Product Release Note. for. SFTPPlus Client 1.5

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1 Product Release Note for SFTPPlus Client The Old Exchange South Cadbury Yeovil Somerset BA22 7ET UK Copyright: Neither the whole nor any part of this Document may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo-copying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Pro:Atria Limited

2 Table of Contents 1 LEGAL NOTICES COPYRIGHT TRADEMARKS LICENSE STATUTORY REGULATION COMPLIANCE INTRODUCTION PRODUCT RELEASE INFORMATION PACKAGE MANIFEST MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PRODUCT RELEASE DESCRIPTION CLIENT PROTOCOLS SUPPORTED PRODUCT CERTIFICATION NEW FEATURES ENHANCEMENTS BUG FIXES KNOWN PROBLEMS & WORKAROUNDS INSTALLATION & UPGRADE NOTES UPGRADE INSTALLATION REFERENCES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRIAL SUPPORT ANNUAL MAINTENANCE SUPPORT GENERAL SUPPORT INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION Page 2 of 19

3 1 LEGAL NOTICES 1.1 Copyright This product is copyright. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Portions of this product are copyright as follows; apache curl Cygwin DLL and utilities md5sum MySQL openssh openssl Regina Regutils PuTTY is Copyright The Apache Software Foundation is Copyright , Daniel Stenberg is Copyright ,Red Hat, Inc is Copyright 2004 Free Foundation, Inc is Copyright MySQL AB and is provided under the General Public License (GPL) license agreement is Copyright 1995,Tatu Ylonen is Copyright ,The OpenSSL Project is Copyright Anders Christensen is Copyright 1998, 2001 Patrick TJ McPhee is Copyright Simon Tatham 1.2 Trademarks All products, company names and logos mentioned herein are the marks of their respective owners, including but not limited to, PuTTY, Regina, HP, IBM, Intel, Linux, Microsoft, Solaris, Tivoli, NetView, UNIX and Windows. SFTPPlus is a trademark of Pro:Atria Ltd Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds Unix is a trademark of the Open Group 2009 Page 3 of 19

4 1.3 License SFTPPlus is not free software and may not be copied, distributed, sublicensed, decompiled or used in any way except with express permission of the Licensor by License. 30 day free trials will normally be permitted by trial license on request. All license terms and conditions are available on request. SFTPPlus is licensed for use according to this documentation, in conjunction with the SFTPPlus license agreement. 1.4 Statutory Regulation Compliance This document was produced by; Pro:Atria Ltd, The Old Exchange, South Cadbury, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7ET, UK Registered in England Company No: Page 4 of 19

5 2 INTRODUCTION The information in these release notes is intended for personnel who install, configure and use on a daily basis, SFTPPlus Client This is a product release note informing you of; New Product Release Product update SFTPPlus Client Addendum Platform(s)/Architecture(s) supported AIX 5.2, 5.3 Miscellaneous Distribution modules HP-UX (PA-RISC), HP-UX 11.23, (Itanium), Linux (Intel x86), OS400, Solaris 8 or higher (SPARC), Solaris 10 (Intel x86), Windows 2000 or higher (Intel x86) Windows XP SP2 (Intel x86) z/os (z series) SFTPPlus-client-aix-powerpc-1.5.zip SFTPPlus-client-hpux-parisc-1.5.zip SFTPPlus-client-hpux-itanium-1.5.zip SFTPPlus-client-linux-intel-1.5.zip SFTPPlus-client-os400-powerpc-1.5.zip SFTPPlus-client-solaris-sparc-1.5.zip SFTPPlus-client-solaris-intel-1.5.zip SFTPPlus-client-windows-intel-1.5.zip (contains Windows installer) SFTPPlus-client-zos-z-1.5.zip If you find any problems with this version, please contact us by or phone. Please refer to the Technical Support and the General Support Information which details the information we require to assist in the diagnosis of any issues found in our software Page 5 of 19

6 If you have any comments or suggestions relating to this Product Release Note or any other document that we produce, please let us know by at We are always eager to receive information and your feedback regarding SFTPPlus products, documentation and enhancement wishes are always welcomed and appreciated Page 6 of 19

7 3 PRODUCT RELEASE INFORMATION Product: SFTPPlus Client Release Number: 1 Release Date: 30-Oct-2008 Addendum Number: 5 Document Change History Date Version History 30/03/ First Issue 23/10/ Minor corrections. 30/10/ Added Protocols Supported table. 3.1 Package Manifest The software is supplied as a digital download by a platform distribution package. The download information is available on request for software trial or by existing customers with maintenance contracts. Distribution packages are supplied as a zip file with the following naming convention; SFTPPlus-<client server>-<os>-<arch>-<version>.zip Where; <client server> = client or server version package <os> = Package for Operating System (aix, hpux, linux, windows) <arch> = Package Architecture (i386, ia64, parisc, powerpc, sparc, etc) <version> = version of SFTPPlus Packages available for SFTPPlus Client are; SFTPPlus-client-aix tar SFTPPlus-client-hpux-parisc-1.5.zip SFTPPlus-client-hpux-ia zip SFTPPlus-client-lin tar SFTPPlus-client-os400-powerpc-1.5.zip SFTPPlus_client-solaris-sparc rc2.tar.gz SFTPPlus-client-solaris-i zip SFTPPlusClient rc8.zip (contains Windows installer) 2009 Page 7 of 19

8 SFTPPlusClient-1.5-FTPS-FIPS.zip (contains Windows installer) SFTPPlus-client-zos-z-1.5.zip 3.2 Minimum System Requirements The minimum system requirements are as follows; Supported version Unix AIX HP-UX PA-RISC HP-UX - Itanium Solaris SPARC Solaris Intel Linux Intel 5.3 or higher version or higher version or higher version 8 or higher version 10 or higher version 2.4 kernel or higher OS Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or higher Server SP4 or higher - XP Professional SP Server SP1 or higher zos 1.2 Please Note: SFTPPlus Client is no longer available for Windows NT Page 8 of 19

9 4 PRODUCT RELEASE DESCRIPTION As a result of positive customer enhancement requests and feedback, we have produced version of SFTPPlus Client. 4.1 Client Protocols Supported. Platform (OS) Protocol Supported Redhat Linux FTP (port 21) FTPS (port 21) FTPS (port 990) SFTP (port 22) SCP (port 22) Sun OS - SPARC FTP (port 21) FTPS (port 21) FTPS (port 990) SFTP (port 22) SCP (port 22) HP HP-UX - PA-RISC FTP (port 21) FTPS (port 21) FTPS (port 990) SFTP (port 22) SCP (port 22) HP TRU64 FTP (port 21) FTPS (port 21) FTPS (port 990) SFTP (port 22) SCP (port 22) IBM AIX FTP (port 21) FTPS (port 21) FTPS (port 990) SFTP (port 22) SCP (port 22) IBM Mainframe FTP (port 21) FTPS (port 21) FTPS (port 990) SFTP (port 22) SCP (port 22) 2009 Page 9 of 19

10 5 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SFTPPlus Client is certified and has been tested on the following platforms/architectures and versions; SFTPPlus Client 1.5 Platform Unix AIX 5.2, 5.3 HP-UX (PA-RISC) HP-UX (Itanium) Solaris 8, 9, 10 - SPARC Solaris 10 - Intel Linux Intel OS400 Windows 2000 Professional (SP4) Tested? 2000 Server (SP4) XP Professional (SP2) 2003 Server (SP1) z/os 2009 Page 10 of 19

11 6 NEW FEATURES New features that are included in this release are; SFTPPlus Client GPG encryption of transfer file, new parameters in transfer definition conf file. New message route http Directory recursive transfers new transfer definition file parameter recursive When performing a get transfer, set new parameter suppressnomatcherror to y to ignore reporting no files on remote system as an error Send specific on transfer success with subject heading using new parameters ' subject' and ' body' New parameter 'custom ' to specify filename for custom template, replaceable tokens are o %DATE% o %TIME% o %FILE% o %MD5SUM% o %SIZE% 2009 Page 11 of 19

12 7 ENHANCEMENTS Enhancements in this release are as follows; SFTPPlus Client Improvements to code in SFTPPlus.rexx New SFTPPlus.rexx options o f CONFFILE use a specific conf file instead of global.conf o x TRANSFER,FILE run a single defined send using FILE o g SERVICENAME specify service name (Windows only) o g setting= value specify global settings, eg g!semignore= y gpg global parameters in global.conf (can be overridden in transfer definition file) SFTPPlus Client daemon startup script for Linux/UNIX global.conf parameter to ignore semaphore locks ('!semignore') Directory recursion transfers, tested levels; Tested to level of recursion; Protocol FTP (port 21) FTPS (port 21) Recurs to 15 levels FTPS (port 990) SFTP (port 22) SCP (port 22) 2009 Page 12 of 19

13 8 BUG FIXES Bug fixes in this release are as follows; SFTPPlus Client Allow spaces in filenames Correct ASCII processing Add logic for checking changing files for sftp get Prevent fail use if no output file Sftp get with * as filemask and no timestamp corrected Semaphore locking issue corrected 2009 Page 13 of 19

14 9 KNOWN PROBLEMS & WORKAROUNDS Known problems & workarounds in this release are; SFTPPlus Client No known issues If you find any problems with this version, please contact us by or phone. Please refer to the Technical Support chapter and the General Support Information section which details the information we require to help in the diagnosis of any issues found in our software Page 14 of 19

15 10 INSTALLATION & UPGRADE NOTES 10.1 Upgrade Upgrading SFTPPlus Client to version is straightforward. Do the following steps; 1. Stop the SFTPPlus Client daemon/service. 2. Backup the entire existing SFTPPlus Client directory tree. 3. Unpack the distribution package over the existing installation. All files will be updated. 4. Reinstate any configuration files (*.conf file held in the sub-directory conf) 5. Start the SFTPPlus Client daemon/service Installation Each distribution has a README file which includes an overview of the steps required to perform a successful installation. For installation on all platforms, please refer to the SFTPPlus Client installation Guide relevant to your platform and architecture Page 15 of 19

16 11 REFERENCES There are other documents available to help with the trial or usage of the SFTPPlus Server product. These documents may also be referenced within this document with further information. SFTPPlus Features and Benefits SFTPPlus Client Installation Guide for Linux & UNIX SFTPPlus Client Installation Guide for OS400 SFTPPlus Client Installation Guide for OpenVMS SFTPPlus Client Installation Guide for Windows SFTPPlus Client Installation Guide for zos SFTPPlus Client User Manual For a list of up-to-date documents, please contact us (see 'Contact Information') Page 16 of 19

17 12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT First and foremost, we would like to thank you for using SFTPPlus products. Technical support is a vital part of the total Pro:Atria customer experience. We want you to get the most from our products long after the initial sale and installation. We are dedicated to ensure that every issue is resolved expediently and to your satisfaction. To enable you to maximise the return on your investment, we offer a suite of support offerings designed to meet your business needs. This chapter provides an overview of the SFTPPlus support offerings and how to use them Trial Support Whilst you are trialling SFTPPlus Client, you are entitled to full technical support to enable you to install, configure and perform test transfers on your platform(s). We will endeavour to help you at every step to ensure you can complete your trial successfully. Our normal terms for trials are 30 days but this can be extended on agreement. We will always make reasonable efforts to assist you to integrate and setup SFTPPlus in your business during the trial period Annual Maintenance Support Payment of the annual maintenance fee entitles you to full technical support via , telephone support and software updates General Support Information We would normally conduct technical support via various media but we have preferred routing in the order of; Telephone and where practical/possible Site visit To help us asses any issues that may arise, it will be helpful to us, and speed up diagnostics, if you would send relevant information pertaining to the issue Page 17 of 19

18 This should include; Your platform that SFTPPlus Server is running on Details of the target platform you are connecting to Version of SFTPPlus Client you are running Copy of Message.log Any screen output that you may have to illustrate the issue you are experiencing Trace output from debug mode (this can be switched on manually but please speak to us first regarding this) In the first instance, sending us this information should help us diagnose the problem and identify a solution for you as quickly as possible. Upon receipt of the above information, we will respond by confirming that we have received your enquiry and it is receiving attention. We will then look through the information supplied and diagnose the problem. When a solution is found we will or telephone you with a detailed solution Page 18 of 19

19 13 CONTACT INFORMATION Address Pro:Atria Limited The Old Exchange South Cadbury Yeovil Somerset BA22 7ET UK Telephone/Fax Telephone: Fax: +44 (0) (0) Sales: Technical Support: Website Documentation If you have any comments or suggestions regarding this or any other Pro:Atria document, please send an to the following address ; docs@proatria.com 2009 Page 19 of 19