EVO OS Version 7.1.1 includes enhancements to permission management, a new Composite Volumes feature, and hierarchical support for automations, as well as other improvements to security, reliability, and performance! Some of the most notable additions are summarized below. This version (and/or a subset of its features) have been shipping on new systems for several months.
In addition to these highlighted items, there are many other improvements and options, which are documented in the relevant sections of the EVO GUI's Help manual.
Hardware Compatibility
EVO OS Version 7.1.1 ships on all new systems (except cluster systems), and is available for upgrade for most systems running version 7.1.
New Features & Improvements
- Added a system-wide permissions mode toggle (System > Advanced) to switch between simplified Share-level permissions and full Folder/File-level (ACL) permissions - [EVO-5538]
- Added Composite Volumes to link logical disks together into one larger volume - [EVO-1519]
- Further optimized kernel tuning and system memory management, resulting in aggregate throughput increase of up to 40% for SSD systems - [EVO-5497]
- Added an Encryption column to Current Sessions showing the negotiated SMB encryption method for each connection - [EVO-5045]
- Added ability to clone existing transcoding presets - [EVO-5281]
- Added an aggregate network throughput graph to the dashboard - [EVO-5088]
- Redesigned the Users & Groups page with separate tabs for local/external users and groups - [EVO-5127]
- Built the SNS Cloud VPN Accelerator into the EVO OS core to simplify setup - [EVO-4877]
- Improved SNMP support: added configurable SNMP trap alert version (SNMPv3), expanded standard SNMP OID information for improved compatibility, and set SNMPv3 as the default minimum version - [EVO-4858]
- Disabled outdated TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols by default and restricted allowed cipher suites for HTTPS connections - [EVO-5028]
- Added the ability to restrict non-admin users from logging into the EVO web UI - [EVO-4967]
Slingshot v.1.7 ships with this version of the EVO OS.