A new release from one of our products gives us chance to get our hands dirty, testing out new features and functionality baked into the latest version of our favourite MFT products. There have been a small number of enhancements since version 8.1.0.9.
However, there have been a number of fixes released to previous version bugs and security patches, We would advise reading through the EFT release notes before upgrading to this version to see if the value is there before upgrading.
Please check the release notes here: https://hstechdocs.helpsystems.com/manuals/globalscape/eft8-1/whatsneweft.htm
Should you upgrade?
We would only advise upgrading if you are currently experiencing any issues which are fixed in the above release notes.
EFT v8.1.0.9
Fortra (previously Globalscape) have released a new version of EFT – version 8.1.0.9 which has a large number of new features and enhancements.
High Availability Cluster :
Administrators can now perform node upgrades with “Zero Downtime” which now means you can upgrade your cluster without stopping all nodes at the same time. Under the HA Tab you now have a new “Upgrade State” area.
The button will be displayed as “Begin” when upgrades have not been started and the button will be displayed as End when upgrades have been completed. Please be aware that Administrators can enable the End state at any point, but nodes that have not been upgraded will fail to start until they are upgraded.
On the High Availability tab, you must manually put the cluster into the Upgrade state, upgrade each node one by one, then after the upgrade has been completed successfully, manually transition the cluster back to the normal state.
Folders and Workspaces:
There are a lot of new features surrounding virtual folders and workspaces.
Other Enhancements:
If you have a HA deployment, upgrading will benefit you with any future downtime for maintenance, or have a cloud storage resource you would like to utilise more than an upgrade would be well worth it.