B.1. Tungsten Dashboard 8.0.2 GA (6 Oct 2025)

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Release 8.0.2 contains a number of bug fixes and improvements to usability.

Behavior Changes

The following behavior changes have been made to Tungsten Dashboard which may impact the previous operational experience.

  • Filtering clusters using search box is now case insensitive.

    Issues: TD2-208

  • Light/dark UI theme is now configurable in the Configuration screen.

    Issues: TD2-216

  • When adding a cluster, you can now progress through the form in steps using both “Next” button or Enter key.

    Issues: TD2-231

  • The install script now determines wether to use docker-compose command or the docker compose plugin automatically. docker-compose is not required anymore, when the docker compose plugin is installed.

    Issues: TD2-236

Improvements, new features and functionality

  • General usability and Performance

    • Improvements made to the performance of parallel connection initialization to clusters

      Issues: TD2-180

    • The Install script now has a new option --reset, which resets configuration the files to their default state.

      Please use this option if your configuration is broken and you want to start with clean (default) configuration files.

      If updating an environment installed using docker compose from insecure to secure configuration, please use this new flag and start with specifying th configuration again.

      Issues: TD2-223

    • The getcert script can now output the certificated encoded in base64 by specifying the new --base64 option

      Issues: TD2-224

    • The tool collect-diag.pl has been included in the installation directory and serves for collecting diagnostic information packages, useful for support cases.

      Issues: TD2-240

Bug Fixes

  • General usability and Performance

    • Search box now properly reflects URL query and filters section state

      Issues: TD2-192

    • Unreachable clusters do not block healthy clusters anymore, when initializing the application.

      Issues: TD2-228

    • Standalone cluster now shows current coordinator on a service level view.

      Issues: TD2-230

    • General design fixes and improvements

      Issues: TD2-232

    • Minor UI graphical changes and fixes

      Issues: TD2-234

    • Namespace label is now visible in the Dashboard main screen cluster widgets, and invalid clusters. Namespace label serves also as a fast filter/link to search all clusters within specific namespace.

      Issues: TD2-235

    • When adding a new cluster and pressing "Test connection" at the end of the form, all connection errors are shown above the button.

      Additionally, if testing the connection for a Tunsgten Cluster running an older release (pre v8.0.0), the relevant error is also shown.

      Issues: TD2-238

    • Cluster coordinators aggregation and presentation fixes

      Issues: TD2-241

    • Connections per connector node and connection summaries now works properly with Tungsten Clusters version 8.0.1+

      Issues: TD2-243

    • Namespace label is now shown next to a cluster in Clusters sidebar menu

      Issues: TD2-244

    • The following issues are now fixed:

      • Adjusted timeouts to cluster connections so that connections to unresponsive servers timeout faster.

      • Discovering cluster topology no longer needs all clusters to respond or error out before updates show in browser.

      • Cluster connection to existing clusters during first status check is now asynchronous. Unresponsive clusters no longer prevent other connections from forming.

      • If a cluster is removed while http request is happening, the results of those requests are properly ignored. Preventing empty clusters from showing.

      Issues: TD2-245

    • Install script detects existing dashboard docker volume and offers user adequate solution to avoid corrupting existing data.

      Issues: TD2-248

    • Add cluster button is now visible in Dashbaord widgets screen all the time.

      Issues: TD2-260

  • Installation and Deployment

    • Docker Compose installation method now offers to generate self-signed certificate for https connection. However this solution is only for development / testing and not recommended to use for production!

      Issues: TD2-239