Java Agent 2.21.7

Released on: 
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 12:06
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Fixes

This is a bugfix release for the legacy Java SE5 version of the agent. Unless you are a Java SE5 user, use the latest version of the New Relic Java agent.

  • Fixed an issue that in rare cases could cause the agent to cease reporting data until JVM restart.

Known issues

  • X-ray sessions sometimes return no transaction traces. Many x-ray session runs can cause a memory leak.

  • Play framework

    • Higher overhead with Play 2 than later releases.
    • Does not work properly with Play 2.2
    • Counts akka.actor.ActorKilledException as an error.
    • Play transaction does not complete until timeout expires
    • When using Play, ignoreTransaction call does not take effect
  • In some cases running Weblogic, the Java agent fails certificate validation when connecting to New Relic. This may require a workaround.
  • This release contains some inconsistencies in the instrumentation of Hibernate across versions.
  • This release requires a workaround to use SSL with WebSphere.
  • Potential memory leak when app continually creates ClassLoaders.
  • Rare memory leak if agent does not report to New Relic for an extended period.
  • When running IBM JVM without WebSphere, you must set the sync_startup flag set to true in the common section of newrelic.yml: sync_startup: true.

Workaround

If you require a workaround for one of these issues, please open a ticket at support.newrelic.com.