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In September, we released the 21.9.0 Controller and Enterprise Console as well as key product enhancements and agent updates. We also resolved a series of issues associated with the previous release.
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What highlights should I know about?
These release highlights include the newest features and capabilities this month, at a glance. In the grid below, we’ve flagged who within your organization may be most interested or impacted for each enhancement.
Full-stack Observability
- The latest SAP Monitoring Enhancements (Released September 6, 2021) several enhancements and new capabilities that give you out-of-the-box visibility into certification expirations and number range usage. See the Release Notes for a complete list.
- AppDynamics App 2.0 deep links are getting smarter. You can now click on the web URL of any APM entity detail page and event screen on a mobile device, and it will open the content on the AppDynamics App. To learn more about our re-imagined mobile experience, see AppDynamics Mobile App in the documentation and check out the highlights of what’s new in this blog post.
Agent Updates
- Database Agent 21.9.0 (Released September 24, 2021) provides support for the additional roles of the MongoDB replica sets and shard clusters. See Release Notes for a complete list.
- Java Agent 21.9.0 (Released September 28, 2021) has added support for JBoss EAP 7.3. See all Java Supported Environments.
- The latest Xamarin Agent (Released September 9, 2021) includes a new API for tracking UI elements with Xamarin.Forms. See Track UI Elements to follow interactions with buttons, entries, and ListViews.
- The .NET Agent (Released September 22, 2021) now includes the ability to manage Linux Agent console output via environment variable (Windows Agent Parity).
- Python Agent 21.9.0 (Released September 30, 2021) includes multiple updates:
- Updated the end_bt() API to allow user-provided exceptions.
- Added checks to handle the invalid configuration values.
- Updated the Python agent APIs to add maximum range-bound on the size of the input string.
- The latest Synthetic Private Agent (Linux-based) includes the following (Released September 9, 2021):
- Chrome 86 (Headless) now supports scripts that can navigate to multiple tabs in a browser.
- The session waterfall view is enhanced to capture and highlight the failed resources.
- Increased character limit of the location_id column from 50 to 256.
System Admin Updates
We released an enhancement that improves how administrators create users, and also updates our password policies. These changes are meant to improve security while laying the groundwork for new capabilities that will be rolled out in the near future. Check out the Changes to User Creation and Password Policy FAQ for details. (Staged release started February 22, 2021)
To view all technical documentation associated with this month’s releases, please visit Product Announcements, Alerts, and Hot Fixes in our documentation portal.
To view all technical documentation associated with this month’s releases,
please visit Product Announcements, Alerts, and Hot Fixes in our documentation portal.
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Heads up - What else you should know
- On October 18, 2021, we will be implementing synthetics monitoring behavioral changes for Internet Explorer (IE) 11 and Firefox, and deprecating support for Chrome versions 64 and 83 browsers. This change is part of an effort to bring our synthetics monitoring to a single browser architecture, allowing us to innovate faster and provide more value-added capabilities to better support our customer needs. Read our knowledge base article for more information, including instructions and support resources to avoid any disruption to your services.
- AppDynamics' technical certification recipients can now access official digital badges. Newly launched, each badge consists of an image and metadata that are uniquely linked to the individual and the specific certification. Shared at-will on resumes, social media, email, and more, this credential grants viewers immediate access to validated information, including its issuance by Cisco and AppDynamics.
For more information, see Introducing our new AppDynamics technical certification badges in the AppD University Group Hub. (June 17, 2021)
- Want to learn about those small adjustments that make a big difference? We invite you to our Share a tip space, where AppD Community members can exchange peer-to-peer advice. Be sure to add your own insights too.
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Share your feedback! Participate in a Beta today
We’re currently running the following Beta program and looking for your feedback:
- Submit feedback on the Dash Studio through the in-product feedback button, or in Community here.
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Resolved Issues
The following key issue was resolved this month. To see a complete listing of this month's resolved issues, see Resolved Issues by Month.
- Replace check to support
tenantNames starting with numbers (IAM-1944)
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