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Chapter 16. What’s New in PPEM 2.6
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Chapter 16. What’s New in PPEM 2.6

Release date: 2026-05-04

For upgrade instructions, refer to Chapter 73.

PPEM 2.6 introduces the following major upgrades and improvements:

  • Added the ability to visualize active session history.

    For more information, refer to Chapter 57.

    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 41.7.

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 38.2.

    • 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 58.

  • Alerts and triggers.

    Added new alert channels.

    For more information, refer to Chapter 52.

  • 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 39.1.1, Section 39.1.4, and Chapter 36.

  • 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 63.2 and Section 63.1.

  • BiHA.

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

    For more information, refer to Section 41.1.4.

  • 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 40.1.

  • 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 the PPEM agent operation.

    For more information, refer to Section 26.4.

  • 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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