This topic describes the features of Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch (ES) and updates to related documentation.
2025
December
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
FalconSeek cloud-native kernel | Built on Alibaba Group's self-developed Havenask search engine technology, this kernel deeply enhances the Elasticsearch kernel. It fully supports Elasticsearch syntax and ecosystems while delivering stronger search performance and better cost efficiency. | December 12 |
| Use the FalconSeek cloud-native kernel to accelerate Elasticsearch queries |
October
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
OpenStore storage-compute separation (high-performance search) engine | The OpenStore storage-compute separation engine is a self-developed search engine built by Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch on a shared storage architecture. By separating data storage from compute nodes, it solves problems such as high storage costs in traditional multi-replica architectures and slow scaling due to data migration. It ensures high data availability while enabling fast elastic scaling of resources and reducing storage costs. This engine is suitable for general-purpose or search scenarios. | October 30 |
| OpenStore storage-compute separation (high-performance search) engine |
Configure public access whitelists in batches using whitelist templates | When you need to configure the same IP addresses in the public access whitelist for multiple ES instances, use the whitelist template feature. Create a reusable set of IP addresses (a template), and associate it with multiple ES instances in batches. | October 30 | Singapore | Configure public access whitelists in batches using whitelist templates |
Upgrade v1/v2 architectures to v3 architecture manually or automatically | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch (ES) clusters support three management architectures: basic management (v1 architecture), basic management (v2 architecture), and cloud-native new management (v3 architecture). The v3 architecture delivers comprehensive optimization and significant improvements in product feature iteration, system stability, and security. To get stronger feature support and better service experience, upgrade your v1/v2 architecture to v3 as soon as possible. | October 17 | All regions |
July
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
Event Center enhancements |
| July 25 |
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May
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
Enhanced logging capabilities in the South Korea region | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch International Website adds enhanced logging capabilities in the South Korea region. These include the Indexing Service indexing build service and the OpenStore intelligent hybrid storage service. To use these capabilities, submit a ticket. | May 27 |
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March
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
Add local disk instance types for cold data nodes | For multi-zone instances of Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch version 7.17, cold data nodes can use more cost-effective local disk instance types. To ensure data security, use at least | March 25 |
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Support BBQ quantization for dense vectors | The | March 25 |
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Add cost-effective storage options for data nodes | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch data nodes now support cost-effective storage options. These options allow you to allocate storage resources with higher performance without increasing costs. This feature is suitable for large-scale data scenarios that require high storage performance but have relaxed data availability requirements. To use this feature, submit a ticket. | March 25 |
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February
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
Elasticsearch supports upgrading single-zone instances to multi-zone instances | When you scale up a single-zone instance, you can upgrade it to a multi-zone instance to improve security and stability. | February 25 |
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January
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
Elasticsearch adds event alerts | The Event Center now supports over 20 O&M events, including infrastructure-level system changes, cluster health status, and cluster changes. Configure event alerts using the advanced monitoring alerting service to receive notifications promptly. | January 17 | All regions | |
Elasticsearch Kibana supports authentication with username and password | When accessing Elasticsearch Kibana over the Internet or intranet, authenticate using your Alibaba Cloud account or the password of your Elasticsearch instance. | January 2 | All regions | - |
2024
December
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
Elasticsearch launches in the South Korea (Seoul) region | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch is available in the South Korea (Seoul) region on both the Alibaba Cloud International Website and the Alibaba Cloud China Website. | December 26 | Region: South Korea | - |
November
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Availability | Related documentation and links |
Launch new AMD turbo instance types | New AMD instance types are available for data nodes. Performance improves by over 30% in write and query scenarios. Performance gains are especially significant in vector search scenarios, offering enterprise users more cost-effective instance types. | November 26 | Alibaba Cloud China Website All versions |
September
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Publishing Scope | Related documentation and links |
Elasticsearch 8.15 new version launches | Elasticsearch version 8.15 is now available. Integrated with the AI search open platform, it includes built-in AI model services such as document parsing, document chunking, vectorization, query analysis, reranking, and large language models. You can use these services via the Inference API. It also supports int4 quantization, saving 8 times the memory capacity. | September 25 | Regions: All regions Version 8.15 |
June
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation and links |
Release ES version 8.13 | ES version 8.13 is released. It is 100% compatible with new open-source features and supports hardware acceleration, achieving several times faster vector write and query performance compared to version 8.9. | June 21 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition |
May
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation and links |
Support downgrading disk space | For high versions such as ES 7.16, 8.5, and 8.9, data node storage space downgrade capability is available. Blue-green deployment further optimizes storage resource costs and provides a friendly scaling experience for cloud users. | May 13 | Regions: All regions Versions: Versions 7.16, 8.5, and 8.9 | |
Support downgrading Kibana node specifications | Kibana node specification downgrade capability is available. This lets you flexibly adjust Kibana specifications based on your needs and provides a friendly scaling experience for cloud users. | May 13 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | - |
March
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation and links |
Support online scaling of storage space | For ES versions deployed in the cloud-native new management (v3) architecture, data node storage space can be scaled online. Nodes do not need to restart during disk scaling, improving efficiency and providing a stable, user-friendly scaling experience. | March 28 | Regions: All regions Versions: Versions 6.7, 7.10, 7.16, 8.5, 8.9, 8.15, and 8.17 | |
Cross-cluster disaster recovery solution launches | Using Network Load Balancer (NLB) and X-Pack Cross-Cluster Replication (CCR), this solution enables cross-cluster synchronization for ES on the cloud. With VPC peering, you can synchronize data between any two cloud-based ES clusters to achieve business disaster recovery. | March 28 | Regions: All regions Versions: ES version 7.7 and later | Use CCR for cross-cluster replication to solve cross-cluster disaster recovery scenarios |
January
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Kibana private network access | For high versions such as ES 7.16, 8.5, and 8.9, Kibana private network access is available. You can flexibly associate vSwitches and security groups, supporting more use cases. | January 5 | Regions: All regions Versions: ES versions 7.16, 8.5, and 8.9 | |
Query performance enhancement for I/O-intensive scenarios | Optimize the OS kernel to improve query performance in I/O-intensive scenarios. New instances created after this feature release automatically have the enhanced capability. Existing instances gain the OS kernel optimization after restarting. | January 5 | Regions: All regions Versions: ES versions 7.16, 8.5, and 8.9 | - |
2023
November
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Product sales page redesign | To improve the purchasing experience for ES users, the product sales page has been redesigned. The step-by-step purchase process has been removed, and some purchase modules have been optimized. | November 17 | Regions: All regions Versions: All ES versions | |
Kernel-enhanced edition brand upgrade | The kernel-enhanced edition is a dedicated cloud kernel branch customized by Alibaba Cloud. Based on multi-scenario cloud application experience, it delivers performance enhancements, improved stability, and cost optimization. Starting November 17, 2023, the log-enhanced edition is upgraded to the kernel-enhanced edition. Existing instances running versions 7.10, 7.16, and 6.7 are automatically upgraded to the kernel-enhanced edition. | November 17 | Regions: All regions Versions: All ES versions | |
New AMD 7th-generation specifications published | New AMD instance types are available for data nodes. Built on a cloud-native architecture, these types improve operational efficiency. They offer up to 25% lower list prices and over 30% better performance in write and query scenarios, providing enterprise users with more cost-effective instance types. | November 16 | Regions: Some regions Versions: ES versions 7.16, 8.5, and 8.9 |
October
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Cancel plugin installation during changes | For high versions such as ES 7.16, 8.5, and 8.9, change flexibility is improved. You can cancel plugin installation during changes to enhance the cloud user experience. | October 10 | Regions: All regions Versions: ES versions 7.16, 8.5, and 8.9 |
September
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Add regions for ES version 8.9 | ES version 8.9 adds support for over 10 regions. These regions are 100% compatible with new open-source features, including using RRF to mix text and vector recall results, built-in ELSER models for semantic search, increasing vector dimensions from 1024 to 2048, and supporting KNN queries across multiple fields. | September 8 | Regions: Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Guangzhou, and others Versions: ES version 8.9 |
August
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
ES version 8.9 latest release | ES version 8.9 is released. It is 100% compatible with new open-source features, including using RRF to mix text and vector recall results, built-in ELSER models for semantic search, increasing vector dimensions from 1024 to 2048, and supporting KNN queries across multiple fields. | August 24 | Region: Zhangjiakou Versions: ES version 8.9 | |
Add regions for ES version 8.5 | ES version 8.5 adds support for the Qingdao region. This region is 100% compatible with new open-source features, including HNSW algorithm-based vector similarity search, time series search, PyTorch model uploads, system index protection, and cluster security. | August 17 | Region: Qingdao Versions: ES version 8.5 |
July
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Enable machine learning by default for ES version 8.5 | Machine learning is now enabled by default for new ES version 8.5 instances. This change lets you more easily use the machine learning features available in recent versions of ES. | July 18 | Regions: All regions Version: Commercial Edition 8.5 | |
Region support added for ES version 8.5 | ES version 8.5 is now available in the Germany (Frankfurt) region. The service in this region is 100% compatible with new open-source features, such as HNSW algorithm-based vector similarity search, time series search, PyTorch model uploads, system index protection, and cluster security. | July 18 | Region: Germany (Frankfurt) Version: Commercial Edition |
May
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Add development and testing instance types | Elasticsearch open-source version 8.5 enhances vector search, index compression, and query optimization. Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch adds development and testing instance types based on version 8.5 to further reduce the entry barrier and testing costs for Elasticsearch. | May 30 | Region: Beijing Versions: General commercial edition version 8.5 | |
Launch service in Beijing Finance Cloud region | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch launches in the Beijing Finance Cloud region, supporting versions 7.10, 7.16, and 8.5. Deployed on a new cloud-native management architecture, it improves cluster creation and operational efficiency. You can activate it on demand. | May 8 | Region: Beijing Finance Cloud Versions: General commercial edition versions 7.10, 7.16, and 8.5 |
April
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Supports shutting down coordinator nodes. | For high Elasticsearch versions such as 7.16 and 8.5, you can unsubscribe from purchased client nodes on the downgrade page to improve elastic scaling experience. | April 20 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition | |
Support enabling HTTPS for instances without client nodes | For high Elasticsearch versions such as 7.16 and 8.5, optimized deployment architecture supports flexible HTTPS activation, improving instance stability and reducing costs. | April 20 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition |
February
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Elasticsearch log-enhanced edition adds support for Singapore region | Elasticsearch log-enhanced edition adds support for the Singapore region. It supports enabling Indexing Service indexing build service and OpenStore intelligent hybrid storage, significantly improving cluster write elasticity and performance. You can optimize Serverless storage costs without pre-planning hot and cold storage space. | February 20 | Region: Singapore Versions: Version 7.10 log-enhanced edition | - |
Add regions for Elasticsearch version 8.5 | Elasticsearch version 8.5 expands to more regions, 100% compatible with new open-source features including HNSW algorithm-based vector similarity search, time series retrieval, PyTorch model uploads, system index protection, and cluster security. For details, see Version feature changes. | February 6 | Regions: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Ulanqab, China (Hong Kong) Versions: Version 8.5 general commercial edition |
January
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Elasticsearch version 8.5 release | Release Elasticsearch version 8.5, 100% compatible with new open-source features including HNSW algorithm-based vector similarity search, time series retrieval, PyTorch model uploads, system index protection, and cluster security. For details, see Version feature changes. | January 16 | Regions: Hangzhou, Zhangjiakou, Indonesia Versions: Version 8.5 general commercial edition |
2022
December
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Add regions for version 7.16 | Elasticsearch version 7.16 launches in Beijing and Hangzhou regions, supporting the TimeStream time-series enhancement engine. Based on a new cloud-native management architecture, it improves cluster creation and operational efficiency, with clusters created in as little as 5 minutes. | December 5 | Regions: Beijing, Hangzhou Versions: Version 7.16 general commercial edition |
November
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Add regions for version 7.16 | Elasticsearch version 7.16 launches in Shanghai and Zhangjiakou regions, supporting the TimeStream time-series enhancement engine. Based on a new cloud-native management architecture, it improves cluster creation and operational efficiency, with clusters created in as little as 5 minutes. | November 24 | Regions: Shanghai, Zhangjiakou Versions: Version 7.16 general commercial edition | |
Release AliES kernel minor version 1.8.0 | Support CRUD operations and downsampling for TimeStream time-series index models. Automatically configure Elasticsearch best practices for time-series scenarios. Support seamless PromQL query integration with Prometheus+Grafana to reduce costs and improve efficiency for Elasticsearch in time-series scenarios. | November 14 | Regions: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhangjiakou Versions: Version 7.10 general commercial edition |
September
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Launch new generation cloud disk instance family | Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen regions introduce a new generation cloud disk instance family covering mainstream specifications. Compared to existing families, costs are reduced by up to 53%, further lowering entry barriers. | September 21 | Regions: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen Versions: All general commercial edition versions | |
Release AliES kernel minor version 1.7.0 | Release Analyticsearch query engine enhancements, significantly improving query performance in general log scenarios. Optimize node network bandwidth overhead under massive throughput. Achieve performance optimizations such as reduced Force Merge duration. | September 20 | Regions: All regions Versions: Version 7.10 |
July
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Launch TimeStream time-series enhancement engine | Support CRUD operations and DownSample for TimeStream time-series index models. Automatically configure Elasticsearch best practices for time-series scenarios. Support PromQL queries for seamless integration with Prometheus+Grafana to reduce costs and improve efficiency for Elasticsearch in time-series scenarios. | July 4 | Regions: Shenzhen, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Ulanqab, China (Hong Kong), subject to console availability Versions: General commercial edition version 7.16 |
June
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Support configuring event alerts | For O&M events already integrated into the Event Center, configure event alerts through the advanced monitoring alerting service to receive timely notifications. | June 28 | Regions: Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Zhangjiakou, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Ulanqab, US East, US West, Japan, India, Indonesia, China (Hong Kong), subject to console availability Versions: All versions | - |
Launch Ulanqab region | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch launches in the Ulanqab region, supporting versions 7.10 and 7.16. Based on a new cloud-native management architecture, it improves cluster creation and operational efficiency, with clusters created in as little as 5 minutes. Activate on demand. | June 27 | Region: Ulanqab Versions: General commercial edition versions 7.10 and 7.16 |
May
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Upgrade change capabilities | View detailed progress and duration for each stage during Elasticsearch changes to promptly identify potential issues. Also view cluster change records and details to compare configurations before and after changes. | May 31 | Regions: All regions (except Guangzhou and Chengdu) Versions: All versions |
April
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
International site supports ESSD cloud disks | Data nodes and dedicated master nodes of Elasticsearch on the international site support ESSD cloud disks. | April 22 | Regions: All international site regions Versions: All versions | |
Optimize custom plugin upload and installation | Support uploading and managing multiple versions of custom plugins with optimized upload verification. | April 22 | Regions: Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen Versions: General commercial edition version 7.16 |
March
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Launch version 7.16 | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch launches version 7.16. Clusters created using the new cloud-native management architecture improve O&M efficiency, with clusters created in as little as 5 minutes. | March 24 | Regions: Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Chengdu Versions: General commercial edition version 7.16 | |
Launch audit log feature | Enable, customize, and collect audit logs. View cluster audit logs in the console log center. | March 23 | Regions: Some China site regions, see Limits for details Version: 7.x | |
Launch Chengdu and Guangzhou regions | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch launches in Chengdu and Guangzhou regions, supporting versions 7.10 and 7.16. Based on a new cloud-native management architecture, it improves cluster creation and operational efficiency, with clusters created in as little as 5 minutes. Activate on demand. | March 16 | Regions: Chengdu, Guangzhou Versions: General commercial edition versions 7.10 and 7.16 |
January
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Release AliES kernel minor version 1.6.0 | Support OpenStore storage version 2.0, launch cold-search plugin, and update aliyun-codec and aliyun-qos plugin features. | January 18 | Regions: All regions Versions: Version 7.10 |
2021
November
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Support specifying change methods | When scaling up Elasticsearch clusters, specify change methods based on business needs, such as blue-green deployment or in-place changes. | November 29 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Support batch node restarts | When restarting nodes, select multiple nodes simultaneously or restart specific node types in batches. | November 29 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions |
July
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Support private instance connections | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch upgrades its network architecture. For clusters created after November 2020 in VPCs under service accounts, support private instance connections to meet specific network access requirements. | July 30 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Support downloading dictionary files | Support downloading corresponding dictionary files when configuring IK tokenizer and synonyms. | July 28 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Support viewing migration progress during cluster changes | Support viewing data migration task progress during Elasticsearch cluster changes to understand cluster change status. | July 19 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions |
May
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
AliES kernel version 1.4.0 release | Release version 2.0 of vector search plugin (aliyun-knn) and upgrade cluster throttling plugin (aliyun-qos). | May 31 | Regions: All regions Versions: Version 7.10 | |
Support scaling up local disk node specifications | Local disk data nodes can scale up specifications without creating new clusters or migrating data. | May 21 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Adjust sales specifications and version limits |
| May 7 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Add large specification data node types with 1:4 and 1:8 ratios | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch adds support for three new large specification data node types:
| May 7 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Add zones | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch and Logstash add four new zones:
For Elasticsearch clusters experiencing inventory shortages in old zones, migrate workloads smoothly to new zones through the console. | May 7 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions |
March
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Support Eyou diagnostic report downloads | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch intelligent O&M system Eyou provides health checks for over twenty diagnostic items including clusters, nodes, and indexes. Support exporting diagnostic reports to comprehensively monitor and record cluster operational status. | March 15 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch version 7.10 release |
| March 15 | Regions: All regions Versions: Version 7.10 |
February
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Support self-service unsubscription | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch supports self-service unsubscription. Log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console, choose Billing > Orders, and go to the Unsubscribe Management page to perform operations. | February 1 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions |
January
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Kibana access security settings |
| January 29 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Elasticsearch instance release protection | When releasing pay-as-you-go instances, the system enters a 24-hour release protection period by default. During this period, you can immediately release or restore instances in the console to prevent accidental deletion and data loss. | January 29 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Support changing Elasticsearch cluster node disk types | Enable changing disk types. Based on business needs, change cluster node storage media on the scaling page. Nodes transition smoothly through blue-green deployment to better support business growth and control costs. | January 29 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Support downgrading Elasticsearch cluster node specifications | After peak business hours, downgrade cluster node specifications on the downgrade page based on business needs and usage watermarks to better support business growth and control costs. Cluster downgrades carry risks. Understand downgrade requirements before proceeding. | January 29 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Support defining instance names during purchase | Support customizing instance names during purchase. After purchase, the name appears in the console instance list. If not set during purchase, the instance name defaults to the instance ID. | January 29 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Beats data collection center supports Filebeat collection of ACK service logs | Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch Beats collection center supports one-click installation and centralized management of Filebeat in Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) clusters. This enables visual configuration of log collection, index lifecycle management, and quick ACK log data ingestion into Elasticsearch. | January 15 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions |
2020
December
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Capacity planning tool | Add a configuration calculator to the purchase page. Based on your business scenario, data volume, and write/query scale, it automatically calculates optimal cluster specifications to help optimize costs and get the best configuration. | December 4 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | None |
November
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Logstash launches on international site | Alibaba Cloud Logstash service launches on the international site. | November 20 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Increase single-node storage capacity | Single-node SSD cloud disks support up to 6 TB. | November 19 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition versions 6.7 and 7.x | |
Version upgrade (5.5 to 5.6) | Support one-click upgrade from version 5.5 to 5.6 for seamless business transition. | November 19 | Regions: All regions Version: 5.5 | |
Cross-major version upgrade (5.6 to 6.3) | Support one-click cross-major version upgrade from 5.6 to 6.3. Upgrade versions based on business needs to use more high-version features. | November 6 | Regions: All regions Versions: Version 5.6 | |
AliES kernel version 1.3.0 |
| November 6 | Regions: All regions Versions: Version 6.7 |
October
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Add a zone | Add nine zones including Hangzhou J and Beijing J. | October 28 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition |
September
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
faster-bulk plugin | Aggregate bulk write requests by specified bulk request size and time intervals to prevent small bulk requests from blocking write queues, effectively improving write throughput. | September 19 | Regions: All regions Versions: Version 6.7.0 |
August
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Subscription to pay-as-you-go conversion | Elasticsearch billing supports converting subscription to pay-as-you-go. | August 7 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | None |
July
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Launch UK (London) region | Elasticsearch and Logstash services launch in the UK (London) region. | July 21 | Region: UK (London) Versions: All general commercial edition versions | |
Release version 7.7 | Support Elasticsearch version 7.7. | July 21 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 7.7.1 |
June
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Logstash pipeline configuration debugging | Support enabling Logstash debugging to view pipeline output results in debug logs for timely configuration and output validation. | June 11 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
AliES kernel version 1.2.0 |
| June 11 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 6.7 | |
aliyun-sql plugin | The aliyun-sql plugin is a server-side SQL parsing plugin developed based on Apache Calcite. Use this plugin to query data in Elasticsearch using SQL statements like a regular database, offering richer SQL query capabilities than the x-pack-sql plugin. | June 11 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 6.7 and later |
May
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Scenario-specific configuration | Support selecting matching scenarios based on business types and selectively modifying configuration options supported by those scenarios to optimize cluster and index configurations, reducing cluster anomalies and performance issues caused by incorrect usage. | May 13 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
ES access logs | Support viewing Elasticsearch access logs in the console (requires upgrading the kernel to the latest version). | May 13 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 6.7 |
April
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
AliES kernel version 1.0.2 release | Support querying access.log, including request time, client source, and request content for troubleshooting and request analysis. | April 23 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 6.7 | |
Index compression plugin | Support brotli and zstd compression algorithms with higher index compression ratios to significantly reduce index storage costs. | April 13 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 6.7 | Use index compression plugin beta version (codec-compression) |
AliES kernel version 0.3.0 release | Optimize kernel performance. Master node scheduling performance improves 10 times, supporting more shards. Write performance improves by 10%, reducing translog persistence lock overhead. | April 3 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 6.7 |
March
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions and versions | Related documentation |
Increase ultra disk single-node capacity limit to 20 TiB | Increase ultra disk single-node capacity limit for hot and cold data nodes to 20 TiB. | March 26 | Regions: All regions Version:
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Launch cluster throttling plugin | The cluster throttling plugin enables node-level read/write throttling, optimizes read/write speeds for specific indexes, and controls traffic within appropriate ranges to improve cluster stability. | March 19 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Cluster Modification and Data Backup Optimization |
| March 19 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Kernel patch upgrade | Support upgrading kernel patches to the latest version to experience new features. | March 19 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 6.7 |
February
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions | Related documentation |
Unified tag access | Support unified instance resource management through tags in the console, enabling tag creation, deletion, modification, and querying. Also support customizing instance lists and exporting them. | February 25 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Multi-zone master node disaster recovery | Upgrade multi-zone disaster recovery capabilities. When deploying clusters across two zones, the system automatically deploys dedicated master nodes across three zones to improve cluster availability. | February 25 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Logstash local file management center | Re-enable Logstash local file upload functionality with security verification to ensure data safety. | February 25 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Product sales page upgrade | Support scenario-based purchasing for general commercial and log-enhanced editions, simplifying specification and configuration selection. | February 17 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions |
January
Feature name | Description | Release date | Regions | Related documentation |
Version upgrade | Support one-click upgrade from version 6.3 to 6.7 for seamless business transition. | January 17 | Regions: All regions Versions: General commercial edition version 6.3 | |
Zone node migration | During cluster scaling, if zone specification inventory is insufficient, support migrating nodes from that zone before scaling. | January 17 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
New Version | Support Elasticsearch versions 6.8 and 5.6. | January 17 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Kibana private network access | Support Kibana private network access to enhance security. | January 8 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Enhanced single-node O&M | Support restarting specific single nodes to reduce waiting time. Also support blue-green deployment. | January 8 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Maintenance window | To ensure cluster stability, backend systems periodically maintain instances. Set maintenance windows (default 02:00–06:00) during business off-peak hours to minimize impact. | January 8 | Regions: All regions Versions: All versions | |
Beats data collection center |
| January 8 | Regions: All regions except North China 1 (Qingdao) Versions: All versions |