Aerospike Vector Search 0.9.0 Release Notes

July 9, 2024

Summary

This Aerospike Vector Search (AVS) version implements a variety of fixes, feature requests, and improvements to enhance usability and reliability.

This version of AVS is not compatible with Python client 0.6.1 or earlier due to API name changes.
The default metadata namespace has been changed from proximus-meta to avs-meta.
Log and configuration filenames and locations have been updated to reflect the official product name.
The prefix on all metrics has been changed to aerospike_vector_search.
The top-level aerospike configuration stanza has been changed to storage.

AVS now supports authentication for users. See Manage AVS users for more information. [VEC-158]
Added TLS support for network security. See TLS [VEC-159]
This release includes an index healing process in AVS. See Healer for more information. [VEC-149, VEC-19]
Added metrics for monitoring the index healing process. [VEC-21]

AVS now returns an error when the cluster is not well-formed for index operations. [VEC-206]
If you try to create an index with a bin name that is greater than 15 characters, AVS throws an error. [VEC-192]
Updated the name of the queue size metric so that it is easier to identify and graph. [VEC-178]
Renamed Java client artifacts to use aerospike_vector_search instead of proximus. [VEC-173]
Renamed the Java clients VectorDbClient and VectorDbAdminClient to client and adminClient, respectively. [VEC-172]
Changed the name of artifacts, clients, configuration properties, etc. from Proximus to Aerospike Vector Search. [VEC-137]
When index data hits stop-writes, the index remains searchable but no longer handles ingestion, and an improved error message is logged. [VEC-160]

This release supports the following AVS clients:

You must include optional fields hnsw-batch-interval and hnsw-batch-max-records when updating indexes, even if you want to use current or default values.
Healer cycles can significantly impact QPS performance.