CTERA Edge Filer version 7.9.x includes the following new features:
- Migrating NFS WORM Shares
- Monitoring Edge Filer Services
- User Interface Improvements
- Additional Notifications
- From 7.9.4600.19: Encrypt and Passphrase Protect the Configuration File
Migrating NFS WORM Shares
You can migrate WORM compliant shares using the NFS protocol.
| SMB | NFS |
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This feature requires a portal version 8.2.1500.37.2 or higher.
For details, see Migrating Shares.
Monitoring Edge Filer Services
You can monitor the state of all the edge filer services by clicking Main > Services:
For details, see Edge Filer Services.
User Interface Improvements
Sliders have been introduced to enable of disable features. When enabled, additional information is displayed.
For example, before and after enabling System SNMP:
Additional Notifications
Additional notifications have been introduced to help monitor the environment and troubleshoot problems.
For example, an alert is issued when:
- The number of SMB client connections is close to or exceeds the maximum connections defined for the edge filer.
- The total number of cloud folders equals or exceeds the maximum supported (currently 20,000 cloud folders).
- The Bitdefender antivirus signature DB that is being used is older than a week.
The alerts are automatically dismissed when the alert is no longer relevant.
Encrypt and Passphrase Protect the Configuration File
You can encrypt and passphrase protect the edge filer configuration file. For details, see Encrypting and Passphrase Protecting the Configuration File.