Hi,
In the documantation is stated:
An Elasticsearch cluster must be available using version 6.8.0 or higher, but lower than 7.0. For information on how to configure an Elasticsearch cluster, see Configuring the Elasticsearch database.
is this still the case? Since the latest version is 8.5.
Hi Gerwin,
In the current releases there is no support for Elastic 7 or Elastic 8.
In the upcoming 10.3 main release there will however be support for the supported versions of OpenSearch. Which is a fork from Elastic and thus an alternative for this. Snapshot restore between Elastic and OpenSearch is compatible for those looking to make the transition.
In the meantime we will further evaluate dependencies which are nearing or have reached the end of their support.
Simon, can you summarise challenges in DataMiner supporting Elasticsearch 7.x and 8.x versions for everyone’s understanding?
The main technical challenge in supporting new versions is the fact that Elastic has a tendency to have a whole swathe of breaking changes between major versions. i.e. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.17/breaking-changes-7.0.html
So, when the time came to support a newer version we decided to pursue OpenSearch first, given its evolution as a fully FOSS offering and ongoing support on AWS.
Addendum:
Along with compatibility with a local OpenSearch, we’re also introducing compatibility with AWS OpenSearch Service.
For those that would prefer a managed storage service in the cloud, rather than self hosting this.