The first major Sun Storage 7000 series software update, known as "2009.Q2", is now available at the Sun Download Center.

You can find the complete release notes here. A summary of the major new features is below:

Data protocols

• NFSv2
• HTTPS/WebDAV
• FTPS
• SFTP

Data services

• FTP analytics
• Microsoft shadow copy for shared folders
• CIFS share-level ACLs
• AD cross-forest authentication

Software features

• Workflow automation
• SMTP relay configuration
• Authenticated NTP