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GroupWise: Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack 1.1.2 Ships!
Novell has released the latest update for Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack. It is version 1.1.2. It is now available for immediate download....
We have delivered two updates since the Chinnook release in March. Each of these releases has focused specifically on customer reported issues, increased stability, support for upcoming releases of Novell Vibe OnPrem (Evergreen), Novell GroupWise Ascot and the Novell Vibe OnPrem Connector. We also continue to improve the administration, trouble shooting and monitoring aspects of the Mobility Pack.
Highlights
- New and Improved Storage Layer
- Security Fixes
- Send Mail - Honors size limits
- Test Drive HTML Messages for iOS devices Note: Disabled by default
- Improved Attachment Retention and Cleanup
- Improved Duplicate Item Checking
- Improved Sync Process
- Reply/Forward Indicator Support
- Calendar Sync Improvements
FYI: This is build 428.
Here is a link to the readme, and the list of issues that were resolved since March. We are very satisfied with the progress of the Mobility Pack and believe that these updates provide a solid foundation for delivering more enhancements and features. The next major release of the Mobility Pack is code named Delaware. It will be that release that will contain support for HTML email. As previously posted, "next major update of the Mobility Pack is still on schedule and will release in the coming months – I will say during Q3."
There are multiple ways to get the latest update. See this previous blog post for those details.
Please update and let us know how it goes!
Dean
Disclaimer: As with everything else at Cool Solutions, this content is definitely not supported by Novell (so don't even think of calling Support if you try something and it blows up).
It was contributed by a community member and is published "as is." It seems to have worked for at least one person, and might work for you. But please be sure to test, test, test before you do anything drastic with it.
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Login page changed
Submitted by sveld on 6 June 2011 - 12:24pm.
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GW 8.0.2 problems
Submitted by PVerberne on 7 June 2011 - 1:30pm.
Since GW 8.0.2 and Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack still seem to have some problems, can you give me an indication when we can expect GW 8.0.3 (and/or a fix for those problems as mentioned in the readme)?
Paddy
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Re: 8.0.2 Problems...
Submitted by dlythgoe on 7 June 2011 - 3:12pm.
Paddy,
Please see the previous blog that gives details on all of the upcoming releases of Mobility, GroupWise Ascot, GroupWise 8.0.x, etc.
Here is a link: http://www.novell.com/communities/node/12967/group...
We plan to ship GroupWise 8.0.2 HP3 in the next few weeks.
However, all of the issues listed in the 8.0.2 Readme have been resolved and publically available since January - when we released GroupWise 8.0.2 HP2.
Note this comment in the following readme:
GroupWise 8.0.2 Hot Patch 2 resolves all of the GroupWise 8.0.2 issues that are listed below.
http://www.novell.com/documentation/datasync_conne...
Let me know if there is a specific issue you need fixed that is not listed here and I will follow up.
Regards,
Dean
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Mobility > Monitor > Column Sort
Submitted by Pstrauss on 14 June 2011 - 11:51pm.
Running build 428 against NW6.5-SP8 / GW8.02HP2
All looks OK.
I would love to see the Columns Sorted for easy finding the correct "subject"
This was share 6 months ago...
I screenshot is available :-)
Kindest Phillip
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available via channel?
Submitted by patrickb on 17 June 2011 - 12:57pm.
I understand that the 1.1.2 security patch is not available via the channel because it is not in RPM form. When do ALL future updates plan to be available via the channel?
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Re: Available??
Submitted by dlythgoe on 3 July 2011 - 5:45pm.
There are a couple of ways to get the this update and all updates.
When you update the Mobility Pack software from the Novell Customer Center, you automatically obtain the software through the Novell Update channel. This is a convenient way to receive regular updates.
I think this is the Channel you are referring to??? See one of the previous blog posts for instructions on how to get it. Although this patch is not specifically a 'Security Patch'...all patches can be downloaded automatically and regularly.
Is there another Channel you want this through???
Dean
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available via channel?
Submitted by patrickb on 5 July 2011 - 2:57pm.
This is what I've observed and learned from the GroupWise Advantage Support Engineer we work with.
Updates (including 1.1.1 and 1.1.2) to Data Sync Mobility Pack can be applied via zypper (per TID 7007012). However, I have been trying to determine (SR 10704091292) if Mobility Pack can be updated via YaST Online Update. My experience tells me they are not available via YaST Online Update (YOU).
In addition, it is my understanding that the 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 Security Patches (as referenced in TID 7008690) are not available via zypper or YaST Online Update ("the channel") because they are not in RPM form and thus cannot be deployed via the channel (NCC with zypper or YaST Online Update).
Can you confirm or deny? It seems to me like all Data Sync updates (regardless of their type) should be delivered via the NCC channel and could be installed via zypper or YOU.
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Re: Channel...
Submitted by dlythgoe on 7 July 2011 - 8:32am.
Patrick,
You are right....these patches are not available yet through YaST Online Update. It does require us to change a few things in our build process.
We do plan to do this and in the future you should expect patch RPMs.
Thanks for pursuing this...it allowed me to do some follow up.
Dean
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Re: update on the Channel...
Submitted by dlythgoe on 11 July 2011 - 1:54pm.
Mukesh investigated a bit more on this and has updated the TID. It is not a complete/perfect solution yet, but at least you have accurate and up-to-date information on what we have so far.
Check out this TID:
http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=di...
Dean
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428 and Attachment Size
Submitted by jcrawfor on 12 July 2011 - 7:40pm.
I am running 428 with the security patch against GW 8.0.2. This update has introduced an unchangeable attachment limit of 500k and it is driving both me and my users nuts!
The issue is outlined in TID 7008812:
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?usemicrosi...
The admin UI shows the proper setting (in our case 10MB) as well as 10000 in /opt/novell/datasync/syncengine/connectors/mobility/factory/connector.xml and /opt/novell/datasync/syncengine/connectors/groupwise/factory/connector.xml.
Is this going to be fixed soon or is there a way to roll back?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff Crawford
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Re: 428 and Attachment Size..
Submitted by dlythgoe on 13 July 2011 - 9:00pm.
Jeff,
Engineering is still looking at this issue. We have taken a couple of fixes, but so far customers are still seeing and reporting it.
We will continue to monitor and I will post back out with additional details as soon as I have them.
Dean
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428 with security - mobile device does not connect
Submitted by Pstrauss on 20 July 2011 - 9:21pm.
Just sharing :-)
After security updates we had some Mobile devices not connecting.
This was solved by removing Proxy-settings from Cell phone > Connections > MTN-gprs in South Africa. Strange that some Cell phones settings had "Proxy" and some not - only on Nokia (iPhone and HTC were fine)
Trust this will help someone...
Kindest from South Africa
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Data Synchronizer on Windows
Submitted by lcaputi on 26 July 2011 - 6:39pm.
I haven't seen too much information lately on if/when the Mobility solution will be available on the Windows platform. Is there any news on this?
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Re: Data Synchronizer on Windows
Submitted by dlythgoe on 27 July 2011 - 10:44am.
Great question....
This has not been top of mind for us and therefore has not been a priority. We have been prioritizing so many other things ahead of this that we have not come back around to considering expanding our platform support matrix.
This is something we are still looking at, but it is certainly a bit longer term. This is not part of our next set of objectives nor is it part of the next major release of Mobility.
We are interested in additional thoughts and feedback on this! How important is expanding our platform support and what are all of the platforms you think we should consider?
Dean
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428 - German Umlauts Problem
Submitted by mehlers on 29 July 2011 - 1:36am.
Dear,
can you tell us, when the following error will be fixed:
EXCEPTION: ********************
EXCEPTION: Traceback (most recent call last):
EXCEPTION: File "syncengine/connectors/groupwise/lib/gwconnectorlogic.py", line 865, in itemHandler
EXCEPTION: UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xfc' in position 26: ordinal not in range(128)
EXCEPTION: ********************
Mail not pushed an trouble sync calendar items.
Thank you
Regards
Martin
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Security Features
Submitted by roo7 on 18 August 2011 - 11:03pm.
Are there any upcoming security features?
I already can do password enforcement but I'm still missing the ability to enforce local device encryption on the endpoint e.g. iPhone/iPad or some Android devices so I will know that my data at rest is still protected by a minimum level of security even when its outside the company building.
I'd also like to be able to nail down synchronisation to "registered" devices, meaning using an other device than the one regitered won't let you synchronise your data even by using the same credentials.
Thanks in advance
Tom
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Re: Security Features..
Submitted by dlythgoe on 19 August 2011 - 8:30am.
Hi Tom,
Security on your mobile device is very important and we know that there is a lot more we can do in this area. The Mobility Pack did just release version 1.2 on August 5th. See blog from Alex Evans...
http://www.novell.com/communities/node/13194/mobil...
However, the security features you are asking about are not available yet. We are looking at MDM solutions and will further improve our security capability in future releases of the product. The next release of Mobility is schedule for early Q4 and includes support for Tasks and IOS5.
Dean
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