Version 1.7

30.12.2021

New features and improvements

  • LDAP integration for External Directory Authentication implementation:

  • Added the ability to connect to an external user authentication system, such as Active Directory, using the LDAP protocol. The connection is configured after the Tantor software is installed by the system administrator. More information is available in the product documentation;

  • API for exporting metrics:

    • Added ability to export all metrics collected by Tantor Agent using API;

    • API configuration is available under Integrations in software settings (functionality is only available for a user with system owner rights);

  • Sessions and Locks modules merged into Activity module:

    • For easy online monitoring of sessions and emerging locks in the DB, the functionality of the Sessions and Locks modules is combined into a common Activity module;

    • The module presents 3 blocks showing user sessions grouped by a specific topic (Running, Waiting, Blocking);

    • The Lock Tree view functionality is now presented in the Blocking block. A full description of the functionality is available in documentation;

  • Improvements to the Configuration module for PostgreSQL versions 13 and 14:

    • Expanded the list of configurable options for PostgreSQL versions 13 and 14;

    Improved accuracy of calculation of optimal values for checkpoint parameters (checkpoints);

  • Improvements to the Maintenance module:

    • Added Bloat Ratio color indication for more information. Red background for values greater than 50% and yellow background for values greater than 30% but less than 50%. Default sorting by bloat size field;

    • Added columns:

      • Clear Table Size - for tables, approximate size occupied by the table, excluding Bloat size;

      • Clear Index Size - for indexes, the approximate size occupied by the index, excluding Bloat size;

  • Improvements to the Queries module UI:

    • Optimized the size of some windows, for easy operation on PCs with small screens.

  • Other improvements and bug fixes

New functionality requires agent upgrade to the latest version 1.7.x.