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The Koozali SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
 
The Koozali SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
 
SME Server 10 Alpha 2 which will be the next major release of SME Server.
 
SME Server 10 Alpha 2 which will be the next major release of SME Server.
      
This release is based on CentOS 7. CentOS 7.# has an EOL of 30 June 2024.
 
This release is based on CentOS 7. CentOS 7.# has an EOL of 30 June 2024.
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but those who can are encouraged to load the alpha to a dedicated test machine
 
but those who can are encouraged to load the alpha to a dedicated test machine
 
and take part in the testing phase.
 
and take part in the testing phase.
      
Some notes on Koozali SME Server 10 can be found at  
 
Some notes on Koozali SME Server 10 can be found at  
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a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support
 
a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support
 
for SME Server.
 
for SME Server.
      
SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and
 
SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and
 
is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community.
 
is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community.
      
However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on
 
However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on
 
meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc.
 
meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc.
      
As such, we ask for a donation to offset costs and fund further development.
 
As such, we ask for a donation to offset costs and fund further development.
      
a) If you are a school, a church, a non-profit organisation or an individual
 
a) If you are a school, a church, a non-profit organisation or an individual
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within your means toward the costs associated with hosting, maintenance and
 
within your means toward the costs associated with hosting, maintenance and
 
development.
 
development.
      
b) If you are a company or an integrator and you are deploying SME Server in
 
b) If you are a company or an integrator and you are deploying SME Server in
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commensurate with the level of revenue you generate and the number of servers
 
commensurate with the level of revenue you generate and the number of servers
 
your have in the field. Please, help the project
 
your have in the field. Please, help the project
      
Please visit https://wiki.koozali.org/Donate to donate.
 
Please visit https://wiki.koozali.org/Donate to donate.
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In-place upgrades are not supported. It is necessary to backup and then restore.
 
In-place upgrades are not supported. It is necessary to backup and then restore.
 
(Remember, testing purpose only)
 
(Remember, testing purpose only)
      
The spare handling for RAID arrays is not implemented.
 
The spare handling for RAID arrays is not implemented.
      
USB installs are now supported, see: https://wiki.koozali.org/Install_From_USB
 
USB installs are now supported, see: https://wiki.koozali.org/Install_From_USB
      
Current installer is still branded CentOS. A kickstart script allow to go through the graphical installation process. If your disk is not empty, you will need to use the Anaconda interface to format it and partition it. If it is empty all is automatic. You will have to set twice your root password: one during Anaconda installation (you could use a lame password), a second time in the Koozali SME server configuration process.
 
Current installer is still branded CentOS. A kickstart script allow to go through the graphical installation process. If your disk is not empty, you will need to use the Anaconda interface to format it and partition it. If it is empty all is automatic. You will have to set twice your root password: one during Anaconda installation (you could use a lame password), a second time in the Koozali SME server configuration process.
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General features
 
General features
 
- Based on CentOS 7.2.1511 and all available updates
 
- Based on CentOS 7.2.1511 and all available updates
      
Detailed changes in this release
 
Detailed changes in this release
 
Only the changes since SME Server 10 Alpha1 are listed, mainly
 
Only the changes since SME Server 10 Alpha1 are listed, mainly
 
autogenerated from the changelogs.
 
autogenerated from the changelogs.
      
Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are
 
Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are

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