ActiveGate release notes version 1.237

With this release, the oldest supported ActiveGate versions are:

Dynatrace ONE	Dynatrace ONE Premium
1.219	1.213

How long are versions supported following rollout?

Dynatrace extension framework upgrade notice

Starting with Dynatrace OneAgent and ActiveGate version 1.231, we are upgrading the Extension Framework (also referred to as the plugins framework) from Python 3.6 to Python 3.8.

Consequences: Some Dynatrace extensions running in your environment may stop working and require redeployment of a new version prepared for Python 3.8.
Symptoms:
- No data is provided for affected metrics on dashboards, alerts, and custom device pages populated by the affected extension metrics.
- Extension logs display errors. Most often this will manifest itself as Python ModuleNotFoundError in the PluginAgent log.
- Sometimes the Python virtual machine crashes.
Impact: This issue affects only those extensions that use native libraries called from Python code distributed with the extension.

Extension-specific advisory

Extension	What to do
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops IBM DataPower IBM DB2 LUW IBM i IBM MQ Juniper Networks Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL - remote monitoring) SAP HANA Database	In the Dynatrace menu, go to Hub. Find and select one of the extensions listed to the left. On the extension details page, select Download to download the extension ZIP file to your machine. If there are operating system options, be sure to select the correct download for your deployment. Deploy the extension per the instructions on the corresponding documentation page. (In the list to the left, select the name of the extension.) For assistance, please contact a Dynatrace ONE product specialist by selecting the chat button in the upper-right corner of the Dynatrace menu bar.
All out-of-the-box built-in extensions	No action required. Extensions distributed with OneAgent will be updated automatically to work with Python 3.8 together with the Python upgrade.
Custom extensions	To learn about upgrading custom Dynatrace extensions from Python 3.6 to Python 3.8, see Upgrade custom Dynatrace extensions from Python 3.6 to Python 3.8.

Extension

What to do

In the Dynatrace menu, go to Hub.
Find and select one of the extensions listed to the left.
On the extension details page, select Download to download the extension ZIP file to your machine. If there are operating system options, be sure to select the correct download for your deployment.
Deploy the extension per the instructions on the corresponding documentation page. (In the list to the left, select the name of the extension.)

For assistance, please contact a Dynatrace ONE product specialist by selecting the chat button in the upper-right corner of the Dynatrace menu bar.

All out-of-the-box built-in extensions

No action required. Extensions distributed with OneAgent will be updated automatically to work with Python 3.8 together with the Python upgrade.

Custom extensions

To learn about upgrading custom Dynatrace extensions from Python 3.6 to Python 3.8, see Upgrade custom Dynatrace extensions from Python 3.6 to Python 3.8.

Prometheus metrics

Metric dimensions set by the Prometheus Metrics Ingest ActiveGate module are now harmonized with the dimensions set on the built-in Kubernetes metrics as well as other ingestion channels.

The dimensions dt.kubernetes.workload.kind, dt.kubernetes.workload.name and dt.kubernetes.cluster.name were added, while k8s.<controllertype>.uid and k8s.<controllertype>.name were removed.

Operating systems support

Future Dynatrace ActiveGate operating systems support changes

The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 September 2023

Windows: Windows 8.1
- x86-64
- Vendor announcement

The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 November 2023

Linux: SUSE Enterprise Linux 15.1, 15.2, 15.3
- Vendor announcement

The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 December 2023

Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, 8.7, 9.1
- Vendor announcement
Linux: Oracle Linux 8.4, 8.7, 9.1
- x86-64
- Vendor announcement
Linux: Rocky Linux 9.1
- x86-64
- Vendor announcement

The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 January 2024

Linux: Amazon Linux AMI 2018.3
- x86-64
- Vendor announcement

Past Dynatrace ActiveGate operating systems support changes

The following operating systems are no longer supported since 01 November 2022

Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2
- Vendor announcement

Resolved issues

General Availability (Build 1.237.214)

General Availability (Build 1.237.214)

The 1.237 GA release doesn't contain any user-facing resolved issues.