Config db ntf: 20161219184500
Analyze db ntf: 20160919131000
Help db ntf: 20161219184500 / Content: 20161219184500
Windows Version: 5.0.21 :: MAC OS X Version: 2.0.51 :: Linux Version: 2.0.52
Eclipse Plugin: 2.9.2


Major Improvements: IBM Cloud Onboarding improvements

 

General Notes
Supported IBM Lotus Notes releases: 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, up to 9.0.1 including the IBM Notes Browser Plugin and ICAA.
(Administrators need at least IBM Lotus Notes 8.x clients, the new chart functionality requires at least version 9.x for both client and server. Selected administrative tasks, such as Online Update, also require Microsoft Windows)
Supported client-side operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, 7, 8, 10, and Citrix/WTS, Apple Intel Mac OS X 10.5-10.10 (Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite), Linux
Supported server-side operating systems: any supported by IBM (operating system independent)
NOTE: Support is limited for platform and release combinations not supported by IBM
Linux & Mac OS X: Eclipse Management, Skinning, Realtime, Zip/Unzip and Attachment Blocking are not available on Linux or Mac OS X;
Citrix, Linux & Mac OS X: the MarvelClient Upgrade module is only available on Windows (=not on Citrix, Linux or Mac OS X)
MarvelClient on Mac OS X and Linux does not support the runtypes "Before Login - Init", "After Login - After Write", "On first server access", "Background - Init" and "Background" - any such actions must be set to run at a different supported runtype, e.g. "After Login"
IMPORTANT NOTESThis release contains select important updates highlighted in red
Configuration Database
FIXFixed an issue where un-merging action categories did not work correctly.
ENHANCEMENT / NEWIBM Cloud Detection action renamed to IBM Cloud Preparation action.
New option added to also create the Cloud Connection document.
ENHANCEMENT / NEWIBM Cloud Onboarding for Mail action has a few new options.
ENHANCEMENT / NEWNew action: IBM Cloud Onboarding for Mail Selective - specialized cloud onboarding for selective transfer scenarios.
Analyze Database
MC Analyze- No Changes -
MarvelClient Help
UPDATEUpdated release notes
MarvelClient Upgrade
MCUpgrade (5.4.2)- No Changes -
Eclipse Plugin
MC Eclipse Plugin (2.9.2)- No Changes -
.DLL Updates (Windows)
FIX (5.0.14)Fixed an issue where alarm notifications were displayed twice after starting Notes for users with Managed Mail Replicas and enabled replication at shutdown.
FIX (5.0.14)Zip: fixed an issue where drag&drop operations would always unzip the archive even if unzipping had been disabled
FIX (5.0.14)Zip: fixed an issue that prevented widgets from being installable via drag&drop
FIX (5.0.16)Fixed an issue with the Recent Contacts action on IBM Notes 8.5 that caused the client to hang at shutdown.
FIX (5.0.16)Fixed an issue with Alarm Notifications being hidden behind the Notes window. This only affects clients where the Notes launcher (notes.exe) has been renamed.
FIX (5.0.18)Fixed an issue where in rare cases, exiting the password dialog would not immediately exit Notes, but continually prompt for the password.
FIX (5.0.19)Fixed a bug in the *.ini & Variables action, where removing entries in "other .ini-files" did not work properly; entries were set to empty values instead This now works as expected. (Note: this bug did NOT affect the notes.ini)
FIX (5.0.20)Fixed an issue in Location/Connection actions that caused documents to be saved even when no field has been changed.
FIX (5.0.20)Cloud Onboarding will now properly work for customers who only have a the Cloud Onboarding module licensed (but not Manage or Migrate)
FIX / CHANGE (5.0.13)If the namelookup fails at the start of afterlogin it will now be attempted again before the first location action that runs. This also applies to the lookup of usermailfile info (like replicaid). 
This change is useful for a first client start when there are no connection documents yet. The behavior can be disabled by setting <mc:names_refresh_userlocation_oldstyle> to false.

Also added an INI setting to disable the first namelookup on afterlogin: ini:MC_NamelookupSkip (set to 1 to skip the lookup, the ini variable gets removed automatically after the first time)
FIX / CHANGE (5.0.19)In the CloudOnboarding action, the option to "Clean Up Links" now will first create the desktop icon for the new replica and then clean up the other links. This prevents problems with desktop icons pointing to the wrong path on the new server.
FIX / CHANGE (5.0.21)Fixed an issue where during intial setup certificate prompts were displayed. 
Creation of missing databases during startup is now done before the first namelookup to prevent issues with missing/wrong certificates caused by non-existant names.nsf.
CHANGE (5.0.16)The Run Program action is now also available for customers with a licensed Upgrade module. This change does not include actions with the option "Launch Notes process".
CHANGE (5.0.19)FileDeployment actions now also work for customers who only have Upgrade licensed
CHANGE (5.0.21)ini:MC_NamelookupSkip is no longer removed once it reaches 0; it remains in the notes.ini so it can be roamed.
CHANGE / ENHANCEMENT (5.0.13)Logging for current location and usermailfile info refresh is now less confusing.
CHANGE / ENHANCEMENT (5.0.14)Zip: the default values of the explanation text for the different encryption options (weak/standard/strong) have been changed to better reflect what recipients need to unzip/open such an archive
The explanation text for the different encryption options (weak/standard/strong) can now also be customized
ENHANCEMENT / NEW (5.0.20)IBM Cloud Detection action renamed to IBM Cloud Preparation action; it now also creates the connection document.
ENHANCEMENT / NEW (5.0.20)The IBM Cloud Onboarding module now also supports selective onboarding. A new action has been created for this use case.
ENHANCEMENT / NEW (5.0.20)The IBM Cloud Onboarding action will now better react to clients that have been onboarded previously with the IBM Client Migration tool.
ENHANCEMENT / NEW (5.0.20)The IBM Cloud Onboarding action is now smarter about finding the onprem mail file, and will work better in roaming and/or delegation scenarios where several user IDs might be in use on the same machine.
ENHANCEMENT / NEW (5.0.20)Logging and config variables for Cloud Onboarding have been improved.
ENHANCEMENT / NEW (5.0.20)Added support for the fields added to the Person documents in PubNAB by the new MarvelClient Cloud Helper database.
.dylib Updates (Mac OS X)
.dylib (2.0.51)- No Changes -
.so Updates (Linux)
.so (2.0.52)

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