Version 8.4.0 v8

New features, enhancements, bug fixes, and other changes in PEM 8.4.0 include:

TypeDescriptionID
New FeatureBuilt-in support for monitoring Barman backups. See Monitoring Barman for more information.PEM-4435
Security FixHardened against unrestricted file uploads as reported in the medium severity CVE-2022-0959.PEM-4442
EnhancementMonitoring of transaction ID (TXID) wraparound for exhaustion and to prevent failure.PEM-3990
EnhancementRemoved unnecessary monitoring of virtual file systems. [Support Ticket #573096]PEM-806
EnhancementSorting based on status for agent and server tables in the dashboard.PEM-4152
EnhancementOption to disable the Query tool for users in order to restrict viewing data. [Support Ticket #74976]PEM-4315
EnhancementSupport for Postgres extension-based probes for multi-version flexibility. Updating to newer versions are no longer required.PEM-4391
EnhancementImproved the Linux installation instructions with added details and steps.PEM-4381
Bug FixA new installation grants the pem_admin role to the superuser. [Support Ticket #79577]PEM-4433
Bug FixFor display tables, numeric fields sorted by numeric order, not alphabetical order. [Support Ticket #1111704]PEM-3827
Bug FixLimits the decimal precision displayed for monitoring percentages.PEM-4144
Bug FixDuplicate key value violates unique constraint blocked_session_info_pkey. [Support Ticket #RT75870]PEM-4333
Bug FixProbe error for Postgres Extended 14.PEM-4356
Bug FixPEM agent not gathering data after upgrade. [Support Ticket #78679]PEM-4430
Bug FixAdded an option in preferences to change the line ending of the email body content from LF(Line Feed) to CRLF (Carriage Return Line Feed). This fixes missing alert body content in email notifications. [Support Ticket #833910]PEM-1832
Bug FixFixed pg_isready time out issue in configure script [Support Ticket #RT75651]PEMESC-386