Software Update
Halon Operating System Platform
| » H/OS 2 (SPG/VSP) | 2.1.5.0 new |
| » H/OS Extreme (SX) | 1.4.0.5 new |
H/OS 2
This operating system is used in the SPG and VSP (mail gateway) series, and updates are available as H/OS images. Information about the firmware used to overwrite the flash memory is found in our wiki documentation.
- 2.1.5.0 (1/3/10, download)
- New: Clustering of multiple SPG/VSP units
- New: Graphical Console (replacing the CLI)
- New: mail() function in HSL
- New: GuessAttachmentType() in HSL
- Imp: 3rd-party components updated
- Imp: Quarantine reset password, does not send a new password, instead allows it to be changed
- Imp: Overall improvements in functionality and reliability
- Imp: HSL cache [] is not LRU per default (least recently used)
- Bug: Domains were not disabled properly (nor alias domains)
- Bug: IP Policy response were not always received
- Bug: GetAttachmentName() were not decoded properly
- Bug: Self-genrated messages had the wrong Content-Disposition
- Bug: Unable to bind in queueprocessor (when custom source-ip was used)
- Bug: Domain reports could take very long time to complete
- Bug: Statistics could be collected for recipient instead of sender
- Bug: Disk, CPU and Memory usage where 24 hours off in bar-indicator
H/OS Extreme
Update using the web interface; Management → Updates & Licenses or using the command line interface. It is recommended that you read any included release notes before installing.
- 1.4.0.5 (1/3/10, download)
- Bug: Resolved an issue that affected the UTM (anti-spam)
- Bug: Missing default configuration after factory reset
- Bug: Failover identification should be between 1-255
- Bug: PPTP users could not access network
- Bug: Web administration interface stopped working
- Bug: SMTP/UTM could not start
- 1.4.0.X
- New: 3G/GSM modem support (with failover)
- New: Link aggregation (LACP or failover) implemented
- New: Internet failover (between two internet providers)
- New: Interface groups implemented
- New: Updating from firmware using "images"
- New: Automatic (online) updates (requires USB disk/stick)
- Imp: Throughput on multicore appliances improved
- Imp: IPSec performance improved on all appliances
- Imp: New BGP service (current BGP users need migrate)
- Imp: Improved IPv6 support for policies and NAT
- Imp: IPv6 Router Advertisement
- Imp: Many minor improvements
- Bug: Issue with preemptive failover resolved
- Bug: Issue with DNS for IPSec tunnels resolved
- Bug: Issue with UTM (realtime anti-spam) resolved
- Bug: Overall reliability improved
IMPORTANT
- Please export the configuration before updating
- DO NOT interrupt the 1.3.X to 1.4.X.X update process
- It's NOT possible to downgrade to 1.3.8
- Current BGP users SHOULD NOT upgrade without consulting us
- Supported 3G/GSM modems will be published later (E220, etc works)




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