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.

Before the installation / update of the IGEL UMS, please read How to Start with IGEL COSMOS.


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.

Administrator Accounts

Some characters are no longer allowed when a new administrator account is created, see General Administrator Rights.

UMS Installation Dialog

In the UMS installer for Windows, it is now possible to select if the desktop shortcut for the UMS Administrator should be created. See IGEL UMS Installation under Windows.

Profiles

In the UMS Console and the UMS Web App, it is now not possible to assign an OS 12 profile directly to the OS 11 device (and vice versa). See How to Allocate IGEL UMS Profiles or How to Create and Assign Profiles in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Administrative Task "Detach Assigned Objects from Devices of Views" Added

It is now possible to create an administrative task for detaching objects from view /search results, see Detach Assigned Objects from Devices of Views.

Proxy Server

The proxy server usage for automatic license distribution "Deployment (ALD)" has been renamed to "IGEL Cloud Services (ICS)". A proxy set under UMS Console > UMS Administration > Global Configuration > Licenses > Deployment > Edit proxy configuration is now used for all IGEL Cloud Services, see Proxy Server.

Reverse Proxy / Load Balancer with SSL Termination

Reverse proxy / load balancer support with SSL termination for NGINX has been added, see IGEL UMS Configuration for the External Load Balancer / Reverse Proxy: Example for NGINX with SSL Offloading.

Allow SSL Connections Only

Allow SSL connection only setting under IGEL UMS Administrator > Settings is now enabled by default on new UMS installations. See Settings - Change Server Settings in the IGEL UMS Administrator.

CLI Commands for UMS Cluster

CLI commands to show, set and delete a UMS cluster FQDN have been added, see IGEL UMS Administrator Command-Line Interface.

MS SQL Server Option 'trustServerCertificate'

MS SQL Server Option trustServerCertificate can now be configured under UMS Administrator > Datasource > Add > JDBC Parameter, see How to Set Up a Data Source in the IGEL UMS Administrator.

UMS Web App

Scan and Register Feature Added

In the UMS Web App, it is now possible to scan the network for devices and register them, see Scanning the Network for Devices and Registering Devices on the IGEL UMS.

Export of Device Settings as a Profile

In the UMS Web App, it is now possible to export the device settings under Devices > [device name] > Export as Profile, see Exporting Device Settings as a Profile in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Export and Import of Profiles

In the UMS Web App, you can now export and import profiles, see Exporting and Importing Profiles in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Export and Upload of Apps

In the UMS Web App, you can now export and import app metadata, see How to Export and Upload Apps to the IGEL UMS.

Logging

You can now activate logging in the UMS Web App, see Logging in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Search Feature

New search functionality has been implemented, see Search for Devices in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Apps Configured by a Profile Shown

Under UMS Web App > Configuration > [name of the profile] > Apps, it is now possible to see which apps / app versions this profile configures. See Configuration - Centralized Management of Device Settings in the IGEL UMS Web App.