CapaInstaller 6.6 Release Notes

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We are thrilled to announce the release of CapaInstaller 6.6, packed with exciting new features aimed at enhancing the security and efficiency of your IT infrastructure. One of the standout additions in this release is full HTTPS support for all communication within our product, CapaInstaller.

With HTTPS support implemented throughout CapaInstaller, you can now enjoy a higher level of security for all data transmissions, ensuring that your sensitive information remains protected from potential threats. Whether you're deploying software updates, managing configurations, or performing remote tasks, rest assured that your data is encrypted and secure.

Furthermore, our Windows Update Server integration has been enhanced with HTTPS support as well. This means that all interactions between CapaInstaller and your Windows Update Server are now encrypted, providing an additional layer of security for your patch management processes.

Use HTTPS in Backend, Frontend & OS Deployment Service

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Welcome to PowerShell in CapaInstaller; we call them PowerPacks.

In the earlier versions of CapaInstaller, PowerShell scripts must be executed from the VBScript with a command.

With our new version of CapaInstaller, a brand new PowerShell executions engine has been developed to support PowerShell scripts directly from CapaInstaller.

Read information about the PowerPacks and how to get started with PowerShell in CapaInstaller

PowerPacks

In version 2.0 of PowerPacks it is now possible to ask the logged on user a question or give some information. You are also able to recieve the users answer for the question.

$InputObject.ShowMessageBox

All CMS functions are now available from PowerPacks.

CMS Functions

Intellisense for CMS functions in VS Code:

Intellisense for CMS functions in VS Code

The select all option in our CapaInstaller Software Catalog has been removed while to many users typically used this option to install theier software (and many others).

Copy Relations feature will now remove the old package from the Software Catalog and have a better algoritm for suggest a proper name for the new package in Software Catalog.

With more that one Front-End server in your CapaInstaller environment it is now possible to have them in sync with package when you made a promote of a package change or prototing a new package.

You can enable a automated sync in the promote dialog or you can set the default values in Tools → Options in the CapaInstaller Console.