Software Release Bulletin SafeKit 7.4
Warning
This bulletin lists 7.4 SafeKit releases.
Use the latest release to fix SafeKit.
For migration instructions and new features of SafeKit 7.4.x, see
the SafeKit Release Notes (HTML, PDF ).
Latest Documentation Reference:
SafeKit User's Guide /
Guide de l'utilisateur SafeKit
SafeKit and OS at the correct level
Use Safekit 7.4 for:
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Use previous SafeKit package for other OS
7.4.0.70
Date : December 2, 2022
OS :
Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- SafeKit : Error during the "reinstall" operation of a module (MARS 74920/ EVD 77721)
Changes:
- Upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1s
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- Web Console : When using file or ldap basic authentication, unexpected user/password prompt at ipsettings.html page loading => just ignore it, it doesn't affect
the console features.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.69
Date : September 2, 2022
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.54 (MARS 75230 / EVD 78228)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- Web Console : When using file or ldap basic authentication, unexpected user/password prompt at ipsettings.html page loading => just ignore it, it doesn't affect
the console features.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
7.4.0.69
Date : September 2, 2022
OS :
Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.54 (MARS 75230 / EVD 78228)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- Web Console : When using file or ldap basic authentication, unexpected user/password prompt at ipsettings.html page loading => just ignore it, it doesn't affect
the console features.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.68
Date : July 1th, 2022
OS :
Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Changes:
- Upgrade to jquery 3.5.1
- Since 7.4.0.58, when the SafeKit cluster contains DNS names and the corresponding DNS entry is modified,
you must reapply the cluster configuration to force DNS resolution and take into account the new IP address (by SafeKit services and modules)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- Web Console : When using file or ldap basic authentication, unexpected user/password prompt at ipsettings.html page loading => just ignore it, it doesn't affect
the console features.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.67
Date : June 15, 2022
OS :
Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs : nfsbox exception when roflags contains 0x10000 and a process is accessing the replicated directorie(s) on Secondary.
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.53
- Rfs : Changes for allocthreshold since SafeKit 7.4.0.65 (Windows only). see SafeKit User's Guide.
- Since 7.4.0.58, when the SafeKit cluster contains DNS names and the corresponding DNS entry is modified,
you must reapply the cluster configuration to force DNS resolution and take into account the new IP address (by SafeKit services and modules)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.66
Date : June 13, 2022
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs : reintegration failure on some network ( disable peer check if TLS is active to fix NAT pb)
- SafeKit : fix a debug message
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.53
- Since 7.4.0.58, when the SafeKit cluster contains DNS names and the corresponding DNS entry is modified,
you must reapply the cluster configuration to force DNS resolution and take into account the new IP address (by SafeKit services and modules)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
7.4.0.65
Date : April 15, 2022
OS :
Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs : force full synchronization of a file when the valid data length is set on it (SetFileValidData) (MARS 74545)
- Rfs: SetFileValidData failure on SCD in some scenario (MARS 74546)
Changes:
- Rfs : Changes for allocthreshold since SafeKit 7.4.0.65 (Windows only). see SafeKit User's Guide.
- Since 7.4.0.58, when the SafeKit cluster contains DNS names and the corresponding DNS entry is modified,
you must reapply the cluster configuration to force DNS resolution and take into account the new IP address (by SafeKit services and modules)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.64
Date : April 8, 2022
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs : problem when stopping module (umount failed) if replicated path contains symbolic link (MARS 74734/EVD 77438)
- Rfs : renaming of replicated to non-replicated directories is no longer allowed (MARS 74534)
- SafeKit : errors in "readme.licence" file (MARS 74605)
- Webconsole : minor bug of xml editor (MARS 74627)
- Webconcole : timeout when connecting with basic or ldap authentication (MARS 74617)
- Documentation : minor bugs (MARS 74606 and 74607)
Changes:
- Better support of client certificate for external PKI
- The SafeKit java console SafeMonitor is no longer delivered
- New cgic lib
- Since 7.4.0.58, when the SafeKit cluster contains DNS names and the corresponding DNS entry is modified,
you must reapply the cluster configuration to force DNS resolution and take into account the new IP address (by SafeKit services and modules)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
7.4.0.62
Date : February 7, 2022
OS :
Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- SafeKit : security issues (installer, use of bcrypt algorithm for caserver password storage)
- SafeKit : problems when using IPV6 addresses in cluster configuration
- Rfs : dysfunctions with hardlink
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.52 and openssl 1.1.1m
- Since 7.4.0.58, when the SafeKit cluster contains DNS names and the corresponding DNS entry is modified,
you must reapply the cluster configuration to force DNS resolution and take into account the new IP address (by SafeKit services and modules)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.59
Date : December 3, 2021
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs : Reintegration failure "BAD_COOKIE" ( MARS 74256 /EVD 76564 )
- Rfs : Write error on laststate.rfs with "Internal error: write_file failed (13)" message ( MARS 73871 )
- SafeKit : fix problems when cluster is configured whith FQDN and DNS server is unreachable ( MARS 72520 )
- SafeKit : Unexpected message "The unconfiguration of the cluster has failed on this node...." when removing a node from a cluster ( MARS 74232 )
- Installation : fix webserver installation on Ubuntu ( MARS 74205 )
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.51 and openssl 1.1.1l
- When the SafeKit cluster contains DNS names and the corresponding DNS entry is modified,
you must reapply the cluster configuration to force DNS resolution and take into account the new IP address (by SafeKit services and modules)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
7.4.0.58
Date : November 10, 2021
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs : Primary in Alone degraded mode ( MARS 73756 / EVD 75686 )
- Rfs : Primary in degraded mode when moving files during reintegration ( MARS 74109, 74179 )
- SafeKit : fix problems when cluster is configured whith FQDN and DNS server is unreachable
- SafeKit : If cluster is configured with FQDN, the module remains in WAIT state after network disconnection and reconnection (MARS 73890 )
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.51 and openssl 1.1.1l
- When the SafeKit cluster contains DNS names and the corresponding DNS entry is modified,
you must reapply the cluster configuration to force DNS resolution and take into account the new IP address (by SafeKit services and modules)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- Unexpected message "The unconfiguration of the cluster has failed on this node...." when removing a node from a cluster, but action is completed
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.53
Date : July 2, 2021
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Checker : splitbrain checker error if Safekit is installed in a path containing space ( MARS 73635 )
- Vip : stopstart fails on vipd death ( MARS 73564 )
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.48
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.52
Date : May 8, 2021
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- SafeKit : Fix start problem with "truncate / SetEndOfFile: 1224" message ( MARS 73359 / EVD74656 )
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.46 and openssl 1.1.1k
- Add japanese messages
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.50
Date : April 28, 2021
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- SafeKit : Automatic switch from SafeKit built-in Apache HTTP server to external Apache HTTP server - see SK-0092
- Rfs : Reintegration now fails, when delta between internal synctimestamp dates is > 90s ( MARS 73264 )
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
7.4.0.48
Date : March 5, 2021
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- SafeKit : Fix buffer overrun when installation path is around 100 chars
- Webserver : service fails to start in https mode after installing certificates from external PKI (proxy.crtkey file is needed) ( MARS 73057 ) -
see SK-0086
- SafeKit : Call internal powershell scripts with executionpolicy RemoteSigned ( MARS 72878 )
- Webconsole : Fix configuration deployment when "proxy=true" ( MARS 73026 )
- WebConsole : "Loading Error: not found." when "Generic modules" list is empty ( MARS 72991 )
- SafeKit : unexpected "SafeKit" under "Security Settings" even if "OEMNAME" is set ( MARS 73013 )
- SafeKit : minor bugs in case of package customization ( MARS 73014 and 73015 )
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.47
Date : February 9, 2021
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs : fix access to unix named sockets
- Rfs : write to too big offset ( MARS 70696 ).
- Vip : unexpected segfault on stop ( MARS 72984 )
- SafeKit : CA server start on CentOS 8.2 ( MARS 72644 )
- SafeKit : "safekit -H" command fails when proxy environment variable is set ( MARS 72945 )
- Errd : check max process/service name lentgh at configuration ( MARS 72651 )
max process name lentgh is 15 characters on Linux, 63 on Windows; max service name lentgh is 63 characters.
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.46
Date : December 18, 2020
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Errd : avoid multiple notifications in the same monitoring loop
- SafeKit : "This node is already configured in a cluster" message displayed in WebConsole after installation ( MARS 72819 )
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.41
Date : Oct 12, 2020
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs : Safekit module start fail during boot phase because of concurrent changes in mount table.
- Rfs : Rare case of reintegration blocked in TLS handshake when using encrypted replication flux (MARS 72413).
- Safeadmin : Fix handling of DNS not responding at start (see also SK-0080 ) (MARS 72416).
Changes:
- Create safekit user account as a system account (adduser -r)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.38
Date : Oct 26, 2020
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- SafeKit : fix vip configuration failure when TCP/IP is bound to more than 20 devices
- SafeKit : uninstalled modules still displayed in WebConsole ( MARS 71689 )
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.35
Date : June 26, 2020
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Rfs: Fix nfsbox 100% CPU when a high number of replicated file are opened rapidly (EVD 72564)
Changes:
- Update SafeKit User's Guide
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.34
Date : May 19, 2020
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Webconsole : display of cluster configuration date ( MARS 71627 )
- SafeKit: more explicit message on certificate expiration on Primary ( MARS 71628 )
- SafeKit : fix bug in "cluster state" command ( MARS 71633 )
- SafeKit : fix MARS 71597
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.33
Date : April 30, 2020
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- SafeKit: Cerficate validity is now 20 years; explicit message on expiration ( MARS 71535 )
- SafeKit: safeadmin or safekit.exe exception due to size limit when many Applications modules are installed ( MARS 71411 )
- Web server : "safekit webserver restart" failure if webserver is not running ( MARS 70987 )
- Webconsole : 3nodesrepli : unexpected "Failover" failure ( MARS 70689 )
- Webconsole : 3nodesrepli : behavior improvment after "Failover" when servers come back ( MARS 70675 )
- SafeKit : unexpected "maxloop" failure ( MARS 71584 )
- SafeKit : "cluster confinfo" improvment ( MARS 71586 )
Changes:
- Upgrade to openssl 1.1.1g
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.31
Date : March 30, 2020
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- SafeKit: safeadmin or safekit.exe exception due to size limit when many Applications modules are installed (MARS 71344 and 71338)
- Mosaic / Webconsole : redirection errors
Changes:
- Rfs : Support of roflags=0x10000 attribute; Secondary is stopped if a process other than system tries to modify a replicated file
- Rfs : Swap transitions are ignored if rfs scripts are active.
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.30
Date : February 20, 2020
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Web console File Editor: Fix line ending problem (KB SK-0074)
- Mosaic : Fix ipv6 numerical representation in mosaic.html (MARS 71167 and 71168)
Changes:
- Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.41, openssl 1.1.1d, curl 7.67.0
- Support Windows 10 Pro 1909
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.27
Date : December 17, 2019
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 8 Linux (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Add or fix japanese messages
- File replication : fix "rfsdiff" and "rfssync" commands (MARS 70537 and 70554)
- Fix "kill_process" : used in rfsplug_cmd, does not correctly select processes ( MARS 70770)
- Https : second server configuration fails when first server's CA uses a password whith reserved characters ( MARS 70774 )
Changes:
- Modification of firewall rules management : first firewallcfg add don't open all safekit ports anymore. A second firewallcfg add must be executed after the first cluster configuration to open safeadmin port.
- Webconsole : improvement of firewall problems checking
- New command "checkcert" to check certificates
- User's Guide update : "Securing the SafeKit web console" (https/certificates)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.20
Date : September 27, 2019
OS :
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Web console: fix japanese charset (MARS 70053 / EVD 69572)
- Mosaic : empty list in mosaic.html if Safekit is installed in a path containing space (MARS 66639)
- Fix "addStartupShutdown" script (MARS 70263). Refer to SafeKit User's Guide to use this script.
Changes:
- File replication: Add statistics for "reject write request" message, make all of them debug level 3
- Webconsole : only "E" messages are displayed in module short log
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.19
Date : August 10, 2019
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- File replication: do not save partial namespace when ALONE server stops (MARS 69828)
- Web console: fix menu for farm modules (MARS 70101)
- Web console: add support for specific charset for user log file (MARS 70053)
Changes:
- File replication: in Linux, use new linux kernel 3.10 API for file access
- User log: change the filename extension of the log that contains output of restart scripts. The filename is now SAFEVAR/modules/AM/userlog.ulog (where AM is the module name)
- Vip filter: in Linux, on module re-configuration, re-compile the vip kernel filter if the kernel version has changed
- User's Guide update
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.17
Date : July 4, 2019
OS :
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- File replication: deadlock rfsfilter (MARS 69669)
- File replication: "VnodeDoLocalRename : srcnode not found" during a rename inside a not reintegrated directory (MARS 69715)
- File replication: overflow during ruzone_valid field update (MARS 69828)
- File replication: reintegration failure (open failed) on a symbolic link whose target has been deleted (MARS 69906)
- Commands: exception in safekit_cmd.exe
- Safekit: possibly empty "laststate.rfs"" file after a crash (MARS 69576)
- Safekit: unexpected "invalid local nodename received" at boot start (MARS 69605)
- Documentation: minor errors (MARS 69048)
Changes:
- File replication: remove checking of all files opened on secondary before reintegration
- Documentation improvements
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.16
Date : May 31, 2019
OS :
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- Maxloop: fix maxloop interval checking (EVD 68434/MARS 69249)
- DNS names: fix module start error when the cluster configuration contains DNS FQDN in
addr
field. In Windows, additional network configuration may be needed (see SK-0079)
Changes:
- File replication: add
sendtimeout
attribute, for setting a timeout when sending packets to the remote node.
This value may be increased when replication or reintegration fails on high latency networks (default value is 30 seconds)
- Framework communications: accept externally generated certificates (provided they are signed by one of the web/conf/cacert.crt authorities)
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
7.4.0.13
Date : April 12, 2019
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Fix:
- File replication: "Invalid remote file handle" on hard linked file removal
- File replication: "Invalid cross device link" during hard link create on Alone (MARS 69043)
- File replication: "server Bad address" error when writing a big file during reintegration (MARS 68433)
- File replication: reintegration problem when file system is full
- Farm module on Linux only: Kernel memory leak leading to kernel crash on recent kernel (EVD 67907 / MARS 68758)
- Distributed commands: fix execution failure when a node is not available (MARS 68217)
- Checker: the activation of the ip checker process monitoring is set too early (MARS 68516 /EVD 67621)
- Application module installation failure after import/export (MARS 68052)
- Minor Installation problem (MARS 68868)
Changes:
- Major changes: see SafeKit Release Notes.
- Major change in Apache Configuration (need to migrate old customized configuration): Support of roles with basic authentication (ldap and file)
- Apache: upgrade to latest version : httpd 2.4.39 and openssl 1.1.1a
- Webconsole: automatic insertion of the connected server as a cluster into cluster inventory
- File replication: Reintegration optimization (new value for "namespacepolicy" attribute : 4 (default))
- File replication: improve reintegration by reconnecting on communication failure
- File replication: checks all files can be opened on secondary before reintegration
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080
7.4.0.5
Date : December 20, 2018
OS :
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Changes:
Restriction and Known Problems:
- Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
- File replication does not support hard links and file system transactions
- IE11 and Webconsole secured with https - see SK-0065
- Use of DNS names in cluster configuration - see SK-0080