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Mac Client 7.1.2.108 – Improvements for FileMaker Server, SoftRAID, and Time Machine

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 with macOS 14 Sonoma.

Changes

  • Logs, versus alerts, when Time Machine is set to exclude System & Applications.

Fixes

  • Updated Preference Pane allows FileMaker Server admin password to be saved.
  • Prevents undesired warnings now that the SoftRAID application & driver are no longer kept in sync.

About the Update Process

  • This release will automatically deploy Tuesday, February 20th, 2024. 
  • The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in.
  • Not receiving updates across your install base? How to handle out-of-date agents.
  • A list of known issues is located at: /known-issues.

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