Wrapping up our theme of fast cats, this release is named after the snow leopard. The snow leopard, a close relative of the tiger, lives at high elevations and is adept at moving quickly in steep, rocky terrain. When pursuing prey downhill, a snow leopard can leap up to 50 feet at a time. Check out all the improvements we’ve made in our snow leopard release to help you keep your cool!
Playwright & Puppeteer
New Chrome Web Test
We are excited to introduce a new Chrome option, "Chrome (New)”, for Web tests. This option leverages Catchpoint's new Playwright monitor and ensures tests are run on the latest Chrome version available in our Playwright package. We encourage you to use it going forward.
The Playwright-based “Chrome (New)” monitor will replace the existing Chrome monitor later in 2025. Existing Chrome tests will be automatically converted to this new monitor to ensure a seamless transition. We’ll share further details and timing in the new year.
Precise Script Error Location in Record
For Playwright and Puppeteer tests, the Records page now displays the exact line where a script failure occurred. This enhancement allows you to quickly pinpoint and address issues in your scripts. Additionally, the error messages provide more detailed information, making it easier to understand and resolve errors efficiently.
Chrome Version in Records Page
Also for Playwright and Puppeteer tests, we are now including the Chrome browser version on the Records page, when viewing the results of a test using the Chrome monitor. This update helps you keep track of the browser version being used, ensuring compatibility and aiding in troubleshooting.
NOTE: These changes are dependent on Agent release, which will be rolled out to public nodes in January.
BGP Smartboard Improvements
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a key protocol enabling the routing of data across the internet. It provides the most efficient path from one network to another, ensuring that internet traffic is routed effectively and reliably.
Path Changes in Timeline
We are introducing an improved timeline that visually represents BGP path changes in conjunction with withdrawals and announcements. This enhancement allows network administrators to quickly identify and diagnose issues by providing a clear and detailed view of routing events, making it easier to pinpoint the root cause of any disruptions in the network.
Filters in Command Bar
New filtering capabilities allow you to filter by Peers, ASNs (Autonomous System Numbers), and Prefixes, providing a more granular and customizable view of BGP routing paths. You can also quickly toggle the view to show everything or just path changes.
Isolated Peers View
The new Isolated Peer view enables swift identification and filtering of peers lacking a path to the advertised prefix. It is particularly useful for detecting routing changes.
Inherit & Add Alerts
The Inherit and Add Alert option in Folder and Test Properties has been enhanced to display any inherited alerts and their respective recipients. This makes it easier to see what alerts are being inherited from a higher-level container, so you can avoid configuring redundant alerts. Below the list of inherited alerts, you can add new alerts with either new or existing recipients.
Tracing
Alerts
You can now proactively monitor the performance of your systems and services by setting up tracing alerts.
Tracing alerts can help you identify and address problems before they affect user experience. By setting up warning and critical thresholds for your chosen metrics, you can monitor the overall health of your system or an individual service, and highlight any anomalies. Alerts can be sent to the email recipients or webhooks of your choosing, and you can view the list of triggered alerts in the Alert log.
Service Smartboard
You can now reduce MTTI and MTTR by monitoring the health and availability of a traced service via Smartboard. When you select a traced service as the data-source in Smartboard, you will be able to:
- View the most time-consuming endpoint and endpoint with the highest number of errors for the selected timeframe.
- View the list of endpoints and transactions associated with the selected service.
- View the service map, which displays the inbound and outbound services associated with the selected service.
- View the trace map, trace chart, and span details of each transaction.
Additional Features
- Global Audit Log data is now available via our REST API using the get/v3.3/globalauditlog/metadata endpoint.
- The newly added Duration column in the Records blade now displays INP (Interaction to Next Paint, making it easier for you to identify the least-performant element. To provide further clarity, details on how INP is calculated are included. at the bottom of the blade.
- Internet Sonar now reports Azure regions in China.
- Endpoint alerts: You can now view the list of endpoints on which a Test Alert is triggered.
- You can now delete Tests and Alerts configured on Endpoints from the Control Center.
- Rest API support has been added to retrieve details of Tracing systems, services and alerts.
Bug Fixes
- Resolved an issue where ISP incidents detected by Sonar lasted too long.
- Fixed an issue where Enterprise Node run rate showed 0% for nodes with no tests scheduled.
- RUM - SSL metric is now being displayed under Request Components when Ajax Data is enabled in Explorer.
- Updated the rounding method in the INP value present in Records.
Catchpoint Agent Release
Some of the features in the release (where noted) require the latest version of the Catchpoint Agent to be running on the selected Node. The Catchpoint Agent rollout involves two dimensions:
- Public Nodes managed by Catchpoint: Agent rollout on public nodes takes place in stages following each release. Agent release announcements are posted here: https://nodestatus.catchpoint.com.
- Private Enterprise Nodes managed by customers: Customers can upgrade Enterprise Nodes any time at their convenience. We advise customers to upgrade Enterprise nodes promptly after each release to benefit from the new feature functionality.
- Instructions for upgrading Enterprise nodes can be found in the help documentation.