{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/rs/release-notes/rs-6-2-18-releases/rs-6-2-18-65",
  "title": "Redis Enterprise Software release notes 6.2.18-65 (December 2022)",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/release-notes/rs-6-2-18-releases/rs-6-2-18-65/",
  "summary": "Added To field to test email server alerts. New flag to skip cluster resource validation during imports. Improved error messages.",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "operate",
    "rs"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-10-06T08:53:14-07:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "78f61cdfaaeb58a556bf383a5b2b56a6c9dd8cbf1e689f412ca4fd34536f1b31",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "This is a maintenance release for ​[​Redis Enterprise Software version 6.2.18](https://redis.io/downloads/#software).\n\nThe following table shows the MD5 checksums for the available packages:\n\n| Package | MD5 checksum (6.2.18-65 December release) |\n|:--------|:-------------|\n| Ubuntu 16 | `515c7bbc97eaf1939757c8894eda9523` |\n| Ubuntu 18 | `830e8704c0f6902a04df9ff53cc5e41f` |\n| RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7<br/>Oracle Enterprise Linux (OL) 7 | `b51d13e30f4a7e1a134982342b8865b0` |\n| RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8<br/>Oracle Enterprise Linux (OL) 8 | `762f907c1f0e6e0e88e4ae5bf967e143` |"
    },
    {
      "id": "new-features-and-enhancements",
      "title": "New features and enhancements",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "- When setting up an alert email server in the UI: added a `To` field to the `test email server` function (RS86119)\n- Added a new flag to skip cluster resource validation when performing import (RS88086)\n- Enhanced error message information for connection handling \n- Added logging details to `insufficient_resources` planner error \n\n#### Redis modules \n\nRedis Enterprise Software v6.2.18-65 (December release) includes newer versions of the following Redis modules:\n\n- [RediSearch v2.4.16](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/release-notes/redisearch/redisearch-2.4-release-notes#v2416-november-2022)\n- [RedisGraph v2.8.20](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/release-notes/redisgraph/redisgraph-2.8-release-notes#v2820-september-2022)\n\nSee [Upgrade modules](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/modules/upgrade-module) to learn how to upgrade a module for a database."
    },
    {
      "id": "resolved-issues",
      "title": "Resolved issues",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "- RS87191 - Fixes syncer stop due to cross slot violation error in Auto Tiering"
    },
    {
      "id": "known-upgrade-limitations",
      "title": "Known upgrade limitations",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "Before you upgrade a cluster that hosts Active-Active databases with modules to v6.2.18, perform the following steps:\n\n1. Use `crdb-cli` to verify that the modules (`modules`) and their versions (in `module_list`) are as they appear in the database configuration and in the default database configuration:\n\n    [code example]\n\n1. From the admin console's **redis modules** tab, validate that these modules with their specific versions are loaded to the cluster.\n\n1. If one or more of the modules/versions are missing or if you need help, [contact Redis support](https://redis.com/company/support/) before taking additional steps."
    }
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "known-upgrade-limitations-ex0",
      "language": "sh",
      "code": "crdb-cli crdb get --crdb-guid <crdb-guid>",
      "section_id": "known-upgrade-limitations"
    }
  ]
}