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Hybrid Control Panel (v10)

New Availabilities

We feel that you as a customer have the right to know about the new availabilities in HC10 and how they may contribute to the overall enrichment of your environment. A change log we believe, will help customers discern new functionality from their current and assist them in making informed decisions.  

Following is a detailed log of all new features and benefits available in HC10. These features set HC10 apart from all previous versions:

Technology

  • RESTful API
  • Microsoft Asp.net MVC: Latest Microsoft web application development framework with latest web standard
  • JQuery: Cross platform and cross browser JavaScript library to minimize cross browser issues
  • Microsoft WCF: Latest communication framework by Microsoft for communication between Control server and Secondary servers
  • Multiple authentication mechanisms for secondary servers
  • Programmable Hooks: Availability of programmable hooks to extend its functionality
  • Windows Task Schedulers used for performing various recurring (scheduled) operations instead of HC's Windows Services
  • Lightweight installers

Architecture

  • Ability to make a single machine part of multiple HC clusters

GUI

  • Responsive and device friendly GUI: To make the panel usable on every device e.g. biles, tablets, desktop
  • Bootstrap: A GUI framework for responsive (device friendly) GUI 
  • Asynchronous and partial loading of GUI components: To improve speed dramatically
  • Ajax: To improve the efficiency and speed and reduce bandwidth usage
  • User friendly login screen

Security

  • Multiple customizable protocols and their settings for different provisioning servers to improve security and efficiency
  • Two Factor Authentication (2FA) for panel login. One-Time-Password (OTP) for authentication receivable via Email, Google Authenticator or SMS
  • Google reCAPTCHA on Hosting Controller login screen
  • User password restrictions through password complexity option
  • Ban of IP address on specified number of invalid login attempts
  • Email to owner on invalid login attempt 
  • Name Based SSL (SNI) enabled CSR generation process available for Windows web server (IIS)

User Structure

  • N-tier user architecture (Global Admin, Reseller, Sub-Reseller, Client)
  • Horizontal Staff Members as separate panel users (Global Sub-admin, Server Sub-admin, Provisioning Sub-admin, API Admin)
  • Active Directory Management
  • User last login info display on panel dashboard

Plan Management

  • Hybrid Service Plans: Ability to package Cloud and On-premises products of choice into a single Service Plan
  • Composite Resources (CR): Ready made price templates specific to Exchange. Useful for companies which require pre-defined price packages of fixed sizes

Exchange Module

  • Linked mailboxes for Exchange 
  • A new section for User Restriction Permissions Manager
  • Multiple admins for a DL
  • Grant user permission to Send As a DL
  • Adding mail contacts in bulk
  • Adding Shared mailboxes in bulk
  • Setting Exchange mailbox signatures
  • Import and export of exchange mailboxes through .pst files
  • Control of password expiry of Active Directory accounts associated with Exchange mailboxes
  • Enterprise ready applications available via Softaculous Auto Installer
  • Upload profile picture to Exchange mailbox
  • Change user mailbox type to shared mailbox and vice versa
  • Adding dynamic distribution groups
  • Import of multiple accepted domains while importing an Exchange organization
  • Maximum limit the room can be booked in a single day for resource mailbox
  • Change password at next logon option for a mailbox
  • Manager AD attribute in mailbox general properties
  • Notes field for Exchange distribution lists
  • Support for Active Directory split permissions security model
  • Mail flow rules (transport rules) 

Skype for Business Module

  • XMPP Federated domains
  • Policy Profiles for Skype for Business user
  • Enable Profile Defaults on organization (O.U.)
  • Create Meeting Configurations
  • Multiple domain controllers selection

SharePoint Module

  • Multiple Web Applications support for SharePoint server
  • SSL enabled Web Applications
  • SSL enabled SharePoint sites
  • Multiple domain controllers selection

Website Hosting Module

  • International Website Names

Databases

  • Support for SQL Server Always On

Business Support System

  • Concept of Wallet 
  • Support for PSiGate Payment Gateway
  • Print customer invoices
  • Comprehensive cloud Marketplace with customizable storefront and automatic signup and checkout 
  • nopCommerce: A new E-Commerce solution

Domain Registration

  • Support for Gandi.net
  • Support for ZA Central Registry

Synchronization

  • Independent tool (Sync Helper) for synchronizing Office 365, Exchange, Skype for Business, SharePoint and virtualization resources

Virtualization

  • Web console available for Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Assignment of dynamic memory (RAM) for Hyper-V
  • Set preferred DNS and alternate DNS values at the time of adding Public and Private IPs for virtual servers
  • Association of Static MAC address with IP address
  • Sync of existing Hyper-V system resources with HC
  • Central repository for OS templates
  • Assign Public and Private IPs and IP ranges to particular customers
  • Hyper-V failover cluster support
  • VLAN selection during VM creation in Hyper-V
  • Power off option available for both Hyper-V and VMWare virtual machines
  • Move of vhdx into a specified archived folder on deletion of Hyper-V VM
  • Monitoring of virtual machines w.r.t CPU, RAM and IO usage, available on VM dashboard in shape of graphs
  • QoS management settings for Hyper-V at Global Admin level
  • Bandwidth management settings for Hyper-V at Global Admin level 
  • Processor control settings for Hyper-V at Global Admin level

RDS Module

  • Management and delivery of remote desktop services (RDS)

CSP

  • Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) support for Direct and Indirect CSP partners 
  • Managing, selling, billing, metering and provisioning directly into Office 365
  • Import of existing Office 365 tenants/Customers into HC
  • Automatic Import of Office 365 Customer into HC if Customer added directly in Microsoft Partner Center at backend
  • Automatic transfer of Office 365 Customer from one Indirect Reseller to another
  • Add new Office 365 Customers with same name, more than once

Public Clouds

  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) through Microsoft Azure 
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) through Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Reporting for infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Buckets for AWS  

Reports

  • Diagnostic report for checking control panel basic health. Verifying if all settings are working correctly

Mobile Application

  • User friendly mobile application for optimal viewing of HC content
  • Syncing of resources across devices e.g. laptop and mobile