I've just uploaded the first ISOs (Version number 7.850).
Installation:
You can find the ISOs on our FTP server ftp://v8beta:juagApArj9@ftp.astaro.de//
You need to use the following login:
Account: v8beta
Password: juagApArj9
The following ISOs are available:
7.850/asg-7.850-091218-1.iso
ISO size.....................: 390M (408700928 bytes)
ISO md5sum..............: e7d205f2726044795163172a41125065
ISO sha1sum.............: 5d999befae6b3821d11cdd139c47ae51638f0608
7.850/ssi-7.850-091218-1.iso
ISO size.....................: 391M (410245120 bytes)
ISO md5sum..............: 40f1ee07ebd5919b4740eca63b7d19c9
ISO sha1sum.............: 8608c8a03b74e14f49ca483521603e07800b8286
You need to reinstall. There is currently no upgrade path from
V7 to V8, but you should be able to import V7 config backups,
though. There is no special option in WebAdmin for that, just
import as usual (unlike between V6 and V7, our configuration
backend has not changed drastically). Please do not import any
V8 backup into an existing V7 installation.
Reporting bugs:
Please report all bugs that you find and that are not yet noted
in our Known Issues List or posted in the Beta Forum.
The procedure is the same as for our other betas. Please make
a new thread for each new bug and include the version you
tested in the thread subject, i.e. for the first Beta release
please start your subject with [7.850].
We will again include a status posting in every thread which
includes triaging information for our developers.
New features:
* Refreshed Layout
WebAdmin has a new fresh layout. The basic navigation and site
structure have not been changed, though.
The new layout is not yet tested with all supported browsers.
IE 7 is known to have display problems (which should not stop
it from working, though).
* IPv6 Support
You can now create host definitions with IPv6 addresses and
use them in most places where you can use IPv4 addresses.
You have to enable IPv6 support globally under "Network >> IPv6"
before you can use it. This way we avoid cluttering the interface
for users that do not use IPv6 which probably will be the vast
majority for some more years.
In this tab you can also set up tunnels to get IPv6 connectivity
if you don't get it natively from your ISP.
Not all services already support IPv6. Notably the following services don't:
- NAT
- User Authentication Backends
- Uplink Balancing
- Proxies: FTP, POP3, SOCKS
- IDENT Reverse Proxy
- Load Balancing
- DHCP Relay
- SSL VPN, L2TP VPN
- Remote Syslog
- Multicast
- ACC, ARM
* Flash-based reporting charts
Most reporting charts are now displayed with Flash graphics.
If you don't want to use this feature, you can disable it
at "Managment >> WebAdmin Settings >> User Preferences".
* Updated Hardware Support
The new version includes a current Linux kernel which should add
support for much hardware that was not included in our old HCL.
* 64bit Processor Support
At installation time you can choose to install an 64bit-enabled
kernel. If your processor has 64bit support, this kernel will
be installed unless you choose explicitely otherwise in the
related dialog.
64bit support should improve performance if you have more than
3 GByte of RAM.
There is no "Big SMP" kernel variant anymore. All machines for
which this kernel was intended should be able to use the 64bit
kernel instead.
* New Installer version
One notable new feature is that you can save some log files
and other debugging data to an USB stick from the installer,
which should help to debug any installation problems you
might run into.
* Internet Monitoring
Under "Network >> Internet Monitoring" you can define actions
that should be taken when you Internet uplink goes away. Currently
actions can include:
- enabling/disabling IPSec tunnels
- enabling/disabling Additional Addresses
Dropped Features:
Support for some older Astaro products was dropped.
* Connection with ACC
