Release Notes for EnFuzion 8.0


This is a major new EnFuzion release. The EnFuzion 8.0
release brings significant new functionality with over
100 new features while maintaining backward compatibility
with previous releases. The release build numbers for
EnFuzion 8.0 are from 8.0.63 to 8.0.65, depending on the platform.


A Summary of New Features in the EnFuzion 8.0 Release

- enhanced web user interface
	- enhanced execution statistics
	- run, job and node control capabilities
	- user login, logout

- simplified job submission
	- command line programs can be submitted directly
	- shell scripts can be submitted directly
	- job submission and result retrieval can be embedded in shell scripts
	- user e-mail notifications
	- delayed execution

- usage accounting reports
	- run and node specific reports
	- hourly, daily, monthly reports
	- report formats: text, HTML, cvs
	- customized reports

- delivering EnFuzion as a network service
	- job submission and control from remote hosts
	- enfsub program for job submission from remote hosts

- improved robustness, failover support on the EnFuzion root
	- automatic start of the Dispatcher at boot time
	- automatic restart of uncompleted runs after a failure
	- EnFuzion root can be migrated to another computer
	- user programs can be prevented to access the root computer

- support for users
	- run owners: user ID assignment to runs
	- administrative user IDs
	- anonymous user ID
	- user privileges, restricted access
	- user groups

- support for availability of third party licenses

- simplified installation and management
	- straightforward installation of submit computers
	- straightforward installation of EnFuzion network service
	- automatic clean up of files on EnFuzion root and node computers
	- command line operation for the setup program on Windows

- assignment of user accounts and execution directories on nodes (Linux/Unix)

- additional job options
	- host, node, job name

- additional platform support for 64-bit, HP and IBM servers
	- Linux on AMD64
	- Linux on Itanium
	- HPUX on Itanium
	- Linux on IBM iSeries, pSeries - 64 bit
	- Linux on IBM zSeries - 31 and 64 bit


Compatibility with the EnFuzion 7.2 Release

The EnFuzion 8.0 release is backward compatible with
the EnFuzion 7.2 release. User files, configuration
files and programs that use the EnFuzion network API
from EnFuzion 7.2 will work without modifications
with EnFuzion 8.0.

EnFuzion roots and nodes must be upgraded at the same
time, since 7.2 and 8.0 will not inter-operate in the
same configuration. The protocol between the EnFuzion
root and nodes has been improved to increase system
robustness. As a result, mixed environments with EnFuzion
7.2 and 8.0 can appear to work, but might exhibit
erratic behavior.

Please, report any problems with EnFuzion to:
	support@axceleon.com


Thank you for your interest in EnFuzion! We are looking
forward to serving you.

	The Axceleon EnFuzion Team