The upcoming release Sage X3 2023 R1 (V12 patch 23) will contain important security and technical compliance updates especially for customers running on Linux.

The new  Node.js 18 for the Syracuse component is only compatible with Enterprise Linux 8 and not with earlier versions of Enterprise Linux. The Syracuse 12.18 version delivered with Sage X3 2023 R1 will no longer support deployments of Sage X3 Syracuse on Red Hat Enterprise 7 or Oracle Enterprise Linux 7.

The only supported version of Enterprise Linux will be Red Hat Enterprise Linux  8 or Oracle Enterprise Linux 8. You will need to upgrade any Enterprise Linux 7 servers that run the Syracuse component to Enterprise Linux 8, before updating to Syracuse 12.18.

The upgrade from Linux 7 to 8 may be done without having to reinstall any of the Sage X3 components on condition that the Linux pre-requisites are met and Sage X3 libraries are present. You can follow general guidelines provided on the Linux Community for Red Hat and Oracle Enterprise. We will be updating our Sage X3 Online Help regarding Linux shortly after the release of 2023 R1 to reflect these changes.

These changes applies to  the Syracuse Web Server where the Node.js component is installed and running.  Please note that these changes are not mandatory on servers where there is no Node.js component, even if they run other Sage X3 components like Runtime.