Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. ... Before starting . 7

1.1 ..... Supported operating systems 7

1.1.1 Windows . 7

1.1.2 Linux . 7

1.2 ..... SafeKit cluster upgrade . 8

1.2.1 Minor upgrade . 9

1.2.2 Major upgrade . 9

1.3 ..... Documentation . 10

2. ... Major changes . 11

2.1 ..... Major changes between SafeKit 8.2 and SafeKit 7.5 . 11

2.1.1 New ergonomic web console . 11

2.1.2 SafeKit web service enhancement 12

2.1.3 SafeKit logs enhancement 13

2.1.4 Replication enhancement 14

2.1.5 Custom checker simplification . 15

2.1.6 Splitbrain checker enhancement 16

2.1.7 TCP checker simplification . 16

2.1.8 Ping checker simplification . 17

2.1.9 Module configuration with time-based attributes . 17

2.1.10 Module templates . 18

2.1.11 Permanent disabling of application checkers 18

2.1.12 License check . 19

2.1.13 SNMP monitoring . 19

2.1.14 SafeKit package upgrade . 19

2.1.15 SafeKit email notification agent 19

2.1.16 Anonymised module snapshot and log . 20

2.1.17 Service monitoring with targeted service restart 20

2.1.18 Miscellaneous 21

2.2 ..... Major changes between SafeKit 7.5.2 and SafeKit 7.5.1 . 22

2.2.1 Virtual IP . 22

2.2.2 SafeKit web console . 23

2.2.3 Japanese language support 23

2.2.4 Miscellaneous 23

2.3 ..... Major changes between SafeKit 7.5.1 and SafeKit 7.4.0 . 23

2.3.1 SafeKit install procedure . 23

2.3.2 Module resources and web console enhancement 25

2.3.3 Module templates . 27

2.3.4 New attributes for the module configuration . 27

2.3.5 Scripts for the test, debug, or support 28

2.3.6 Miscellaneous 29

2.4 ..... Major changes between SafeKit 7.4.0 and SafeKit 7.3.0 . 29

2.4.1 SafeKit cluster in Microsoft Azure, Amazon Aws, and Google GCP clouds 29

2.4.2 File replication . 30

2.4.3 Process death detection . 32

2.4.4 SafeKit web console and web server 32

2.4.5 DNS name resolution . 32

2.4.6 Miscellaneous 32

3. ... Restrictions and known problems . 33

3.1 ..... Restrictions and known problems from 7.4.0 to 8.2 . 33

3.1.1 Antivirus setup . 33

3.1.2 Restrictions 33

3.1.3 Known problems 34

3.2 ..... Restrictions and known problems with SafeKit 8.2 . 35

3.3 ..... Restrictions and known problems with SafeKit 7.5.2 . 35

3.4 ..... Restrictions and known problems with SafeKit 7.5.1 . 35

3.5 ..... Restrictions and known problems with SafeKit 7.4.0 . 35

4. ... Migration instructions . 37

4.1 ..... Migrating from SafeKit 7.4 or 7.5 to SafeKit 8.2 . 37

4.1.1 Upgrade procedure . 37

4.2 ..... Migrating from SafeKit 7.5.1 to SafeKit 7.5.2 . 41

4.3 ..... Migrating from SafeKit 7.4.0 to SafeKit 7.5.1 . 41

4.3.1 Upgrade procedure . 42

4.3.2 Configuration of the module boot start 45