HCP Anywhere 2.0 Release Notes

36 Pages·2015·0.33 MB·English

by  Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere
HCPAnywhere2.0ReleaseNotes
HCPAnywhereSoftwareVersion 2.0.0.13
HCPAnywhereOperating System Version 20.0.0.12
Desktop Application (for Windows)Version 2.0.0.7
Desktop Application (for Mac)Version 2.0.0.3
MobileApplication (for iOS)Version 2.0.0.2 (or later)
MobileApplication (for Android)Version 2.0.0.4 (or later)
MobileApplication for (WindowsPhone)Version 2.0.0.4 (or later)
March 6,2015
RN-HCPAW003-07
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Contents
Aboutthisdocument 1
Releasehighlightsfor HCP Anywhere2.0 1
AboutHCP Anywhere 6
ManagementConsole 6
Systemconfigurations 7
Nodes 7
Upgradenotes 8
HCP Anywheredocumentset 9
Requirementsfor ActiveDirectory authentication support 10
Requirementsfor SAML authentication support 11
Supported HCP releases 12
Supported HDI devices 12
Supported NAS servers 12
Supported browsers 13
Supported platformsfor filesynchronization and sharing applications 13
Supported desktop operating systems 14
Supported mobileoperating systems 15
Supported application distribution platforms 16
Supported limits 16
Supported virus-scanning servers 18
Issuesresolved in thisrelease 18
Issueswith workarounds 21
Other known issues 26
Getting help 29
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HCPAnywhere2.0ReleaseNotes
About this document
Thisdocument containsthereleasenotesfor release2.0 of Hitachi Content
Platform Anywhere(HCPAnywhere).Thisdocument describesthenew
featuresof theproduct,product documentation,and known issues.It also
providesother useful information about thisreleaseof theproduct.
Release highlights for HCP Anywhere 2.0
Thissection describesthenewfeaturesand product enhancementsadded
for release2.0.
UserPortalredesign
In release2.0,theUser Portal hasbeen updated with amoremodern
design.ThePortal alsonowincludesinlinehelp and product toursfor new
users.
Improved desktop application upgrades
HCPAnywhere2.0 desktop applicationscan nowupgradethemselves
automatically.Usersnolonger need tomanuallydownload and install anew
version.
Administratorscan enableor disablethisfeaturefor thesystem.For
information on doing this,seetheHCPAnywhereAdministrator Help.
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ReleasehighlightsforHCPAnywhere2.0
Improved application distribution support
Release2.0 addsnewfeaturesthat allowyou todistributethe
HCP Anywhereapplicationsthrough your organization'sinternal mobileapp
storeand desktop management platform.With release2.0,administrators
can:
• Customizeor disabletheapplication download linkson theMy Devices
pagein theUser Portal.
• Specifydesktop application registration information for your users.That
way,usersneed tospecifyonlytheir passwordstoregister the
application.
For moreinformation,seeHCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
For alist of supported desktop application distribution platforms,see
"Supportedapplicationdistributionplatforms" on page 16
Extended versions
Release2.0 enhancestheversioning capabilitiesof HCPAnywhere.
Administratorscan nowconfigurethesystem tokeep certain old file
versions,called extended versions,for longer periodsof time.
For moreinformation,seetheHCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
Support foraccessing networksharesfromHCPAnywhere
Administratorscan nowuseHCPAnywheretogrant usersaccesstonetwork
shareson CIFS serversin their organization'snetwork.Userscan workwith
thecontentsof thesesharesfrom theUser Portal and from their mobile
devices.
AdministratorsusetheManagement ConsoletomakeCIFS serversand
sharesknown tothe HCP Anywheresystem.For information on doing this,
seetheHCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
Configurablesynchronization forshared folders
Userscan nowturn synchronization on and off for shared folders.When a
shared folder isnot synchronized,it doesn't takeup spaceon auser's
computers,but isstill accessiblethrough thePortal and your mobile
devices.
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ReleasehighlightsforHCPAnywhere2.0
Profiles
HCPAnywhere2.0 introducesprofiles,anewmechanism for managing user
accesstothesystem. Each profilecontainsalist of featuresettingsand a
list of authentication units(for example,ActiveDirectorygroups)with
which thosesettingsareassociated.Administratorscreateand manage
profilesfrom theManagement Console.
For information on using profilestogrant accesstousers,seetheHCP
Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
Improved synchronization statusin thedesktop application
Thefilesynchronization statuswindowin thedesktop application nowshows
moreinformation about thefilesthat arecurrentlysyncing and alsoliststhe
most recent filestofinish being synced.
Synchronization ofopen and locked files
In release2.0,theHCPAnywhereWindowsdesktop application now
attemptstosynchronizefilesthat areopen or otherwisein usebyother
applications.HCPAnywheremakesalimited number of attemptsper dayto
synchronizeopen files.
AdditionalPortalbranding options
In release2.0,you nowhavemoreflexibilitywhen applying your
organization'sbranding totheUser Portal.
Note: The entire User Portal has beenredesignedinversion2.0. As a result,
youmay wanttoreevaluate whattextandimages youuse toapply your
organization's brandingtothe Portal.
Support forSAML,ActiveDirectoryFederation Services,and multi-forest
authentication
In release2.0,HCPAnywheresupportsusing version 2.0 of theSAML
protocol toauthenticateusers from oneor moreSAML identityproviders.
HCPAnywherenowsupportsActiveDirectoryFederation Services (AD FS)
asaSAML identityprovider.ThisenablesHCPAnywheretogrant file
synchronization and sharing accesstousersfrom multipleActiveDirectory
forests.Previously,HCPAnywhereallowed usersfrom onlyoneActive
Directoryforest.
For information on theAD FS versionsthat HCPAnywheresupports,see
"Requirements forSAMLauthenticationsupport" on page 11.
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ReleasehighlightsforHCPAnywhere2.0
For information on configuring SAML authentication,seetheHCP
Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
Improved linksharing fromdesktop applications
In release2.0,auser can right-clickon afile,select howtoshareit,and the
desktop application automaticallycreatesalinkand addsit totheclipboard.
Usersnolonger need toopen thePortal tosharealink.
Linksharing forfolders
In release2.0,userscan nowsharelinkstofolders.When sharing linksto
folders,userscan set alinkexpiration date,accesscode,and configure
whether thelinkispubliclyaccessible,just astheycan when sharing linksto
files.
Desktop application folder
For newinstallationsof thedesktop application with release2.0,thefolder
that containssynchronized filesdoesnot need tobecalled "HCPAnywhere".
Userscan specifyanynamefor thisfolder.
Increased usersupport
HCPAnywhereStandard Pod systemsshipped after release2.0 support up
to50,000 filesynchronization and sharing users.
VM systemsizing recommendations
Thedocument DeployinganHCP Anywhere VMSystemhasbeen updated
toincludeinfrastructuresizing recommendationsfor creating
HCP AnywhereVM systemsthat support anywherefrom 1 to50,000 users.
Previously,sizing recommendationswereprovided onlyfor systems
supporting 5,000 or 20,000 users.
Support forVMwareDRS and vMotion
HCPAnywhereVM systemsnowsupport theVMwareDistributed Resource
Scheduler (DRS)and vMotion features.
Desktop OS support
Thedesktop application nolonger supportsWindowsXP.
Audit and Administratorrolesnowseparate
In release2.0,an administrator can nowhavetheAudit rolewithout having
theAdministrator role.With onlytheAudit role,an administrator can
accesstotheManagement Consoletoviewuser filesand activitybut can't
makeanychangestothesystem.
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ReleasehighlightsforHCPAnywhere2.0
Support formobiledevicemanagement products
Hitachi DataSystemscan provideyou with mobileapplicationsthat have
been speciallyconfigured for usewith mobiledevicemanagement software.
For information,seeyour HCPAnywheresalesrepresentative.
Support fornewHDI devicetypes
In release2.0,HCPAnywherecan nowconfigureand monitor HDI Single
Nodeand virtual machinedevices. Administratorscan alsousethe
Management Consoletoadd support for newdevicetypes,asnecessary.
For information on managing HDI devices,seetheHCP Anywhere
AdministratorHelp.
Enableencryption forHDI Devices
In release2.0,whileconfiguring settingsfor an HDI device,an
administrator can specifythat an HDI deviceshould encrypt itsdata.
For information on doing this,seetheHCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
ConfigureHDI devicesto accessHCPovertheInternet
In release2.0,whileconfiguring settingsfor an HDI device,an
administrator can specifythat an HDI deviceshould transmit datatoan
HCPsystem over thepublicInternet,if theHCPsystem hasbeen set up to
support it.
For information on doing this,seetheHCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
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AboutHCPAnywhere
About HCP Anywhere
HCPAnywhereisthesystem from Hitachi DataSystems(HDS)that
providesthesetwomajor features:
• Filesynchronizationand sharing —Thisfeatureallowsauser toaccess
and sharefilesfrom anylocation at which theuser hasInternet access.
When auser addsfilestoHCP Anywhere,HCPAnywherestoresthefiles
in aHitachiContent Platform(HCP)system.Thefilesarethen made
availablethrough aweb browser application called theHCPAnywhere
UserPortaland through each computer,smartphone,and tablet that
theuser hasregistered with HCPAnywhere.
• HDI devicemanagement —Thisfeatureallowsan administrator to
configureand monitor HitachiDataIngestor(HDI)systemsthat have
been deployed at multipleremotesitesthroughout an enterprise.
For information on purchasing HDI devices,pleasecontact your HCP
Anywheresalesrepresentative.
Management Console
For system administration,HCPAnywhereincludesasecureweb application
called theHCPAnywhereManagement Console.HCPAnywhere
administratorsusetheManagement Consoletoconfigure,manage,and
monitor theHCPAnywheresystem,itshardware,features,and users.
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