Cleware Usb Switch



What is New in ServerSentinel?

Clewarecontrol lets you control the USB connected sensors and switches sold by Cleware GmbH. It allows you to read the sensors (temperature, humidity), toggle and configure the external switches, start the watchdog, and lots more. The switch allows you to power on/off any mains powered device. Mains switch equipped with Schuko mains plug and socket Switches 230V / 16 A, max 3,500 W (single phase motor rating max. 550 W) using extrem reliable Finder®-Relais - Multiple USB-Switches at. If a USB switch or USB Switch ATXX is to be simply connected only without recording the switching operations,you can use the small application 'USBswitch'. The program will be placed in the system tray (shown in the picture below right) after closing. The switching states of the connected USB switches are represented by red and green icons. Cable Matters 4 Port USB 3.0 Switch Hub USB Sharing Switch for 4 Computers and USB Peripherals - Button or Wireless Remote Control Swapping - Includes USB-C Adapter for USB-C and Thunderbolt 3. 4.0 out of 5 stars 22. Get it as soon as Fri, Aug 7. FREE Shipping by Amazon. 5.0 Updated the Cleware support code; support for new devices! 4.4 Resolved some USB-issues, fixes for python library, improved the on-line help. 4.3 Binary packages. 4.1 Fixes for hidapi handling. This may solve connectivity problems. Especially on macos x this was a problem. 4.0 This version now uses 'hidapi' to talk to the devices.

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  • A File Audit sensor has been added, with which it is possible to monitor access and changes to files and directories. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • A syslog sensor has been added which allows to receive syslog messages from remote systems.
  • A Microsoft Teams action which allows to send messages via Microsoft Teams has been added.
  • A PowerShell action allowing to run PowerShell scripts on a target system has been added. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • An SSH action for executing bash scripts on a target system via SSH has been added. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • A syslog action which allows to send syslog messages to a syslog server has been added.
  • In the Sensor View sensors that were not executed because the sensor they depend on was unsuccessful or disabled have their own indicator now.
  • The speed of opening the HTTP sensor editor has been improved. To achieve this it was necessary to add a data type to the regular expressions as additional information. If you use conditions in your HTTP sensors that access extracted data, please check these conditions for correctness.
  • The property 'Process name' was removed from the process and service sensor data because it was redundant to the monitored process. If there were conditions that monitored this property, they were removed. If the [$Caption$] variable was used in notifications, it can be manually changed to [$ProcessName$] or [$ServiceName$].
  • The SNMP trap sensor,has been extended by an exclusion filter,which allows to exclude specified OIDs from the result., has been extended by an exclusion filter.The SNMP trap sensor has been extended with an exclusion filter that allows to exclude specified OIDs from the result.
  • For the SNMP sensors, more generic MIB files have been added.
  • The Remote Client can now be used across domain boundaries.
  • The RAID sensor has been removed (as already announced with version 5.0). Any remaining RAID sensors must be deleted to install the update.
  • Support for the new version of the Cleware USB Humidity Sensor has been added.
  • The handling of very large files for the file sensor has been optimized.
  • An error that occurred while switching tabs via shortcuts has been fixed.
  • An error related to regular expressions for the HTTP sensor was fixed.
  • An error which caused the import of MIB files to fail if the imported file contained information about traps in SNMPv1 format was fixed.
  • An error occurring when filtering SNMPv1 traps was fixed.
  • An error that could occur on some devices in the SNMP walk was fixed.
  • An error that occurred in the SNMP Request Sensor when many OIDs were queried and resulted in an empty response was fixed.
  • A problem with entering decimal numbers in the conditions was fixed.
  • Other minor improvements and fixes were made.

18 November 2020

  • Fixed an error that caused sensors not to be deleted under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed an error that occurred when removing multiple entries in the data table simultaneously.
  • Fixed an error when pasting a sensor from the clipboard. The sensor was inserted in the wrong group.
  • Problems with updating the USB traffic light in certain situations were solved.
  • Solved problems with automatic update of data views that limited the user experience.
  • A missing validation in the HTTP sensor was added.
  • Several other minor improvements and fixes were added.
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6 July 2020

  • Fixed an error when updating the database regarding conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a timeout during the update.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred under certain circumstances when activating/deactivating sensors.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred under certain conditions when opening the editor for S.M.A.R.T. sensors.

19 February 2020

  • ServerSentinel is now available in two editions - Small Business and Enterprise. The Enterprise Edition corresponds to the previous version.
  • The license model has been changed and is now based on the number of sensors used.
  • The Remote Client is now a feature of ServerSentinel and no longer a paid add-on.
  • A PowerShell sensor has been added that allows to run PowerShell commands/scripts on the local and remote systems and to use the contents of variables in the conditions. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • A SSH sensor has been added that allows Bash commands/scripts to be executed on remote Linux systems, using regular expressions to extract information from output and use it in conditions. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • A system load sensor for Linux has been added. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • A process sensor for Linux has been added. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • Added a disk space sensor for Linux (Enterprise Edition only)
  • A file sensor for Linux has been added. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • A directory sensor for Linux has been added. (Enterprise Edition only)
  • The sensor editors in the Hard Disk, USB and Misc groups have been revised and modernized.
  • The SNMP trap sensor now displays additional data depending on the SNMP version: Source (v1 and v2), Enterprise (v1), Generic Trap (v1), Specific Trap (v1) and Trap (v2).
  • A timeout property has been added to the SNMP request sensor and SNMP action.
  • In the HTTP sensor, you can now configure how many redirects the sensor should follow when querying a web page.
  • The HTTP sensor now displays the URL of the sender of the response.
  • Improved decoding of content in the HTTP sensor.
  • The FTP sensor has been enhanced to support explicit encryption.
  • The process sensor has been enhanced to display the number of handles a process uses.
  • Added support to display temperatures in Fahrenheit. The unit is automatically selected based on the measurement system set in the operating system (metric = Celsius, US measurements = Fahrenheit).
  • The SMS action now supports Unicode and can send messages consisting of multiple SMS.
  • A test button has been added to the hardware device editor.
  • Pasting sensors/groups from the clipboard has been improved.
  • More choices and a user-defined input have been added to the Pause option.
  • The maintenance mode has been extended so that the period for paused sensors can be changed later without having to reactivate them first.
  • Fixed a bug with 'Downloaded Bytes' in the HTTP sensor that caused an incorrect value to be displayed under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug in the Windows Event Log sensor that prevented filtering by IDs from working.
  • Fixed a bug in the File sensor that caused the service to crash when testing/running under certain conditions.
  • Fixed an error with event-based sensors that prevented error messages from being displayed.
  • Fixed an error that caused the traffic light to turn green in certain situations when a sensor was saved.
  • An error when resolving the variable [$CheckException$] was fixed.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent deleting actions.
  • Fixed an action execution bug that caused actions to be executed multiple times even though the condition was set to execute actions only once as long as the condition was true.
  • Changed the Firebird database character set to UTF8 to display a wider range of characters. This change only affects newly created databases.
  • Further minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Please note:

  • The .NET Framework is now required with at least version 4.7.2. If it is not available, the setup will try to install it.
  • Windows Vista, Windows 10 (< 1607) and Windows Server 2008 are no longer supported as installation platforms. The new minimum requirements are Windows 7, Windows 10 (1607), and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
  • The internal SQLite database is no longer supported. If you are still using this database, the update will notify you. You must switch to one of the other databases (Firebird (internal), Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL) before the update.
  • The RAID sensor is no longer supported in its current version and can no longer be created because the technology used is hardly supported by any manufacturer. Existing sensors can still be used and edited for the time being. In version 5.1 the sensor will be completely removed. If you want to continue using the sensor, please contact us.

11 February 2020

  • Fixed a bug in database migration that caused not all sensor data to be migrated.
  • Fixed a bug in the file system sensor that caused events from subfolders to be ignored.
  • Fixed an error that occurred when testing event-based sensors.
  • Fixed a bug in the FTP sensor that occurred during testing under certain circumstances.
  • Improved SNMP request sensor output in notifications when using [$ShortSensor$], [$ShortSensorData$] or [$SensorData$] variables.


Please note:

Starting with version 5.0 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will no longer be supported as installation platform. Monitoring these systems via network will be still possible.

Important: SQLite support will be removed in version 5.0 of ServerSentinel, please migrate your database in time.

24 October 2019

  • Fixed multiple errors during the update from version 4.1.x to the current version when using MySQL.
  • Fixed an error regarding the dependency between sensors that prevented resolving dependencies over several levels.
  • Fixed an error that occurred while opening the settings dialog under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed an error in the „Check Now“ feature that caused a wrong evaluation of conditions with the „has changed“ operator.
  • Fixed an error when evaluating text in conditions (equal, not equal) that caused a case-sensitive comparison.
  • Fixed an error in the conditions that caused that the „is younger/older“ operator did not work correctly. Please check your conditions that use these operators for correctness.
  • Fixed an error when querying values via SNMP that caused that they were not recognized properly.
  • Fixed an error that prevented that a chart could be copied, exported or printed.
  • Fixed an error in the chart that prevented that the numeric area was displayed.
  • Fixed an error in the URL validation in the „Web Request Execution” action that prevented the usage of URLs that start with a variable.
  • Further minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Please note:

Starting with version 5.0 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will no longer be supported as installation platform. Monitoring these systems via network will be still possible.

Important: SQLite support will be removed in version 5.0 of ServerSentinel, please migrate your database in time.

10 January 2019

  • Fixed error in file system sensor where some settings were not saved.
  • Fixed error in update installation that occurred in connection with credentials.
  • Fixed error in file sensor which made the test always fail.
  • Fixed error in service where under certain circumstances no data was saved.
  • Further minor improvements and corrections have been made.

26 November 2018

  • The editors for the sensors in the operating system, e-mail, and network groups have been revised and modernized.
  • The conditions for the operating system, e-mail and network groups have been revised and extended by the new condition types 'Complex' and 'Always execute'.
  • With the new Android app 'ServerSentinel Notification Gateway', Android smartphones can be used for the SMS notification action to send SMS messages.
  • The “Check Now” feature runs sensors in the context of the ServerSentinel service.
  • Actions and Sensors can be tested in the context of the ServerSentinel service.
  • Sensor groups and sensors can be paused for fixed periods of time.
  • The sensor dependency for event sensors has been fixed.
  • The system load sensor now provides the free memory as a percentage value.
  • Improved filtering of incoming traps in the SNMP trap sensor.
  • The filter functions of the Windows Event Log Sensor have been improved.
  • The status information of the sensor is now updated even when the sensor data is discarded by the 'Don't save' action.
  • Fixed a bug related to the Firebird database when changing the state of a large number of sensors.
  • Further minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Please note:
Starting with the next version Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will no longer be supported as installation platform. Monitoring these system via network will be still possible.

Important:
SQLite support will be removed in the next version of ServerSentinel, please migrate your database in time.

29 October 2018

  • Fixed error in mail action that broke mail formatting when a variable that resolved to multiline text was used in the subject.
  • Fixed error in file sensor which occurred when performing multiple checks at the same time for the same network share.
  • Fixed error in the editor of the SNMP request sensor that caused that the wrong operators to be shown.
  • Fixed error in action editors that occurred when trying to open a dialog to select a file or folder.
  • A few minor fixes and improvements have been incorporated.

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28 March 2018

  • The editors for all actions were improved and modernized.
  • The supported hardware devices are now represented by individual objects.
  • When creating a new action using the actions overview now all supported variables are shown.
  • The SpaceObServer support for the directory sensor has changed. From now on only SpaceObServer 64bit (v6.0 or higher) is supported.
  • The OID resolution in the SNMP request sensor and SNMP action was improved.
    Important: The changes required an update to the existing conditions. Please check if the conditions of your SNMP sensors are still correct and working.
  • The Windows event log sensor is now able to monitor additional logs that were introduced with Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008.
  • The checksum calculation in the file sensor is now optional.
  • Added support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 to HTTP sensor and web action.
  • An error when copying an XML sensor that caused the XPath expressions to be removed from the source sensor was fixed.
  • An error that occurred sometimes when switching the selected sensors was fixed.
  • Some errors that occurred during export have been fixed.
  • Some errors that occurred during pasting a copied sensor have been fixed.
  • An error in the SNMP request sensor that occurred when selecting an OID the description of which was too long was fixed.
  • The incorrect behavior in the browse dialog of the SNMP request sensor when the checkbox in the column header was used was fixed.
  • A few other small improvements and minor bug fixes have been incorporated.
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15 February 2018

Cleware Usb Switch
  • Fixed an error which occurred under certain circumstances during sensor creation.
  • Fixed an error in the HTTP sensor which occurred under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed (de-)activating of event-based sensors.
  • Fixed displaying configured logs in event log sensor editor.
  • Fixed the behavior when a file sensors monitors a file which is in use by another process to be like in the previous version.
  • Fixed copy and paste of sensors that use credentials.
  • Fixed refreshing of status color in tile view.
  • Fixed refreshing of status pie chart in details view.
  • Fixed an error when updating from 3.x.x to 4.x.x which occurred under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed several errors which occurred when importing a configuration.
  • A few minor fixes and improvements have been incorporated.

14 September 2017

Main window

  • Modernized UI.
  • Replaced menu bar with ribbon.

Sensor Overview

  • Modernized UI.
  • Added navigation area similar to Windows explorer.
  • Added details area similar to Windows explorer.
  • Added full text search.
  • Added new column which shows a sensor's dependencies.
  • Added button for fast filtering based on sensor state.
  • Added table and tile layout.
  • Added buttons to expand/collapse all groups.
  • Added icons for groups.
  • Improved deletion of sensors which also fixes issue where sensors returned after UI restart.

Data View (table)

  • Modernized UI.
  • Added full text search.
  • Improved loading of data.
  • Added new export formats: HTML, XLSX, RTF, TXT
  • Added print option.
  • Replaced set-size based data loading with time span based loading.

Data View (chart)

  • Replaced combined chart with multiple smaller charts, one for each kind of value. These charts can be minimized and maximized or hidden.
  • Added option to enable logarithmic scaling for some axes.
  • Replaced set-size based data loading which time span based loading.

Action Overview

  • Created new view which shows all configured actions.
  • Added information which sensors use a specific action.

Action Log View

  • Modernized UI.
  • Added feature to clear log.
  • Added full text search.
  • Replaced set-size based data loading with time span based loading.

SNMP Browser

  • Modernized UI.
  • Improved performance of scanning SNMP devices.
  • Added full text search.
  • Added new import dialog for MIB files to directly import them.
    Important: Because of the changes the already imported MIB files cannot be further used and need to be imported again.

Sensors

  • Added feature to configure checks on specific days at specific time.
  • Added group information to sensor dependency combo box in sensor editor.
  • Added support for unmapped partitions to disk space sensor.
  • Added feature to file system sensor to deactivate recursive behavior.
  • Added support for credentials for network paths to file sensor.
  • Added support for credentials for network paths to directory sensor.
  • Added new property 'Received Bytes' to HTTP sensor data.
  • Added feature to specify OIDs for SNMP request sensor without the need to select them in the browser.
  • Changed behavior of ping sensor to be more like the native Windows ping command.
  • Fixed error in file system sensor which prevented usage and changing configuration.
  • Fixed remote execution of PowerShell scripts in script sensor.
  • Fixed error in HTTP sensor which removed regular expressions from the source sensor when copying it.
  • Fixed showing of available event logs for remote hosts in Windows event log sensor.
  • Fixed a problem where the OID was not correctly resolved to an available name in SNMP sensor data.

Actions

  • Added new action to control Cleware USB Switch with 3 sockets.
  • Added new notification action to create Outlook tasks.
  • Fixed remote execution of visual basic and PowerShell scripts in script action.
  • Fixed error in mail action which caused subject and body not to match.
  • Fixed HTML format of sent mails.

Database

  • Added Firebird as new embedded database.
    Important: SQLite support will be removed in future version (4.1 or 4.2), please change your database in time.
  • Improved database performance in some specific use cases.

Other

  • Added possibility to create backup of service configuration and embedded database during update.
  • Changed import/export feature to restore a previous configuration instead of adding all elements again.
  • Important: Due to the required changes exports made with a previous version cannot be imported.
  • ServerSentinel can now be executed using the German language on an English system.
  • Many other small improvements and minor bug fixes have been incorporated.

Please note:
Version 4.0 of ServerSentinel supports only 64bit systems as installation platform. Please contact our support if you need a 32bit version.

Starting from version 4.1 on Windows Vista will no longer be supported as installation platform. Monitoring these system via network will be still possible.

12 July 2017

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For smaller machines that don't have IPMI style remote power capabilities, it's possible to use a Crossover connection of two USB Power Switches

Cleware Usb Switch Software

Supported Devices

Currently, only the 'USB-SwitchC IEC' device is supported. This provides a single IEC connector to switch a single PSU input.

The Cleware USB Device can be purchased from the manufacturer at this link. When configuring, you should select 'Opening' (as in, the relay is normally closed - without being told otherwise it is allowing power through) and 'Mechanical'.

Before you purchase this device, ensure that it is certified for use in your region. More information about the switch is available from the Cleware Website.

Cleware Usb Switch Download

Setup

Cleware Usb Switch Connector

  • Connect the power leads into each PBX, and turn both machines on.
  • Cross-connect the USB cord into the opposite PBX. This means that the switch that controls the power to Node A has its USB cable plugged into Node B, and the switch that controls the power to Note B has its USB cable plugged into Node A.
  • Go into FreePBX High Availability GUI and under Fencing category pick the Cleware as the Type.
  • Enter the serial numbers for the switches that control the power for that node, and press Save, or Check.
  • Once they are saved you can press the check button at anytime which will come back with the current status and also allow you to Turn Off or On the Power to the machine manually.