sureshanaparti commented on code in PR #549: URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/549#discussion_r2307261193
########## source/releasenotes/about.rst: ########## @@ -17,71 +17,30 @@ What's New in |release| ======================= -Apache CloudStack |release| is a 4.20 LTS minor release with over 150 fixes -and improvements since the 4.20.0.0 release. Some of the highlights include: - -• Improvements to multi-architecture support in CloudStack -• vTPM support for KVM and VMware -• Support for XenServer 8.4 / XCP-ng 8.3 -• Added support for VMware 80u2 and 80u3 -• Updated Sysyem VM template to Debian 12.11 -• NAS B&R improvements -• Experimental Support of EL10 as Management Server and KVM host +Apache CloudStack |release| is a 4.21 Regular release with 15 new features, +around 40 improvements and more than 150 bug fixes since the 4.20.1.0 release. +Some of the highlights include: + +• CloudStack Extensions Framework and Orchestrate Anything extension, with built-in extensions for Proxmox and Hyper-V +• GPU Integration with KVM in CloudStack (Technical Preview) +• Netris Network Plugin Integration +• Cloudian HyperStore Object Store Plugin Integration +• CloudStack Kubernetes Service (CKS) Enhancements +• Create Instance from Backup +• Instance Lease (Automatic Stop/Deletion) +• Backup and Object Storage Limits +• Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) Support +• Support for KVM on s390x (IBM Z and LinuxONE) architecture +• Management Server Maintenance Mode +• Incremental Volume Snapshots for KVM +• File-Based Disk-Only Instance Snapshots with KVM +• Reconciliation of VM and Volume Copy/Migrate operations for KVM agent +• Storage Access Groups +• Volume Allocation Algorithm Support +• VMware to KVM migration improvements +• Storage plugins - Ceph, PowerFlex, StorPool, Linstor related fixes and improvements +• Several UI fixes and improvements, including Deploy Instance Form, Announcement Banner, etc The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at -https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.20.1.0/releasenotes/changes.html - -What's New in 4.20.0.0 -======================= - -Apache CloudStack 4.20.0.0 is the initial 4.20 LTS release with 190+ new -features, improvements and bug fixes since 4.19, including 15 major -new features. Some of the highlights include: - -• Webhooks -• Dynamic and Static Routing -• Ceph RGW Object Store Support -• NSX integration -• Shared Filesystems -• Multi-arch Zones -• Simple NAS backup plugin for KVM -• Usage UI -• API documentation in UI - - -The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at -https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.20.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html - -Log4j Upgrade -============= - -Up until 4.19.x.x, the logging library used for the project was Log4j 1.29. -The 4.20.0.0 version has updated the library to Log4j2. The new Log4j2 configuration file format is not backwards -compatible with the old one. The 4.20.0.0 packages will come with the default configuration files updated. -Users that have made customizations to their files must update their configuration files to match with the new format, -the `official Log4j documentation`_ might help you migrate your custom configurations. - -JRE Upgrade -============ - -Up until 4.19.x.x, the JRE used for ACS was JRE 11. In 4.20.0.0, JRE has been upgraded to JRE 17 as JRE 11 has reached EOL. -This means that Centos7 (EL7) is no longer supported. - -.. _official Log4j documentation: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/migrate-from-log4j1.html - -Events Message Bus Change -========================= -On upgrading from 4.19.x or lower, existing AMQP or Kafka integration -configurations should be moved from folder -``/etc/cloudstack/management/META-INF/cloudstack/core`` to -``/etc/cloudstack/management/META-INF/cloudstack/event`` - -Guest OS Categories Change -========================== - -The guest operating system categories have been updated in 4.21, resulting in a -reorganization of the guest operating systems with respect to categories. - -If the ``oscategoryid`` functionality for hosts is being used, ensure it is -pointing to the correct guest operating system category ID. +https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.21.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html Review Comment: updated -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
