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OpenSearch:Release Notes

Last Updated:Nov 04, 2024

This topic provides the release notes for OpenSearch Vector Search Edition.

Release Notes

Date

Feature

Category

Description

2024-09-27

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. Integration with AI Search Open Platform for direct model service invocation through a visual interface during field configuration

  2. Automatic data expiration cleanup (TTL capability) support

  3. Customizable table loading resource policies

2024-09-10

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. Comprehensive Data Lake Formation (DLF) support

2024-07-01

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. You can view, query, and write logs.

  2. You can create aliases for tables.

  3. You can customize default values of fields.

2024-06-04

Feature optimization

Optimized

  1. The performance on creating tables is optimized.

  2. You can modify the number of Query Result Searcher (QRS) worker replicas.

  3. API performance and parameters are optimized.

2024-03-26

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. You can manage vectors in the OpenSearch Vector Search Edition console, such as adding, deleting, and previewing a vector.

  2. Monitoring metrics are updated.

  3. The finite-state machine (FSM) process on the Change History page is optimized.

  4. The number of table shards is decoupled from the number of Searcher workers. The number of shards is decoupled between tables.

  5. You can add field comments.

  6. You can export or import schemas.

2024-01-17

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. The console supports primary key-based queries, queries based on uploaded images or text, and hybrid queries.

  2. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition supports multi-subject recognition in image search scenarios.

2024-01-08

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. Hybrid retrieval is supported.

  2. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition allows you to configure multiple vectors for a single document.

  3. A text-to-vector conversion model is added. The model can automatically convert Chinese or English text that consists of 128, 512, or 1,024 tokens to vector data.

2023-12-26

Instance specification adjustment

New

  1. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition allows you to purchase a single searcher worker.

2023-10-12

Instance specification adjustment

New

  1. QRS workers and searcher workers with small entry-level specifications are available for purchase. The minimum specifications of a QRS worker are 2 CPU cores and 8 GB of memory. The minimum specifications of a searcher worker are 2 CPU cores and 16 GB of memory.

  2. QRS workers and searcher workers support cloud disks and SSDs.

  3. A free quota of 100 GB of storage space is available for indexing in a single OpenSearch instance.

  4. The instance rental fee is adjusted.

2023-10-10

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. An enhanced image-to-vector conversion model is added for e-commerce.

  2. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition allows you to update resources based on the data changes of the current full version.

2023-09-07

Service upgrade

New

  1. The data query feature is optimized.

  2. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition SDKs are updated.

    1. For more information about OpenSearch Vector Search Edition SDKs for the new engine version vector_service_1.0, see Developer guide (vector_service_1.0).

    2. For more information about OpenSearch Vector Search Edition SDKs for the old engine version ha3_3.10.0, see Developer guide (ha3_3.10.0).

2023-08-31

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition allows you to configure an Object Storage Service (OSS) data source on the Table Management page.

  2. The fields of the TEXT type are canceled.

2023-07-21

Service upgrade

New

The new version of OpenSearch Vector Search Edition is officially released. The new version is easy to use.

2023-06-07

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. The ignore_invalid_doc and enable_rt_build parameters are added for vector indexes.

  2. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition allows you to configure instance alerting based on accounts.

  3. Pause switches are added.

  4. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition allows you to upload dictionary files.

  5. A template of word embedding is added.

2023-03-30

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. New features: The image search capability is added. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition supports image embedding and implements features such as searches for images based on specified images or text.

  2. New feature: OpenSearch Vector Search Edition supports data compression, including the compression of fields, attributes, and indexes.

  3. New feature: OpenSearch Vector Search Edition allows you to configure a whitelist of IP addresses or CIDR blocks of devices from which you want to access an OpenSearch instance over the Internet.

  4. New feature: OpenSearch Vector Search Edition supports queries by using RESTful APIs.

  5. Optimized feature: The Vector: Image Search template is added.

2022-01-09

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. New features: A variety of built-in analyzers and their intervention dictionaries are added. The built-in analyzers include the entertainment content analyzer, general analyzer for e-commerce for English, IT content analyzer, e-commerce analyzer, person name analyzer, and geographic location analyzer.

  2. New feature: Custom multi-value delimiters are supported.

  3. Optimized feature: By default, advanced parameters that are seldom configured for vector indexes are hidden. This helps simplify the configuration and O&M.

  4. New feature: An alert is sent if the index change rate exceeds a specific threshold or the full or incremental index data is not updated for a specific period of time. The threshold or period of time can be customized.

  5. Optimized features: Metrics about offline services during reindexing are displayed in the change history. The index building progress can be viewed.

2022-09-21

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

  1. Optimized features: Vector fields have no DUP requirements. Limits on the field order can be set for vector indexes. Vector indexes support more field types. Default values are set for advanced settings of vector indexes to help simplify the configuration.

  2. Optimized feature: Timestamps in the format of the wall-clock time are supported.

  3. Optimized features: Index tables can be switched on the Deployment Management page. All data sources, index tables, and clusters can be displayed on the Deployment Management page.

2022-08-16

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

1. New features: OpenSearch Vector Search Edition supports index data recovery and quick scaling of shards.

2. Optimized feature: The default alerting configuration is added for OpenSearch Vector Search Edition to optimize the alerting feature.

2022-05-20

Feature addition, update, or optimization

New

1. Optimized features: OpenSearch Vector Search Edition supports quick scale-out of clusters, index schema configuration by clicks, online query configurations, and scenario-based O&M of instances.

2. New features: Vectors can be used as plug-ins for the sorting phases. Multi-value indexes and RANGE indexes are supported.

2021-12-31

Official release of OpenSearch Vector Search Edition

New

After years of development, OpenSearch Vector Search Edition can meet the business requirements for high availability, high timeliness, and low costs. OpenSearch Vector Search Edition also provides an automated O&M system on which you can build your own search service based on your business requirements.