GAS 6.00 new features

A summary of new features and changes in functionality introduced with Genero Application Server (GAS) 6.00.

Important:

This page covers only those new features introduced with the Genero Application Server (GAS) version specified in the page title. Check prior new features pages if you migrate from an earlier version. Make sure to also read the upgrade guide corresponding to this version.

Corresponding upgrade guide: GAS 6.00 upgrade guide.

Previous new features guide: GAS 5.01 new features.

Table 1. Engine and Architecture
Overview Reference
The GAS supports a new framework for collecting and storing metrics for integration with a monitoring platform such as Prometheus. See Monitoring the GAS with Prometheus.
The Genero Identity Provider (GIP) has been enhanced to collect Prometheus metrics via the GAS. See Prometheus metrics for GIP (via GAS) and GIP metrics
The Genero delegation services in the FGLGWS that implement OpenID‑Connect, OAuth2, and SAML have enhancements that collect Prometheus metrics through GAS. See
Introducing resources to support Prometheus metrics for the GAS:
  • res.prometheus.address
  • res.prometheus.enabled
  • res.prometheus.port
  • res.prometheus.rq_duration.buckets
 See New GAS resources to support Prometheus
Introducing the PROMETHEUS element to configure the collection of Prometheus metrics. See PROMETHEUS
Introducing the COLLECTOR element to configure the connection details for the Prometheus server. See COLLECTOR
Introducing the HISTOGRAM_BUCKETS element to define bucket ranges for Prometheus histogram metrics. See HISTOGRAM_BUCKETS
Log rotation in the GAS automatically rotates logs daily at local midnight. See Daily log rotation for long-running processes and Log files.
The ACCESS_HEADER element (added as a child of DELEGATE) allows you to define a specific header used by an IdP for the access token. See ACCESS_HEADER
Systemd service templates support User= and Group= directives for dispatcher processes on Linux systems, allowing you to specify the user and group that run the dispatcher process. See Systemd service template
Starting at 6.00.01
The ACCESS_CONTROL element is supported in PROMETHEUS configuration to control access to the metrics endpoint. See PROMETHEUS and ACCESS_CONTROL
Retransmission requests are recorded in the uaproxy log. See
GAS now records the current log category at the start of each log file and updates it whenever the category changes or gasadmin reset-log is executed. See Log category entries added to GAS logs
Note:

The new features listed in this topic are available in the latest version of the GAS. Contact your support channel for more details.