Build number
Official build number: 2.11.xxx
Release Date
February xth, 2020
License compatibility
If you are upgrading from a previous ViaWorks 2.x release, your ViaWorks 2.x license will continue to work. If you are installing Locator 2.11 SR3 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_2.11.846.exe. Use a valid License Code and follow instructions on the screen.
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
You can upgrade to this release from a previous ViaWorks 2.x release.
You CANNOT upgrade to this release from ViaWorks 1.5.x or earlier.
Supervisor Compatibility
Supervisor versions 2.1 and older do not support Locator 2.11 SR3. Customers should not upgrade to Locator 2.11 SR3 until they've upgraded to Supervisor 2.2.
As Supervisor version 2.3 requires the new Authority Service, that comes with Locator 2.11 SR1 and above, users upgrading to Supervisor 2.3 should first upgrade to Locator 2.11 SR3.
Note: When you upgrade to Locator 2.11 SR3 you need to configure the Active Directory authentication system, as this is a requirement for Supervisor 2.3.
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 SR3 requires .NET framework v. 4.7.2 to be installed.
New Features & Improvements
Locator 2.11.xxx is a new service release containing the following new features, bug fixes, and improvements
Improvements
Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Authentication | New version of the Authority Service. |
| Authentication | Improving logging for trusted authentication for the Active Directory plugin. |
| Converter | Improving Converter result codes and logging. |
| DocumentHandler | Updated the DocumentHandler display name. |
| Fetch Framework | Removed the converter registration from connector startup code. |
| RestService | Updated the RestService API documentation. |
| Solr | Replaced embedded ZooKeeper in Solr by a standalone ZooKeeper. |
| ZooKeeper | Locator ZooKeeper Service introduced running standalone ZooKeeper. |
| ZooKeeper | ZooKeeper upgraded to version 3.5.6. |
| WebClient | Updated the Norwegian translation for Sources Down. |
Bug Fixes
Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Authentication | Fixed an issue with Active Directory plugin tries to look up UPN when username already on UPN format during trusted authentication. |
| Authentication | Fixed an issue where a re-authentication is not triggered for persistent sessions when stored credentials for primary auth realm becomes invalid. |
| Converter | Fixed an issue with zombie DocFilter processes. |
| IndexBuilder | Fixed an issue where IndexBuilder stops processing loop if an unexpected exception occurs. |
| Installer | Fixed an issue where the installer failed creating the Locator database because of a reserved keyword. |
| Installer | Fixed an issue where the installer registered connectors in the Management Dashboard without them being installed. |
| Installer | Fixed an issue where installer could leave two directories renamed after reboots during upgrade. |
| Installer | Fixed an issue where the installer thinks a re-index is required when upgrading secondary search servers, when it's not. |
| Installer | Fixed an issue where upgrades fails if a reboot is required and PostgreSQL database needs to be upgraded. |
| Tools | Fixed an issue where Via.Repository.exe incorrectly formatted the document count number |