Releases
CloverETL 4.8
Go to Downloads (4.8.3) Latest update July 16, 2018CloverETL 4.8 adds numerous improvements to Data Services and introduces an assortment of minor useful improvements.
We focused on securing Data Services, adding management of SSL contexts for individual REST jobs and adding a "sensitive" option to parameters, preventing them from showing up in Server logs, Execution History, etc. We also simplified configuration of reading input data as byte or character streams.
Expanding the security theme, we're introducing a Server login "lockout" to prevent brute-force password guessing and a new option to disable HTTP Server API (and keep only HTTPS). Even more on the security front, there's now support for Kerberos in Hadoop connection (HDFS + YARN) and Hive JDBC connections.
New features in 4.8
Data Services—SSL Context Configuration
There's a new more accessible configuration for your Data Services running over SSL. You can deploy multiple contexts using different keys and options. And each Data Service can be either running in the default Server context or one of the custom ones.
Data Services—Sensitive parameters
Input parameters of a Data Service can be marked as sensitive. They work just like normal parameters with one exception— their values are masked with an asterisk in Server logs, Executions History, etc.
Data Services—Failure notifications
Alerts and notifications can be configured for each Data Service. You can choose ranges of HTTP codes that are reported as failure, as well as failure rates to alert you only in serious cases and not bother in occasional hiccups.
Data Services—Streaming Request Body
An improvement from last version, the binary (or string) body of a request can be directly read using an edge coming from Body of the input panel connected to a component with a "port:" File URL.
Server Security updates
New password lockout mechanism can be configured for the Server to prevent brute-force attacks. You can configure the number of attempts before the account gets locked and a timeout for next try.
To further secure the Server, you can now completely disable Server's HTTP API to eliminate potential API attacks.
Kerberos Supported in Hadoop Connection
Hadoop connections (HDFS and YARN) and Hive JDBC connection now support Kerberos authentication.
MongoDB—Improved Bulk Write and new Bulk Update
MongoDB 3.2 brought an improved bulk write operation and also introduced new bulk update function. We've updated CloverETL MongoDB implementation to support these new features.
Compatibility Notes
We dropped support for Apache Tomcat 6.x, added support for Tomcat 9.x and updated the Server Bundle to Tomcat 8.0.47.
To help you install or upgrade to this version, we've prepared a simple checklist:
Before You Upgrade
- Be sure to check the "Compatibility" notes for ALL intermediary releases. We mark all changes that can potentially alter the function of your existing transformations with a "Compatibility" label. Typically, you can safely ignore most of them, as we try hard to keep as much backwards compatibility as possible. There's a comprehensive list of all releases that will help you get the information quickly.
- Upgrade Designer and Server together. We always release Designer and Server together under a single version. It's highly recommended to upgrade Server and all Designers at the same time. Although using different versions of Designer to connect to Server might work, it is not generally supported.
- There are no incremental patches. We don't release incremental patches. Every upgrade is in fact a full installation that, if installed over the older version, will automatically update whatever is necessary in your workspaces, sandboxes, and Server databases as needed, no user data will get overwritten.
- Don't forget to backup. Although none of the above upgrade steps requires explicit backup, we recommend you always back up your work. The upgrade will keep all your transformations, jobflows, and configurations safe. However, as a good word of advice, it never hurts to have a backup.
Designer Upgrade
- Download the latest version by logging into your customer account. If you lost your credentials or no longer have access there, click here to recover your password or contact our CloverCARE Support.
- Install the new version of Designer. You can install Designer over your existing installation. The process will automatically clean up the old version. Don't worry, you will NOT lose your workspaces, graphs, and transformations. However, if you installed some additional plugins to Designer (Eclipse plugins) you might need to reinstall them. Eclipse should automatically help you do that. When you start the application, point it to your existing workspace directory. With some major releases, we may notify you about upgrading the workspace to the latest version. In such cases, you won't be able to use the workspace with previous versions—be sure to upgrade ALL Designers at once if you're sharing the workspace.
- Activate the product on first start. You will need a new key as we issue new license keys for every new major version (e.g. from 4.6 to 4.7). If you're on our maintenance program, we automatically renew the keys for you. Just go to the download area again and copy/paste the license keys from there. If you can't find the latest keys, please contact us to renew your product maintenance.
Server Upgrade
- Download the latest version by logging into your customer account. You'll find Server in the same list as Designer downloads. If you no longer have access there, click here to recover your password or contact our CloverCARE Support.
- Plan for downtime. Upgrading Server requires downtime, so plan your upgrades in advance. If you're running multiple environments, upgrade the non-production installation first and run all your tests there first.
- Follow our step-by-step Server Upgrade Guide. We've prepared detailed instructions on how to properly shut down Server and install a new one. Server will upgrade its database and sandboxes from any previous version automatically.
- Activate the product on the login screen of Server Console. Server requires new license keys with every major version (e.g. from 4.6 to 4.7) and we automatically renew the keys for you. Just go to the download area again and copy/paste the license key from there.
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April 16, 2018 | Download CloverETL 4.8 4.8.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February 25, 2018 | Download CloverETL 4.8 4.8.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data Services
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December 11, 2017 | Download CloverETL 4.8 4.8.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- For Developers (Improvements most useful for developers bringing new functionality or optimizations in data transformation and orchestration)
- For Administrators (Improvements or features that will help setup, install, administer and manage the platform)
- For Support (Helps staff supporting the production environment to identify and escalate potential problems or avoid such)
- For Security (Improvements and changes relevant to security focused staff – sys admins and developers alike)