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GridGain 8.7.39 Release Notes

GridGain 8.7.39 provides access to a number of improvements and bug fixes.

New Features

Improvements and Fixed Issues

Added Support for C++ Java Compute

You can now use the new Compute::ExecuteJavaTask method to execute Java compute tasks from C++ code by their names. For example:

Ignite ignite = Ignition::Get();
compute::Compute compute = ignite.GetCompute();

std::string echoValue = "Task returns this value";

std::string res = compute.ExecuteJavaTask<std::string>("my.company.MyEchoTask", echoValue);

assert(res == echoValue);

Added Support for Compute Tasks in C++ Thin Clients

Compute tasks can now be performed by using C++ thin clients. For example, here is how you can execute a newly added compute task on :

IgniteClient client = IgniteClient::Start();
compute::ComputeClient compute = ignite.GetCompute();

std::string echoValue = "Task returns this value";

std::string res = compute.ExecuteJavaTask<std::string>("my.company.MyEchoTask", echoValue);

assert(res == echoValue);

Added Support for Cache Templates in Hibernate L2

When working with Hibernate L2, you may want to use the same cache configuration for multiple caches. Now you can use preconfigured Cache Templates to apply the same configuration to multiple caches.

For example, the following configuration uses a single transactional-cache bean for multiple entities:

<bean parent="transactional-cache">
<property name="name" value="com.mycompany.*"/>
</bean>

Implemented Page Replacement Algorithms

When the amount of data stored on disk is bigger than the off-heap memory amount allocated for the data region, another page should be removed from off-heap to the disk to preload an appropriate page to off-heap memory.

There are three available algorithms:

  • Random-LRU algorithm;

  • Segmented-LRU algorithm;

  • CLOCK algorithm.

By default, CLOCK algorithm is used.

Page replacement algorithm is configured by the PageReplacementMode property of DataRegionConfiguration.

<bean class="org.apache.ignite.configuration.IgniteConfiguration">
<!-- Memory configuration. -->
<property name="dataStorageConfiguration">
<bean class="org.apache.ignite.configuration.DataStorageConfiguration">
<property name="dataRegionConfigurations">
<list>
<!--
Defining a persistent data region with Segmented LRU page replacement mode.
-->
<bean class="org.apache.ignite.configuration.DataRegionConfiguration">
<!-- Data region name. -->
<property name="name" value="persistent_data_region"/>
<!-- Enable persistence. -->
<property name="persistenceEnabled" value="true"/>
<!-- 20 GB maximum size (RAM). -->
<property name="maxSize" value="#{20L * 1024 * 1024 * 1024}"/>
<!-- Enabling SEGMENTED_LRU page replacement for this region.  -->
<property name="pageReplacementMode" value="SEGMENTED_LRU"/>
</bean>
</list>
</property>
</bean>
</property>
<!-- The rest of the configuration. -->
</bean>
// Node configuration.
IgniteConfiguration cfg = new IgniteConfiguration();

// Memory configuration.
DataStorageConfiguration storageCfg = new DataStorageConfiguration();

// Creating a new data region.
DataRegionConfiguration regionCfg = new DataRegionConfiguration();

// Region name.
regionCfg.setName("persistent_data_region");

// Enabling persistence.
regionCfg.setPersistenceEnabled(true);

// 20 GB max size (RAM).
regionCfg.setMaxSize(20L * 1024 * 1024 * 1024);

// Enabling SEGMENTED_LRU page replacement for this region.
regionCfg.setPageReplacementMode(PageReplacementMode.SEGMENTED_LRU);

// Setting the data region configuration.
storageCfg.setDataRegionConfigurations(regionCfg);

// Applying the new configuration.
cfg.setDataStorageConfiguration(storageCfg);
This API is not presently available for C#/.NET. You can use XML configuration.
This API is not presently available for C++. You can use XML configuration.

Improvements and Fixed Issues

Community Edition Changes

Issue ID Category Description

GG-33715

Cluster Security

Upgraded slf4j from 1.7.7. to 1.7.32 version to fix vulnerability.

GG-33714

Cluster Security

Upgraded Tomcat from 9.0.21 to 9.0.52 version to fix vulnerability.

GG-33713

Cluster Security

Upgraded Hadoop from 2.7.7 to 2.8.5 version to fix vulnerability.

GG-33692

Cluster Storage Engine

Fixed an issue that could lead to data desynchronization if a node is restarted during rebalancing under the load.

GG-33635

Platforms & Thin Clients

CPP: Added an ability to run Java tasks by name: Compute::ExecuteJavaTask.

GG-33634

Platforms & Thin Clients

Added compute functionality to C++ thin client.

GG-33586

Cluster Storage Engine

Replaced the IGNITE_THRESHOLD_WAL_ARCHIVE_SIZE_PERCENTAGE system property with the DataStorageConfiguration#minWalArchiveSize public property.

GG-33564

Cluster Storage Engine

Fixed possible failure of background cleanup of dropped SQL indexes.

GG-33520

Cluster Storage Engine

Fixed a rare issue on joins with empty LFS.

GG-33502

Cluster SQL Engine

Log messages about long running and huge results queries are now throttled.

GG-33494

Cluster Storage Engine

Corrected exception handling for checkpoint marker reading error.

GG-33472

Cluster Storage Engine

Added new page replacement algorithms: Replaced default implementation with the Clock algorithm.

GG-32206

Diagnostics and Failure Handling

Improved diagnostic capabilities for assertion errors in internal data structures.

Enterprise Edition Changes

Issue ID Category Description

GG-33694

Cluster Communication

Fixed an issue that could cause PME freezing during the expiration of thin clients security sessions.

GG-33590

Cluster Communication

Updated Jetty dependency to fix CVE.

GG-33550

Cluster Storage Engine

If no WAL segment is found during historical rebalance, full rebalance will be performed instead.

GG-33543

Platforms & Thin Clients

.NET: Removed unnecessary code analysis results from the release package.

Ultimate Edition Changes

Issue ID Category Description

GG-33656

Cluster Data Snapshots and Recovery

Fixed potential deadlock during snapshot creation.

GG-33528

Cluster Data Snapshots and Recovery

Introduced "-keep=N" option for snapshot schedule utility delete operation.

Control Center Agent Changes

Issue ID Category Description

GG-33638

Control Center Agent

Old deployment unit versions are now stored in metastore.

GG-33589

Control Center Agent

The cache schema is not sent until the cluster attaches.

GG-33525

Control Center Agent

Changed the start message of Control Center Agent

GG-33504

Control Center Agent

Sanitized sensitive information sent to Control Center by Control Center Agent.

GG-33497

Control Center Agent

You can now change Control Center URI without changing Control Center Agent status.

GG-33477

Control Center Agent

Changed start message of Control Center Agent

GG-33463

Control Center Agent

Fixed an issue with Control Center Agent on zOS systems.

Installation and Upgrade Information

See the Rolling Upgrades page for information about how to perform automated upgrades and for details about version compatibility.

Below is a list of versions that are compatible with the current version. You can rolling-upgrade from any of those. Compatibility with other versions is not guaranteed. If you are on a version that is not listed, contact GridGain for information on upgrade options.

8.7.2-p15, 8.7.3, 8.7.4, 8.7.5, 8.7.5-p1, 8.7.6, 8.7.6-p1, 8.7.7, 8.7.8, 8.7.9, 8.7.10, 8.7.11, 8.7.12, 8.7.13, 8.7.14, 8.7.15, 8.7.16, 8.7.17, 8.7.18, 8.7.19, 8.7.19-p1, 8.7.20, 8.7.21, 8.7.22, 8.7.23, 8.7.24, 8.7.25, 8.7.26, 8.7.26-p1, 8.7.27, 8.7.27-p1, 8.7.28, 8.7.29, 8.7.29-p1, 8.7.30, 8.7.31, 8.7.32, 8.7.33, 8.7.33-p2, 8.7.34, 8.7.35, 8.7.36, 8.7.37, 8.8.1, 8.8.2, 8.8.3, 8.8.4, 8.8.5, 8.8.6

Known Limitations

Jetty Configuration Incompatibility in GridGain 8.7.21 and Later

If you are upgrading from version 8.7.20 or earlier, consider an incompatibility issue related to Jetty configuration introduced in GridGain 8.7.21.

Your setup may be affected if:

  • You use the ignite-rest-http module (e.g. to connect to GridGain Web Console)

  • You have a custom Jetty configuration that enables SSL for REST

  • Your Jetty configuration uses the org.eclipse.jetty.util.ssl.SslContextFactory class

  • The keystore specified in the Jetty configuration contains both the CA certificate and the private certificate

In this case, after starting a new version, an exception is thrown with an error message similar to the following:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: KeyStores with multiple certificates are not supported on the base class
org.eclipse.jetty.util.ssl.SslContextFactory. (Use org.eclipse.jetty.util.ssl.SslContextFactory$Server
or org.eclipse.jetty.util.ssl.SslContextFactory$Client instead)

To workaround this issue, alter the Jetty configuration to use org.eclipse.jetty.util.ssl.SslContextFactory$Server or org.eclipse.jetty.util.ssl.SslContextFactory$Client. See the configuration example at the Client Certificate Authentication page.

Default rebalanceThreadPoolSize in GridGain 8.7.26 and Later

In GridGain 8.7.26, the default value of the property IgniteConfiguration.rebalanceThreadPoolSize changed from 1 to min(4, number of CPU / 4). It may cause a compatibility issue under the following conditions:

  • When a Rolling Upgrade is performed

  • The upgrade is performed from 8.5.7 version (or earlier) to 8.5.x or from 8.7.3 (or earlier) to 8.7.x

  • The server nodes have at least 8 CPU cores

  • The nodes configuration does not have the property IgniteConfiguration.rebalanceThreadPoolSize, so the default value is used

In this case, an exception is thrown with an error message similar to the following:

сlass org.apache.ignite.IgniteException: Rebalance configuration mismatch (fix configuration or set -DIGNITE_SKIP_CONFIGURATION_CONSISTENCY_CHECK=true system property).
Different values of such parameter may lead to rebalance process instability and hanging.  [rmtNodeId=5fc58fb7-209d-489a-8034-0127a81abed6, locRebalanceThreadPoolSize = 4, rmtRebalanceThreadPoolSize = 1]

To workaround this issue, change the configuration of the server nodes to rebalanceThreadPoolSize=1 so that it matches the previous default configuration. For example:

<bean class="org.apache.ignite.configuration.IgniteConfiguration">
    <property name="rebalanceThreadPoolSize" value="1"/>

    <!-- The rest of the configuration goes here -->
</bean>

Jetty Doesn’t Accept Incorrect Configuration in GridGain 8.7.31 and Later

In GridGain 8.7.31 Jetty was upgraded to 9.4.33. Starting that version, Jetty has more strict validation of the provided configuration files. Before that version, an incorrectly spelled property in the configuration file had no effect. Starting this version, errors in the configuration will lead to an error on start.

Your setup may be affected if:

  • You use the ignite-rest-http module (e.g. to connect to GridGain Web Console)

  • You have a custom Jetty configuration for REST

  • The custom configuration has errors in it

You will need to fix the custom Jetty configuration before upgrading.

ignite.sh No Longer Enables Remote JMX by Default in GridGain 8.7.31 and Later

Starting from 8.7.31 version, GridGain no longer attempts to automatically enable the remote JMX. Default settings are known to cause issues if customized (for example, secure the connection). Also, in most cases, remote JMX is not required since many tools use local JMX connections (not using TCP).

Your setup may be affected if:

  • You start GridGain nodes via ignite.sh script

  • You connect to GridGain nodes' JMX interface remotely over TCP using the default configuration

To continue using remote JMX, you need to manually specify the required JMX settings. Please see the example below. Note that you don’t need remote JMX if you use a local connection, such as connecting JConsole to a GridGain process on the same host.

export JVM_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=33333 \
    -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false"

bin/ignite.sh

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