ActiveGate release notes version 1.237

With this release, the oldest supported ActiveGate versions are:

Standard Support
Enterprise Success and Support
1.219
1.213

How long are versions supported following rollout?

Dynatrace extension framework upgrade notice

Starting with Dynatrace OneAgent and ActiveGate version 1.231, we are upgrading the Extension Framework (also referred to as the plugins framework) from Python 3.6 to Python 3.8.

  • Consequences: Some Dynatrace extensions running in your environment may stop working and require redeployment of a new version prepared for Python 3.8.
  • Symptoms:
    • No data is provided for affected metrics on dashboards, alerts, and custom device pages populated by the affected extension metrics.
    • Extension logs display errors. Most often this will manifest itself as Python ModuleNotFoundError in the PluginAgent log.
    • Sometimes the Python virtual machine crashes.
  • Impact: This issue affects only those extensions that use native libraries called from Python code distributed with the extension.

Extension

What to do

  1. In Dynatrace Hub, find and select one of the extensions listed to the left.
  2. On the extension details page, select Download to download the extension ZIP file to your machine. If there are operating system options, be sure to select the correct download for your deployment.
  3. Deploy the extension per the instructions on the corresponding documentation page. (In the list to the left, select the name of the extension.)

For assistance, contact a Dynatrace product expert via live chat within your Dynatrace environment.

No action required. Extensions distributed with OneAgent will be updated automatically to work with Python 3.8 together with the Python upgrade.

To learn about upgrading custom Dynatrace extensions from Python 3.6 to Python 3.8, see Upgrade custom Dynatrace extensions from Python 3.6 to Python 3.8.

Prometheus metrics

Metric dimensions set by the Prometheus Metrics Ingest ActiveGate module are now harmonized with the dimensions set on the built-in Kubernetes metrics as well as other ingestion channels.

The dimensions dt.kubernetes.workload.kind, dt.kubernetes.workload.name and dt.kubernetes.cluster.name were added, while k8s.<controllertype>.uid and k8s.<controllertype>.name were removed.

Operating systems support

    Future Dynatrace ActiveGate operating systems support changes

    The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 December 2024
    The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 January 2025
    The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 June 2025

    Past Dynatrace ActiveGate operating systems support changes

    The following operating systems are no longer supported since 01 May 2024
    The following operating systems are no longer supported since 01 June 2024
    The following operating systems are no longer supported since 01 July 2024

    Resolved issues

    General Availability (Build 1.237.214)

    The 1.237 GA release doesn't contain any user-facing resolved issues.