Double awesome! FUJ ;) On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 1:11 PM Joseph Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
> Awesome! > > On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, 13:04 Andres Rodriguez, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm happy to annouce that MAAS 2.1.0 Alpha 3 has been released. >> >> *Availability* >> MAAS 2.1.0 Alpha 3 has been made available in: >> >> *ppa:maas/next* >> >> *Filing bugs* >> Users can file bugs in [1], please use a prefix for the subject, such as >> [2.1]. >> >> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+filebug >> >> *Release Notes* >> Major new features >> >> - >> >> *First User Configuration Journey (UI)* >> >> Starting from alpha 3, MAAS now provides the ability for administrators >> to perform some initial configuration when they log-in into the UI for the >> first time. The configuration includes: >> >> >> - >> >> Ability to change the name of your MAAS. >> - >> >> Ability to configure options that affect connectivity: >> - >> >> Option to select an Upstream DNS Server (Optional) >> - >> >> Option to input different Ubuntu Mirrors (Required). >> - >> >> Option to input an external proxy (Optional) >> - >> >> Ability to select additional images to download. >> >> >> >> - >> >> MAAS Images page re-written in AngularJS >> >> Continuing the transition from YUI to AngularJS, the MAAS Images page has >> now been completely redesigned and reimplemented in AngularJS. Improvements >> to the Image page include: >> >> >> - Ability to select the image source (maas.io or custom repository). >> - Show the releases and architectures available in the custom >> repository before the import starts. >> - Ability to view the status of the image in the import process. >> - Show percentage based progress on the image import. >> - Additionally, the ‘Boot Images’ section in the Settings page has >> been removed. >> >> >> >> - >> >> MAAS time sync, NTP services and configuration >> >> Starting from alpha 3, MAAS now provides managed NTP services (with ntpd) >> in both the Region and Rack controller. This allows MAAS to not only keep >> its own controllers time synced, but the deployed machines as well. >> >> >> - Region Controller time syncs from external source >> >> The Region Controller configures the NTP service (ntpd) to keep its time >> sync from one or various external sources. By default, the MAAS region >> controller syncs its time from ntp.ubuntu.com. The default can be >> changed by one or multiple external NTP servers from the Settings page, >> under the Network Configuration section. >> >> >> - Rack Controller time syncs from the Region Controller >> >> The Rack Controllers also configure the NTP service (ntpd). Unlike the >> Region Controllers, the Rack Controllers sync their time from the Region >> Controller(s) instead of accessing directly to the external time source. >> >> Additionally, the Rack Controllers also configure DHCP with the correct >> NTP information, so that any machine on the network that DHCP’s from MAAS >> can benefit of the NTP configuration. >> >> >> - Machines configured to sync time from external NTP (transitional). >> >> MAAS also configures deployed machines with NTP configuration. This is >> done by cloud-init via MAAS vendor data. >> >> MAAS will configure machines to use either the MAAS Rack Controllers on >> the same VLAN, or the external time source (if configured under the >> Settings page). >> >> Minor new features >> >> - >> >> *(Backend) Ability to import SSH keys from Launchpad and Github* >> >> MAAS now provides the ability to import SSH keys for a user from >> Launchpad and Github. This is currently supported via the API or via the >> user creation process. Users can import their SSH keys when creating their >> user for Launchpad or Github: >> >> maas createadmin --ssh-import lp:<user-id> >> >> maas createadmin --ssh-import gh:<user-id> >> >> Or via the API based CLI with: >> >> maas <maas username> sshkeys import protocol=lp auth_id=<user-id> >> >> maas <maas username> sshkeys import protocol=gh auth_id=<user-id> >> >> >> >> - >> >> MAAS now provides cloud-init vendor data for NTP >> >> As of MAAS 2.1 alpha 3, MAAS now provide cloud-init vendor data. Vendor >> data allows cloud-init to do some initial configurations on the system >> before user data is being run. As of 2.1, MAAS will provide NTP >> configuration which is delivered via vendor data. Note that this is >> dependent on the latest version of cloud-init (0.7.8-1-g3705bb5-0ubuntu1 >> <https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/0.7.8-1-g3705bb5-0ubuntu1>). >> This is currently available in Yakkety and is in progress to be available >> in Xenial. >> >> >> - >> >> Add ability to enable or disable network discovery >> >> MAAS now provides the ability to disable the discovery of networks and >> devices. By default, discovery is enabled. This setting can be changed >> under the Settings page, or via the MAAS CLI and API using the >> “network_discovery” configuration key. (Accepted values are “enabled” and >> “disabled”.) When discovery is disabled, mDNS records and ARP requests will >> no longer be stored in MAAS, and the listening processes on each rack >> controller will be shut down. >> >> >> - >> >> New command: maas-rack scan-network [[interface|cidr] [cidr…]] >> >> MAAS now provides a command that can be used to scan networks for >> neighbours. Only networks connected to each rack controller will be >> scanned. If ‘nmap’ is installed, MAAS will make use of its ARP scanning >> capability to quickly scan each attached network. Otherwise, it will fall >> back to a slower scan using parallel ‘ping’ requests. Only IPv4 networks >> will be scanned. >> Bugs fixed >> >> - >> >> *Bug #1620514 <http://launchpad.net/bugs/1620514>: [2.1a2] errors >> during network observation processes can result in a process leak* >> - >> >> Fixes an issue that caused out-of-memory conditions on MAAS racks >> in certain situations, due to too many neighbour discovery processes >> being >> allowed to spawn concurrently. >> >> Other notable changes >> >> - >> >> MAAS new CSS Framework - Vanilla >> >> In MAAS 2.1 alpha 3, MAAS started using the MAAS Vanilla Framework. This >> introduces a extensible CSS framework that allow MAAS to follow the same >> design patters as other Ubuntu websites and products. The Vanilla framework >> is originally produced by the Ubuntu design team, and MAAS has adopted such >> framework. >> >> >> Users will see a new refreshed look on their MAAS. >> >> >> http://ubuntudesign.github.io/vanilla-framework/ >> Known issues and workaroundsUnable to cancel the image import. >> >> When downloading images, MAAS will fail to cancel the import of all or >> any of the images being imported. MAAS will first download all the images >> before the user is able to remove them. >> >> >> - >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1623634 >> >> >> Unable to enable DHCP if NTP server is unresolvable. >> >> If the NTP server(s) are unresolvable, DHCP will fail to enable. This is >> because DHCP doesn’t accept DNS names for DHCP’s NTP configuration, and as >> such, MAAS tries to resolve the domain before it is able to set it in the >> configuration. >> >> >> - >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1623994 >> >> >> Rack failed to run/register on fresh install >> >> The MAAS Rack Controller is unable to register after a fresh install due >> to being unable to parse network interfaces. After manual restart of >> maas-rackd, the rack was successfully registered. >> >> >> - https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1624693 >> >> >> Ongoing work >> >> - >> >> First User Journery - Ability to import SSH Keys >> - >> >> Device Discovery - WebUI >> - >> >> Improved IPv6 Support >> - >> >> MAAS Image Consolidation >> - >> >> Support for HWE Rolling Kernels >> >> >> -- >> Andres Rodriguez >> Engineering Manager, MAAS >> Canonical USA, Inc. >> -- >> Maas-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/maas-devel >> > -- > Maas-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/maas-devel > -- Karl Waghorn-Moyce Visual Designer Cloud & Web Team
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