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Question
What version of Firefox is supported by the IBM Cloud Application Performance Management - Synthetic Playback Agent?
Answer
The Synthetic Playback (SN) agent version determines what version of Firefox is supported.
The supported version of Firefox ESR, is the latest version available for the period of testing up to the release of the SN agent.
The Change History of Monitoring Agent for Synthetic Playback table lists SN agent releases and the version of Firefox ESR supported in each release.
The version of Firefox ESR supported by the SN agent is also seen in the "Installing" section of the APM Synthetic Playback Agent readme file.
For example, at the time of writing this article, the most recent release of the SN agent is:
IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.4.0
8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-PLAYBACK-AGENT-IF0013
The supported version of Firefox ESR, is the latest version available for the period of testing up to the release of the SN agent.
The Change History of Monitoring Agent for Synthetic Playback table lists SN agent releases and the version of Firefox ESR supported in each release.
The version of Firefox ESR supported by the SN agent is also seen in the "Installing" section of the APM Synthetic Playback Agent readme file.
For example, at the time of writing this article, the most recent release of the SN agent is:
IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.4.0
8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-PLAYBACK-AGENT-IF0013
The "Installing" section of the readme file states:
On each server where Synthetic Playback Agent is already installed, use the command `firefox -version` to check the version. If the version is not 78.5.0 ESR, update Firefox to version 78.5.0 ESR. Versions other than 78.5.0 ESR are not supported.
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Note:
IBM declares support for the specific version of Firefox ESR used during verification and testing of an SN agent release. It doesn't necessarily mean Selenium scripts can't run on other versions of Firefox ESR. However, it does mean you maybe asked to reproduce the problem by using the supported version of Firefox ESR before IBM Support can investigate the problem.
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If you're asked to use an older version of Firefox ESR, it can be downloaded from Directory of other versions and languages.
Release dates of older versions of Firefox can be found in the appropriate release note available in Firefox Releases.
The Firefox Release Calendar shows future Firefox release dates.
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27 July 2021
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