Relevos Version History


Version 3.5 Build 205 Aug 1, 2006
- Enhanced: Minor UI changes.
- Fixed: The CPU Throttling service on x64 operating systems would end after approximately five minutes.

Version 3.5 Build 202 Jun 27, 2006
- Enhanced: Changed the Memory/Usage/Advanced/Calculation user interface for better understanding.
- Fixed: Some configurations would not record the CPU and Memory usage on Relevos TSE.
- Fixed: The Memory Usage log file was missing its header.

Version 3.5 Build 199 Jun 9, 2006
- New feature: Memory usage, and the subsequent actions, can now be calculated using VM size, Mem size, or both.
- New feature: Processes and Users can be excluded/included in monitoring CPU Usage and Memory Usage of processes.
- New feature: Reports can now be sent to a SQL Server database.
- Enhanced: Memory usage on Health tab more accurately reflects available memory.
- Enhanced: Minor UI changes.
- Fixed: On individual processes using more than 5GB of memory, memory values were sometimes miscalculated.
- Fixed: Event Viewer messages were not correctly being displayed.

Version 3.0 Build 182 Oct 15, 2005
- Fixed: Throttling service would not run on computers that were missing specific kernel files.
- Fixed: 30 day trial not registering correctly.

Version 3.0 Build 181 Sep 1, 2005
- New feature: 64-bit version of Relevos TSE for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Runs on 64-bit processors with EM64T support; the 32-bit version is still available.
- Enhanced: Relevos now takes advantage of 64-bit features in its CPU Throttling and CPU IPC technologies.

Version 2.0 Build 201 Mar 11, 2005
- New product! Relevos Professional for desktops!
- New feature: Relevos log files can be saved daily to a central network location.
- Enhanced: Now user information is logged by default for Throttling and IPC
- Enhanced: If available, added a Network Usage to the Health tab to measure network bandwidth utilization.
- Enhanced: Added a Print option to the chart.
- Enhanced: The IPC log now includes the computer name.
- Fixed: Some users would get an error when going to the Advanced section of the IPC and CPU Throttling.

Version 2.0 Build 192 Dec 27, 2004
- Enhanced: Relevos Server Edition now can log the username and process for CPU Throttling and IPC
- Enhanced: Import/Export now saves the registry settings
- Enhanced/Fixed: The Session Monitor service has been rewritten
- Fixed: "Citrix version" would display on the Statistics page for Relevos Server Edition
- Fixed: Some computers would not accept the 15-day extension period

Version 2.0 Build 189 Oct 1, 2004
- Enhanced: CPU Load Balancing now is "Intelligent Priority Control"
- Enhanced: Now properly identifies Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server
- Enhanced: A few data entry enhancements
- Fixed: An error was displayed in certain situations from the logging of disconnected users service and users were logged as encrypted.
- Fixed: An error was displayed when adding a service to throttle.

Version 2.0 Build 186 Sept 7, 2004
- Enhanced: Selecting sections in the tree within Relevos now updates the values to keep in sync with changes from the RMC (Relevos Management Console) and RWC (Relevos Web Console)
- Enhanced: Relevos now turns on CPU Throttling™ (50%) and CPU Load Balancing (Moderate) by default
- Enhanced: Statistics page now shows total system handles and threads
- Fixed: Windows NT4 computers with >2GB of RAM would show only 2GB on the Statistics page in Relevos

Version 2.0 Build 180 July 22, 2004
- New Product: Relevos is now available in two versions, one for terminal servers as before (Relevos TSE) and a new one optimized for standard Windows servers (Relevos Server Edition)
- New Feature: Added the ability to include services in CPU Throttling™and CPU Load Balancing
- New Feature: Added the ability to throttle specific processes with a corresponding maximum CPU %
- New Feature: Added ability to add users by selecting a domain or AD group for Load Balancing and CPU Throttling™
- New Feature: Added a list of system processes that are ignored system-wide, including user-defined processes
- New Feature: Windows services can now be throttled and load balanced, including the Print Spooler
- New Feature: Added ability to choose if Microsoft Excel® will open log files
- New Feature: Processes can be ended if they consume above a CPU% longer than a pre-defined amount of time
- Enhanced: New throttling algorithm allows for tighter throttling under heavier loads and a wider throttling range (10%-100% vs. 40%-100%)
- Enhanced: New throttling algorithm uses less CPU while monitoring the system and throttling processes.
- Enhanced: New throttling algorithm responds faster to processes that consume CPU % above the threshold
- Enhanced: New throttling algorithm waits more efficiently if the user wants to delay
- Enhanced: When load balancing or throttling settings are made, they take affect without delay
- Enhanced: Software is now optimized for all processor types (P4, PIII, etc) instead of separate files at installation
- Enhanced: Tree titles now have links to sub items
- Enhanced: Added a Notification tab for setting up all notifications
- Enhanced: More processor information is shown on the Statistics page
- Fixed: Network queue would show 6+ on some computers with teamed NICs
- Fixed: Not recognizing MetaFrame XP in the Statistics screen of Relevos
- Fixed: Some configurations with published applications would not be throttled
- Fixed: Windows NT4 systems with >2GB RAM showed having only 2GB on the Statistics page

Version 1.1 Build 115 Nov 11, 2003
- Fixed the CPU Throttling™so it recognizes to only throttle specific processes the user selects, if the user sets it up this way

Version 1.1 Build 113 Nov 6, 2003
- Fixed load balancing algorithm that could determine the wrong CPU%, and thus would not load balance processes

Version 1.1 Build 112 Aug 7, 2003
- Added the server name to the name of the log files for easier accounting and data mining
- Added a switch for turning monitoring memory usage on/off
- Added the ability to monitor memory and CPU processes of a user logged onto the console
- Added options to send users either a custom message or none at all 60sec before terminating their application that is exceeding the memory limit
- Added an option to write out the username and process name to a log file for processes that exceed a memory upper limit
- Added an Explain feature to the Recording CPU Usage and Recording Memory Usage
- Added an option to use Excel (if available) for viewing log files
- Added the ability to tell Relevos how often, in minutes, to notify for disconnected users
- Enhanced the "Logged on users" log file to now include the console
- Fixed the problem of the UI not coming up if a Health statistic was unavailable on the server
- Fixed the error that occurred when a log file was open in Excel and Relevos would try and log an entry to it
- Fixed the error that occurred when, on some computers, as soon as the computer was restarted, the Relevos Recording service would give an error and stop working
- Fixed problem on some Win2k3 servers that caused throttling not to properly throttle certain processes and load balancing causing some processes to respond slowly
- Fixed the notification of processes exceeding a CPU%, which was giving false readings
- Exporting and Importing now include the advanced load balancing and advanced process throttling settings

Version 1.1 Build 107
July 3 , 2003
- Lowered default load balancing threshold from 50% to 20%
- Browsing for processes to include or exclude in load balancing or throttling now opens in %windir%

Version 1.1 Build 106
June 27, 2003
- Fixed the error that occurs if the user tries to view a log file and Microsoft Excel 97 or Excel 2000 is installed
- Fixed the error that occurs if the trial or expiration message is shown for more than 30sec
- Changed the colors of the tree icons for better integration with 256 color server displays
- Miscellaneous internal code enhancements

Version 1.1 Build 105
June 16, 2003
- Added an option to show the user running the process in the Notifications section
- Added the ability to specify the proxy port number when registering the software
- Logs now are viewed in Excel if Excel is installed on the server
- Fixed memory display on computers with 4GB+ memory
- Fixed the Wizard not displaying values if the Relevos user interface is running

Version 1.1 Build 103 June 4, 2003
- Added feedback to show if Relevos is performing Load Balancing and CPU Throttling™
- Added an option from the View menu to view the log file
- Fixed correctly identifying the Service Pack version on MetaFrame 1.8 on Windows 2000/2003
- Fixed the notification of processes above a % for an elapsed time
- Moved "Last restarted" and "Number of processes" to Statistics page

Version 1.1 Build 102
June 2, 2003
- Production release

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