Continuing with my new release preview series, I thought it would be good to move to all the network-related improvements we’ve added. Much like the UI changes and the Windows integration enhancements, we’ve left no stone unturned (much to the chagrin of our QA team).
First up we’re going to support HTTP Proxy configurations. Customers will be able to tunnel all Filer traffic through the SSL-enabled HTTP proxy of their choice. This is a big time feature requirement for companies working in more restricted environments, and we’re happy to be able to release it. Users will be able to access it via the “HTTP Proxy” link under configuration in the Filer admin UI:
As you can see, we support authenticated proxies and offer a “Do Not Proxy” list of hosts (for, say, internal hosts that do not require proxy access).
Next, I wanted to show off the fact that we’ve added network performance/utilization charts to the UI. This is another one of those features frequently requested by our users, and since we are a networked appliance, it just made good sense to add this information:
As you can see, by default it shows you the last hour. But you can “zoom out” to the full day as well:
Finally, we’ve added a feature that we can’t take a screen shot of. In the new release, all of the home page data, such as the charts and sidebar widgets, are AJAX enabled. This means that they will automatically update on a set interval of every five minutes.
With that, we wrap up this group of features coming in the next release. These might not seem as significant as the other features, but they’re really going to help us round out the Filer as it exists today.
If you have feedback or questions, please email us – feedback@nasuni.com - or sound off in the comments.
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