Automate 2 version 20190711110747 Released!

We are delighted to announce the availability of version 20190711110747 of Chef Automate 2.

Upgrade Impact

ICYMI: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 20190410001346, please read our Important Compliance Outage Announcement.

New Features

  • You Get a Compliance Update!: Compliance profiles are now available for the following platforms and versions:
    • STIG Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, v2.2 (Cat 1, 2, and 3)
    • STIG Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, v002.003 (Cat 1, 2, and 3)
    • STIG Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, v001.023 (Cat 1, 2, and 3)
    • STIG Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 MS, v002.015
    • STIG Microsoft Windows Server 2016, v001.009

Improvements

  • Filled In: An array of each profile's basic metadata - name, version, sha, status - will now be included as part of each node entry, and available to retrieve via API.
  • Adjust as Needed: Each maximum number of bundled Chef Client Runs (CCR) and Chef server action messages during ingestion now can be configured in Automate.

Bug Fixes

  • Character Trouble: Duplicate node names with uppercase characters no longer cause the Client Runs export functionality to go into an infinite loop.

How to Upgrade

By default Chef Automate 2 will automatically upgrade to this new version. If you have disabled automatic upgrades you can manually initiate an upgrade by running:

chef-automate upgrade run

As always, we welcome your feedback and invite you to contact us directly or share your feedback online. Thanks for using Chef Automate 2!