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Aspire 5.0 Release Notes

NoSQL DB provider supported by the Aspire 5.0 release:
  • Elasticsearch version 7.9.2

Java version supported
  • OpenJDK 11

New Features
  • New architecture under the concept of Manager and Worker nodes.

    • No need of Zookeeper.

    • Nodes properties configuration.

  • New Configuration and Control API:

    • Connections API.

    • Connectors API.

    • Credentials API.

    • Policies API.

    • Schedules API.

    • Seeds API.

    • Workflow API.

  • Security API.

  • Manager and Worker communication API.

  • Containerized deployments support:

    • Aspire 5 offers official container images for container technologies.  

  • Resources API.

  • Enhanced User Interface (UI):

    • Separated pages for Seed, Connector, Connection, Credentials, Policies, Schedules, and Workflow configuration.

    • New tools:

      • Extension Manager for custom components.

      • Groovy Playground.

      • DXF Playground.

      • Guided tour - Aspire 5 UI features.

  • Updated all 3rd party dependencies to latest versions.

  • New sandbox QuickStart installation with Docker:

    • Easiest way to get started with Aspire.

    • Containers including Aspire, LDAP, Elasticsearch and Kibana, all secured with HTTPS.

    • Not recommended for production environments.

  • Kubernetes deployment guide:

    • Easiest way to get started with Aspire 5 in a Kubernetes environment with production recommended notes.

  • New Kibana Dashboards for Aspire.

    • Crawl statistics and general information from crawls.

    • Included as part of the QuickStart.

  • Connectors

    • File System.

    • SharePoint Online.

    • Group Expansion Connector.

    • Azure Identity Connector.

  • Publishers

    • Publish to File.

    • Publish to Elasticsearch.

Known Issues
  • Aspire Framework

    • Improve Job cleanup for idle connectors.

    • Manager source info initialization errors.

    • Nodes are not shutting down in the time expected having ES down.

    • Throttling is considering control items during the crawl.

  • Aspire UI

    • Seeds field should be required for any type of Schedules.

    • UI actions are limited for users with both Admin and Operator roles.

    • No redirect page for 401 message (unauthorized) accessing Aspire Debug Console.

  • Publishers

    • Elasticsearch

      • HTTPS option not supported for the 'Host and port' option.

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