Private Synthetic locations allow you to monitor internal applications from inside your private network infrastructure. In such a setup, you often need to deal with some kind of proxy configuration. To handle complex proxy configurations, as of Dynatrace and ActiveGate versions 1.183, private browser monitors now also support Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) files. What is a […]
Transparency and traceability of configuration changes are key to enabling multiple teams to collaborate effectively. Audit logs are crucial for tracking changes and security-relevant events. Until now, audit logs were only available to Dynatrace Managed customers.
Effective monitoring calls for effective reporting. With dashboard subscriptions and scheduled reports, available as an Early Adopter release with version 1.184, Dynatrace now makes your life substantially easier. Turn powerful Dynatrace dashboards into custom reports with just two clicks Dynatrace dashboards support a variety of chart visualizations and tiles. Custom charts allow you to visualize […]
Alerting is a crucial aspect of monitoring your web application. Alerts warn you when your web application doesn't meet performance standards so you can respond quickly and fix the issue. To scale up and further guarantee the delivery of all your Dynatrace alerts, we're adding new public IP addresses.
Our new Cluster node REST API endpoints dedicated for cluster management assist cluster administrators in setting up automation around bootstrapping a new cluster or extending cluster size. Adding a new cluster node is a blocking operation, so no other node can join the cluster at the same time. In large deployments, this operation is time-consuming and can take up to a couple of days. Previously, to check if the operation was finished, a cluster administrator could use a nodetool script to observe data synchronization in Cassandra databases. The new REST API is a robust alternative solution that can be easily incorporated into scripts or CI/CD pipelines. See the Cluster Management REST API specification for details on path and payload.

Our new Environments REST endpoint assists administrators who need to provision Dynatrace environments to other teams at scale. Until now, the process was cumbersome as it required administrators to manually create an environment and a token for further configuration. By providing automation via a new endpoint from the Cluster API, it's possible to deliver configuration-as-code, unified dashboarding, service naming conventions, and much more with minimal effort. To get started, you need to create a Service Provider API token in the Cluster Management Console. To get the interface details, use the Dynatrace API Explorer, which is available from the user menu under Cluster Management API. Select the Cluster API definition:

To create a new environment, use the POST method combined with the createToken=true query parameter in order to get an environment-level token in response.

Once you have this, you can continue with the Environment API or Configuration API to orchestrate the environment. An upcoming blog post will describe in detail how you can utilize the API to build powerful, manageable, and high-value environments for your teams. Note, the new REST API is still in the Early Adopter release stage and enabled by default.
The JRE was updated to version 8u232 to take advantage of the latest security-vulnerability enhancements and bug fixes.
The Dynatrace Managed .184 GA release contains 3 resolved issues.
| Component | Resolved issues |
|---|---|
| ON-PREM | 2 |
| ON-PREM Console | 1 |
The Dynatrace SaaS .183 GA release contains 14 resolved issues.
| Component | Resolved issues |
|---|---|
| Code-Level | 2 |
| Cluster | 5 |
| Core UI | 6 |
| User Interface | 1 |
The Dynatrace SaaS .184 GA release contains 14 resolved issues.
| Component | Resolved issues |
|---|---|
| Code-Level | 1 |
| Cluster | 9 |
| Core UI | 3 |
| Log Analytics | 1 |