This document provides release notes for the Entire Net-Work Client 1.8 release. It is organized as follows:
The primary enhancement in this release of Entire Net-Work Client is a rollup of fixes to the last release.
Last-minute information on this release is available in the ReadMe file.
After installation, please visit the Software AG Empower Product Support website at https://empower.softwareag.com/ to check for and apply any available fixes to Entire Net-Work Client Version 1.7 SP2.
As Entire Net-Work Client has some dependencies on the product Adabas Client, you should also check for and apply any available fixes to Adabas Client for your platform.
Fixes to Entire Net-Work Client are delivered using the Software AG Update Manager. For more details, see section Installing and Uninstalling Entire Net-Work Client of this documentation.
Caution:
As of the October, 2018 Software AG products release, the
product Entire Net-Work Administration is no longer available. It will be
replaced by a new administration product in the next release cycle. Entire
Net-Work Client Version 1.8 can be managed using the previous release of Entire
Net-Work Administration (Version 1.4 SP1, released October 2017) with the most
current fixes applied.
If the Adabas Directory Server is installed and used by a prior version of this product, be sure to use the existing Adabas Directory Server port number setting for this installation. You can change the port number after this product is installed. For complete information on changing the Directory Server port number used, read Changing the Adabas Directory Server Port Number.
Note:
You cannot use the System Management Hub (SMH) agents installed with an
earlier version of Entire Net-Work Client or Entire Net-Work Server to manage this version of Entire Net-Work Client or
Entire Net-Work Server. You must use the Adabas Manager (AMN).
The current version of Entire Net-Work Client and Entire Net-Work Server configuration files are compatible with Entire Net-Work Client Version 1.7 or Entire Net-Work Server Version 7.8, but there are no utilities to migrate the configuration files of versions of Entire Net-Work Client older than 1.7 or Entire Net-Work Server older than 7.8.
For information on how long a product is supported by Software AG, access Software AG's Empower web site at https://empower.softwareag.com.
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