We released version 6.908 of ASG V7 BETA: it includes a huge number of big and small fixes and improvements, a redesigned email encryption engine, performance tunings and it is a major step forward to the GA version.
Basics
First of all: thx for your feedback, suggestions, comments, feature requests, bug reports! With the feedback on the UBB and v7@astaro.com we made 6.908. We are sure you will find your input in this release.
Also:
- there is an online Firmware Up2Date and a new ISO image (save your backup first!)
- the configuration will be upgraded to 6.908
- the device will reboot!
- Firmware Up2Date 6.908 is 150MB big, please be patient with the download
Please remember: its still an BETA version of ASG V7. ASG V7 BETA will not be supported via Astaro's support teams therefore you should not use it within productive environments!
Details
The major part is email encryption, the rest is equable dispensed on all parts of ASG V7 BETA. No huge list here, sorry – but feel invited to find it out and install 6.908!
So, what about ASG V7 GA? Maybe you read it on our new Astaro blog: we are in heavy testing. We are aiming now to have 1200 different test cases (last but not least because of your detailed feedback), including stress tests for any conceivable situation – and this takes time… Will take all time we need to fulfill all tests with QA result ok – not longer, but also not shorter. So please stay tuned, we will keep you informed. We working on the following features, which also will be included within the final ASG V7 version: – Initial Setup Wizard – Overall Reporting / Executive Report redesign/ Status Displaying – full ACC support – NTLM Single Sign On (NTLM already works, there are still some issue with SSO)
License
Please check the UBB announcement for license details. You will need a license immediately after applying Up2Date 6.098!
Download Information
ISO image asg-6.908-061213-2.iso
size: 410 MB (410,269,696 Byte)
md5sum: 4285ee782d96d0cea3f513562d8dee21
FTP server: – Germany – US – US 2 – Austria Mirror – Japanese Mirror
HTTP server: – Germany – US – US 2 – Austria Mirror – Japanese Mirror
BitTorrent: http://download.astaro.de/ASL/v7.0/iso_i386/asg-6.908-061213-2.iso.torrent
(If you are not familiar with BitTorrent, please check out this detailed description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent). Search for “how to burn” on our Knowledge Base if you have trouble to burn a CD from the ISO image.
Feedback
If you want to provide feedback or want to discuss any of the ASG V7 BETA features you should post it on our User Bulletin Board in the “BETA Version” forum. Please take care to add always(!) the version you refer to (e.g. “[6.908] Background color in the End User Portal does not match“). Alternatively if you want to provide feedback, problem reports and comments directly to the Astaro R&D team you can also send it to V7Beta@astaro.com. If you have feedback to our documentation (Online Help) please send it to docu@astaro.com.
We greatly appreciate your input, comments and suggestions – especially for this version! There is also a demo server to check the new GUI: https://v7demo.astaro.com
Thx in advance for your tests!
Your Astaro R&D team
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The original article/video can be found at ISO and Up2Date 6.908 for ASG V7 BETA