New features and enhancements

AVEVA Historian Client 2023 R2 SP2 includes the following new feature and enhancement:

Users can now update .NET independently from the application

The product now allows updating .NET independently of the application itself, decoupling .NET updates from app updates.

Once AVEVA has validated and declared support for a new .NET runtime version, customers can implement in-place upgrades to update the underlying .NET version with minimal disruption. Instead of requiring a full product release and upgrade for every .NET lifecycle change, the platform now supports .NET roll-forward, enabling runtime upgrades through a delta deployment or, at most, a system reboot. This change directly addresses the accelerating .NET end-of-life cadence and increasing customer cybersecurity pressure to remain on supported runtimes.

Note that the new .NET runtime version must be qualified by AVEVA before proceeding with an update. Check the GCS Technology Matrix and verify that the .NET version you want to install has been tested and validated before updating.