Combined Instance Data Replication release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Instance Data Replication release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

    This document consolidates all release notes related to Instance Data Replication (IDR) for customers upgrading from the Zurich release family to Australia. It highlights new features, changes, removals, deprecations, activation requirements, and other important information to assist in preparing for a smooth upgrade process.

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    Important Upgrade Information

    • Performance Improvement: Upgrading replication sets to V2 in Zurich enhances IDR performance by leveraging the Hermes Messaging Service.
    • Log Rotation: Automatically enabled for the Replication Payload Error [idrreplicationpayloaderror] table after upgrade in both Zurich and Australia. The default schedule uses seven shards with five days per shard, and pre-upgrade log entries are truncated.

    New Features

    • Zurich:
      • Monitor scheduled replication sets progress via the IDR Monitoring Dashboard.
      • Track scheduled replication requests in the Scheduled Replication Requests related list.
    • Australia: Enhanced IDR Diagnostics page with detailed test descriptions and improved result visibility.

    Changes

    No changes were introduced to existing IDR features between Zurich and Australia releases.

    Removed Features

    • Zurich: The Key Management Service test and VAULT Service Status test were removed from the IDR Diagnostics page.
    • Australia: No removals reported.

    Deprecations

    • Zurich: Legacy replication sets were deprecated and are no longer supported.
    • Australia: No new deprecations.

    Activation Information

    IDR is an AI Platform feature requiring activation of the IDR (com.glide.idr) plugin and a separate subscription in both Zurich and Australia releases. Customers should follow the subscription request process to enable the feature.

    Additional Information

    • No updates were made regarding additional system requirements, browser compatibility, accessibility, or localization during these releases.

    Key Outcomes

    • Enhanced monitoring capabilities allow customers to track replication sets and requests effectively.
    • Improved diagnostics in Australia provide better visibility and understanding of replication health.
    • Automatic log management ensures efficient handling of replication error data post-upgrade.
    • Awareness of removed and deprecated features helps customers plan for any necessary adjustments.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Instance Data Replication from Zurich to Australia.

    How to use this page

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

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

    Release Release notes

    Zurich
    • Improve the performance and processing efficiency of Instance Data Replication (IDR) by upgrading your replication sets to V2, which uses Hermes Messaging Service. For details, see Upgrading legacy sets.
    • Log rotation is automatically enabled for the Replication Payload Error [idr_replication_payload_error] table after the upgrade. By default, the log rotation schedule is composed of seven shards, with five days for each shard. All log entries in this table created before the upgrade are automatically truncated.

    Australia

    Log rotation is automatically enabled for the Replication Payload Error [idr_replication_payload_error] table after the upgrade. By default, the log rotation schedule is composed of seven shards, with five days for each shard. All log entries in this table that are created before the upgrade are automatically truncated.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Instance Data Replication.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich
    Monitor scheduled replication sets
    Monitor the progress your scheduled replication sets in the IDR Monitoring Dashboard.
    Track scheduled replication requests
    Track the progress of scheduled replication requests in the Scheduled Replication Requests related list.

    Australia
    IDR Diagnostics page improvements
    Access detailed test descriptions and results on the redesigned IDR Diagnostics page.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Instance Data Replication features.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Instance Data Replication features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich
    • The Key Management Service test has been removed from the IDR Diagnostics page.
    • The VAULT Service Status test has been removed from the IDR Diagnostics page.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Instance Data Replication features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Legacy replication sets have been deprecated in the Zurich release and are no longer supported.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Instance Data Replication.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Instance Data Replication is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the IDR (com.glide.idr) plugin, which requires a separate subscription. For details, see Request a subscription.

    Australia

    IDR is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the IDR (com.glide.idr) plugin, which requires a separate subscription. For details, see Request a subscription.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Instance Data Replication we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Instance Data Replication we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Instance Data Replication, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Instance Data Replication we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for Instance Data Replication we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich
    • Monitor the progress of all your scheduled replication sets.
    • Track the progress of scheduled replication requests within a scheduled replication set.
    • Access details of scheduled replication requests within a scheduled replication set.

    See Instance Data Replication for more information.

    Australia

    View updated diagnostic test descriptions and results on the redesigned IDR Diagnostics page.

    See Instance Data Replication for more information.