New Features
- Feature #672: This release of the .NET agent enables distributed tracing by default, and deprecates cross application tracing. (#700)
- Feature #671: The maximum number of samples stored for span events can be configured via the
spanEvents.maximumSamplesStoredconfiguration in thenewrelic.configor theNEW_RELIC_SPAN_EVENTS_MAX_SAMPLES_STOREDenvironment variable.(#701) - Feature #703: Increases the default maximum number of samples stored for span events from 1000 to 2000.(#705)
- Feature #532: Adds environment variables for log level
NEWRELIC_LOG_LEVELand directoryNEWRELIC_LOG_DIRECTORYto allow better control of logs for the agent and the profiler. (#717)
Fixes
- Fixes issue #707: In 8.40.1 SQL explain plans are not being captured for parameterized SQL statements. (#708)
- Fixes issue #502: Agent encountering serialization error (#715)
- Fixes issue #679: Update gRPC libraries from 2.35.0 to 2.40.0 to reduce installation size (#721)
Deprecations/Removed Features
- Cross application tracing is now deprecated, and disabled by default. To continue using it, enable it with
crossApplicationTracer.enabled = trueanddistributedTracing.enabled = false. - Issue #667, 668, #669: previously deprecated agent configuration options are now disabled. See the migration guide for details.
- Issue #666: previously deprecated agent APIs have been removed, and disabled in the Agent. Disabled APIs will log a warning when invoked by old versions of the .NET agent API. See the migration guide for details. (#687)
- Issue #702 Deprecate instrumentation for Castle.Monorail (#710)
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Support statement
New Relic recommends that you upgrade the agent regularly and at a minimum every 3 months. As of this release, the oldest supported version is .NET agent 8.13.798.0.
Upgrading
- Follow standard procedures to update the .NET agent.
- If you are upgrading from a particularly old agent, review the list of major changes and procedures to upgrade legacy .NET agents.