What is New - Knowledge Base Updates for IGEL UMS 12.10.100

In this article you will find a summary of documentation updates with direct links to the updated articles. 

You will find the release notes for IGEL Universal Management Suite 12 both as a text file in the same folder as the installation programs on our download server and in the Knowledge Base under https://kb.igel.com/en/universal-management-suite/current/ums-release-notes.

Before the installation / update of the IGEL UMS, please read the documentation How to Start with IGEL.
You cannot manage IGEL OS 12 devices without the UMS Web App. Thus, the UMS Web App must be selected during the installation of the UMS.

UMS Installer Update

You can now manually search for a user during installation to run the services with. For details, see IGEL UMS Installation under Windows.

License Management in the UMS Web App

You can now handle license management in the UMS Web App. For details, see License Management in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Enhance License Deployment/Renewal via an Administrative Task

By default, the UMS checks once a day to determine if any devices require a new license. You can now use an administrative task to perform this check more often. For details, see Deploy / Exchange Device Licenses.

Use a Shared Directory for Your Distributed UMS Installation

You can now use a shared network drive to facilitate file sharing between the instances of your Distributed UMS. For details, see How to Use a Shared Drive for a Distributed UMS.

Object Permissions in the UMS Web App

Through Access Control, users and user groups can be granted permissions (also called access rights) regarding object directories. For details, see Object Permissions in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Automation in the UMS Web App - Jobs

In the Automation area of the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) Web App, you can create and manage automation objects, such as jobs. Jobs allow administrators to schedule and automatically execute certain commands consistently on multiple IGEL OS devices. For details, see How to Create and Manage Jobs in the IGEL UMS Web App.

CLI Commands for Encryption and Encoding

New commands added to the UMS Administrator command-line interface (CLI) to encode files and encrypt text. For details, see IGEL UMS Administrator Command-Line Interface.

“Network” Area Renamed

“Network” area in the UMS Web App has been renamed to “System”. See System Settings in the IGEL UMS Web App.