This topic describes the release notes for ApsaraDB for Redis and provides links to the relevant references.
Release notes of minor versions
July 2022
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Parameter configuration export and import | Parameter configurations can be imported to and exported from an ApsaraDB for Redis instance as a file. | 2022-07-05 | All regions | Modify parameters of an instance |
June 2022
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Password-free access | The password-free access feature is available for storage-optimized instances of ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) that are deployed in a virtual private cloud (VPC). For more information, see Storage-optimized instances. | 2022-06-09 | All regions | Enable password-free access |
May 2022
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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ApsaraDB for Redis Community Edition instances that run Redis 7.0 and use cloud disks | ApsaraDB for Redis Community Edition instances that run Redis 7.0 and use cloud disks are available. | 2022-05-27 | All regions | |
ApsaraDB for Redis Community Edition instances that run Redis 5.0 or 6.0 and use cloud disks | ApsaraDB for Redis Community Edition instances that run Redis 5.0 or 6.0 and use cloud disks are available on the international site (alibabacloud.com). | 2022-05-27 | South Korea (Seoul) | |
Recycle bin | The recycle bin feature is available for ApsaraDB for Redis instances that use cloud disks. ApsaraDB for Redis provides a recycle bin to store ApsaraDB for Redis instances that are expired, overdue, and released. You can unlock, recreate, or permanently delete instances in the recycle bin. | 2022-05-05 | All regions | Manage instances in the recycle bin |
April 2022
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Data synchronization and data migration for ApsaraDB for Redis instances that use cloud disks | Data Transmission Service (DTS) can be used to migrate and synchronize data for ApsaraDB for Redis instances that use cloud disks. | 2022-04-21 | All regions | |
Cluster master-replica instances that contain proxy nodes | ApsaraDB for Redis cloud disk-based instances can be created with proxy nodes. Proxy nodes allow you to change the architecture of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance, balance loads, route commands, and use multiple databases in cluster mode. | 2022-04-21 | All regions | Features of proxy nodes |
New region | ApsaraDB for Redis instances that use cloud disks are available in the South Korea (Seoul) region. | 2022-04-14 | All regions | None |
Backup set | Backup sets can be used to restore data and clone databases for ApsaraDB for Redis instances that use cloud disks. | 2022-04-07 | All regions | Restore data from a backup set to a new instance |
March 2022
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Latency insight | The latency insight feature of CloudDBA is supported. CloudDBA provides the latency insight feature to collect latency statistics of all commands that are run and custom events that are executed on databases in an ApsaraDB for Redis instance. The statistics are accurate to microseconds. | 2022-03-24 | All regions | Latency insight |
TairSearch | TairSearch is supported. TairSearch is a full-text search module developed in-house based on Redis modules instead of Lucene or other open source search engine software libraries. TairSearch uses query syntax that is similar to that of Elasticsearch. | 2022-03-11 | All regions | TairSearch |
February 2022
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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TairCpc | TairCpc is supported. TairCpc is a data structure developed based on the compressed probability counting (CPC) sketch. It allows you to perform high-performance computing on sampled data with a small amount of memory. | 2022-02-25 | All regions | TairCpc |
TairTS | TairTS is supported. TairTS is a time series data structure that is developed on top of Redis modules. This data structure provides low-latency and high-concurrency in-memory read and write access, supports fast filtering and aggregate queries, and has both storage and computing capabilities. TairTS simplifies the processing of time series data and significantly improves performance. | 2022-02-18 | All regions | TairTS |
January 2022
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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New zone | ApsaraDB for Redis is available in the following zones:
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2022-01-27 | All regions | None |
Export of instance details | Export of instance details is supported on the Overview page of the ApsaraDB for Redis console. On the Overview page, you can export the data of all instances within your account at a time or export the data of instances filtered by region or zone. | 2022-01-05 | All regions | Overview page of ApsaraDB for Redis |
November 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Overview page | The overview page is released in the ApsaraDB for Redis console. The overview page displays the instance dashboard, resource distribution, scheduled events, and product updates, and provides quick access to common documentations. | 2021-11-24 | All regions | Overview page of ApsaraDB for Redis |
October 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Proxy node | Proxy nodes are available for persistent memory-optimized instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) that use the cluster architecture. Proxy nodes allow you to change the architecture of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance and use a cluster instance in the same manner as you use a standard instance. You can migrate the data of a standard instance to a cluster instance that has proxy nodes without the need to modify the code. This reduces costs. | 2021-10-20 | All regions | Features of proxy nodes |
September 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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TairRoaring |
The TairRoaring data structure is developed on top of Roaring bitmaps of Tair. TairRoaring uses two-level indexes and introduces multiple dynamic containers. TairRoaring also adopts optimization methods such as single instruction, multiple data (SIMD), vectorization, and popcount to provide less memory consumption and deliver higher computing efficiency for collections. |
2021-09-13 | All regions | TairRoaring |
Bandwidth auto scaling | The bandwidth auto scaling feature is available for instances. This feature can monitor the average bandwidth usage in real time and adjust the bandwidth based on the specified policy. This feature allows you to efficiently handle expected and unexpected traffic peaks and improve your business performance. | 2021-09-07 | All regions | Enable bandwidth auto scaling |
August 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) | TDE is available for performance-enhanced instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair). For more information about performance-enhanced instances, see Performance-enhanced instances.To ensure data security and compliance, you can use TDE to encrypt and decrypt Redis Database (RDB) files. | 2021-08-27 | All regions | Enable TDE |
Password-free access | Password-free access can be enabled for a persistent memory-optimized instance of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) that is deployed in a VPC. This way, clients in the same VPC can connect to the instance without using passwords. After password-free access is enabled, you can still use a username and a password to connect to the instance. For more information about persistent memory-optimized instances, see Persistent memory-optimized instances. | 2021-08-16 | All regions | Enable password-free access |
Enhanced feature for scheduled events | The switchover time of a scheduled event can be changed to the current time or a scheduled time. You can also specify the global scheduler to manage the switchover time of multiple scheduled events. | 2021-08-05 | All regions | Query and manage pending events |
Visual management | Databases of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) can be efficiently managed
in the Data Management (DMS) console without the need to install a client.
Note This feature is unavailable for persistent memory-optimized instances that use the
cluster architecture. For more information about persistent memory-optimized instances,
see Persistent memory-optimized instances. For more information about the cluster architecture, see Cluster master-replica instances.
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2021-08-04 | All regions | Log on to an ApsaraDB for Redis instance by using DMS |
July 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Persistent memory-optimized instance | Persistent memory-optimized instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) are available. These instances adopt persistent memory, provide native command-level persistence capabilities, and are compatible with most Redis data structures and APIs. Compared with ApsaraDB for Redis Community Edition instances, persistent memory-optimized instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) can reduce costs by up to 30% and reach 90% of the read/write throughput. They are suitable for scenarios in which a large amount of hot and warm data needs to be stored and queried with high performance at low costs. | 2021-07-27 |
China (Hangzhou) China (Shanghai) China (Beijing) China (Zhangjiakou) |
Persistent memory-optimized instances |
Storage-optimized instance | Storage-optimized instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) are available. These instances are developed based on enhanced SSDs (ESSDs), provide native command-level persistence capabilities, and are compatible with core Redis data structures and APIs. Compared with ApsaraDB for Redis Community Edition instances, storage-optimized instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) can reduce costs by up to 85%. They are suitable for scenarios in which an ultra-large amount of warm and cold data needs to be stored and queried with moderate performance at ultra-low costs. | 2021-07-27 |
China (Hangzhou) China (Shanghai) China (Beijing) China (Zhangjiakou) |
Storage-optimized instances |
Key analytics | The key analytics feature is supported. This feature displays the large keys and hotkeys in ApsaraDB for Redis instances in real time. It also allows you to view the historical large keys and hotkeys within the last four days. This feature helps you obtain information, such as the memory usage and access frequency of keys, that can be used to optimize your instances. | 2021-07-16 | All regions | Use the real-time key statistics feature |
TairZset | TairZset developed by Alibaba Cloud is supported. This data structure allows you to sort score data of the DOUBLE type with respect to different dimensions. This data structure improves the data processing efficiency and is easy to use on the client side because you do not need to encode, decode, or encapsulate data. | 2021-07-14 | All regions | TairZset |
Data flashback | The data flashback feature is available for performance-enhanced instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair). This feature allows you to restore data of a specified key to a specified point in time that is accurate to the second. More fine-grained data restoration prevents data loss that is caused by accidental operations to the maximum extent and protects your business data. For more information about performance-enhanced instances, see Performance-enhanced instances. | 2021-07-07 | All regions | Use data flashback to restore data by point in time |
Bandwidth adjustment | The bandwidth adjustment feature is supported. This feature allows you to efficiently handle expected and unexpected traffic peaks and improve your business performance. | 2021-07-06 | All regions | Adjust the bandwidth of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance |
June 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Global Distributed Cache for Redis | Global Distributed Cache for Redis is available. Global Distributed Cache for Redis is an active geo-redundancy database system that is developed by Alibaba Cloud based on ApsaraDB for Redis. Global Distributed Cache for Redis provides the geo-replication capabilities that facilitate remote disaster recovery and active geo-redundancy to reduce the latency for cross-region access. | 2021-06-18 | All regions | Overview |
New edition of the audit log feature | A new version of the audit log feature is available. The new version is integrated with Log Service and allows you to query, analyze, and export log data. The new version helps you gain insights into the security and performance of ApsaraDB for Redis instances. | 2021-06-11 | All regions | Enable the new audit log feature |
May 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Enhanced encryption | The SSL encryption feature is supported. You can use Terraform to enable SSL encryption for ApsaraDB for Redis instances. | 2021-05-17 | All regions | |
Proxy query cache | The proxy query cache feature is supported. After this feature is enabled for an ApsaraDB for Redis instance, the proxy nodes of the instance can cache the requests and responses for hotkeys. If the same requests are received from a client, the proxy nodes retrieve the responses to the requests from the cache and send the responses to the client. This feature helps prevent requests from being skewed by hotkeys. | 2021-05-14 | All regions | Use proxy query cache to address issues caused by hotkeys |
CreateInstance | The following parameters are added to the CreateInstance operation of ApsaraDB for
Redis:
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2021-05-12 | All regions | CreateInstance |
April 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Optimized performance monitoring | The performance monitoring feature is optimized to adjust the layout of monitored metrics and reduce response time. This improves user experience. For more information, see Announcement: performance monitoring upgraded. | 2021-04-09 | All regions |
March 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Diagnostic report | The diagnostic report feature is supported. This feature helps you evaluate the health status of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance based on the performance, distribution of skewed requests, and slow logs. The health status provides a reference for you to identify exceptions in the instance. | 2021-03-10 | All regions |
February 2021
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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VPC or vSwitch change | The VPC or vSwitch of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance can be changed. You can migrate an ApsaraDB for Redis instance to the VPC of an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance. This way, the ApsaraDB for Redis instance and the ECS instance can communicate with each other at minimal latency. | 2021-02-26 | All regions | Change the VPC or vSwitch of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance |
October 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Pending event and history event | The pending event and history event features are supported. You can query details about the O&M events of ApsaraDB for Redis instances and change the scheduled switchover time of each event. The details of an event include the type, considerations, and affected instances of the event. | 2020-10-23 | All regions |
September 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Task progress bar | The task progress bar feature is supported. When you perform time-consuming tasks,
you can view the progress information about the tasks in the ApsaraDB for Redis console.
To view the progress information about a task, you must log on to the ApsaraDB for
Redis console and click the ![]() |
2020-09-24 | All regions | None |
Optimized parameter setting | More Redis commands are supported for the #no_loose_disabled-commands parameter. This parameter is used to specify disabled commands. | 2020-09-23 | All regions |
August 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Optimized slow log | Client IP addresses can be recorded in the slow logs of cluster instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair). You can use the recorded client IP addresses to troubleshoot issues. | 2020-08-28 | All regions | View slow logs |
Optimized metric | New metrics are added to improve the stability and response speed of the performance monitoring feature. These metrics include the total number of keys, CPU utilization, used memory capacity, and memory usage. The original metrics that are used to monitor the response time of commands have been phased out from all monitoring groups. | 2020-08-11 | All regions |
July 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Data flashback | The data flashback feature is available for performance-enhanced instances of the ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair). You can use this feature to restore the data of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance to a specific point in time that is within the last seven days. This feature helps you simplify O&M operations, protect your data in real time, and prevent data loss that is caused by accidental operations. | 2020-07-29 | All regions | Use data flashback to restore data by point in time |
Optimized support for security groups of ECS instances | The number of host IP addresses that are allowed in each ECS security group is no longer limited. | 2020-07-29 | All regions | Configure whitelists |
Transport Layer Security (TLS) version selection | Earlier TLS versions can be selected based on security compliance and business requirements. The default TLS version is TLS 1.0. | 2020-07-28 | All regions | Configure SSL encryption |
June 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Optimized scaling for instances | The scaling feature is optimized for instances. The optimized feature allows you to change instance configurations with minimum downtime if the number of shards remains unchanged. | 2020-06-30 | All regions | None |
Optimized instance filtering | ApsaraDB for Redis instances can be filtered by zone on the Instances page in the ApsaraDB for Redis console. | 2020-06-30 | All regions | None |
Optimized endpoint change | The classic network endpoint of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance can be changed. | 2020-06-30 | All regions | Change the endpoint or port number of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance |
April 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Optimized instance restart | The minor version of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance can be updated when the instance restarts. | 2020-04-24 | All regions | Restart one or more ApsaraDB for Redis instances |
March 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Release of classic network endpoints | The classic network endpoint of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance that runs in a VPC can be manually released. | 2020-03-20 | All regions | Release a classic network endpoint |
Cloning of cluster instances | An ApsaraDB for Redis cluster instance can be cloned from backup sets. | 2020-03-20 | All regions | Backup and restoration solutions |
February 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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New audit log feature | A new version of the audit log feature is available. | 2020-02-29 | All regions | Enable the new audit log feature |
Increased number of security groups that can be added as whitelists | The number of security groups that can be added as whitelists for an ApsaraDB for Redis instance is increased to 10. | 2020-02-28 | All regions | Add security groups |
Zhangjiakou Zone C | ApsaraDB for Redis is available in Zhangjiakou Zone C. | 2020-02-13 | All regions | None |
Zhangjiakou Zone B | ApsaraDB for Redis is available in Zhangjiakou Zone B. | 2020-02-07 | All regions | None |
January 2020
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Multi-threaded proxy node | Multi-threaded proxy nodes are available for ApsaraDB for Redis. The multi-threading technique improves processing performance, reduces the number of proxy nodes that are required in a large cluster instance, and improves service stability. | 2020-01-10 | All regions | None |
December 2019
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Hangzhou Zone I | ApsaraDB for Redis is available in Hangzhou Zone I. | 2019-12-31 | China (Hangzhou) | None |
Append-only file (AOF) persistence | AOF persistence can be enabled or disabled for an ApsaraDB for Redis instance. | 2019-12-23 | All regions | Disable AOF persistence |
Beijing Zone H | ApsaraDB for Redis is available in Beijing Zone H. | 2019-12-20 | China (Beijing) | None |
Qingdao Zone B and Qingdao Zone C | ApsaraDB for Redis is available in Qingdao Zone B and Qingdao Zone C. | 2019-12-17 | China (Qingdao) | None |
ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) | ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) is available. Compared with ApsaraDB for Redis Community Edition, ApsaraDB for Redis Enhanced Edition (Tair) provides higher performance, more data structures, and more storage methods. | 2019-12-09 | All regions | Overview |
November 2019
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Eviction of expired keys | The expired keys of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance can be evicted with a few clicks. | 2019-11-30 | All regions | Delete data |
Resource group | ApsaraDB for Redis instances can be created in resource groups, and the created instances can be managed based on resource groups. | 2019-11-30 | All regions | Create a resource group |
June 2019
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Port number change | The port number that is associated with an endpoint of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance can be changed. | 2019-06-30 | All regions | Change the endpoint or port number of an ApsaraDB for Redis instance |
Public endpoint | A public endpoint can be allocated to an ApsaraDB for Redis instance. You can use the public endpoint to access the instance over the Internet. | 2019-06-30 | All regions | Use a public endpoint to connect to an ApsaraDB for Redis instance |
May 2019
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Tag management | Tags can be added to ApsaraDB for Redis instances, and instances can be classified by tag. | 2019-05-14 | All regions | Create tags |
April 2019
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Private IP address added to a whitelist | The private IP addresses of existing ECS instances can be added to a whitelist on the Whitelist Settings page. | 2019-04-27 | All regions | Step 2: Configure whitelists |
February 2019
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Cross-zone migration | An ApsaraDB for Redis instance can be migrated across zones in a region. | 2019-02-28 | All regions | Migrate an instance across zones |
January 2019
Item | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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Jakarta Zone A and Jakarta Zone B | ApsaraDB for Redis is available in Jakarta Zone A and Jakarta Zone B. | 2019-01-17 | Indonesia (Jakarta) | None |
Hangzhou Zone H and Hangzhou Zone I | ApsaraDB for Redis is available in Hangzhou Zone H and Hangzhou Zone I. | 2019-01-10 | China (Hangzhou) | None |