PerformanceGuard® 8.2 Release Notes TODO
Release date: 2021, March 9th
What's New in the Server?
Automatic Agent Update
With version 8.2 of the agent, enrolling the agent in an automatic upgrade program is possible. The registering is administered using an agent configuration Group. When enabled, the agent will periodically check for new releases, which it will download and install. Read more here.
Built-in download of Agent Installer
The agent can be downloaded directly from PerformanceGuard in the browser by pressing the download button. It will always download the latest released version of the agent after the release of version 8.2. Read more here.
Configure how the agent shall be installed
Dashboard Slideshow
Dashboard slideshows are a way for the user to view multiple different dashboards without swapping between dashboards. Read more here.
Setup which dashboards should be part of the Slideshow, then press play.
What's going on Dashboards
Gives an global overview of of low performing Computers and processes, based on
What's going on frontpage, grouped by Memory Capacity
Updated Network Application Creation Dialog
We have shined up the network application dialog such that changes and updates are more comfortable to cancel and misconfigurations are harder to make.
Easy setup of Network applications.
What's New in the Agent?
Automatic Agent Update
The new agent-installer comes with a scheduled service, that, if enabled, downloads and installs new versions that has been released.
Moreover, a great number of improvements and bug-fixes has been implemented (The most important ones mentioned below)
Bugs fixed in this version
Bug
- [PG-16627] - Configuration does not always update correctly when editing a Web application
Improvement
- [PG-16828] - MSI installer check SQL Server Version before installing DB
Browser Support
This version is supported in both Microsoft Edge and new Chromium-based Edge as well as Google Chrome.
Documentation
The PerformanceGuard documentation is continuously updated and is available online here
Discontinuation
This is the latest release of PerformanceGuard Server that supports installation on Windows Server 2008/ 2008 R2 and 2012.
Internet explorer filters will be phased out and we recommend start using chromium filters from now.
Download
PerformanceGuard can be downloaded from here
Known Issues
Visit the online known issues list to receive the latest info.
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Changes in JVM and LDAP (config.properties) Parameters are not updated before PG 8.3, i.e. you will need to copy them manually. |