatorRC Integration: remote access to BlackBerry devices to see and control BlackBerry devices remotely via B*Nator Web interface . /XPl 4347
• Client download from http://hostname:port/bnator/rc/bnatorrc.jad
• B*NatorRC configuration for client: http://hostname:port/bnator
• Exchange 2007 mailbox information monitoring /XPl 4463
• New Communication protocol and new service wrapper for B*Nator Agent./XPl 5430, 3087
• Manually reinstall all existing B*Nator Agents.
• Hostnames have to be correct in B*Nator Monitor to identify the B*Nator Agents.
• No more data polling from B*Nator Monitor.
• B*Nator Agent configuration via B*Nator web interface. /XPl 3088
• Data-Compliance: Log Parsing and notifications of logs match a blacklist criteria. /XPl 4462
• Device Tracking: geographically locating BlackBerry device via GPS.
• Push client via BlackBerry Manager from …/program files/BNator/client to BlackBerry device.
• The BlackBerry device to be tracked, requires firmware 4.3 or higher and GPS activated.
• Installation directory of B*Nator is saved and will be added automatically during update process. /XPl 7860

Hot fix:

• Now you can add a server on a host without IP, even if a host without IP already exists in B*Nator Monitor. /XPl 7863
• SNMP status will not be displayed on B*Nator overview page, if SNMP monitoring is deactivated. /XPl 7864
• BES license information will not be displayed, if SNMP monitoring is deactivated. /XPl 7987
• Missing BES Stats: if the B*Nator module BESDB parser has been working during midnight,no BES stats have been created, now fixed.
• Missing daily stats for BlackBerry users: if the B*Nator module BESDB parser has been working during midnight, no daily user stats have been saved.
• Missing monthly stats for user in B*Nator UserSelfService will now be displayed again. /XPl 7591
• Pending Messages List access able via link from BES detail page now shows users from this BES only. Users without pending messages will not be shown anymore.

Changes:

• Firstlevel User are after an update of B*Nator to version 2.3.0 simple B*Nator users without permission to log in. After finishing the update procedure you can edit the permission for first level support users so they can log in again. Now some new options are available for first levelsupport users in B*Nator:
  • Firstlevel User can now be added to B*Nator user groups.
  • Permissions for B*Nator user groups can now be assigned to first level support users.
• Servers for which a B*Nator user group has no view permissions will not be shown to the users of this B*Nator user group.
• BES Info boxes will now be displayed with fixed width and dynamic Layout on the B*Nator Overview page. /XPl 5613
• After finishing the process of deleting a host completely from B*Nator Monitor you will now get back to the list of hosts in B*Nator web interface: B*Nator menu / administration / hosts. Now you will not see an empty page anymore. /XPl 7992