Interactive-Based Installation with Terminal UI

This section outlines several new features designed to simplify the AppViewX installation process and enhance the overall user experience. The most notable addition is the introduction of an interactive terminal-based installation UI, which enables users to generate the appviewx.conf file without manual steps. Other key improvements include enhanced prerequisite configuration, encrypted backup support, and better log management.

Key Features
  • User-Friendly Installation: The interactive terminal UI guides users through the installation process step-by-step, making it easier for users of all technical backgrounds.
  • Automated Prerequisite Configuration: A prerequisite check and configure option helps users avoid common dependency issues, creating a more seamless installation experience.
  • Secure Backup: MongoDB and Vault backups now feature encryption, ensuring sensitive data remains secure during transfers to external servers such as Windows SFTP. Additionally, backup success or failure alerts will be visible in the AppViewX infrastructure alerts section, with options to configure email notifications.
  • Enhanced Log Management: Configurable logrotate has been introduced for MongoDB and plugin logs, streamlining log management and preventing disk space overuse through automatic log cleanup.
  • Avxinfo: A new command, avxinfo, has been introduced to retrieve details such as the installer node and installation location. This command can be executed from any node within the cluster.
  • Auto Remediation: This feature automatically conducts checks on the Kubernetes platform, identifies and resolves issues, and collects log files to determine the root cause of each problem. It empowers customer success teams and customers to rectify issues themselves without the need of reaching out to the engineering team. Newly identified issues will be incorporated into this tool for future handling.
  • Collect Logs: This feature automates the process of collecting and archiving critical data, such as application logs, system logs, and TCP dump files.
  • Apply Patch: This feature facilitates updating the existing AppViewX setup by applying plugin patches, add-on patches, or both, ensuring the system stays up-to-date and functional.
Note: If you do not have a deployment model defined yet, contact [email protected]
Warning:
  • It is critical that you execute the prerequisite tool before installing AppViewX.
  • Before you start the installation, ensure that the node password does not contain special characters such as single quote ('), double quote ("), and back slash (\), ampersand (&), comma (,) semicolon (;) or a combination of special characters such as %{ and ${.
  • Upgrading from earlier versions is not supported in v2021.1.0. A new install is the only option.