For a list of Filr enhancements and instructions for use, see New in Filr 1.1 in the Novell Filr 1.2 Web Application User Guide.
Microsoft SQL support: You can configure an existing Microsoft SQL database to be used as the Filr database. For more information, see Section 5.3.2, Configuring an Existing Microsoft SQL Database Server.
Ability to add multiple NICs: You can now add multiple Network Interface Controllers (NICs) for associating multiple networks with the Filr installation. For more information, see Section 4.0, Creating a Small Deployment or Section 5.0, Creating a Large Deployment.
Ability to add an additional disk for /var: You can now add a disk to the appliance to store the /var directory. (The /var directory is where system events for the Novell appliances are logged.)
For more information about how to do this during installation, see Section 4.0, Creating a Small Deployment or Section 5.0, Creating a Large Deployment.
For information about how to do this after installation, see Modifying Logging Options for the /var Directory
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Ability to perform a silent installation or upgrade: You can now silently install or upgrade Filr. For more information, see Section A.0, Installing Novell Filr in Silent Mode.
Removed option on the MySQL appliance to store the secondary hard disk (/vastorage) on an NFS mount-point: Prior to Filr 1.1, you had the option to store Hard Disk 2 (/vastorage) on an NFS mount-point. This option has been removed from Filr 1.1 because as a best practice, MySQL should not be accessed from an NFS server.
For more information about the type of data that is stored on Hard Disk 2 (/vastorage), see Section 1.2.2, Filr Storage Requirements.
Upgraded MySQL database: The MySQL database that is used in the MySQL database appliance or in a small deployment has been updated to use MySQL Server 5.5.
Moved Memcached from Filr appliance to Search appliance: On a new Filr 1.1 installation, Memcached now runs on the Lucene search index appliance. When upgrading to Filr 1.1, it is recommended that you move Memcached from the Filr appliance to the Lucene search index appliance, as described in Section D.0, Moving the Memcached Service to the Search Index Appliance.
LDAP Synchronization Improvements: The following improvements were made to LDAP synchronization:
Synchronization performance improvements
Performance improvements in Filr 1.1 as compared with Filr 1.0.1:
When synchronizing 1 to 10,000 users - 3x improvement
When synchronizing 10,000 to 30,000 users - 5x improvement
When synchronizing 30,00 to 60,000 users - 10x improvement
Improved interface, with a tabbed view
LDAP browser for selecting users and containers in your directory for LDAP configuration
Support for non-unique group names
Ability to preview an LDAP synchronization (display the users and groups that will be added, deleted, or disabled in Filr) before the LDAP synchronization runs
Filter users and groups on Sync Results pages
For more information, see Synchronizing Users and Groups from an LDAP Directory
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
LDAP Browser for Locating Proxy User: You can now use an LDAP browser to browse the LDAP directory for the proxy user that you want to use for Net Folder Server creation.
For more information, see Configuring Net Folder Servers
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Ability to determine whether LDAP groups can be used when sharing: New option to allow you to control whether groups that were imported from the LDAP directory are displayed in the Share with field when users are sharing an item.
For more information, see Enabling Sharing for the Entire Site
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Dedicate a Filr appliance to automatically perform Net Folder synchronization: When you set aside a Filr appliance to perform Net Folder synchronization processes, you no longer have to navigate to that appliance to perform the synchronization. Filr 1.1 can be configured to always assign the load for Net Folder synchronizations to a specific Filr appliance.
For more information, see Setting Aside a Filr Appliance for Re-Indexing and Net Folder Synchronization in a Clustered Environment.
Net Folder Server Improvements: The following improvements were made to Net Folder server synchronization:
Performance improvements related to synchronization.
For more information, see Planning the Amount of Data to Synchronize
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Performance improvements related to indexing.
Ability to configure whether the Filr desktop application can trigger an initial synchronization of user Home directories.
Improved interface, with a tabbed view.
Ability to select the server type and the authentication type.
For Net Folder Servers that existed in your Filr system before upgrading to Filr 1.1, you need to modify and specify the server type and authentication type.
For more information, see Configuring Net Folder Servers
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Net Folder Improvements: The following improvements were made to the Net Folder synchronization:
Performance improvements related to synchronization.
For more information, see Planning the Amount of Data to Synchronize
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Performance improvements related to indexing.
Multiple threading and multiple synchronizations for Net Folders on a given Filr appliance.
For more information, see Net Folder Configuration
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Interface improvements on the Synchronization Schedule tab.
Filter the list of Net Folders on the Manage Net Folders page.
Option to display or not display user Home directories on the Manage Net Folders page.
Ability to grant rights to all users in an Organization Unit when using eDirectory as the LDAP directory.
For more information, see Creating and Managing Net Folders
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Ability to disable access to the web client: You can disable users’ ability to access Filr via a web browser. Users can then access Filr only through the Filr desktop application or through the Filr mobile app.
For more information, see Disabling User Access to the Filr Site on the Web
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Whitelist or blacklist for sharing: You can create a whitelist or blacklist for sharing with certain email addresses and domains.
For more information, see Enabling Sharing for the Entire Site
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Ability to manage mobile devices: You can manage the Filr app on the mobile devices for users in your system. You can view devices that have accessed the Filr system and which wipe the Filr data on those devices.
For more information, see Managing Filr Data for Mobile Devices
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
New mobile device options: New options allow you to control whether users can cut and copy from the Filr app, take a screen capture while within the app (Android only), and access the Filr app from a rooted or jail broken device. You can also define a whitelist to determine which apps users can open Filr documents into.
For more information, see Configuring Mobile Device Access for All Users
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
New sharing option for File Link: Grant users the ability to share files by distributing a link to the file. Any person with access to the link then has access to the file.
For more information about enabling this functionality, see Enabling Sharing for the Entire Site
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
For more information about creating File Links, see Distributing a Link to a File
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Web Application User Guide.
Support for multiple groups with the same name: In the Type-to-Find drop-down list, Filr now includes the group name or group title, as well as secondary information about the group (either the group description or the Fully Qualified DN). This secondary information helps distinguish between multiple groups that have the same name.
For more information, see Managing How Group Names Are Displayed during Name Completion
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Ability to specify a maximum number of REST requests: You can specify the maximum number of concurrent upload and download requests made by the Filr desktop and mobile applications.
For more information, see Changing Configuration Settings for Requests and Connections
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Ability to specify a From email address for outbound email: You can specify an email address to be used as the From address of emails sent from Filr.
For more information, see Changing Outbound Email Configuration Settings
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Ability to expand storage: You can now expand the storage space for the /vastorage and /var partitions.
For more information, see Managing Storage
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
DFS Support: Filr now supports Distributed File System (DFS) and DFS-R (DFS Replication) for Windows, as well as DFS for OES.
Centralized Trash Management: All items that have been sent to the trash are now visible in one location and can be restored or permanently deleted.
For more information, see Restoring Files and Folders from the Trash
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Global Password for Lucene Indexes: You can now specify a global password for Lucene indexes in a High Availability environment.
For more information, see Changing Search Index Configuration Settings
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.
Interface for applying software patches: Filr now provides an interface for applying software patches.
For more information, see Managing Field Test Patches
in the Novell Filr 1.2 Administration Guide.