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16 Mar 2011:
We have a small patch for Web Sablime for v7.0, Update 4.
The initial distribution of v7.0u4 contained a small logic error in the Web Sablime addsrc page. This caused the page to think that the Current File Location field was empty, even when it was not.
The distribution files have been updated.
If you downloaded v7.0u4 before March 16, 2011, then you should download and install this patch.
If you downloaded v7.0u4 after March 16, 2011, you already have the updated files. It is harmless to install it again, though.
v7.0u4 Patch01 Download
25 Feb 2011:
New Update: Sablime v7.0u4 is available.
This update provides a few enhancements and a good number of bug fixes, to clear the decks in anticipation of Sablime v7.1 due out this summer.
v7.0u4 Release Notes
06 Dec 2010:
New Update: Sablime v7.0u3 is available.
This update provides some significant enhancements especially in the area of build and node management, and also includes a good number of fixes and other improvements.
v7.0u3 Release Notes
13 Aug 2010:
New Update: Sablime v7.0u2 is now also available on IBM zSeries (s390x) platform.
This update was delayed a bit due to hardware availability.
v7.0u2 Release Notes
29 Jul 2010:
New Update: Sablime v7.0u2 is available.
This update provides a large number of small enhancements and bug fixes for Sablime. It is recommended for all Sablime users, and in particular for users of Sablime v7.0 and v7.0u1.
v7.0u2 Release Notes
02 Jun 2010:
Repackaged the v7.0, Update 1 release to include a few new fixes that we wanted to get out before the mid-summer release of update 2. Includes a fix to dbconvert, where it could incorrectly remove MS or UMS records, and also had problems converting directory structure files when the active and global databases were on separate filesystems; a fix to sablime_install so that it makes dbconvert executable before trying to execute it; a fix to Web getversion to prevent it from timing out on long getversions; and a fix to addgsrc where it was ignoring specified MRs when adding an SBCS file from the ofc branch.
(The addgsrc fix is not yet available on isolaris or s390x platforms).
14 May 2010:
Repackaged the v7.0, Update 1 release to include a small fix to the dbconvert program. The bug prevented products with files in closed generics from successfully converting.
If you've already downloaded v7.0u1 and successfully converted, then you don't need to download this repackaged version.
06 Apr 2010:
Sablime is now available for the isolaris platform. This is Solaris 8 or above running on PC x86 machines.
31 Mar 2010:
New Update: Sablime v7.0u1 is Available.
This update provides several new features, and a good number of lesser enhancements and many bug fixes..
v7.0u1 Release Notes
05 Feb 2010:
New Update: Sablime v6.2u3 is Available.
This update provides a number of bug fixes for small usability issues in v6.2u2.
v6.2u3 Release Notes
17 Dec 2009
Sablime is now available on IBM zSeries (s390x) platforms. This is Linux SuSE SLES 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4.
16 Dec 2009
Posted a new version of the Console Reference Guide. This is updated with v7.0 changes, and also includes a clickable command index and links to the Usage Guide for each included command.
10 Dec 2009
Our apologies for not keeping sablog updated. It's not that we haven't been updating Sablime, we've just neglected sablog.
Recent News:
Sablime v7.0 for Unix/Linux was released at the beginning of November.
See the v7.0 Release Notes for details.
We repackaged the v7.0 Unix/Linux release on Dec 9 to include a fix to a nasty bug that had crept into addgsrc and included another fix to a Web edput/edget/sget/unedput (with rm=y) bug.
The Sablime v7.0 for Windows distribution was posted this week also, along with the updated Installation Guide and Getting Started Guide.
A new version of the Audit and Troubleshooting Guide was posted too. This is updated to reflect the updated audits, and to provide much more practical responses to the issues.
23 Jul 2009:
New Update: Sablime v6.2u2 is Available.
This update provides a small number of bug fixes and enhancements for v6.2u1.
v6.2u2 Release Notes
The equivalent update to Sablime for Windows will be along soon.
30 Oct 2008:
New Updates: Sablime v6.2u1 and Sablime for Windows sfw1.2u1 Available.
These updates provide a good number of bug fixes for v6.2 and sfw1.2, and include some small enhancements such as pre-populating the Target Directory field on Web commands; edit of resolution/rejection/spawn notes, etc. files from the web; and setting a default product/generic for new users.
v6.2u1 Release Notes
sfw1.2u1 Release Notes
01 May 2008:
New Releases: Sablime v6.2 and Sablime for Windows sfw1.2 Available.
This release provides Customized State Names; Unlimited Field Lengths; Web-based Administration; Common & Classes restored to Windows; and Zero-Admin setup script. Plus other enhancements and bug fixes.
v6.2 Release Notes
sfw1.2 Release Notes
22 Jan 2008:
Corporate Recommendations on Configuration Management and Change Management
For those within Alcatel-Lucent, the following link points to the CTO's Software R&D Tools Recommendations, where Sablime is listed as a recommended tool for Software Configuration Management and for Change Management.
SW R&D Tools
20 Jun 2007:
Sablime User Training offered
Sablime now also offers a thorough Sablime User training course in addition to the Administrator training course announced earlier.
Each is a 12 module, self-paced, web-based training course including between module "knowledge checks" (quizzes).
See the training page for more details.
12 Jun 2007:
Sablime Administrator Training offered
Sablime now offers a thorough Sablime Administrator training course for your use.
This is a 12 module, self-paced, web-based training course including between module "knowledge checks" (quizzes).
See the training page for more details.
25 Apr 2007:
v61u3 install script updated
We found and fixed a flaw in the "sablime_install" script that was on the download page for v6.1 Update 3. If you have downloaded the package and haven't installed it, you should download a new copy of the "sablime_install" script.
If you have run the "sablime_install" script, and your Web Sablime installation is having trouble, check the "config.input" file in $sabLCB/web/admin. If it has a series of repeated lines after the HTPASSWD=/some/path line, remove them and then run ./wsab_install.
23 Apr 2007:
Sablime Version 6.1, Update 3 Released
The highlight feature of this new release is web-only users. Now, Web Sablime users no longer need to have an actual login on the Unix/Linux database host. This should simplify ID administration. It also simplifies installation, which no longer requires the assistance of someone with "root" privileges.
Update 3 includes a number of bug fixes, and other enhancements such as setting the email "From" address to the user's preferred address, and having getversion ignore unassigned MRs.
See the Release Notes for more information.
09 Mar 2007:
Daylight Savings Time
Beginnning this year, most of the United States begins Daylight Savings Time at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March. For 2007, that is March 11th. Daylight Savings Time ends the last Sunday in October.
Note that Sablime is not sensitive to this change in scheduling of DST. That is, Sablime records events using the system clock time. As your host system clock changes automatically (or is changed manually), Sablime will begin recording date-sensitive events using the updated time.
01 Dec 2006:
Day 1 as Alcatel-Lucent !
For now, we're simply excited to be a part of this new merged company, the "world's leading communication solutions provider". We don't expect any near-term impact on Sablime - and we certainly hope and expect that the long term impact will be a positive one for us and our customers.
27 Nov 2006:
Repackaged the v6.1, Update 2 full distributions.
Installing Web Sablime with the newest Apache Web Server distribution results in a message "Forbidden: You don't have permission to access [file]" when you try to launch Web Sablime for the first time. This patched distribution includes a modification to our Web Installation script to adjust for the Apache change. If you have a successfully installed Web Sablime, you do not need to update.
11 Oct 2006:
The contractor that used to conduct our formal Sablime training classes has decided to stop offering the classes. We're developing some new materials to allow us to offer on-line and other less expensive (for both of us) and more focused training.
In the meantime, we're offering ad-hoc training/consulting for those customers that need the assistance right away. Contact the business office at software@alcatel-lucent.com for more information.
10 Oct 2006: Added v6.1u3 Expected Contents detailing the MRs expected to be in the 3rd update of Sablime v6.1.
20 July 2006: Added the Audit and Troubleshooting Guide to the documentation package for Unix/Linux. This was one of the few remaining parts of the old documentation set that hadn't been migrated.
18 July 2006: Sablime for Windows sfw1.1, Update 2 is now available!
Update 2 of Sablime for Windows sfw1.1 brings the v6.1u2 changes to Sablime for Windows. That is, it contains a large number of relatively small enhancements and fixes. No splashy new features, but many user-requested and other solid improvements.
21 June 2006: Update 2 has been patched. The small database conversion that was part of the update contained a bug. If you had more than one product in your Sablime instance, the conversion did not fully convert the products other than the initial one.
If you downloaded Update 2 before June 21, 2006 (15:00 EDT), then you should download the updated "dbconvert" script from the download page, install it into your bin directory, and re-run it. It will then do whatever parts of the conversion that were not completed the first time.
9 June 2006: Sablime v6.1, Update 2 is now available!
Update 2 of Sablime v6.1 for UNIX/Linux contains a large number of relatively small enhancements and fixes. No splashy new features, but many user-requested and other solid improvements.
30 May 2006: Regression testing continues on v6.1 Update 2. The release date is now set for June 9th.
18 May 2006: Added sab060033 to v6.1u2 Expected Contents. This MR enhances approve and testpass so that they break the list of MRs to be approved into smaller, dependent sets, before approving them. This greatly lowers the risk of encountering a failure due to overly long inclusion lists in the "s." files, and lessens the liklihood of corruption if an approve operation is interrrupted.
17 May 2006: Removed sab060003 from v6.1u2 Expected Contents. This was the MR that proposed a "beep" when the characters typed on a curses menu entry field so far don't make an exact match to that number of characters on a candidate value from the menu. This behavior could be turned on or off by the admin. The MR was deferred to v6.2 because it requires a database upgrade.
09 May 2006: Added more MRs to the v6.1u2 Expected Contents page. [ Enhancement MR sab050068, Bug Fix MRs sab060041 and sab060035 ]
05 May 2006: Added several more MRs to the v6.1u2 Expected Contents page. [ Enhancement MRs sab060036, sab060031, sab060030, sab060026, Bug Fix MRs sab060040, sab060029, sab060019 ]
25 Apr 2006: Our "staging" server has been having troubles for the last couple weeks, so we haven't been able to send out updates to the blog. It's fixed now
03 Apr 2006: Alcatel/Lucent merger. Unknown, for now, how this affects Sablime. It will be 6 months to a year before the merger is finalized. Lucent and Alcatel have announced that certain U.S. Government business will be moved to a U.S. managed subsidiary. It is unknown whether Sablime's business with U.S. government agencies will be included in this.
13 Mar 2006:
Added Executive Summary PowerPoint presentation.
Updated the brochure.
03 Mar 2006:
Uploaded a new, smaller, PDF file for the UNIX/Linux Usage Guide
Fixed a couple broken links (the main link to the v6.1u1 Console Reference Guide, and the link within the Installation Guide to the Getting Started Guide.
17 Feb 2006:
Created v6.1u2 Expected Contents detailing the MRs expected to be in the 2nd update of Sablime v6.1.
17 Feb 2006: Created Sablog - First Entry. We'll get at least one entry into each category before going live with this. If I try to get everything complete before publishing, it will never go live.
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