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2023

Datasentinel releases from 2023.

FeatureImprovementFixesChanges

V2023.07

Agentless Configuration

Enhanced provider selection functionality: added the ability to choose a provider from a predefined list of values.Added Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres as a new provider option when configuring a new instance.

When selecting this provider, the port is automatically set to their default port.

Improved visual representation by displaying the Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres icon alongside each relevant PG instance in Datasentinel’s navigation.

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System Metrics

Introduced direct access to system metric dashboards via the pg_instance name, eliminating the requirement for the server name and resolving filter-related issues. Real-time illustration ▶️

🔧 Fixes

  • Improved scrolling functionality in the dashboard for file-systems with a large number of entries.

    Added the ability to sort file-systems by any property. Real-time illustration ▶️

  • Inaccurate outcomes appear on the Top Queries dashboard when multiple query IDs are associated with a single statement in pg_stat_statements.

FeatureImprovementFixesChanges

V2023.05

Tooling

Tooling is now available as scripts that can be run in a terminal window on one or multiple platforms, enabling you to collect information about Datasentinel’s configuration.

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Linux Compatibility

Datasentinel is now available on Red Hat Linux 9-compatible distributions such as Rocky Linux 9 or AlmaLinux 9

Python Version

The version of Python used for the backend and the agent has been upgraded to a more recent version, as well as the dependencies used.

🔧 Fixes

  • After updating the token for Agentless connections, the Live360 module is no longer functioning.

FeatureFixesChanges

V2023.03

LDAP Authentication

Datasentinel seamlessly integrates with LDAP for user authentication.

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🔧 Fixes

  • Live360 does not work since upgraded to the version 2023.02

  • When multiple parameter changes are detected, only the last one is displayed (needs agent v3.3)

  • Error when retrieving query texts of specific queries (python drivers)

FeatureImprovementFixesChanges

V2023.02

Lock Explorer

Lock explorer makes it easy to identify blocking sessions during blocked session issues, along with the associated queries and locks.

By continuously monitoring lock activity, Datasentinel offers insights into your database’s state and assists you in addressing issues by generating blocking scenarios that give comprehensive information about lock activity during blocked session incidents.

Learn about how this feature works by referring to the Lock explorer documentation.

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Lock Explorer

To take advantage of lock explorer capabilities, ensure your agents are updated to at least version 3.0 or higher

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Session History

The dashboard displaying activity by process id has been replaced by a more accurate version, now showing activity by user name and client host name. Real-time illustration ▶️

Changed Parameters

Improved detection of changed parameters. A graphical annotation is now included in the main dashboard graphs to clearly indicate when a parameter change has been detected.

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Collection Level

The Agent version 3.2, introduces the Collection Level feature allowing you to choose the metrics to monitor.

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PostgreSQL

The embedded PostgreSQL database is now in version 14 during a full installation

Fixes

  • Query and Session history reports do not complete if query texts cannot be integrated in the PDF.

  • Execution plans are not displayed when using pg_store_plans >=1.6 on a PostgreSQL cluster < 14.

  • Values of type Decimal returned from Postgresql cannot be serialized to JSON format when using the alerting module.