Aerospike Database Release Notes 6.2

Aerospike Database Release Notes 6.2, November 17, 2022

Aerospike Database software version 6.2 is now available.

New in this version

Features

Starting with server 6.2, Aerospike Database supports 64-bit ARM processors compatible with the ARMv8.2-A instruction set (Neoverse N1 microarchitecture), such as AWS Graviton2 processors. This augments support for 64-bit Intel/AMD processors compatible with x86-64-v2 microarchitectures.

Breaking changes

• Removed support for Debian 9
• Server 6.2 for ARM64 does not support LuaJit.
  • FFI module is not present in server 6.2.
  • Aerospike server 6.2 supports the standard Lua 5.1 interpreter.

CAUTION
A new package naming convention will affect download automation for new versions of the server, tools, Prometheus Exporter, C client. Refer to the Frequently Asked Quesitons for details.

Prerequisites and notes

• For upgrade instructions, refer to Upgrade or Repair Server
• For special upgrade instructions, refer to Special Upgrades

Product lifecycle updates

Long-term Support (LTS) releases are maintained and supported for 2.5 years (30 months). Interim releases are maintained and supported for 15 months.

Known limitations

See Server Known Issues Reference

Last updated on Nov 18, 2022