SUNWsneep - Serial Number in EEPROM
Release Notes		RELEASE_NOTES_sneep.txt  08/16/05 06:53:17

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Release 2.5	rev 1.76	20050816

	Fixed:
	BUG 00016:	'tr' causes message "Bad String" in UTF-8 locales



Release 2.5	rev 1.74	20050616

	Revised Documentation
		Updated presentations to reflect new capabilities
		and to have the new Sun look.

	Implemented:
	RFE 00056:	On startup, sneep should "fix" null serial in explorer
	RFE 00058:	If explorer is installed, allow update even if 
			no explorer defaults file present
	RFE 00060:	Link sneep into /usr/sbin for usability and 
			path minimization  (provided optional tool)

	Fixed:
	BUG 00014:	Cannot set tags in non-global zones
	BUG 00015:	Implement RFE 00058 for CST as well as for explorer

	Open Bugs:
	BUG 00013:	No language localization support in sneep



Release 2.5	rev 1.69	20050518

	Fixed:
	BUG 00012:	-T option misbehaves if values have spaces in them

Release 2.5	rev 1.68	20050512

	Implemented:
	RFE 00042:	keep defaults in backup file, e.g. logger fac.pri
	RFE 00049:	save default priority search path in defaults file
	RFE 00052:	auto-restore eeprom if sneep backup is valid
	RFE 00054:	save copy of old backup data if inconsistent with eeprom
	RFE 00055:	at startup, restore all sneep values, not just serial
	Fixed:
	BUG 00008:	sneep used as rc sript gets pkginfo err message
	BUG 00009:	serial could be returned for badly formed backup entries
	BUG 00010:	updates explorer and cst even if not in priority path
	BUG 00011:	sneep -T -a produces unexpected results


	Revised Documentation
		Updated information on improved boot-time recovery
		and use of backup file for syslog and path defaults



Release 2.5	Rev 1.62	20050421	

	Announced by Global Tools Board 20050510

	Implemented:
	RFE 00044:	add a way to change logging fac.pri
	RFE 00050:	at system startup, automatically repair problems 
	RFE 00051:	provide a way to delete all tags and values
	RFE 00053:	Provide a way to change default syslog facility.priority
	Fixed:
	BUG 00006:	with -a, value does not always immediately 
				follow <tag> from <source>
	BUG 00007:	man page is sometimes scrambled

	Revised Documentation
		EXAMPLE.txt changed and grown to sneep_UserGuide.txt
		Added sneep_rfe.pdf


Release 2.5	20050408

	Implemented:
	RFE 00032:	add startup script to report when serial has changed
	RFE 00035:	auto-install explorer plugin
	RFE 00043:	provide a way to show all stored tags
	RFE 00045:	add an option to output multiple fields as CSV
	RFE 00046:	create a way to find and set all stored tags (recovery)
	RFE 00047:	log old and new serial values when changed
	Fixed:
	BUG 00005:	Cannot delete non-serial when serial is not set

	Added: 		Traditional manpage
			Technical presentation in PDF
			Value presentation in PDF (short)
	
Release 2.5	20050214

	Implemented:
	RFE 00040:	set other tags only after serial tag
	RFE 00041:	allow 5000 bytes in sun4u and sun4m nvramrc

Release 2.4	20050213

	Implemented:
	RFE 00011: Added backup file /etc/default/SUNWsneep .
        RFE 00020: Added checking for size of nvramrc.
        RFE 00030: Added logging if eeprom and explorer config is modified,
		or if the user overrides the sanity checking.
        RFE 00031: Added sanity checking for serial number / tag validity
	RFE 00036: Enforce eeprom limit of one value in nvram on x86,
		but backup file allows other tags to be managed.
	RFE 00039: Update CST user_data file so that it is a better source

	Added options to show and control data source and priority.
	Provide terse or verbose help according to option used.
	Added initial FAQ.

	Fixed:
	BUG 00004: showplatform prints "unknown" instead of "Unknown"
	BUG 00003: entries with similar tags remove other entries from eeprom.


Release 2.2	20050131
	
	Fixed:
	BUG 00002: reports serial as "Serial # of System" when CST is 
		best data source, but does not have serial number data


Release 2.1	20041208

	Implemented:
	CST support and installation documentation.
	Setting serial number on CST-enabled system generates an "app event"
	for Serial Number.
	This event can be used to automatically update the serial number in the
	CST user data.
	See the CST "User Data Editor" project "uded"  at Sun internal site
		http://webhome.central/fca-eng/solutions

Release 2.0

	Implemented:
	sneep delivered in Solaris package with docs.

Release 1.8

	Fixed:
	Bug 00001: missing space in eeprom entry on first use



