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We just announce a new major release of GreenLight, the Monitoring Solution for HCL Domino and others. This major version is built on a new Linux Distribution with updated backend components.version introduces a robust set of features, including a transition to a new Linux distribution that enhances system compatibility and performance. The updated backend components are designed to improve system efficiency, reliability and security. The most notable features and improvements are listed below.


Important Information
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  • GreenLight 5 comes as a new virtual appliance
  • To use this new Version, you need to perform a side-by-side upgrade (in-place upgrade is not possible due to the platform switch)  > How to Migrate ?
  • This new appliance requires a new GreenLight license file. Please make sure you obtain it from panagenda before you start setting up
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  • GreenLight v5.

A new Linux Distribution called Alma Linux (EndofLife CentOS 7.x ) is now the foundation of the GreenLight platform. This Linux Distribution has maintenance support until June 2027

Migration Steps



New

AlmaLinux Operating System

AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven Linux operating system that fills the gap left by the discontinuation of the CentOS Linux stable release.

Improvement

Updated several backend applications to more recent latest versions (most notable apps listed below):

  • Java 17
  • Nginx 1.25
  • PostgreSQL 14
  • Spring 5.3
  • Spring Security 5.8
  • MyBatis 3.5
  • Quartz 2.3.1
  • Tomcat 9.0.8789
Improvement

JQ capabilitiyJQ ,as a json parser, is now included and can be used for Linux shell Script Sensorsjson parser can now be used by the Linux shell script sensor

The inclusion of JQ as a JSON parser in Linux shell script sensors significantly enhances the capability to handle JSON-formatted data efficiently. With JQ, users can parse JSON files directly on the command line, allowing for quick data interrogation and transformation within shell scripts. This tool is particularly useful for extracting and manipulating data from complex JSON structures, making it an indispensable utility for modern scripting tasks.

Improvement

HTML User Simulation

TLS 1.3 is now supported for HTML user simulations.

Improvement

GreenLight Frontend (UI)

Unexpected token error messages in browser logs are gone when opening websockets.

Improvement

Metabase Update

Metabase has been updated to the recent version 0.47.13

Bug

Linux Shell Script Sensor

New key/values from a linux shell script sensor can now be used immediately for alerting purpose w/o waiting for the system to refresh key/value pairs.

Bug

Default Admin Account

To We have implemented safeguards to prevent the accidental deletion of the default admin account, we have implemented safeguards to prohibit this.


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