Locator 2.11 SR11 (2.11.921)

Owned by Zbigniew Marszolik (Deactivated)
Last updated: Jul 13, 2023
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Build Number

Official build number: 2.11.921

Release Date

July 13th, 2023

License Compatibility

If you are upgrading from a previous ViaWorks/Locator 2.x release, your 2.x license will continue to work.  If you are installing Locator 2.11 SR11 for the first time, or if you are upgrading from ViaWorks 1.5.x, you will be required to obtain a new license key from Ayfie.  Contact your Ayfie sales representative to obtain your license key.

New Installations

Download the Locator Installation package, and run Locator_2.11.921.exe. 

For hardware and software requirements (including AV configuration information), and for help on how to install Locator, please see the Locator Installation Guide. 

Upgrading from a Prior Installation

It’s recommended to upgrade to this service release, if running earlier version.

If you are upgrading from a version earlier than Locator 2.11 SR8, see also Locator 2.11 SR8 (2.11.903).

You can upgrade to this release from a previous ViaWorks/Locator 2.x release.

You CANNOT upgrade to this release from ViaWorks 1.x or earlier.

If upgrading from a previous major version, it's recommended that you upgrade all installed connectors. If upgrading from 2.7 or below it's required that you upgrade all connectors.

Notes if upgrading from prior installation with Supervisor also installed

Supervisor version 2.1 and older do not support Locator 2.11 SR11. If upgrading to Locator 2.11 SR11 with Supervisor 2.1 and older installed, upgrading to at least Supervisor 2.4 SR3 is also required.

As Supervisor 2.4 SR3 requires the new Authority Service that was introduced with Locator 2.11 SR1, if upgrading from a prior version than Locator 2.11 SR1, you will need to configure the Active Directory authentication system during Locator upgrade.

Notes if upgrading from ViaWorks 2.7 or Older

  • The PostgreSQL database format will be upgraded. It is strongly recommended to create a backup of the database prior to running the 2.11 upgrade. Once the database has been upgraded, it is not possible to revert back to a previous version

  • The index will be rebuilt after the upgrade has finished. The index rebuild can potentially take a while, and users may not be able to search or have incomplete search results until the rebuild completes. Documents will not be re-fetched during this process

  • All customers will be moved from the "ViaWorksV2" Solr core to the “ViaWorksCloud” Solr collection during the upgrade process. The “ViaWorksV2” core from versions 2.7 SR5 and older is no longer supported

  • During the upgrade, the solrconfig_overrides.xml and schema_overrides.xml files will be reset. Before upgrading, make note of the customization added to these files so they can be re-applied after the upgrade is complete. Note: the Solr schema has changed and overrides will need to be updated to support the changes.

  • Locator 2.11 SR11 will install .NET Framework version 4.7.2.

New Features & Improvements

Locator 2.11 SR11 is a new service release containing the following new features and improvements:

Component

Description

Component

Description

Document Handler

  • Updated SSL certificate.

Rest Service

  • Added logs with timings for the refiner queries.

  • Improved the logs with timings for the search queries.

Bug Fixes

Locator 2.11 SR11 is a new service release containing the following bug fixes:

Component

Description

Component

Description

Solr

  • Fixed an issue with the cache in the security plugin.

 

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