Altair One Release 2025.1.0.0

The release notes provides details about the enhancements and resolved issues in Altair One 2025.1.0.0

Altair One UX Enhancements

  • Enhanced Pin Application workflow, you can now pin application by version. Sort the full applications list by application and filter the list by latest version.
  • Enhanced license tracking and improved license unavailability messages. When a job or desktop fails to launch due to unavailable licenses, the system now provides clear, actionable guidance to help you resolve the issue.
  • Desktop appliances upgraded to Windows 11 (from Windows 10 LTSC) and version 2025 applications updates to version 2025.1.
  • The New Desktops option allows you to view the default desktop and your appliances so you can select and launch one.
  • Administrators can now access Altair One NavOps using the Create New Appliance link in the Appliances application.
  • Appliances are now automatically shared with Company Admins, giving them the Appliance Manager role and keeping the appliance list consistent between Altair One NavOps (PCLM) and the Appliances page.
  • Appliance Managers can Start, Stop, and Undeploy their appliances from the appliance page just like in NavOps (PCLM).
  • Improved navigation with a Back to <application name> list button to navigate from details page.
  • The View Desktops button is removed when an appliance has no GUI applications.
  • Reduced latency of the remote desktop sessions in private appliances through dynamic DNS configuration.
  • Added Altair One site information in license checkouts to identify product utilization on Altair One SaaS.
  • Upgraded Altair One Desktops appliance to Windows 11 (from Windows 10 LTSC).
  • Enhanced Altair One Desktops. Pinned applications now appear in both the start menu and on the Desktops.
  • New GUI Linux applications added in Altair One NavOps: Inspire, HyperSpice, AI Studio, and FlightStream. You can search for them from Windows Start menu in the Desktop Session.
  • You can now customize the Desktops History table in the Desktops application, similar to Jobs History in the Jobs application.
  • An input_files folder is now added to the job’s results folder, allowing quick access to all input files.
  • Open With functionality is now available for the running jobs to visualize results.
  • Fixed issues to ensure successful execution of long (>48-hour) HyperStudy jobs.
  • App Composer enabled for Appliance Owners to update application utilization jobs.
  • Improved PBS configuration to prevent jobs on error nodes.
  • Removed sensitive information from mom_logs.
  • Strengthened protection against faulty null responses from PCLM.
  • Enhanced error handling, notifications for unavailable nodes, reduced AWS appliance power-on time, and improved appliance tracking and installation checks.

    Added a warning notification when required nodes (e.g., GPU nodes) are unavailable in a region.

  • Removed automatic node selection in specific cloud regions, giving you control over node selection and job execution.
  • Added a unique tracking index to each cloud appliance. In BYOC environments, customer administrators can use this index to track and analyze resource utilization within their cloud infrastructure.
  • Implemented additional checks during appliance configuration and re-provisioning to prevent appliances from remaining in the Installing state.

Altair One Drive and Viewer Enhancements

  • The new Jobs tab in Altair Drive Desktop allows you to view job status, monitor progress of the job, and any error details locally, similar to Altair Drive.
  • The new Storage tab under Settings, displaying detailed storage consumption information.
  • Metadata extraction version now displays in the Metadata tab.
  • Improved mount handling on Windows Altair Drive Desktop to manage existing directories.
  • Real-time activity logs sync between Altair Drive and Altair Drive Desktop for consistency.
  • Improved isosurface visualization with mid-side node support and averaging across part boundries.
  • Added averaging support across part boundaries.
  • Enhanced data interaction with callout picking by node/element.
  • You can now view original file location in Trash, the deleted files list, making it easier to identify where the file was stored before deletion.
  • Altair Drive now notifies users when a file’s content type changes.
  • Full synchronization between Altair Drive Desktop and Altair Drive activities for a consistent user experience.