Users Guide

If Internet Explorer is set as the default browser when the user activates against VE, the user must change the default
browser to Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox then activate against VE again. [DDPS-765]
New Features and Functionality v8.2.3
● DDP Enterprise Server - Virtual Edition now supports VMWare Workstation 10.
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.2.3
● When the task to enable remote database access is canceled with no changes, the selection is now cleared in the Enable
Database Remote Access field. [DDPS-160]
● The health monitoring notification email format is now consistent with other VE notification emails. [DDPS-412]
● VE Admin Help now correctly states that an interval of 1 to 1440 minutes will be accepted by the Server for the Cloud
Storage > Server Polling Interval policy. [DDPS-462]
● VE Admin Help now correctly states that an unlimited number of attempts can be set for the Global Settings > Non-Cached
User Login Attempts policy. [DDPS-465]
● In the VE Remote Management Console installer Set Host Data dialog, if a valid hostname is not entered in the Host field,
installation now proceeds and the user is prompted to enter the hostname when installation is complete. [DDPS-471]
● When a large VE backup is restored, a progress indicator now displays. [DDPS-489]
● Script text no longer overwrites the VE Terminal menu during these procedures: setting or adjusting Logrotate; enabling SSH
access; and configuring automatic backup or email server settings. [DDPS-501, DDPS-505, DDPS-506, DDPS-507]
● Pressing <Esc> or selecting Cancel from a VE Terminal menu now displays the next higher menu instead of the Main Menu.
[DDPS-508]
● In the Dell Policy Proxy installer Ready to Install dialog, the Back button now correctly returns the user to the Certificate
Authority dialog rather than the Front End Configuration dialog. [DDPS-518]
● The Bitlocker Manager client can now activate against VE. [DDPS-520]
● Although VE was not susceptible to the Heartbleed vulnerability (OpenSSL CVE-2014-0160), as a precautionary measure, the
software stack was updated. As a matter of best practice, customers (and field teams) should always take VE updates or
sustaining releases. [DDPS-595]
Technical Advisories v8.2.3
● Added 02/2016 - When upgrading VE with a database password that was set to non-default before upgrade, regenerating
a self-signed certificate or importing a new certificate fails. To work around this issue, after upgrade, reset the database
password. [DDPS-3047]
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.2.2
● iOS policies are now properly applied in VE. [DDPS-48, 28287]
● It is no longer possible to type text on the Check for Update and Download Update windows. [DDPS-45]
● If an attempt to add an endpoint group fails due to an invalid parameter, the name used with the invalid group entry can now
be reused. [DDPS-49, 28307]
● When the task to enable remote database access is canceled with no changes, the VE Server no longer inadvertently
restarts. [DDPS-54]
● Users are now prompted to re-enter passwords to enable database remote access or change the database password, which
helps prevent incorrectly typed passwords from being unintentionally committed. [DDPS-56]
● A few screens that were previously not localized are now localized. [DDPS-64]
● After an update is applied, the VE Server now correctly restarts. [DDPS-77]
● VE Server policies for Cloud Edition now include the new Box sync client IP address range. [DDPS-88]
● During a manual backup, the backup script no longer displays on the VE Terminal menu. [DDPS-126]
● Events involving the VE Secure FTP server are now properly logged. [DDPS-127]
● After the IP address is changed in the VE Terminal, the updated IP address now correctly displays on the VE Terminal menu.
[DDPS-128]
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