BRIX On-Premises 2023.10 includes all the BRIX SaaS 2023.10 updates, as well as the following changes:
1. Updated licensing system: The new licensing system aims to make license protection more reliable while meeting the security service requirements. This update is only for the On-premises edition.
- For users, activation procedures and the interface remain unchanged.
- Machine data has been replaced with infrastructure data.
- During infrastructure setup, it's recommended to use a trial key, as it doesn't require platform reactivation when reconfiguring the infrastructure. The maximum activation period for a trial key is one month.
- For commercial use, a commercial key is recommended. Note that infrastructure reconfiguration might require platform reactivation.
- Activation keys now are valid for 15 days from the date of generation.
- Node activation for the Enterprise edition is no longer required. Any node can perform the license check.
- Removed the option "Show Cluster Servers" in the Administration > License Management.
- Clients updating to version 2023.10 from earlier versions will see a message in Administration > License Management about the need to update the activation key.
- The key must be updated before upgrading the platform to version 2024.4, as the old licensing system will no longer be supported.
- Only the platform needs reactivation; system and business solutions do not.
2. Added the option to choose between OnlyOffice and R7 Office editions during the installation of BRIX add-ons.
3. Updated the configuration method of the BRIX platform for installing custom microservices.
4. Added two add-ons (Addons) for BRIX Enterprise: Loki for log collection and Tempo for trace collection. Details on installation, configuration, and use will soon be available in the help section.
5. Updated the Monitoring addon (Prometheus + Grafana): Added several BRIX application dashboards, improved the dashboard delivery system for installing multiple BRIX instances in a single Kubernetes cluster.
6. To monitor all BRIX instances in a cluster, one Monitoring, one Loki, and one Tempo will be required. More details can be found in the help guide at https://brix365.com/en/help/install-monitoring-tools.html.