Combined Hermes Messaging Service release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated May 4, 2026
  • 4 minutes to read
  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Hermes Messaging Service from Yokohama to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Hermes Messaging Service release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Yokohama to Australia.

    Tip:
    If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

    Important information for upgrading Hermes Messaging Service to Australia

    Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Hermes Messaging Service.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Topic audit history
    Track changes made to a Hermes topic by viewing the topic's audit information.
    Search for messages in a topic
    Filter messages in a topic using keywords or regular expressions in the Hermes Messaging Service topic inspector.
    Improved diagnostics
    Monitor the health of Hermes components over time.

    Zurich

    Monitor Hermes data usage
    Monitor data usage by application and track data usage by topic using the Hermes Usage Dashboard.
    Synchronize topic partition count
    Verify that the partition count is synchronized between topics in Hermes clusters.

    Australia

    Expanded topic limits in Hermes
    Create more topics in Hermes with an increased topic limit. The total number of partitions across all topics can't exceed 960.
    Hermes Usage Dashboard improvements
    View Hermes data usage by source, including the total number of bytes received and bytes sent over time, in the Hermes Usage Dashboard.
    Access restrictions by IP address
    Restrict access to Hermes by enabling IP address access control rules.
    View-only role
    Enable administrators to view topics and namespaces in Hermes by granting the hermes_viewer role instead of the full admin role.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Hermes Messaging Service features.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Hermes Messaging Service features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Hermes Messaging Service features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Hermes Messaging Service.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Hermes Messaging Service is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the ServiceNow Stream Connect Installer (com.glide.hub.stream_connect.installer) plugin or installation of the Log Export Service application. For details, see Hermes Messaging Service activation.

    Zurich

    Hermes Messaging Service is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the ServiceNow Stream Connect Installer (com.glide.hub.stream_connect.installer) plugin or installation of the Log Export Service application. For details, see Activating Hermes.

    Australia

    Hermes Messaging Service is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the ServiceNow Stream Connect Installer (com.glide.hub.stream_connect.installer) plugin or the installation of the Log Export Service application. For details, see Activating Hermes.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Hermes Messaging Service we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Hermes Messaging Service we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Hermes Messaging Service, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Hermes Messaging Service we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for Hermes Messaging Service we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    • View the audit history for all topic operations.
    • Scan and inspect topic messages using keywords or regular expressions.
    • Monitor the health of Hermes components over time.

    See Hermes Messaging Service for more information.

    Zurich

    • Monitor Hermes data usage over time.
    • Verify that topics are synchronized between Hermes clusters.

    See Hermes Messaging Service for more information.

    Australia

    • Create more Hermes topics for specific events or integrations with an expanded topic limit.
    • View granular usage metrics in the Hermes Usage Dashboard.
    • Restrict access to the Hermes cluster based on the client IP address.

    See Hermes Messaging Service for more information.