ThingWorx Axeda Compatibility Package Release Notes 2.2.1
These release notes are for the ThingWorx Axeda Compatibility Package, version 2.2.1. Refer to the release notes for previous versions for information about changes made for those releases.
Important Information
For compatibility of the ThingWorx Axeda Compatibility Package 2.2.1, with other ThingWorx products, such as ThingWorx Platform and ThingWorx Utilities/SCM , visit the PTC tool, Release Advisor. To learn how to use Release Advisor, refer to the Technical Support article, "How to plan an upgrade using PTC Release Advisor"
 | For the SCM functionality to work with ThingWorx Axeda Compatibility Package, the user must install Utilities Core and SCM extensions, which are no longer provided as part of the ACP and must be downloaded separately. For more information on installing ThingWorx Utilities Core and the SCM Extension, refer to Importing ThingWorx Utilities Core and the SCM Extension. |
| | The ThingWorx Axeda Compatibility Package for Axeda eMessage Agents Help Center is updated outside of releases. For information on what has changed in this help center, go to . Also, information for previous releases is available in the Release Notes section of this Help Center. |
Security Improvements
This release of the Axeda Compatibility Package includes security-related updates, as follows:
• Fixed potential security issues, including items proactively identified by vulnerability scanning software or PTC Quality Assurance testing. Please upgrade as soon as possible to take advantage of these important improvements.
• See this technical support article for important recommendations regarding the use and update of third-party software for ThingWorx.
ACP Component Versions for Release 2.2.1
The following table shows the versions of the components included in this release of the Axeda Compatibility Package (ACP).
| | For the SCM functionality to work with ThingWorx Axeda Compatibility Package, the user must install Utilities Core and SCM extensions, which are no longer provided as part of the ACP and must be downloaded separately. The ACP is compatible with more than one version of ThingWorx Platform Refer to PTC Release Advisor for complete compatibility information. |
Component | Version |
|---|---|
ThingWorx eMessage Connector | 2.2.1 |
ThingWorx Connection Services Extension (CSE) | 2.3.0 |
ThingWorx Axeda Compatibility Extension (ACE) | 5.0.1 |
ThingWorx Remote Access Extension (RAE) | 3.1.4 |
 | For Remote Access, you need to download a Remote Access Client (RAC) separately from the Axeda Compatibility Package. The latest version of the RAC is always backwards compatible with previous releases of the Remote Access Extension (RAE). If you have been using the most recent version of Axeda Desktop Viewer, you can continue to use that client via the RAC. If you use an SSH client, you can use that through the RAC as well. For more information, refer to ThingWorx Remote Access Client. |
ThingWorx eMessage Connector 2.2.1 and ThingWorx Remote Access Extension (RAE), 3.x Release Notes
ID (SFID) | Description |
|---|---|
EMX-2917 | eMessage Connector now automatically sets GASRemoteAccessProvider as the RemoteAccessProvider upon device registration. |
EMX-3431 | eMessage Connector now updates bytesTransfered and duration when doing file uploads. |
EMX-3574 | Updated log levels for byte channel writability changes to decrease log verbosity. |
EMX-4098 | Fixed a potential TCP connection leak by configuring an idle timeout. The idle timeout which is set to default value of 600 sec, is configurable by setting server-connection-idle-timeout in emessage.conf |
EMX-4100, EMX-4119, EMX-4173 and RAE-284 | Stack updates for Security. |
EMX-4125 | Updates made to eMessage to support property dependencies. |
Additional Enhancements and Issues Fixed in eMessage Connector, 2.2.1, ACE 5.0.1, and RAE 3.1.4
Issue ID (SFID) | Description |
|---|---|
Issues Fixed | |
EMX-4106 | Fixed an issue where file size was not being provided to the ThingWorx Platform during file uploads through the eMessage Connector. |
RAE-235 | Fixed an issue where the end time for remote sessions was not being set properly for ThingWorx internal sessions. |