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Today’s dashboard update adds Monitoring Policies: a named, reusable answer to the question “how should this plugin notify us?”, applied to as many computers as you like. No agent update is required. This is a server-side dashboard feature, and nothing changes until you apply a Policy. Every computer starts with no Policy, which behaves exactly…
Today’s dashboard update connects Watchman Monitoring to Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager. Once a connection is in place, the Macs you already monitor pick up their purchase history, AppleCare coverage, and MDM enrollment statedirectly from Apple. No agent update is required, and nothing is installed on the Macs. This is a dashboard feature…
Watchman Monitoring has released agent version 7.2.1.108 for macOS, with automatic rollout to all computers beginning Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Bug Fixes Plugins Failing on macOS 10.13 and 10.14 After the 7.2.1.105 rollout, Macs running High Sierra and Mojave stopped reporting correctly. The Time Machine Exclusions plugin generated a traceback, Backblaze reporting went missing, and…
We are excited to announce that Mac Client version 7.2.1.105 will be rolling out next Tuesday (August 4, 2026). In 7.2.1.105 we have updated the copy of Python that ships inside the Watchman Monitoring Mac agent, moving it from 3.9 to the newest stable release, 3.13. Why we did this The agent carries its own…
As we’ve shared previously, we’ve spent the last several months on a major upgrade to the infrastructure that runs Watchman Monitoring. This is a big investment in the future of the platform: it lets us ship updates, new features, and bug fixes far faster than before. As with any migration of this size, it also…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.7.712 for macOS. It will automatically roll out to all Computers next Tuesday, June 2 2026. Bug Fixes CrashPlan: more reliable destination discovery For years, the CrashPlan plugin has discovered configured destinations by parsing the DESTINATIONS section of CrashPlan’s app.log. That format has shifted repeatedly…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.7.706 for macOS. Munki Improvements Munki v7 Support – The Munki plugin now supports Munki v7 and will properly display it in the Dashboard. Bug Fix – Munki plugin no longer crashes when ManagedInstallReport.plist records EndTime as a date. Affected hosted could go silent on Munki…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.6.101 for macOS. Apple A Series Support Apple A18 / A18 Pro / A19 / A19 Pro — added processor-speed and unified-memory entries (A18: 4.04 GHz / 7500 MHz, A18 Pro: 4.04 GHz / 8533 MHz, A19: 4.26 GHz / 8533 MHz, A19 Pro: 4.26 GHz…
This release brings support for CrashPlan 11.5+, with support for the new paths and data structure.
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.4.123 for macOS. Feature Additional Chrome plugins added to the Malware Detections plugin. About the Update Process This release will automatically deploy Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025. The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in. Not receiving updates across your install…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.4.121 for macOS. Fixes The client identifier is no longer missing in certain Munki plugin results. Fixes some errors relating to old/invalid Carbon Copy Cloner installations. About the Update Process This release will automatically deploy Tuesday, May 13th, 2025. The auto-update process will apply to…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.4.116 for macOS. This release includes support for M4-based hardware and other bug fixes. Features Add support for M4 processor and RAM speed reporting. Skip reporting Daylite status when there is no logged-in user. Prevent bash scripts from loading the local environment. Changes Improved logging…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.4.101 for macOS. This release includes support for Carbon Copy Cloner version 7 and improvements when reporting information regarding M3 based hardware. Features Support for Carbon Copy Cloner version 7 Changes Adds RAM Speed for more computers with M3 chips. About the Update Process This…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.3.101 for macOS. This release includes fixes for FileMaker Server System Preference Pane/Settings testing. Watchman Monitoring has been tested with macOS 14 Sonoma. Security Response Replaces zsh with bash in installation scripts, preventing a users’ ~/.zshenv from being loaded. Thank you to Mykola Grymalyuk of…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce the release of agent 7.1.2.108 for macOS. This release includes fixes for FileMaker Server System Preference Pane/Settings issue and improvements in reporting Time Machine Exclusions of System & Applications. This release also includes processor reporting of computers with M3 processors from Mac agent 7.1.1.134. Watchman Monitoring has been tested…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce release of agent 7.1.1.132 for macOS. This release includes support for Daylite version 2022 and greater, improvements in reporting Time Machine status, along with additional Carbon Copy Cloner fixes. This release also includes macOS update reporting to reflect Apple RSR versioning from Mac agent 7.1.1.117. Watchman Monitoring has been…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce release of agent 7.1.1.111 for macOS. This release includes support for CrashPlan 11, improvements in reporting processor and RAM information for computers with Apple silicon processors, along with additional Backblaze fixes and features. Features Adds support for CrashPlan Client 11. Backblaze plugin now reports full disk access status, remaining…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce release of agent 7.1.0.144 for macOS. This release includes improvements for reporting the Apple Product Description for computers using Apple silicon. Backblaze reporting is improved, as well as the tracking of Apple’s “Purgeable Space” when no user is logged in. This release also fixes an issue with a group…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce its agent 7.1.0.120 for macOS. This release includes fixes for monitoring Carbon Copy Cloner, CrashPlan Client, and addresses issues launching applications via the Contact Menu. Fixes CrashPlan Plugin results should no longer omit the contact information (Org and Name) Issues stemming from regional date/time issues are addressed in Carbon…
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce its agent 7.1 for macOS. This release includes macOS Ventura (13) compatibility, Carbon Copy Cloner v6 reporting, and updates to the Contact Menu. Features Support for Carbon Copy Cloner v6 Fully universal agent which no longer requires Rosetta 2 Changes Installation on macOS require version 10.13 or greater. Existing…
Watchman Monitoring is proud to announce its agent 7.0.5 for macOS. This release includes a Preference Pane with improved dark mode compatibility, allows setup of FileMaker Server monitoring, and fixes an error viewed in the Dashboard related to invalid data being reported to the server. Feature Additional Malware Reporting Change Daylite sync status warnings changed…
Watchman Monitoring is proud to announce the latest version of its agent for macOS, 7.0.4. This release introduces a rewritten Munki plugin. This new version now correctly retrieves the Munki configuration when using a configuration profile. Also, the root capacity plugin now takes purgeable space into account when calculating the alert threshold. This update aligns…
Watchman Monitoring is proud to announce the latest version of its agent for macOS, 7.0.2 This version includes all the highlights from version 7.0.1 and delivers a root capacity plugin rewrite in preparation for better handling of purgeable space alerting. Updates to the Python framework, and fixes to Time Machine reporting. Feature Better handling for…
Watchman Monitoring is proud to announce the latest version of its agent for macOS, 7.0. This version delivers support for the upcoming macOS 12.3 and supports OS X 10.11 and newer. This new version is also the first to natively-support Apple Silicon. Features Full support for OS X 10.11 through macOS 12.3. The Monitoring Client…
Features Automatic determination of Apple’s Product Description Additional support for new malware Changes No longer reporting POST information on Apple silicon, as the information is not available. Bug Fixes Improvements to the SMART plugin to find additional cases of failing boot volumes. Fix stale network information Fixes issues related to volumes not showing in the…
Features New Root capacity reporting tool Notification of macOS 12 Monterey download. New diagnostics file gathering tool Change Improvements in gathering of FileWave version. Bug Fixes Fixed issue which would cause –disable –plugin to not work properly This release brings the parity between what Apple’s Finder says, and what our system reports. Historically, we’ve reported…
NOTICE Watchman Monitoring is disabling TLS 1.0 and 1.1 at the start of 2022. Starting January 2022, connections from agents, browsers, API, etc will require TLS 1.2 or greater in order to communicate with Watchman Monitoring. This Mac release, version 6.8.0.125, requires OS X 10.11 or better. Computers running older versions of Mac OS X…
FEATURES Tooling to support new update channels (read more below!) Additional support for new malware CHANGES Additional improvements in support of Apple’s notarization process. Changes which support an upcoming move to Python3 BUG FIXES Fixed issue which would result in a blank Group name being set if the agent was removed and reinstalled without a…
FEATURES New command line tooling options via “RunClient” Plugins can be enabled using –enable/–disable Plugins can be enumerated via –list-plugins Improved support and reporting on battery service Logs if Flash is present on any given Mac via a dedicated plugin result Adds additional tech specs such as iBridge CHANGES Issues with the PreferencePane’s visibility in…
Features Added support for M1-based Laptop Battery status. Added support for reporting M1-based Computer Memory (RAM) speed. Changes Prevention of additional APFS system volumes from being displayed in the PreferencePane. Bug Fixes Fixes a problem with reporting POST Status on M1 computers, as there is no POST information available. About the update process This version…
Features: Update OS plugin updated to track new OS installs Improved panic reporting on computers with T2 Security Chips. Changes: Updated reporting of Daylite Client status Bug Fixes: Miscellaneous bug fixes to improve agent stability. About the update process: This version is available now, visit your Installers Page to initiate early release. The auto-update process…
Features Additional Malware definitions Improved build process regarding notarization of custom installation packages. About Existing Installers Watchman Monitoring regularly updates installers, and recommends that older installers are replaced. This is typically not a requirement, as agents will auto-update even if an old installation package is used. Installers published before June 2020 have expired, and will…
The latest Watchman Monitoring Mac Client features support for CrashPlan 8.2, adds more malware reporting (thanks Eric!), and adds support compatibility with upcoming macOS versions.
In addition to 6.6.9.122 update, this release includes: Features APFS and ZFS volumes are listed for easy configuration of Presence and Capacity monitoring Changes Installation packages are signed with updated installer certificates, expiring 2025 About Existing Installers Watchman Monitoring regularly updates installers, and recommends that older installers are replaced. This is typically not a requirement,…
In addition to 6.6.9.110 update, this release includes: Features SMART plugin reports Drive Type (SSD vs Rotational) SMART plugin reports Serial Number of drive. Notarization of installer packages for macOS * How to get this update To apply this update to your account now and not wait for our auto rebuild process, visit your installers…
In addition to 6.6.9.101 update, this release includes: Features Integration: Splashtop Business (beta) Additional Contact Menu liquid variables. Client ID (changed from Watchman ID): {{ClientID}} Serial Number (new): {{SerialNumber}} Reference Email (new): {{ReferenceEmail}} Computer Reference Email (new): {{ReferenceEmailComputer}} Group Reference Email (new): {{ReferenceEmailGroup}} Fixed Various fixes to contact menu. How to get this update To…
This release includes: Features Additional information in UnifiedStatus.plist for 3rd party integrations. Fixed Preference Pane error when attempting to open on a Mac running macOS 10.15 (Catalina) How to get this update If you’d like this update applied to your account now and not wait for our auto rebuild process, visit your installers page, click…
In addition to our 6.6.8.133 update, this release includes: Features Additional malware definitions, including some additional proxy detection. Fixed Boot Volume Usage is now accurately reported in the Dashboard. Ensured more environment variables are available to plugin as they fun. How to get this update If you’d like this update applied to your account now…
In addition to our 6.6.8.129 update, this release includes: Features APFS root capacity reporting improvements. Reporting FQDN saved on disk for additional integration options. Fixed SoftRAID warning when SoftRAID was never installed. Contact menu missing if Asset ID was empty. How to get this update If you’d like this update applied to your account now…
In addition to our 6.6.8.115 update, this release includes: Features Reference Email saved on disk for additional integration options. Custom Plugins distribution improvements. More malware. Fixed Backblaze plugin no longer reports on missing /.bzvol folder. Group prompt when deploying Watchman Monitoring via MDM install package is no longer presented. How to get this update If…
Features Many additional malware definitions. Improved reporting when malware “cruft” appears, even without its active components. Updated SMART Utilities allowing reporting of newer drives. Carbon Copy Cloner 5 Reporting. ConnectWise Control 2019 Integration. Changes CrashPlan restart alerts will be sent only after 2 or more restarts (typical in out-of-memory situations), instead of after each occurrence.…
Features FileMaker Server 17 reporting Many additional malware definitions. Changes Improved behavior when the agent is restored from backup Additional demographics in UnifiedStatus.plist for 3rd party use Unified more plugin names for better search results in the Watchman Monitoring Dashboard Improved workflow remove remove & rekey operations. (The agent no longer performs an excess run before…
Features Fully native SMART Utility. Support for BlueSky 2. Improved reporting speed on initial installation. Many additional malware definitions. Changes Support for newer versions of Jamf Pro. Improved support for including custom plugins in the auto-update process. Added more demographics in UnifiedStatus.plist for 3rd party use. Better handling of reports when computer can’t be delivered.…
Watchman Monitoring adds more malware definitions, provides more options for AppleCare Warranty lookup, streamlines deployment options.
Track more malware with Watchman Monitoring’s latest Mac release.
Watchman Monitoring Mac agent 6.6.2 improve SMART reporting, FileVault status, and
Watchman Monitoring’s Mac client allows users to ignore known-bad disks, improves CrashPlan and LightSpeed reporting, and adds more Malware detection.
Be the first to know when critical computers go offline with Watchman Monitoring’s Beacon Reporting.
Watchman Monitoring’s Mac Client 6.6.0 supports Archiware P5, Pegasus RAID, tracks new malware packages, and more.
Watchman Monitoring is shipping support for new Malware detection. Mac version 6.6.0 will have new minimum software requirements for key 3rd party tools.
Watchman Monitoring warns of problems from Adware to Xsan, allowing you to be the first to know when issues arise. Mac Client 6.5.9 brings more improvements.
Watchman Monitoring improves support for reporting when behind proxy servers and fixes numerous bugs in Mac Client 6.5.8.
Watchman Monitoring has been busy adding features and integrations. Learn more about what’s new in 2016
Watchman Monitoring latest Mac release improves SMART reporting and adds more Malware definitions. It also includes a number of bug-fixes and support for upcoming features.
Features Support for Disk IO Error logging in macOS 10.12 Additional Malware definitions Zentral integration Changes Hides volumes named “Monitoring Client” from our reporting, to cut down on false positives. Moves agent removal log path to /tmp for a fully clean removal, if requested. Bug Fixes Better handling when CrashPlan Destinations are removed Prevents warnings for volumes named…
Mac Client 6.5.5 adds support for Addigy links, expands on our Bomgar integration, and warns you when users download macOS Sierra.
This release for our Mac agent officially brings back False Mount reporting. It also contains a fully rewritten CrashPlan plugin. The latest Malware? It’s also accounted for in this release.
Watchman Monitoring expands its malware definitions, handles computers which sleep during its hourly reporting, and adds preliminary support for ScreenConnect.
Mac Client 6.5.2 adds support for our beta false mount detection. Subscribers can join the beta: https://watchmanmonitoring.com/false-mounts-beta-request/
Watchman Monitoring version 6.5.1 adds support for FileMaker Server v15 and adds to reports on failing hard drives.
Watchman Monitoring adds automatic FileMaker Server issue detection, no smtp setup required.
Watchman Monitoring, in cooperation with Mat X Network Consultants, announces P5 beta. Monitor Tape Drives, Pools, Jobs, and more from a single Dashboard.
Watchman Monitoring adds improvements for TeamViewer, Carbon Copy Cloner, Malware, and SMART Reporting gets a boost with ECC reporting.
Watchman Monitoring enhances issue detection for FileVault , Carbon Copy Cloner, SMART failures, and adds more Malware detection. Mac Admins build their business with our Proactive Support Platform.
Watchman Monitoring adds ransomware detection and boosts FileVault reporting in its 6.4.6 Release.
Automatic tracking of Crash Plan Expirations, new Carbon Copy Cloner reporting, additional checks for Backblaze, and bug fixes.
In this release, we are able to report on a situation never expected by our friends at Backblaze.. the removal of a key data folder.
Increased support for FileWave, Asset IDs are store on disk, and additional Malware checks result in better coverage.
Mac client 6.4.2 brings compatibility with Daylite 6’s cloud offering and smarter SMART reports.
Mac Client 6.4.1 sends only informational alerts when SMART Reporting when a drive has under 10 bad sectors, and has not recorded the time of its last error.
Version 6.4 of Watchman Monitoring’s Mac Client improves SMART testing, integrates with FileWave, and is faster!
Failing drive detection is one of the core services Watchman Monitoring should provide. Our Disk I/O plugin has saved untold volumes of data from being lost permanently. SMART Reporting can be just as valuable, so long as its done right. The workhorse in almost all SMART products is smartctl of Smartmontools. The differentiator between products is in the interpretation and reporting of…
The Mac Client version 6.3.5 is a maintenance release which solves problems with locating TeamViewer IDs in cases where TeamViewer is infrequently used. Additionally, we’ve added logging to report which files prevent certain cloud backup systems from completing a backup. The files are often, but not always, trivial, so we can’t count a backup complete until…
Improved Backblaze expiration detection Improved Crashplan error reporting Support for new Gruntwork and Bluesky URLs Better support for changing subdomains This maintenance release ads additional checks to our Backblaze, CrashPlan and Gruntwork/Mac-MSP integrations. Releases are influenced by comments to Support and in our Community Forum. Happy with the service? Our referral program pays a commission on…
The Mac Client version 6.3.3 reports when a computer’s OS might be upgrading, allowing Mac Admins a chance to take proactive action.
The Mac Client has been updated to 6.3.2 This version is mainly a bug-fix release, but we found some nice add-ons for you as well. We’ve improved Filevault detection. We were confusing some externally encrypted drives, but that’s resolved. We’ll be telling you if a Filevault-encrypted volume starts decrypting, or if the encryption process takes…
While it’s not much to look on the outside, the 6.3 release represents the culmination of marked internal change in reporting. Version 6.3 breaks down the data it reports to our servers with granularity that allows us to fill subscriber feature requests. Additionally, we are introducing FileVault status tracking, supporting Mac OS 10.7 and above. Need to…
Watchman Monitoring’s Expirations feature automatically tracks key expiration dates for licenses and hardware warranties.
Today’s update to the Mac Client represents just a few changes. We’ve added a few more Malware definitions, catching some new nasties which were reported by our Subscribers in our Notes page. The fine folks at Mac-MSP have provided some updates, making Watchman Monitoring and Gruntwork an better than ever. With the rise in popularity…
The Watchman Monitoring agent’s issue detection is suitable for all computers, from laptops to desktops, and we offer specialized checks for servers as well. One of the advanced options got tripped up yesterday during June 2015’s Leap Second, causing a rash of reboot notifications, despite otherwise healthy uptimes. In our research, we realized that leap seconds are…
Features Adds additional malware IDs. Automatically send Bluesky usernames if defined Additional warnings when LightSpeed Pro suffers internal errors Changes Always reports time machine days between errors Less aggressive reporting when CrashPlan crash reports are found Reworked uptime reporting Always sends an informational status when last completed Time Machine backup must be assumed. Bugfixes…
Watchman Monitoring releases Mac Client 6.1.2 with improved CrashPlan reporting, Time Machine Scheduler improvements, and retail enrollment support for 10.5 to 10.10
Features Notification of offline volumes within moments (Especially targeted to Xsan volumes on clients) Updated for Genieo v2 (Malware Tests) Added more Spigot components (Malware Tests) Added JollyWallet (Malware Tests) Added PremierOption (Malware Tests) Warns when the Ask toolbar is installed New PreferencePane (notes below) Added percent of battery capacity warnings. Changes Improvements in Daylite Server backup monitoring…
Features Added New Malware checks added – MacVX, iLivid/Ask for iLivid Reports both System and Network MAC Address. LightSpeed Pro plugin warns on System MAC change Warns on CrashPlan Restart log entries Better support for 3rd party batteries Changes Made Less logging when Munki reporting is active. Always displays when Time Machine isn’t configured Bugs Fixed…
Watchman Monitoring Mac client 6.0.3 – Contact Menu updates and better error handling
Features Complete Time Machine reporting rewrite, with per-destination reporting on 10.8+ Full support for Gruntwork 2.1 Two Malware additions: MacKontrol & SabPab The Contact Menu to be quit for the current session with Command-Option Click Gathers information to build BlueSky remote support URLs Bug Fixes Support for UPS on Laptops. More reliable reporting of Casper…
6.0.1 Features Carbon Copy Cloner 4 Support Bug Fixes Improved Battery status detection Retry certain plist reads when looking for POST and RAID Status Better handling of JSS URLs during Casper Suite upgrades. Changes Clearer directions for defining a Group during initial install. Always report an abnormal state when CrashPlan has no configured destinations Subscribers,…
Watchman Monitoring releases its fully customizable Contact Menu. See https://watchmanmonitoring.com/contact-menu
An updated white-label brand is available to subscribers. Read more at https://community.watchmanmonitoring.com/t/updates-to-custom-branding-november-2014/897
Features Confirmed operation with SoftRAID 5 Support for LightSpeed Pro 2015 Support for the Contact Menu Tests for ShellShock Vulnerability Carbon Copy Cloner 3 Registration checking Bug Fixes UPS Reporting Changes No longer reports many empty RAM slots in VMWare hosts Kernel Panics are sent as one-off Alerts. Machines which have kernel panics present are…
Watchman Monitoring’s Mac agent added support for OS 10.10 Yosemite in 5.2.4. Agents which are not updated may stop reporting as users upgrade. Providers are encouraged to reach out to users with old installations and upgrade for compatibility and to take advantage of our upcoming Contact Menu. Subscribers, read more in our Subscriber Community.
Expanding on our Malware and CrashPlan reporting, a reminder that our agent tracks issues on Mac OS 10.5 and above. Subscribers: read more in our community forum: https://community.watchmanmonitoring.com/
Be the first to know about problems on your end-users’ computers with Malware detection and much, much more.
Malware has come to the mac, read more about what Watchman Monitoring does, and doesn’t do about the malware problem in our Github repo: https://github.com/watchmanmonitoring/Malware_Tests
New Alert style notices for one-time issues. Support for the most recent OS and a number of bug fixes.
Today’s updated Watchman Monitoring plugins further build on Gruntwork’s ability to correct common errors as they are reported. Gruntwork’s integrated reporting allows subscribers to both systems to get a complete status in a single pane of glass.
Watchman Monitoring releases client version 5.2.2 with bug fixes and improved network reporting.
Watchman Monitoring updates its client to version 5.2.1. Bug fixes for JAMF on Mac Pro towers, and improved internal reporting.
The Watchman Monitoring Client gets a version bump to 5.2
New options in the Watchman Monitoring bundle installer make mass installation easier than ever.
More CrashPlan details, and many bug fixes, ahead of big changes in the 5.2 Monitoring client.
Delayed release notes from Jan 15th
A fix for an issue with Time Machine monitoring under OS X Mavericks Limited warnings for CrashPlan expirations, in deference to an upcoming expiration tracker feature.
New Features / Enhancements PreferencePane Improved support for Option-clicking logo to view Client Record. “For support, contact” now supports email addresses Installation 64/32-bit installer plugin streamlines manual installation Support for changing subdomains (free of charge in most cases) Monitoring Client Support for JAMF Binary v9 Improved ExportStatus Process Improved JAMF ExtensionAttributes support Bug Fixes Improved…
Watchman Monitoring Client 5.1.4. Feature Updated installer package, Feature LightSpeed Expiration notices include all related server demographics Feature Munki Demographic reporting Bugfix Many smaller fixes others. This release includes a number of key bug fixes. Subscribers can view details in our Community forum, at this post
Feature Improved reporting of Kerio Connect demographics Feature Improved reporting on BackBlaze Feature Better reporting when the blessed boot volume can’t reliably be determined Feature Included time of last Kernel Panic, along with overall count. Feature Included amount over threshold for boot volume capacity alert Bugfix Better handling of time machine when destination can’t reliably…
In this version, we take an active stance regarding the Mirror setting in SoftRAID. Many users may not be aware that SoftRAID does not warn for missing members by default. This will cause a number of one-time alerts. Details can be found here: http://wtch.mn/softraid The Daylite Server Plugin has always been able to monitor the status…
Watchman Server v4 is being rolled out. We’ll be inviting our current subscribers to join, and taking on new subscribers on the version 4 server today. Once this client is installed, current subscribers can expect some extra notifications about client groups changing from “” to “” Details on how to install with a client group pre-set are available here.…
This release of the Watchman Monitoring Client introduces some key features for our subscribers. We have updated our Daylite Client & Server plugins to support Daylite better than ever before. Watchman Monitoring now reports the sync activity for all Mac OS Clients as they interact with their version 3 or version 4 Daylite Server. We want…
We’re quite excited to provide preliminary support with more traditional management systems. Our Monitoring Client does nothing but scout out issues, a great complement to a tool which can allow support staff to leverage their existing investment in Absolute & Casper, providing for a truly holistic Managed Service offering for the Mac platform. Feature Support…
What’s with all the “Improved reporting”? Where we were sending a generic error before, the errors are clearer now. In any case, by the time Watchman Monitoring reported an error, there was a problem with the computer – and we were reporting when work needed to be done! Watchman Monitoring’s best-in-class reporting is just reporting…
The Monitoring Client is compatible with Mountain Lion 10.8 Fixed a failure to run condition when System Profiler would fail to return machine information. Better reporting on Crashplan Client errors Better reporting for internal IP address
New Plugin: Monitored Specified Applications Enhanced Malware scanning Updated list Malware list, including the flashback trojan. Reports when a LightSpeed Retail server’s support expiration is approaching. Primary IP address is reported, with the ability to enable a warning if the IP address changes. Lightspeed Server Plugin no longer sends…
Time Machine plugin now indicates when “System & Applications” are excluded from backup. Unified refresh button in the PreferencePane Customizable text next to the PreferencePane’s “get support” URL (Included in our Custom Branding package) Setting changes made on the server are brought down by the client more frequently (This feature is enabled…
Status reports are sent over HTTPS by default Integration with Jamf’s Casper suite New plugin-settings tab in the PreferencePane Links to FAQ included with complex plugin reports Plugin to monitor changes in the boot volume’s UUID (disabled by default) Warns if the Crashplan Client becomes disabled Support for…
Clarification regarding Internal and Emailed notes. Lightspeed Server plugin now sends the active feature set as well as support expiration date. Integration with Bomgar for seamless access to Pinned jump clients – Read More No longer reporting Time Machine during first hour after boot. No longer sends an error due…
Renamed ReKey Client ID to “Reset Client ID” Added a support link to the Server’s footer. Clarification regarding Internal and Emailed notes. New column in main server view, indicating which clients have notes stored on the server Added the ability to mark a given client to get a notice on…
Added a refresh tool in the PreferencePane Client will attempt to report a manual removal Added an additional Daylite Database log check Additional clarity to the Crashplan Client report *Kudos to Sean Costello of backgroundbackup.com Additional clarity in Time Machine reports
Would sometime not properly respond to remote removal requests Disk IO error checking failed to notice certain errors. Corrected a case where a scheduling a Time Machine manual run would prevent error notices. No longer logs “200” in the console The client now checks every 10 minutes to verify it’s…
Client no longer fails when there are multiple Power On Self Test results Client properly reports the serial number on Mac Pro (Early 2009) models WebDAV mounts no longer interfere with the updating process. No longer attempts to delete files from /tmp (this resolves an issue with failing to update, and…
Corrected issue where initial run could created duplicate records on the server Battery Check is better able to identify damaged batteries Simplified PreferencePane wording, with support for custom branding1 Redesigned auto-update mechanism to support optional Client Branding No longer reports unnecessary plugin status messages Native Installer Plugin to enter the…
Limiting SMART Status to run only once per day. No longer reports Disk I/O errors prior to client installation. Updated installer branding Updated wording in PreferencePane for clarity of subscriber’s own brand. Fixed issue where the client would not read the advanced Time Machine settings in some cases.
Client Updater properly calculates days since last check which was preventing automatic updates from proceeding. Changed the wording in the PreferencePane from “Must be present” to “Warn if missing”. Prefpane no longer removes the ClientGroup key if removing the ClientGroup entry. Implemented new Disk I/O Error plugin, written by Julian Mayer…
Prevented erroneous serial number change warnings on some models of Mac Pro. Addressed an issue where removing the ClientGroup via the PreferencePane would result in errors in the Watchman Client. Verified the Time Machine scheduler would always write its keys as a Number vs String.
Corrected error reading some plist settings when the keys were set as string instead of number. Corrected RAID Card disabling to account for a change in 3.4 client.
Added a method for Time Machine backup scheduling. details here The Client no longer sends a warning when a Carbon Copy Cloner event is cancelled by the user. Corrected issue where “Report Now” and “Update Now” PreferencePane buttons would not function on machines running 10.5.x. Corrected wrong error message sent in…
Posted auto-updater to bring all version 3.x clients up to the latest 3.3 build of the Watchman server. Corrected a Time Machine reporting error in some cases where Time Machine had never been configured. All Watchman Monitoring Clients are compatible with all versions of the Watchman Monitoring Servers.
The client now monitors for changes in available “Spare” drives in an Apple Raid set. This will catch instances where a member is separated from a mirror set, without actually calling the RAID “failed”. No longer warns if Time Machine had been configured, but is now disabled. (bug introduced in v3.2).
Rewrite of the Time Machine plugin for reliability in manually running Time Machine (to be added in the 3.3 client’s PreferencePane). Easier filtering of I/O Error check filters to reduce false positives. Only scan last two hours’ logs for various errors. Properly handle “&” in the ClientGroup.
Added an Uninstaller to the Watchman Client’s PreferencePane. Added an “Update Now” button to the PreferencePane. Added an -F flag to the updater script, to force an update if desired. Option-click the Watchman icon in the PreferencePane to see the current status on the Watchman Server’s web interface.
Added Client-side auto updating (security via SSL and SHA-512 comparisons). Created Update Status plugin to report tamper attempts. Client now reports current Uptime. Time Machine trigger would count too many days before a run.
Added manual Time Machine scheduling at a given hour. Reduced false positives by warning if a volume is reported missing twice in a row. If a volume is missing, skip extra warning about usage. Streamlined Disk I/O error checking.
Enabled altering the ClientGroup via the defaults command. Time out after 20 seconds if the Apple Hardware Raid card can’t report its status.
Corrected bug which prevented the client to run with extended characters in the client name. Corrected typo in the Time Machine Reporter plugin.
Streamlined code in the Check Volumes plugin. Additional reporting in the Check Battery plugin. Created a plugin to monitor a Crashplan Server. Failure to run when serial number not returned as expected. Reworked Time Machine reporting to warn in certain cases when the backup has never completed once.
Allowed for multiple user accounts Displayed Clients in ClientGroups Removed excess space in Client list view Plugins reporting errors are now in Red Added ability to mute errors from a specific Client’s plugin
Prevented an issue when reading binary plists. Limited initial reports to problems within 2 days prior to initial Client installation. No longer reporting certain Apple Raid false positives.