Software Release Bulletin SafeKit 8.2

Warning

This bulletin lists 8.2 SafeKit releases.

SafeKit and OS at the correct level

Use Safekit 8.2 for:

• Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

• Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 (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 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

• Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

8.2.2.7

Date : September 13, 2024

OS :

Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 22.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

Fix:

• Rfs: "not constant fh" problem with Postgresql (ES-667)
• Rfs: on Linux, problem with the cksum for namespace change detection (ES-659)
• Web console: time line display anomaly (ES-664)
• Web console: "rei-copy-size-metric" resource display anomaly (ES-637)
• Web console: display problem when the connection of a node is failed and then re-established (ES-651)
• Safekit: missing messages into module log (ES-678)
• Safekit: core of "safekit errdlist" command when there are a large number of monitored processes (ES-670)
• Safekit: Problem updating the display on configuring/unconfiguring a module on 3 nodes (ES-660/ES-692)
• Checker: splitbrain checker malfunction on Ubuntu (MARS 76868)
• Installation: "laststate" and "synctimestamp" not preserved after upgrade on Linux (ES-655)
• SafeKit: update problem on minor upgrade (ES-674)
• Safekit: if a logsave for a module was interrupted before completion, the temporary file persists and is sent in place of the latest logsave (ES-677)

Changes:

• Major changes: see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

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

8.2.2.3

Date : June 14, 2024

OS :

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

Fix:

• Web console: sometimes all nodes are displayed "Connection error" despite only one is down (ES-650)

Changes:

• See the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

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

8.2.2.2

Date : June 8, 2024

OS :

Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Ubuntu 22.04 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

Changes:

• Major changes: see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

• Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
• SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
• File replication does not support hard links
• File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows
• See SK-0096, SK-0097

8.2.1.0

Date : April 29, 2024

OS :

Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Enterprise (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows 11 Pro (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

Changes:

• Major changes: see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

• Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
• SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
• File replication does not support hard links
• File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows
• See SK-0096, SK-0097

8.2.0.4

Date : March 25, 2024

OS :

Windows Server 2022 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Windows Server 2019 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)
Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 (Intel x86 64-bit kernel)

Changes:

• Major changes: see the SafeKit Release Notes

Restriction and Known Problems:

• Refer to the SafeKit Release Notes.
• SafeKit File replication is not compatible with RH8.4 linux kernel 4.18.0-305. Please upgrade to latest RH8.4 kernel.
• File replication does not support hard links
• File replication does not support file system transactions in Windows
• See SK-0096, SK-0097