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Summary

The Dynatrace Managed release version 1.214, published on March 12, 2021, brings several specific changes and enhancements. Key updates include the introduction of Open Identity Connect (SSO) using an Internet proxy for reaching Identity Provider authentication endpoints, a request throttling mechanism for the Dynatrace API, and the addition of rack name selection in the node installation wizard to facilitate cluster scaling. The release also enhances DNS load-balancing performance by default disabling web UI traffic for nodes beyond a certain number, with configuration options available through the Cluster REST API. Security improvements include the removal of EXEC:ALL entry from dtrun sudoers setup and updates to the JRE for Cassandra and Elasticsearch to version 8u282. The release supports various Linux distributions and resolves numerous issues across components, improving overall system stability, performance, and user experience. Notable fixes address inconsistencies in successful request percentage calculations, issues with the "Problems" page display, API token permissions, and various UI-related problems. Additionally, the update enhances the representation of metrics and addresses specific errors related to data queries and charting.