A.2. Tungsten Replicator 7.1.3 GA (25 Jun 2024)

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Release 7.1.3 contains a number of key bug fixes and improvements.

Behavior Changes

The following changes have been made to Tungsten Replicator and may affect existing scripts and integration tools. Any scripts or environment which make use of these tools should check and update for the new configuration:

  • Command-line Tools

    • The tpm cert command now properly accepts the full file name as a typeSpec.

      Issues: CT-2213

    • The tpm update command now checks for a custom passwords.store file in the INI and exits with an error if the running file does not match the custom file.

      Issues: CT-2216

    • The tpm diag command now checks the my_print_defaults command for the MySQL error log value if the direct query SELECT @@GLOBAL.log_error; fails to gather a value for any reason.

      Issues: CT-2229

    • The tpm cert command now accepts --basedir and --certsdir as aliases for --dir to specify the target directory for generation

      Issues: CT-2267

    • The tpm cert command now accepts an absolute path filename as a typeSpec.

      Issues: CT-2268

    • Improved support for the --nosudo argument and the sudo command in tpm diag

      Issues: CT-2308

Improvements, new features and functionality

  • Installation and Deployment

    • Added support for Ruby 3.2.

      Issues: CT-2296

    • Oracle Linux 9 has been certified for Tungsten products from version 7.1.3.

      Issues: CT-2370

  • Command-line Tools

    • Improved help text in the tpm cert command

      Issues: CT-2222

    • A new command has been added, tpm check ini, that will validate all options present in a tungsten.ini file. This command can be run prior to installation.

      Issues: CT-2240

    • tpasswd utility gets a new switch -C or --compare.to allowing password store file comparison for tpm update purpose.

      Issues: CT-2278

    • Added new tpm check ports command which will check port connectivity for standard Tungsten ports to a specified host

      Issues: CT-2292

Bug Fixes

  • Command-line Tools

    • The tpm cert and tpm copy commands now work from the staging directory before Tungsten is installed.

      Issues: CT-2181

    • All tpm commands now use the --force and -f arguments consistently.

      Issues: CT-2224

    • Fixes a regression in tpm cert that prevented BASE_DIR in tungsten.env from being used properly.

      Issues: CT-2237

    • The tpm cert command now works correctly with the share/tungsten.env configuration file prior to installation.

      Issues: CT-2255

  • Vertica Applier

    • Fixed an issue with Vertica batch applier failing to correctly handle blob data containing the '\' (backslash) character

      Issues: CT-2316