NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE
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 Product involved:  AXIS StorPoint NAS 100

 Release date:      June 1, 1999

 Release type:      Beta

 Software version:  1.00 beta 1

 File name:         nas100_100b1.img
 File size:         2,048,483 bytes

 Last preceding
 release:           1.00 alpha 6


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 How to upgrade to version 1.00 beta 1:
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 1. Set an IP address in the StorPoint NAS 100.
 2. Start the FTP program with 'ftp <enter>'.
 3. Open a session with 'ftp <IP address> 2121 <enter>'. This will open an ftp
    session on port 2121 which is used for firmware flash loading.
 4. Type 'bin <enter>' to change to binary mode.
 5. Start flash loding with 'put nas100_100b1.bin FLASH <enter>'.
 6. The Status LED will start to flash slowly. The StorPoint NAS 100 will
    restart automatically after finished loading the new firmware.


 Added features in version 1.00 beta 1:
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1.00b1:1 This is the first official beta release for the new storage appliance for
         workgroups and network data storage from Axis - AXIS StorPoint NAS 100.

1.00b1:2 Attaches up to 7 SCSI hard disks of any size and connects them to
         Ethernet networks.
  
1.00b1:3 Client access from Windows (CIFS), Netware, NFS, and FTP clients. Client
         access and administration from Web browser.

1.00b1:4 Disk file system is UDF with tools for disk error checking and repair.
         Possibility for disk mirroring (RAID 1).


 Corrected problems in version 1.00 beta 1:
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1.00b1:1 N/a.


 Known remaining problems in version 1.00 beta 1:
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1.00b1:1 NetBEUI not available.

1.00b1:2 Using RAID 1 and getting a disk failure on one of the disks requires the
         StorPoint NAS 100 to be restarted for continued use of the operational
         drive.

1.00b1:3 Automatic restore of a failed and replaced disk is not available.


 Best regards,
 Axis Communications.