Skylar One Juneau 12.5.1 Release Notification

We are pleased to announce the release of Skylar One Juneau 12.5.1. The release downloads can be accessed using the following links: 

• ISO image: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-file/aBtVL0000001Fcv0AE/1251
• siloupdate (patch): https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-file/aBtVL0000001DmP0AU/1251
• Request AWS images (AMI) via portal:  https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/licensing/request-amazon-ami 
• Request Azure images (VHD) via portal: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/licensing/request-azure-vhd 

Release documents can be found via the following links:

• Release Notes:  https://docs.sciencelogic.com/release_notes/sciencelogic_skylar_one_12-5-1_release_notes.pdf
• Getting Started Guide: https://docs.sciencelogic.com/getting_started_docs/sciencelogic_12-5-1_getting_started_guide.pdf
• Product Changes: https://docs.sciencelogic.com/product_change_pdf/sciencelogic_12-5-1_product_changes.pdf

Release Juneau 12.5.1 includes several new features: 

• Authentication and Access Control: Role-based access control for Skylar One appliance management, authentication profiles, and authentication resources.
• Business Services: Improvements to service policy creation.
• Device Management: New actions on the Devices page.
• Event Management: Redesigned Event Policy Editor, and Organization Alignment for Event Policies.
• Maps: Introduction of Geographic Maps.
• Skylar AI Platform: Additional exportable data types and easier service connections for exporting data
• Topology: Enhanced topology options.
• Additional new features and enhancements can be found in the release notes.

Before deploying Juneau 12.5.1, please read the following notes:

• Warning: If you are upgrading to 12.5.1 from 12.1.x or 12.2.x, you must run the out-of-band script following the instruction in this KBA (https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/article/19093) BEFORE importing the upgrade bundle! Skipping this step will result in upgrade failure.  Alternatively, you can upgrade to a 12.3.x release and then to 12.5.1, as this issue does not affect the 12.3.x to 12.5.1 upgrade path.

• All Python 2 functionality has been removed from Skylar One with this release. If you still use Python 2 for custom code, you cannot upgrade to this or any later releases until your custom code is Python 3-compatible.
• Be advised that you can perform upgrades from one minor version to a subsequent minor version in most cases. However, as with all updates, ScienceLogic strongly recommends that you perform such upgrades in a test environment before implementing the upgrades in production environments. The following are the validated upgrade paths for 12.5.1:
• 12.3.8 > 12.5.1
• 12.3.7 > 12.5.1
• 12.2.7 > 12.5.1
• 12.1.2 (OL8) > 12.5.1
• WARNING: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 12.2.3, then after upgrading Skylar One, you must also upgrade MariaDB 10.4.x to version 10.6.21. Failure to perform this MariaDB upgrade can cause major functionality issues in Skylar One.
• 12.2.x and 12.3.x STIG-compliant users cannot upgrade to this release. 12.5.1 STIG is available only as an ISO.
• AWS deployments that are using Aurora 3 can upgrade to this release.
• When upgrading Skylar One to version 12.5.1, PowerPacks will be temporarily read-only until the update is complete.
• The Enterprise Key Management Service (EKMS) is enabled by default in 12.5.1.

 

For additional details, please read Juneau 12.5.1 Release Notes