Marshal Reporting Console

Version: 2.5.2, Last Revision: November 10, 2011

These notes are additional to the Marshal Reporting Console Installation Guide and Help.

The information in this document is current as of the date of publication. To check for any later information, please see M86 Security Knowledge Base article Q13982.

Table of Contents

What's New
Supported MailMarshal and WebMarshal Versions
Hardware and Software Requirements
Installation
Upgrading
Change History

What's New

For more information about additional minor features and bug fixes, see the change history.

Features New in 2.5

Features New in 2.1

Features New in 2.0.1

Supported MailMarshal and WebMarshal Versions

Marshal Reporting Console version 2.5 supports reporting on data logged by the following product versions:

(MailMarshal SMTP and WebMarshal support has changed from previous versions)

Hardware and Software Requirements

The following are hardware and software prerequisites for the Marshal Reporting Console installation.

Category
Requirements
Processor
3GHz
Disk Space
Free disk space to support databases, and additional space for temporary files during installation. 10GB free recommended.
  • If installing standalone, SQL Express requires a minimum of 600 MB of free disk space for installation (in addition to database storage space)
Memory
2GB
Supported Operating System
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2, 32 or 64 bit versions, and Server 2008 R2 (installed as a 32 bit application)
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista SP2, 32 or 64 bit versions (installed as a 32 bit application)
  • Windows Server Standard or Enterprise 2003 SP2 or above (32 bit versions, excluding R2)
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 or above (32 bit versions)
Network Access
  • TCP/IP protocol
  • Domain structure
  • External DNS name resolution - DNS MX record to allow MailMarshal SMTP Server to receive inbound email
Software
  • SQL Server 2005 with SP3, SQL Server 2005 Express Advanced Edition with SP3
  • SQL Server 2008 with SP1, or SQL Server 2008 Express Advanced Edition with SP1
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM
    • Mixed Mode authentication enabled.
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 or above
  • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Note: The MailMarshal Reporting Console installer also installs the Microsoft Report Viewer.
Supported Browsers
(for client workstations)
  • Internet Explorer 7 or above

Note: The MRC website will not work correctly if Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled on the computer you are browsing from (Windows Server operating systems). IEESC blocks active content such as the ASP.NET code used by MRC. This behavior is by design. Adding the MRC site to “safe sites” may not resolve all issues created by IEESC.

  • Firefox 3.6 or above.

    Note: Report Viewer toolbar functionality in Firefox is limited to page navigation and export. Internet Explorer supports additional functions such as zoom and a group tree. For full details see Help.

Installation

For help with installation, see the Installation Guide available from the M86 Security website.

The following Knowledge Base articles may also be of interest:

Upgrading

Marshal Reporting Console 2.5 can be used to upgrade Marshal Reporting Console 2.1.0 and above. (To upgrade from MailMarshal Reporting Console 2.0, first upgrade to 2.1)

Upgrade Notes:

Marshal Reporting Console can also be installed side by side with the earlier MailMarshal Reports and WebMarshal Reports applications.

Change History       

The following additional items have been changed or updated in the specific build versions of Marshal Reporting Console listed.

Note: The information in this document is current as of the date of publication. To check for any later information, please see M86 Security Knowledge Base article Q13982.

2.5.2 (November 10, 2011)

MRC-1319 The report Summary by Selected Classification showed incorrect information in detail views (remote email addresses instead of local addresses). Fixed.
MRC-1320 Daily scheduled reports could be generated at the incorrect time due to timezone offset not being applied. Fixed.
MRC-1321 Weekly scheduled reports could be generated at the incorrect time due to timezone offset not being applied. Fixed.

2.5.1.1208 (April 21, 2011)

MRC-1299 On slower systems, the installer could incorrectly report that the website Virtual Directory was not created. Fixed.
MRC-1306 The installer could not use a 32-bit instance of SSRS on a system where a native 64-bit instance of SQL Server was also present. Fixed.

2.5.0.1189 (March 30, 2011)

MRC-989 Quota reports did not provide a heading for the "Active Periods" column. Fixed for new installations only.
MRC-1124 Users could not be selected for WebMarshal Reports due to a missing SQL stored procedure. Fixed.
MRC-1128 Some WebMarshal rule classes were labeled as GUID strings instead of the text names. Fixed.
MRC-1142 Some reports failed on case-sensitive SQL server installations. Fixed.
MRC-1143 The reports "Blocked Requests by Rule" and "Blocked Requests by User" failed when a large scope was selected, due to incorrect data type of an aggregate variable. Fixed.
MRC-1147 The MailMarshal SMTP Executive Summary did not limit the "delivered" category to successful deliveries. Fixed.
MRC-1148 All product database connections now support Windows Authentication.
MRC-1203 The installer now checks for and if necessary enables the IIS Static Content role feature.
MRC-1207 Scheduled reports ran in UTC time rather than server local time for time zones with positive offset. Fixed.
MRC-1227 The Graph of Top 10 Logged Classifications report could be scaled incorrectly. Fixed.
MRC-1234 The Virus Detail by Source report had minor issues with data labeling. Fixed.
MRC-1241 The Virus Summary by Domain report used incorrect time zone handling stored procedures. Fixed.
MRC-1243 The Virus Detail by Source report had minor issues with data labeling. Fixed.

Known Issues: In the MailMarshal SMTP Executive Summary report, the date labels of the Daily Usage graph are poorly formatted when the report is run for periods greater than one month.

 

2.1.0.843 (April 28, 2009)

MRC-840 When Marshal Reporting Console is installed on the same server as SQL Server Reporting Services, the configuration wizard allows you to set up required SSRS configuration if necessary.
MRC-846 The currency symbol used in some reports is now configurable.
MRC-852 When connecting to a WebMarshal database you can select SQL or Windows authentication.
MRC-862 The product has been renamed as Marshal Reporting Console.
MRC-869 The "select" list used on some report parameter pages is now implemented as a paged modal popup window to support large lists of items.
MRC-1027 Email addresses set in the "Exception Notifications Recipients" field received an email every time a report was successfully generated. Fixed: Email is only sent to these recipient if there is an error.

2.0.1.438 (August 06, 2008)

 

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