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Hyena v6.3 New Features
Improved Event
Log Filtering Options
The Event
filtering properties dialog has been modified for more
functionality:
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An
option has been added to include/exclude event IDs.
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Some
dialog controls and sizes have been rearranged for
viewing all/more event log names.
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Multi-selection
of event logs is now supported. Together with
the capability to view event logs from multiple
computers, you can now view any combination of
events from multiple event logs.
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A new
option to save and recall the event filtering
settings has been added.
Exporter Pro
Improvements
Exporter
Pro v1.7, included in Hyena v6.3, now supports exporting
of locally logged on user information, plus file and
directory exporting options. The new
file/directory exporting options also allow exporting of
NTFS security information. For more information,
see the SystemTools Exporter Pro help file (stexport.chm)
in the Hyena installation directory, or use the shortcut
for this file under Start->Programs->Hyena.
Support for
Exchange 2003 Query Based Groups
Support
has been added for Exchange 2003 Query Based
Distribution Groups. These groups will appear with
a new icon, and can be seen under Universal Groups.
There is also a new option to create these types
of groups as well. Exchange 2003 must be installed
to create query-based distribution groups.
Hyena v6.2 New
Features
 SystemViews
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tm
)
Hyena's SystemViews
is an innovative feature that allows for fast and easy
recalling of previous views of the right list window.
This feature will be especially important to those users
who need a method of easily going back to a previous
display or that have a large number of objects (for
example, domain user accounts) that take an extremely
long time to retrieve and are needed for administration
throughout the day.
These views can now be retained and restored with the
click of the mouse or through a keyboard shortcut.
Improved
Shared Settings Support
Previous
versions of Hyena supported sharing Hyena's
configuration settings with other users.
However, this feature required that nearly all of the
settings be shared, even if it was desired to only share
particular pieces of a configuration.
Hyena v6.2 now supports sharing any portion of a
configuration.
More Filtering
Options
The
filtering option in Hyena's right window has been
improved.
New options for filtering for blank values, exact
matches, and 'not' equals searches have been added.
Managing
Non-Windows Devices
Hyena's
Object Manager (File->Manage Object View) can now be
used to add non-Windows devices (routers, hubs, Linux
computers, etc.) to Hyena's views.
Hyena does not offer any functionality for these devices,
but will populate and show the tools menu when these
objects are right-clicked on.
The two different object types are the Router/Switch
and the Network host/Device.
The only difference between the two different types are
the icon used to show the object in Hyena's windows.
Exporter
Pro Improvements
Exporter
Pro can now be used to export account and audit policy (under
Other Exports) for both domains and individual
workstations.
The storage of active templates (Active Directory,
Registry, and WMI exports) has also been moved to the
export configuration (.
INI
) file, allowing for easier management of multiple
export configurations.
Hyena v6.0 New
Features
WMI Support*
Hyena can display any
WMI property from any WMI class and also provides access
to common WMI methods. Hyena also supports
modification of most writable WMI instance information
on one or multiple instances from one or more computers.
To help in
understanding WMI and how it is integrated into Hyena,
see the WMI section in Hyena's help file.
* Note: Full WMI
functionality is only available in the Enterprise
Edition. However, all Editions have access to the
WMI Win32_Process class which allows Hyena to remotely
start and terminate remote processes. WMI
exporting functionality is also available in both
Standard and Enterprise Editions.
Tool Grouping
Hyena now allows tools
to be grouped into submenus. Hyena will
automatically transfer all existing custom tool settings
to a file named TOOL_CMDS.DAT, which can be found in the
same location as other Hyena configuration files.
This new tool command file provides a structure that
permits the tools to be grouped and displayed on
submenus.
Access to Microsoft
Hotfix Information
The Computer
Properties->Hotfix dialog has been modified to
support viewing the online Microsoft Hotfix Support
database. Either double-clicking on any 'Q' or
'KB' hotfix, or clicking the View Hotfix Information
button will access the Microsoft Support web site.
Exporting Selected
Active Directory Objects
Hyena now supports
exporting information on selected Active Directory
objects. Previously, only domains, computers, and
OUs could be selected for exporting. For example:
- Display a list of
Active Directory objects from an OU, such as users,
in Hyena.
- Select as many
objects as needed.
- Select Tools->Exporter
Pro->Export Selected Objects.
- Select the Directory
templates to export and select Start Export.
Exporter Pro v1.5
Exporter Pro, included
with Hyena, has been improved to support exporting WMI
information, user rights, network protocol information,
and security information.
Hyena v5.x New
Features
Improved
Exporter Pro Features
(v5.7) -
Originally introduced in Hyena v5.5, Exporter Pro has
been enhanced with more options for easier
administration and customization.
Exporter Pro v1.2, included with Hyena, also now
supports exporting 'true' last
logon information for both Windows NT and Active
Directory domains.
Hyena also now has tighter integration with Exporter
Pro, providing simple and easy selection of objects in
Hyena to be immediately sent to Exporter Pro.
Exporter Pro adds registry, scheduled tasks, network,
and Active Directory exporting capabilities to the
already extensive collection of export options in
previous versions. The registry exporting module
provides for customizable templates to export nearly any
set of registry values. Predefined templates for
exporting system configuration, service pack, and hot
fixes are provided. User-definable Active
Directory query templates enable unlimited exporting
options for Active Directory-enabled domains.
Exporter Pro licensing is included with all Hyena v5.5
and later licenses.
Improved
Active Directory Shell Integration (v5.7)
- Hyena v5.7 can now display the standard
Active Directory shell context menu functions for most
objects in addition to the full shell property pages.
Wake-On-Lantm
(WOL) (v5.7)
- New integration with industry-standard
WOL-enabled computers has been added in Hyena v5.7.
What is WOL ?
Quite simply, it is a technology that allows a computer
that is turned off to be remotely turned on.
Improved
Active Directory 'Find' Integration (v5.7)
- Previous versions of Hyena could display
the standard Active Directory 'Find' dialog, but were
limited to what could be done with the results.
Now, Hyena v5.7 supports selecting and returning the
resulting objects back into Hyena.
Service
Installation (v5.7)
- Hyena can now install services on one or
more computers using a simple wizard-based service
installation process.
Improved Timeout
Control (v5.5 )
One of the annoying features of
remote administration of Windows is the delay in waiting
for the RPC timeout to return control back when an
attempt is made to access a remote computer that is
offline. Applications, such as Hyena, are unable
to set an RPC timeout, and are also blocked by the
operating system from aborting the connection attempt on
their own.
Hyena v5.5 now has an option to
offer some relief from this problem, by allowing for a
brief ping to be sent to the remote computer prior to
initiating any remote action. The ping options can
be fully configured.
Standard Active
Directory Shell Property Pages (v5.2)
 Hyena
can display the standard shell property pages for all
Active Directory objects. In the image at left,
the new Domain Properties dialog is shown, which
is the same standard property page for domain objects
used by MMC.
This high degree of
Active Directory integration gives Hyena several
advantages:
 Familiar
interface for management of object properties as found
in MMC snapins.
100% compatibility and
functionality.
Improved
support and functionality when user has restricted/delegated
rights.
Access
to Security dialog for complete management of Active
Directory object security.
Increased
support for more objects, including Active Directory
shares and printers.
Active Directory
Security Listing
(v5.2)
One of the most
powerful features in Active Directory is the security
model, which provides for very flexible and powerful
capabilities for assigning granular rights to directory
objects. The capability to delegate selected
non-admin users to reset account passwords, for example,
is a common action for many installations.
But, as every Active
Directory administrator knows, once assigned, its very
difficult to keep track who has been assigned which
rights...and to which object ?
Hyena's new Active
Directory Security Listing view presents a detailed list
of all security rights for any number of selected
directory objects in Hyena's right window.
Need to create a quick report of which accounts and
groups have been given ResetPassword rights to all OUs ?
This can now be done in a few minutes in Hyena.
Other Changes
There are too many
to list !. For a complete list of all changes
in Hyena 6.x and 5.x versions, see the Whats New! section
of Hyena's help file.
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