Operational Insights Front-End Release Notes
This topic describes about Operational Insights Front-End releases.
1.2.0
Released: Apr 2024
New in this release
Updated recommendations
The recommendations now align with the latest certified versions detailed at Supported Technologies.
This includes improved recommendations around Java 17, PostgreSQL, and Oracle database versions.
Fixed issue with cache names that contain a dot
Fixed an issue where the cache results were not rendered properly if any cache name contained a dot.
Improved error handling
When an exception occurs, an error page is now displayed showing the details of the problem.
Upgraded Log4j dependency
The Log4j dependency was upgraded from 2.13.3 to 2.17.1 to address the Log4Shell vulnerability.
1.1.0
Released: Jun 2023
New in this release
Added "Wait Time for Service Response" field to the "Online" setup page
A new field named "Wait Time for Service Response" is now available on the "Online" setup page. The value specified in this field controls how long Operational Insights should wait for responses from each of the services for their runtime and configuration details. If the report is missing some details, increasing this value might help.
Added support for JVM parameters to skip configuration page
Added support for JVM parameters that can be specified when the Operational Insights front-end is started. If -Dintegration.server.url is specified, then clients browsing to the main page will bypass the configuration page and be redirected to the scan results page.
integration.server.url: The Integration Server URL to connect to.integration.server.username: The username to use to authenticate.integration.server.password: The password to use to authenticate.environment.type: The environment type.expected.peak.concurrent.requests: The expected peak number of concurrent API requests.
See Starting the Operational Insights Front-End for more information.
Updated end of life dates
The end of life dates shown at the top of the scan results have been updated to reflect recent changes to the Elastic Path Commerce end of life dates.
Updated logging format
The logging format has been updated to match the format used by the other Elastic Path Commerce services.
1.0.0
Released: Feb 2022
New in this release
Displays configuration and runtime data
The webapp retrieves all details from the Operational Insights REST API and formats it for readability. Both confirmation and runtime details are displayed.
The details are split into the following sections:
- Elastic Path Services
- Hardware
- Operating System
- JVM
- Application Server
- Database Client
- JMS Client
- Caching
- Database
- Settings
- Data Shape
Recommendations
The webapp scans the results returned by the REST API and flags configuration values that deviate from known best practices. The webapp also flags runtime values that may indicate a performance or stability issue. When a recommendation is highlighted, a link with more information about how to correct the issue is displayed.
The recommendations provided by the webapp represent known best practices that often evolve over time. Future versions of the webapp may provide additional or different recommendations, so make sure to stay up-to-date.
Online and offline modes
The Operational Insights Front-End supports two modes for retrieving configuration and runtime details from an Elastic Path Commerce environment:
- In online mode, the Operational Insights Front-End connects directly to the Integration Server REST APIs.
- In offline mode, the Operational Insights Front-End can read the Integration Server REST API response from a file. This mode is useful when a direct connection to the Integration Server REST APIs is not possible. Realtime updates are disabled in this mode.
Realtime updates
If operating in online mode, realtime updates can be enabled. This causes the front-end to query the REST API for runtime data every 5 seconds and update the results in the user-interface. This can be useful for monitoring a production environment or a performance environment under load.
Fixed issues
None.