OpenText Open Enterprise Server CE 25.2 Release Notes

1.0 Introduction

Open Enterprise Server (OES) 25.2 is an update to OES 24.4 that includes enhancements, improves usability, and defect fixes.

2.0 What’s New

2.1 Installation and Upgrade

Supported OES Update Paths

The following table lists the supported update paths for this release:

Source Version

Supported Methods

Additional Information

OES 24.4, OES 24.4.1, or OES 25.1

NCC

SMT

SUSE Manager

ZENworks

Register with NCC, SMT, SUSE Manager, or ZENworks to proceed with the update.

For more information, see Update Options in Installation Guide.

NOTE:The OES25.2.tar.xz compressed file in SLD contains RPMs from the OES 24.4 update for reference only.

Supported OES Upgrade Paths

The following table lists the supported upgrade paths for this release:

Source Version

Supported Methods

Additional Information

OES 23.4, OES 24.1, OES 24.2, OES 24.3, OES 24.3.1, or OES 24.3.2

Physical Media (OES 24.4)

AutoYaST

SUSE Manager

ZENworks

Register with NCC, SMT, SUSE Manager, or ZENworks to proceed with the upgrade.

OES 24.3.2

Channel Upgrade

Register with NCC or SMT to proceed with the upgrade.

OES 2023 with the latest patch

Physical Media (OES 24.4)

AutoYaST

OES 2018 SP3 (64-bit) with the latest patch

Physical Media (OES 24.4)

AutoYaST

For more information, see Upgrading OES in Installation Guide.

NOTE:The OES25.2.tar.xz compressed file in SLD contains RPMs from the OES 24.4 update for reference only.

Identity Console

This release supports Identity Console version 1.9.

SUSE Manager

This release supports SUSE Manager version 5.0.

2.2 Unified Management Console

iPrint services are now efficiently managed through the Unified Management Console (UMC), simplifying configuration and administration.

For more information, see iPrint in Unified Management Console FAQ.

2.3 Storage Services File System

Seamlessly move the Storage Services File System (NSS) data from NSS32 to NSS64 volumes without noticeable change or disruption. The source and the target volume must be either local or cluster volumes.

For more information, see Migrating NSS32 to NSS64 volume using oes-nss32to64 service in Storage Services File System Administration Guide for Linux.

2.4 Domain Services for Windows

Extend the schema for Domain Services for Windows (DSfW) server using standard Microsoft Active Directory mechanisms, either by manually applying LDIF files with the LDIFDE utility or by programmatically invoking directory service interfaces.

For more information, see Schema in Domain Services for Windows Guide.

2.5 Cloud Integrated Storage

Enhanced security controls for containers have been implemented in alignment with Cloud Integrated Storage (CIS) Benchmarks, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.

For more information, see Prerequisites in Cloud Integrated Storage Administration Guide.

2.6 NCP Server

Added a new command-line option, ncpcon list virtualservers, to list all configured NCP virtual servers.

For more information, see NCPCON in NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

2.7 iPrint

Upgraded the iPrint Client for Windows to version 6.27.10 to resolve defects.

3.0 Known Issues

The following issues have been identified in this release:

  • After updating to OES 24.4 or later, the docker-ic.service may be inactive or fail.

    Workaround: To resolve this issue, see Login Failures in Unified Management Console FAQ.

  • After upgrading to OES 24.4 or later, logging in to UMC may not be possible

    Workaround: To resolve this issue, see Login Failures in Unified Management Console FAQ.

  • When the manager role does not have common proxy rights, the following issues may occur:

    • Unable to delete drivers from a non-replica server.

    • Unable to delete PSM.

    Workaround: Add the common proxy rights, then delete the drivers or PSM successfully.

  • Unable to create a printer with a name that contains characters other than English.

  • Unable to list driver stores in the tree when they are created across multiple Organizational Units (OUs).

    Workaround: To ensure seamless iPrint service operation across multiple operating systems, modify the /etc/opt/novell/iprint/httpd/conf/iprint_ssl.conf file.

    Remove o=opentext from the following line:

    AuthLDAPDNURL "ldaps://<FQDN of the server>:636/o=opentext???(objectClass=user)"
  • Unable to log in to the Unified Management Console using the Identity Console user credentials.

    Workaround: Log in using the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), for example: cn=No_Roles,o=novell. Alternatively, modify the Unique ID to the username.

4.0 Documentation

For Open Enterprise Server documentation, see Open Enterprise Server website.

5.0 Legal Notice

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