CrashPlan For Business Versions 3.6.4 And 3.6.5
Who is this article for?
CrashPlan for Small Business, no.
Code42 for Enterprise, yes.
Link: Product plans and features.
Updated Components
Updated components include:
- Code42 enterprise server
- CrashPlan app for all platforms
View full information on version compatibility.
Fixes And Enhancements
CrashPlan App
- OS X Yosemite v10.10 compatibility
- Improved warning when deselecting files from backup selection
- Security updates
- Performance and stability improvements
- Restore and backup logging now occurs even while CrashPlan app is paused
- Windows: The system tray application now launches upon system startup when Launch system tray on startup is enabled
- OS X: Corrected a case sensitivity issue for systems formatted with the Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Case-Sensitive) file system (HFSX)
- iOS:
- Performance and stability improvements
- "About" information now displays properly on iOS 8 devices
- Corrected a display issue making some text on the Home screen unreadable
- Linux:
- Installer now installs CrashPlan app in a subdirectory named
crashplan - Installer now uses the correct link when downloading the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
- Installer now installs CrashPlan app in a subdirectory named
Code42 Enterprise Server
- Performance and stability improvements
- New top-level domains are now recognized
- In new environments, Time Machine backup files are now excluded from CrashPlan backups by default
Existing environments are unaffected - Security updates
Known Issues
- In some Linux environments, the CrashPlan app closes after upgrading to version 3.6.4. See CrashPlan App Closes In Some Linux Installations for additional details.
- When the CrashPlan app is upgraded from version 3.6.3, the CrashPlan app may display a prompt to install a Java SE 6 runtime.
Updates
Maintenance Update 3.6.5.1
We recommend upgrading all Code42 environments running version 3.6.5 or earlier to version 3.6.5.1 for critical security updates.
- Version 3.6.5.1 corrects a security vulnerability that could allow user privilege elevation.
3.6.5.1 Version Compatibility
Code42 platform version 3.6.5.1 is compatible with the following components.
| Component | Compatible Versions |
|---|---|
| Code42 Code42 server | 3.6.5.1 |
| Code42 app |
All operating systems:
|
Maintenance Update 3.6.5
We recommend upgrading all Code42 environments running version 3.6.4.3 or earlier to version 3.6.5.
- Critical security updates.
- Performance and stability improvements.
- Improvements to the upgrade process in the OS X CrashPlan app when applying upgrades that span multiple versions.
Maintenance Update 3.6.4.3
Version 3.6.4.3 contains important security and stability updates for CrashPlan PROe. These improvements affect all Code42 environments.
Fixes
- Security updates.
- Performance and stability improvements.
- Fixed issue where, in rare circumstances, duplicate usernames could be created in an organization.
- Fixed rare issue in large environments where information could be missing from the beginning of the app.log file.
Known Issue
- In the administration console, devices that are 100% backed up may incorrectly display a red progress bar instead of a green progress bar. If the backup percentage is listed as 100%, and the device’s Last Backup Activity and Completed time is less than the threshold for a critical alert, then the device’s backup is complete and no action is necessary.
Upgrading To 3.6.4.3
For detailed upgrade instructions, see Upgrading Your Environment.
We recommend that enterprise servers have 4 GB of memory before upgrading to 3.6.4.3.
Security Update 3.6.4.1
Version 3.6.4.1 contains an important security update that disables the SSL 3.0 protocol in order to prevent the POODLE attack.
Announcing Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard Retirement
With the release of version 3.6.4, Code42 is announcing retirement of support for Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard. That means that, going forward, Code42 will no longer develop for, test, or maintain our products on Mac OS X Leopard. New versions of our products released after November 5, 2014 will not support Mac OS X Leopard. Additionally, the End of Support date for Mac OS X Leopard is scheduled for May 31, 2015.
For full details, please see Platform Retirement And End of Support For Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard.