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Chapter 11. What’s New in PPEM 2.6
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Chapter 11. What’s New in PPEM 2.6

Release date: 2026-05-04

For migration instructions and recommendations, refer to Chapter 68.

PPEM 2.6 introduces the following major upgrades and improvements:

  • Added the ability to visualize active session history.

    For more information, refer to Chapter 54.

    This functionality is in the beta phase and has limitations. It will be expanded and updated in further releases.

  • Implemented the two-step migration procedure of BiHA clusters, which requires less downtime in cluster operation.

    For more information, refer to Section 38.6.

PPEM 2.6 also includes the following functional upgrades and improvements:

  • PPEM repository database.

    • Added the capability to rename the schema currently in use (for example, if the default public schema cannot be used).

      For more information, refer to Section 35.2.

    • Stabilized the housekeeping rules functionality, which helps to avoid table overflow. This functionality is no longer in the beta phase.

      For more information, refer to Chapter 55.

  • Alerts and triggers.

    Added new notification channels.

    For more information, refer to Chapter 49.

  • Error messages.

    Extended the list of error messages displayed when entering a password that does not follow the password policy. These messages are displayed when creating a user, resetting a user password, and changing a password during the first login to the web application.

    For more information, refer to Section 36.1.1, Section 36.1.4, and Chapter 33.

  • Authentication rules.

    Added the ability to specify the path to the additional file or directory when editing the pg_hba.conf configuration file containing include directives.

    For more information, refer to Section 59.2 and Section 59.1.

  • BiHA.

    Added the ability to add a referee node when creating a BiHA cluster from an existing instance.

    For more information, refer to Section 38.1.4.

  • Instance management.

    • Improved the user interface pages for creating a new instance, creating an instance from a backup, and adding an existing instance.

    • Added the ability to specify the systemd service name when creating a new instance or an instance from a backup.

    • Added the ability to modify instances in the Error state.

    For more information, refer to Section 37.1.

  • Cluster management.

    Changed the replica naming format. Replicas can now be more easily identified within the list.

  • Agent configuration.

    Updated the command list for the PG_SYS_V alias in the sudoers file required for PPEM agent operation.

    For more information, refer to Section 23.4.

  • Security.

    • Implemented a range of improvements to enhance Content Security Policy (CSP) support.

    • Eliminated the following vulnerabilities found by penetration test:

      • Fixed SQL injection indicator.

      • Removed weak TLS cipher suites.

      • Updated gRPC.

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