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Release 5.8

July 2024

Whats New In Our Products ?

Kelvin UI

  • Kelvin Core UI
    • Core UI now has Enterprise and Professional editions offering a set of user functionality each to the end-user;
    • Applications can now create evidences for recommendations, at the moment Dynacards are supported and shown inside each recommendation;
    • User session now refreshes properly which removes the need for constant authentication;
    • Users can now access the API Specification from the support menu;
    • Significant improvements to Data Explorer;
    • Overall improvements and bug fixing.
  • Kelvin Edge UI
    • Web application running on each cluster allowing the user to access and fully manage the cluster's workloads.

Kelvin API

  • A new API, designed for every edge cluster, has been introduced. This API is protected by custom authentication and offers a range of features, including:
    • Workload management:
      • Features;
        • Start.
        • Stop.
        • Delete.
        • Import.
        • View/Download logs.
        • Update workload configuration.
        • Update workload system.
        • View workload telemetry.
    • Apply staged workload.
    • Cluster information.
    • Node listing.
    • Service listing.
  • A new API specification has been added to each edge cluster, ensuring seamless integration with the existing services.
  • For the Professional edition, all APIs (server and edge) and cluster services have been adapted to:
    • Restrict certain actions.
    • Implement custom logic.
    • Automatically initiate workload image generation upon deploying a new workload.
  • The Kelvin-provision tool has been updated to accommodate the changes in cluster services, featuring commands for:
    • Listing workloads
    • Deleting workloads (new command)
    • Importing workloads
  • The workload-worker was refactored to generate workload images using a more efficient method, offering improved performance and reliability. This update also includes support for multi-architecture images.
  • Additionally, the time-series API has seen a significant 60% performance boost.
  • Overall, this update brings numerous improvements and bug fixes.

Kelvin SDK

  • Edge:
    • Added DataTag Object to the SDK
      • Asynchronous Creation (basically works the same way as Parameters)

Whats New in our Documentation ?

  • Created full API Reference site for Edge API
  • Added new Gathering System Optimization video example in Use Cases
  • Added new section on the new Edge API including;
    • Overview
    • Authentication
    • Pagination
    • Reference
  • Added new Edge UI section including;
    • Overview
    • Installing Edge Services
    • Managing User Credentials
    • Login to Edge Services
    • Edge UI Dashboard
    • Deploy Workload
    • Start / Stop Workload
    • Delete Workload
  • Added new Main Menu item Kelvin including;
    • Version Comparison
    • Enterprise Overview
    • Professional Overview
  • Added new Recommendation View and Actions page in Operations - Assets Menu
  • Added new Recommendation View and Actions page in Operations - SmartApps™ Menu
  • Added new Recommendation View and Actions page in Operations - Data Explorer Menu
  • Added new View Recommendations for Assets section in Operations Tools
  • Added new Action a Recommendation for Assets section in Operations Tools
  • Added new Video Tutorial on the Overview of the Edge UI and API
  • Updated page on Deploying Kelvin SmartApps™ in Developer Tools
  • Updated page on Update a Workload in Developer Tools
  • Updated page on Deploy Workload Offline in Developer Tools
  • Updated page on Start/Stop a Workload in Developer Tools
  • Updated page on Delete Workload in Developer Tools
  • Updated page on Last Recommendations in Operation Tools
  • Updated page Kelvin SmartApp™ -
  • Updated page Produce Recommendations with Dynacards for Kelvin SmartApps™ in developer Tools
  • Updated page Produce Recommendations with Dynacards for Docker App in developer Tools
  • Updated Kelvin API Overview page in Developer Tools
  • Updated Kelvin API Overview with the new menu item available
  • Updated new favicon
  • Updated abbreviations for popup tooltips
  • All screenshots updated with latest look and feel.
  • Replace v5.7 with v5.8 Kelvin API reference file
  • General improvements