============================================================================== Simba OSvC ODBC Data Connector Release Notes ============================================================================== The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and workflow changes in Simba OSvC ODBC Connector 1.7.8, as well as the version history. 1.7.8 ======================================================================== Released 2024-06-26 Enhancements & New Features * [MPH-16282] Updated Ubuntu support The connector now supports Ubuntu 24.04 version. For a list of supported platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [MPH-16341] Updated FIPS support You can now enable FIPS support by downloading a separate FIPS package available for assistance. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * Update on database schemas No new database schema are added, modified and decommissioned. Workflow Changes ============================================================= The following changes may disrupt established workflows for the connector. 1.7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [MPH-16301] Removed support for earlier versions of platform Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following versions of platform: - Windows Server 2012r2 - macOS 10.15 - CentOS 7 - Debian 9 and 10 - Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 7 For a list of supported platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.7.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Removed support for Visual Studio 2015 Beginning with this release, support for Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 has been removed. For supported versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.6.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [MPH-3763] Updated DLL name Beginning with this release, the connector DLL files have been renamed as follows: - OSvCODBCPlugin_sb32.dll has been renamed to OSvCODBC_sb32.dll. - OSvCODBCPlugin_sb64.dll has been renamed to OSvCODBC_sb64.dll. If you are upgrading to this version of the connector using a manual installation process instead of running the installer files, make sure that you use the updated name of the DLL in the registry settings. 1.5.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Updated requirements for the OSvCODBC.did file on Windows Beginning with this release, the connector requires the OSvCODBC.did file to be included in the \lib subfolder in the connector installation directory on Windows, regardless of the type of installation being used. Otherwise, the connector does not work as expected. - If your Windows Registry specifies the OSvCODBCPlugin_sb32.dll or OSvCODBCPlugin_sb64.dll file as the driver library file, then you must copy the OSvCODBC.did file into the \lib subfolder. - Or, if your Windows Registry specifies the RDFODBC_sb32.dll or RDFODBC_sb64.dll file as the driver library file, then you must rename the OSvCODBC.did file into "RDFODBC.did", and then copy that file into the \lib subfolder. When upgrading to this version of the connector, make sure that the OSvCODBC.did file has been named and copied as described above. 1.5.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Minimum TLS Version Beginning with this release, the connector requires a minimum version of TLS for encrypting the data store connection. By default, the connector requires TLS version 1.2. This requirement may cause existing DSNs and connection strings to stop working, if they are used to connect to data stores that use a TLS version earlier than 1.2. To resolve this, in your DSN or connection string, set the Minimum TLS option (the Min_TLS property) to the appropriate version of TLS for your server. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. Version History ============================================================== 1.7.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-04-11 Enhancements & New Features * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - Expat 2.6.2 (previously 2.6.0) - libcURL 8.7.1 (previously 8.6.0) 1.7.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-03-21 Enhancements & New Features * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - Expat 2.6.0 (previously 2.5.0) - libcURL v8.6.0 (previously 8.4.0) - OpenSSL v3.0.13 (previously 3.0.11) - pcre 10.42 (previously 8.45) - Poco 1.12.5 (previously 1.12.4) - Zlib 1.3.1 (previously 1.2.13) * Updated security The following compiler and linker flags have been used to improve security checks in the connector: - /CETCOMPAT - /Qspectre * Updated Visual Studio support The connector now supports Windows Visual Studio 2022. For supported versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * Updated Windows support The connector now supports Windows 11 and Windows Server versions 2016, 2019, and 2022. For supported Windows versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.7.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-11-14 Enhancements & New Features * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - Expat 2.5.0 (previously 2.4.6) - ICU 71.1.x (previously 58.3.x) - LibCurl 8.4.0 (previously 7.84) - OpenSSL 3.0.11 (previously 1.1.1s) - pcre 8.45 (previously 8.37) - Poco 1.12.4 (previously 1.9.0) - Zlib 1.2.13 (previously 1.2.11) * UseProxy support The connector can now enable or disable the connection through the proxy server. To do this, select the Use Proxy checkbox (set the UseProxy connection property to 1). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * Updated security The following compiler and linker flags have been used to improve security checks in the connector: - /guard:cf - /SDL - ZH:SHA_256 ==============================================================================