=============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.68 (March 2021) =============================================================================== New features: ============= Bugs fixed: =========== * VPS not shutting down IPP Software * Removing and changing the assigned power source from Power Protector application * Sending alarm emails via Office 365 and Gmail * Missing Input voltage and Input current in the Measure panel when Power source is connected in USB / RS232 or by Network-M2 card * The Power source designation (name) is incorrect * OS shutdown duration is not properly synchronized * Charset encoding for JSON data causes parsing error at client side Cyber-security : =============== * Multiple unauthenticated accesses to IPP * SQL Injection (Post-Auth) - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.67 (June 2019) =============================================================================== New features: ============= * IPP Linux packages: new option to prevent IPP to start after installation Bugs fixed: =========== * Power components panel now display correctly all data for VPS (including protection state) * The power source edition (remove or change) in IPP is fixed : change does not require intervention on the Network card * Communication lost status is now correctly detected and shown in IPP * The UPS connected locally (via USB or RS232) is set automatically as power source after IPP installation Cyber-security : =============== * Cyber resilience upon upgrade is improved to prevent any command injection through update file (CVE-2020-6651 and CVE-2020-6652) =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.66 (September 2019) =============================================================================== New features: ============= * STARTTLS email protocol compatible with IPP * Network M2 card FW version displayed in node list Cyber-security: =============== * Unsecure HTTP connection deactivated by default * Unprotected Windows services executable path vulnerabilities are fixed * CVE-2014-3566 - POODLE (SSLv3) vulnerability fixed * Undisclosed various IPP path traversal vulnerabilities are fixed =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.61 for Windows (August 2018) =============================================================================== New features: ============= * New Network-M2 communication card compatibility : authentication by certificate exchange / credentials * New Shutdown delay option is available on IPP when Network-M2 card is connected as Power Source (please refer to Card On line help) Pairing Guidelines: (New Network-M2) =================== * Card Version 1.4.3 recommended to ease pairing Software and card * Information about Pairing are mentionnend on Network-M2 card, (not on IPP on line help) * For Pairing, Credentials must not be used for version below 1.4.2 (included). Potential limitations below : * The user MUST do the Pairing from the card. * If user sets Credentials from IPM, he will not be able to monitor the card * In some cases, removing and rescanning the card is not enough : IPM servce restart is required Known issues: ============= * After IPP Upgrade Network-M2 card cannot be discovered : fresh install is mandatory * On Network-M2 side, Event messages severity have been modified since Network-MS. Behavior on IPP is then impacted * On Network-M2 side, we have the 30 IPP simultaneous connections limitation. * On Network-M2 Card F/W version is not displayed =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.53 for Windows (March 2017) =============================================================================== New features: ============= * Added support for TLS 1.2 protocol * Added support for Windows Server 2016 * Added support for VMware 6.5 * Added support for RHEL 7.3 & 6.8 * Added support for SLES 12 SP2 Bugs fixed: =========== * Shutdown ESXi via IPP issue * Installation issue on SLES 12 SP2 * Data acquisition issue with PXGX-UPS communication cards =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.52 for Windows (June 2016) =============================================================================== New features: ============= * New UPS Compatibility for Eaton 9PX 2.2kVA and Eaton 9PX 3kVA Bug fixed: ========== * Improved communication issues detection * Minor bugs fixes * Better integration in last Linux distribution Known issues: ============= None Cyber-security: =============== Please, visit www.eaton.com/cybersecurity to check the cyber-security status of this product and to subscribe to all cybersecurity alerts coming from Eaton. =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.50 for Windows (June 2015) =============================================================================== Bug fixed: ========== * Fix issue on upgrade procedure * Events Calendar is no more limited to current year. * Fix the root issue of loading error from AFS on WinSrv 2008 & WinSrv 2012. * Virtual Power Source improvements: ** Status is better managed to avoid some unexpected shutdown. ** VPS can be used as a Power Source without restarting IPM Service ** VPS login/password correctly synchronized on source UPS ** VPS with Parallel UPS: Communication Lost with all connectUPS and Data Base error fixed Known issues: ============ None =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.42 for Windows (May 2014) =============================================================================== Bug fixed: ========== * Fixed communication losses with Virtual Power Sources that could prevent IPP protection mechanisms to be launched properly Known issues: ============ None =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.40 for Windows (Febuary 2014) =============================================================================== Bug fixed: ========== * Ubuntu with the Unity interface, The Open shortcut does not work. * The status bar doesn't upgrade counters when adding or suppressing nodes. Known issues: ============ None =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.30 for Windows & Linux (April 2013) =============================================================================== New features: ============ * Export nodes data into a CSV file. * Compatibility with new Eaton UPSs: 9PX6KSP, 9PX8KSP, 9PX10KSP. * SNMPv3 support for IPP data acquisition. * IPP administrator has the possibility to definitely delete the old events from IPP database in order to reduce size and improve performance. Bug fixed: ========== * Value size restriction in shutdown timer and shutdown duration fields (999999 max seconds). * Remove the Ascend/Descend sort capability for the "Messages" column in the Events panel. * Update the battery icon in system tray, depending of the power source status. * Icons display issues when using Windows Remote Desktop. * Reduce time to detect a communication lost in RS232 mode. * Event Calendar view issues. * Display the temperature on ePDU products. * Scan cancellation issue. * Nodes suppression issue. * Application crash on Debian, Fedora, Suse. * Communication lost detection issue for client. * Installation / Integration issues when Windows UAC is activated. Known issues: ============ * There may be temporary inconsistency between the display counter for all the nodes, and the sum of nodes by status in the status bar after delete or discovery operations. =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.28 for Windows & Linux (December 2012) =============================================================================== New features: ============= * Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows server 2012 compatibility * VMware vCenter/ESXi 5.1 compatibility * Citrix XEN 6.0 compatibility Corrected problems: =================== * Fix a crash when special network interfaces (vpn) under Linux are set. Known issues: ============= * On RS232 mode, when shutdown Criteria Output On Bypass is enabled, IPP is launching again the computer shutdown just after the restart. * When Windows "User Account Control" (UAC) is enabled (since Vista), the shortcuts from the system tray icon menu don’t work for the following links: Start and Stop the Software. Please perform these actions from the Eaton Windows "Start" menu. =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.26 for Windows & Linux (September 2012) =============================================================================== New features for Intelligent Power Protector 1.26: ================================================== * Package digital signature. * Redundancy behavior improvement: The power lost is now detected only when the count of units powered by the utility is lower than the requested unit for the load. * New parameters available in command line installation mode. Use '-help' option for complete command line format description. Corrected problems: =================== * Fix issue 1.20-2 * Bug fix in measures database. * "Shutdown controller" module issue: No shutoff in some specific conditions Known issues: ============= None =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.20 for Windows & Linux (October 2011) =============================================================================== New features for Intelligent Power Protector 1.20: ================================================== * Implements new UPS redundancy management feature (refer to user manual) * Compatibility with latest Linux distributions (refer to user manual) * Shutdown script for Xen and KVM is now integrated in IPP * Improved supervision of Eaton 5PX UPS * Improved system tray icon with contextual menu available through right click * Database log size has been optimised. * Statistics provide now device consumption in kWh instead of kVAh. * A UPS configuration panel appears in shutdown menu (RO with network Power Source and RW with serial line Power Source) * Shutdown controller feature is now compatible with Network card Corrected problems: =================== 1.10-4 Known issues: ============= 1.20-1) On Linux, when you enable the Shutdown Controller optional module, a problem in the IPP service initialization occurs. Solution: The issue can be easily solved by restarting the IPP daemon once the "Shutdown Controller" module has been activated. There is no need to restart the IPP daemon when disabling this feature. 1.20-2) When connected through Serial RS232, sometimes Pulsar UPSs don’t shutoff as expected. In this case the UPS does not take into account "Shutdown Duration" parameter of Intelligent Power Protector. Solution: Use USB connection. Next IPP version will implement this correction in RS232. =============================================================================== Release note Intelligent Power Protector 1.10 for Windows & Linux (August 2010) =============================================================================== a) Initial release compatible with Eaton UPSs (Pulsar & Powerware 1ph/3ph) except ferrups. Refer to the compatibily list. b) Known issues: 1.10-1) on 9130 the USB communication sometimes stops in endurance testing. => a problem fix is available with 9130 V0.13 USB firmware or prefer RS232 or Network connections 1.10-2) on 5125 (FW 2.04 & 3.04) , Load segment 2 stops with Load segment 1 1.10-3) On 5125 3000GRM with 3 load segments, it is not possible to configure the load segment 3 in the shutdown dialog box It is possible to configure Load segment 1 or 2 1.10-4) On VM-Ware ESX4: Through Network connection, the Eaton UPSs are compatible with IPP on ESX4 Through USB connection, Pulsar UPSs and Powerware 9130 are compatible Through USB connection, Powerware 5110, 3105 and 9120 are not detected 1.10-5) On Vista x64 only, the 5115 UPS is not compatible in USB mode. (You can use Lansafe with Vista x64) All the other Windows are compatible with IPP and 5115 USB UPS c) Note: Intelligent Power Manager 1.12 that is able to supervise and manage IPP 1.10 is available free of charge on the web download or through Automatic Update Process. EOF