Software Release Bulletin SafeKit 7.5

Warning

This bulletin lists 7.5 SafeKit releases. Use the latest release to fix SafeKit.
For migration instructions and new features of SafeKit 7.5.x, see the SafeKit Release Notes (HTML, PDF ).

Latest Documentation Reference: SafeKit User's Guide / Guide de l'utilisateur SafeKit

SafeKit and OS at the correct level

Use Safekit 7.5 for:

Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 22.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

Use previous SafeKit package for other OS

7.5.2.12

Date : October 27, 2023

OS :

Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2016 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 10 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

Changes:

Upgrade to Openssl 1.1.1w
Upgrade to Curl 8.4.0
Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.2.11

Date : September 8, 2023

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : server certificate generation (numerical IPV6 DNS name entries must not have [])
SafeKit : in case of mismatch between the content of the server certificate and the configuration in cluster.xml, cluster configuration is not forbidden if DNS name checks failed in checkcert;
symptom, reason, and possible solution of the "connection error" in widget are documentated in web/conf/httpproxy.conf file.

Changes:

Upgrade to Openssl 1.1.1v
Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.2.11

Date : September 8, 2023

OS :

Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 22.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

Fix:

Rfs : fix rmdir whith opened files ( MARS 75726 / EVD 79350 )
SafeKit : server certificate generation (numerical IPV6 DNS name entries must not have [])
SafeKit : in case of mismatch between the content of the server certificate and the configuration in cluster.xml, cluster configuration is not forbidden if DNS name checks failed in checkcert;
symptom, reason, and possible solution of the "connection error" in widget are documentated in web/conf/httpproxy.conf file.

Changes:

Upgrade to Openssl 1.1.1v
Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.57
Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
Farm module : vip compilation fails on Ubuntu 22.04.3 with kernel 6.2.0-32
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.

7.5.2.9

Date : June 1st, 2023

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : fix japanese messages

Changes:

Upgrade to Apache httpd 2.4.57
Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.2.8

Date : May 25, 2023

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : error starting CA Server ( Linux, MARS 75925 )
SafeKit : fix japanese messages
SafeKit : IP checker with IP V6 numeric adresses

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.

7.5.2.8

Date : May 12, 2023

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : fix japanese messages
SafeKit : IP checker with IP V6 numeric adresses

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.2.7

Date : April 17, 2023

OS :

Fix:

Vip : routing issue when using vip specific configuration ( MARS 75736 / EVD 79373)
SafeKit : some messages not displayed in basic log ( MARS 75803 )

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.

7.5.2.6

Date : March 27, 2023

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : fix regression on params scripts ( MARS 75799 )
SafeKit : when there are many Debug messages, the non verbose log appears empty in the Webconsole ( MARS 75775 )

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.2.6

Date : March 27, 2023

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : fix regression on params scripts ( MARS 75799 )
SafeKit : when there are many Debug messages, the non verbose log appears empty in the Webconsole ( MARS 75775 )
Vip : when using one_side without interface checker on Redhat8, start fails if the Ethernet cable is unplugged

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.

7.5.2.5

Date : March 17, 2023

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : regression in 7.5 vs 7.4 for mono-module license check at start that prevents module from starting even if only 1 module is installed (MARS 75769 / EVD 79421)
SafeKit : when there are many "D" messages, the log history for "I","E" messages is not preserved ( MARS 75719 )
SafeKit : checkers in "pre" mode are not stopped when stop-wait is interrupted by a stop (Mars 75722 )

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.2.5

Date : March 17, 2023

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : regression in 7.5 vs 7.4 for mono-module license check at start that prevents module from starting even if only 1 module is installed (MARS 75769 / EVD 79421)
SafeKit : when there are many "D" messages, the log history for "I","E" messages is not preserved ( MARS 75719 )
SafeKit : checkers in "pre" mode are not stopped when stop-wait is interrupted by a stop (Mars 75722 )

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.

7.5.2.4

Date : February 17, 2023

OS :

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes
Upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1t, Apache httpd 2.4.55, and Curl 7.87.0
Add japanese messages

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.2.3

Date : February 17, 2023

OS :

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes
Upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1t, Apache httpd 2.4.55, and Curl 7.87.0
safeadmin startup improvement

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.

7.5.2.2

Date : November 28, 2022

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : Error during the "reinstall" operation of a module (MARS 74920 / EVD 77721)
SafeKit : Module configuration failure if the installation path contains a lot of chars ( MARS 75356 )

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes
Upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1q

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.2.2

Date : November 28, 2022

OS :

Fix:

SafeKit : Error during the "reinstall" operation of a module (MARS 74920 / EVD 77721)
SafeKit : Module configuration failure if the installation path contains a lot of chars ( MARS 75356 )

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes
Upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1q

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.

7.5.1.6

Date : June 29, 2022

OS :

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows

7.5.1.6

Date : June 29, 2022

OS :

Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
CentOS 7 at least 7.3 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 20.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.

7.5.0.16

Date : Dec 15, 2021

OS :

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows
See SK-0089 and SK-0090

7.5.0.16

Date : Dec 15, 2021

OS :

Changes:

Major changes : see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
File replication does not support hard links
SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
See SK-0089 and SK-0090