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Version 2024R2 – Build 8.0.0 – Release Notes

Release date: September 21, 2024

The Auron SMS Server 2024R2 is an easy to use Microsoft Windows application for quickly setting up custom SMS, WhatsApp or E-mail applications.

High availability

The Auron SMS Server can now run in high availability mode. With high availability mode you can protect your service against sudden operating system failures or unexpected network interruptions.

High availability in the Auron SMS Server has the following parts:

  • The SMS Server service can now run as a primary or secondary server.
  • Configure the high availability options and notification settings in the options dialog in the manager
  • Use the service control dialog to view the current high availability status
  • Use the local API to keep track of the high availability status from your software

Other improvements

  • The Bulk Wizard / Campaign manager no longer shows an error when using up MySQL as a data source.
  • Configuration Wizard. You can now use the configuration wizard to move from client to server configurations.
  • The manager no longer crashes when renaming a new trigger folder right below the root folder.
  • ‘Enter license key…’ is no longer a selectable menu option in a client configuration.

Compatibility

The SMS Server 2024R2 version 8.0.0 is fully backwards compatible with the SMS Server 2024 7.6.0.

Compiled code needs to be recompiled but no additional changes need to be made.

Importing a backup configuration from previous version back to version 5.6 is possible.

Upgrading

You can upgrade from 2024 to 2024R2 without a new key, upgrading from earlier versions does require a new key.

Perform an automatic in-place upgrade by running the installation of the SMS Server 2024 7.6 on a server that has an existing Auron SMS Server installation of any version. Please shut down the SMS Server service before starting the setup of the new version.

The SMS Server 2024 7.6 can import a configuration (application level) backup of any previous version of the Auron SMS Server and ActiveXperts SMS Messaging Server after version 5.6.

Installation

To install for the first time download the installer here and follow the instructions in the installation wizard.