User guide

6 EMC Avamar 7.0 Release Notes
New features and changes
Avamar Client Manager
Avamar Client Manager includes the following new features and enhancements in Avamar
7.0:
◆ A redesign of the Avamar Client Manager user interface to be more task-oriented and
easier to use.
◆ Error message enhancements to make the messages more clear and useful for
resolving errors.
◆ Addition of support for push upgrades to Mac, Solaris, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux,
and NDMP Accelerator clients.
Avamar Desktop/Laptop (DT/LT)
Avamar Desktop/Laptop includes the following new features and enhancements in
Avamar 7.0:
◆ Transparent logins for Linux and Mac users, as well as users who do not have backups
with an embedded userinfo.xml file.
◆ Improved performance in loading the DT/LT user interface.
◆ Allows the customer to select whether to restrict the ability of domain administrators
to recover files to alternate computers. If the checkAlternateComputerOwnership key
in the dtlt.properties files is set to true, domain administrators are only allowed to
recover files to alternate computers if they have ownership rights to those files.
◆ Addition of operating system support for Mac OS X 10.8 and Windows 8.
◆ Addition of browser support for Internet Explorer 10 and Google Chrome.
◆ Addition of localization support for Traditional Chinese, which brings the total number
of supported languages to 12.
Avamar Web Restore
Avamar Web Restore includes the following new features and enhancements in Avamar
7.0:
◆ A redesign of the Avamar Web Restore user interface to be more task-oriented and
easier to use.
◆ Support for authentication through either Avamar authentication or LDAP
v.3-compliant directory service.
◆ Support for localization in 12 languages.
◆ Support for users to restore files from workstation backups to iPad, Android, and
Windows tablet devices.
◆ Support for access to Avamar user documentation and software downloads.