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initial 2023.9m release notes
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## Summary

2023.7 is the fourth [Fast Track][] release of the next generation of {{% ctx %}} and continues our journey to improve on the previous 7.X generation in the following areas:
2023.9 is the fifth [Fast Track][] release of the next generation of {{% ctx %}} and continues our journey to improve on the previous 7.X generation in the following areas:

* [Usability][]
* [Capability][]
* [Documentation][]

## Improved Usability

This release introduces:

* [API Gateway Consolidation][]

## Improved Capability

This release introduces:

* Two new services within the [HA Platform][]:
* [Concurrency Management Service][]
* [Scheduling Service][]
* Debugging has been moved to the Execution Service, and the [Flow Debugging Service has been removed][Removed Flow Debugger Service]
* Five [new Blocks][New Blocks], adding new functionality to work with:
* [Data Storage][]
* Two [new Common Properties][New Common Properties] have been added to most blocks:
* [Semaphore][Semaphore Property]
* [Run As][Run As Property]
* [Improvements to the Interaction Portal][]
* One new service within the [HA Platform][]:
* [Triggers Service][]
* Six [New Blocks][] have been added to the Innovation platform to work with:
* [Data Storage][] - Allowing for communication using the shared Data Storage within the HA Platform

## Improved Documentation

This release introduces:

* [Product Portal][] changes, including:
* Documentation has been updated to reflect the [new and upcoming services][HA Platform]
* Documentation has been updated to reflect the [new services][HA Platform]
* Reference documentation has been added for the [new blocks][New Blocks]
* Reference documentation has been added for the [new common properties][New Common Properties]

## Other Improvements

This release additionally introduces:

* [Improvements to installation process of the HA Platform][]
* [CORTEX Gateway Rebranding][]
* [Windows Server 2022 Support][]

For a full list of what has been introduced in this release, please see the [2023.7 Release Notes][]
For a full list of what has been introduced in this release, please see the [2023.9 Release Notes][]

[Usability]: {{< ref "#improved-usability" >}}
[Capability]: {{< ref "#improved-capability" >}}
[Documentation]: {{< ref "#improved-documentation" >}}

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[HA Platform]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.7.ExpansionOfTheHAPlatform" version="2023.7" >}}
[Concurrency Management Service]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.7.NewConcurrencyManagementService" version="2023.7" >}}
[Scheduling Service]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.7.NewSchedulingService" version="2023.7" >}}
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[New Blocks]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.7.NewBlocks" version="2023.7" >}}
[New Common Properties]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.7.NewCommonBlockProperties" version="2023.7" >}}
[Product Portal]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.7.ProductPortal" version="2023.7" >}}
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[Removed Flow Debugger Service]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.7.RemovedFlowDebuggerService" version="2023.7" >}}
[2023.7 Release Notes]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.7.MainDoc" version="2023.7" >}}

[Semaphore Property]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Blocks.BlockProperties.CommonProperties.SemaphoreProperty" version="2023.7" >}}
[Run As Property]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Blocks.BlockProperties.CommonProperties.RunAsProperty" version="2023.7" >}}
[Data Storage]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Blocks.DataStorage.MainDoc" version="2023.7" >}}
[HA Platform]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.9.ExpansionOfTheHAPlatform" version="2023.9" >}}
[Triggers Service]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.9.NewTriggersService" version="2023.9" >}}
[New Blocks]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.9.NewBlocks" version="2023.9" >}}
[CORTEX Gateway Rebranding]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.9.CORTEXGatewayRebranding" version="2023.9" >}}
[Windows Server 2022 Support]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.9.WindowsServer2022Support" version="2023.9" >}}
[Product Portal]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.9.ProductPortal" version="2023.9" >}}
[2023.9 Release Notes]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2023.9.MainDoc" version="2023.9" >}}

[Data Storage]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Blocks.DataStorage.MainDoc" version="2023.9" >}}

[Fast Track]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Glossary.F-J.FastTrack" >}}
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Application Service that handles automatically triggering executions within the Innovation platform.
Application Service that handles automatically triggering executions in response to external events (e.g. receipt of an SNMP trap).
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* Must support a round robin (or similar) method of load balancing to specified ports on 3 nodes.
* Must be able to health check each node by running a predefined batch script (`ApiGatewayTypeHealthcheck.bat`, which resides in the `gobetween` folder of the `Cortex Innovation {{< version >}} - App Server Install Scripts`) that returns 1 for healthy and 0 for unhealthy.
* Must be able to access each of the Application Servers via HTTPS.
* Ideally it should support UDP to use the SNMP functionality of the [Triggers Service][TriggersService].
* Ideally it should be highly available to avoid a single point of failure in the system.

## Next Steps?
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[Alternative Architectures]: {{< url path="Cortex.GettingStarted.OnPremise.AddInnovationTo72.MultipleServerWithHA.AlternativeArchitectures" >}}
[SSL Best Practices]: {{< url path="Cortex.GettingStarted.OnPremise.InstallInnovationOnly.Advanced.SSLBestPractices" >}}
[TriggersService]: {{< url path="Cortex.Guides.CortexInnovation.CoreApplication.Services.TriggersService.MainDoc" >}}
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[CORTEX Service Portal]: {{< url path="Cortex.ServicePortal.MainDoc" >}}
[Anycast]: {{< url path="Anycast.MainDoc" >}}
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{{% alert title="Note" %}}Only applicable for installations with HA.{{% /alert %}}

The load balancer server must be able to retrieve traffic via HTTPS. The following firewall ports are opened by the installer (these rules will all appear in Windows Firewall with names starting with `{CustomerName}`):
The following firewall ports are opened by the installer (these rules will all appear in Windows Firewall with names starting with `{CustomerName}`):

|Name in Rule | Name in Config | Default Port(s) | Protocol(s) | Direction | Program |
|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|---------|
| GoBetweenTlsPort | loadBalancerSnmpPort | 162 | UDP | Inbound | Any |
| GoBetweenSnmpPort | loadBalancerSnmpPort | 162 | UDP | Inbound | Any |
| GoBetweenTlsPort | loadBalancerTlsPort | 443 | TCP | Inbound | Any |

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* Must support a round robin (or similar) method of load balancing to specified ports on 3 nodes.
* Must be able to health check each node by running a predefined batch script (`ApiGatewayTypeHealthcheck.bat`, which resides in the `gobetween` folder of the `Cortex Innovation {{< version >}} - App Server Install Scripts`) that returns 1 for healthy and 0 for unhealthy.
* Must be able to access each of the Application Servers via HTTPS.
* Ideally it should support UDP to use the SNMP functionality of the [Triggers Service][TriggersService].
* Ideally it should be highly available to avoid a single point of failure in the system.

## Next Steps?
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[SSL Best Practices]: {{< url path="Cortex.GettingStarted.OnPremise.InstallInnovationOnly.Advanced.SSLBestPractices" >}}
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[Anycast]: {{< url path="Anycast.MainDoc" >}}
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ImprovedInstallationProcess = "/blog/2023/08/21/2023.7/#improved-installation-process"
RemovedFlowDebuggerService = "/blog/2023/08/21/2023.7/#removed-flow-debugger-service"
ProductPortal = "/blog/2023/08/21/2023.7/#product-portal"
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MainDoc = "/blog/2023/10/16/2023.9/"
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NewTriggersService = "/blog/2023/10/16/2023.9/#new-triggers-service"
NewBlocks = "/blog/2023/10/16/2023.9/#new-blocks"
CORTEXGatewayRebranding = "/blog/2023/10/16/2023.9/#cortex-gateway-rebranding"
WindowsServer2022Support = "/blog/2023/10/16/2023.9/#windows-server-2022-support"
ProductPortal = "/blog/2023/10/16/2023.9/#product-portal"
[Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2022.X]
MainDoc = "/blog/releases/2022.x"
[Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2022.9]
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