Il giorno ven 6 mar 2020 alle ore 10:40 Nathanaël Blanchet <[email protected]>
ha scritto:

>
> Le 06/03/2020 à 10:08, Sandro Bonazzola a écrit :
>
> oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha release refresh is now available for testing
>
> The oVirt Project is excited to announce the availability of the alpha
> release refresh of oVirt 4.4.0 for testing, as of March 6th, 2020
>
> This release unleashes an altogether more powerful and flexible open
> source virtualization solution that encompasses hundreds of individual
> changes and a wide range of enhancements across the engine, storage,
> network, user interface, and analytics on top of oVirt 4.3.
>
> Important notes before you try it
>
> Please note this is an Alpha release.
>
> The oVirt Project makes no guarantees as to its suitability or usefulness.
>
> This pre-release must not to be used in production, and it is not feature
> complete.
>
> In particular, please note that upgrades from 4.3 and future upgrades from
> this alpha to the final 4.4 release from this version are not supported.
>
> Although, I successfully managed to upgrade my el7 4.3 engine to 4.4 a few
> weeks ago... do it means it is not feasable anymore.
>


Correct. Upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4 will be like from 3.6 to 4.0 using backup
/ restore for the engine.


> Some of the features included in oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha require content that
> will be available in CentOS Linux 8.2 which are currently included in Red
> Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 beta. If you want to have a better experience you
> can test oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 beta.
>
> Known Issues
>
>    -
>
>    After installation open the Default cluster and hit “Save”, for any
>    other new Cluster using CPU autodetection the dialog needs to be explicitly
>    saved after the detection happens, after first host is added. (bug
>    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1770697)
>
> Installation instructions
>
> For the engine: either use appliance or:
>
> - Install CentOS Linux 8 minimal from
> http://centos.mirror.garr.it/centos/8.1.1911/isos/x86_64/CentOS-8.1.1911-x86_64-dvd1.iso
>
> An el7 for the engine was required with the first alpha releases, so it
> means that final 4.4 won't support el7 anymore for engine?
>


Correct, we are going to support el8 only engine.


> - dnf install
> https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release44-pre.rpm
>
> - dnf update (reboot if needed)
>
> - dnf module enable -y javapackages-tools pki-deps 389-ds
>
> - dnf install ovirt-engine
>
> - engine-setup
>
> For the nodes:
>
> Either use oVirt Node ISO or:
>
> - Install CentOS Linux 8 from
> http://centos.mirror.garr.it/centos/8.1.1911/isos/x86_64/CentOS-8.1.1911-x86_64-dvd1.iso
> ; select minimal installation
>
> - dnf config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools
>
> - dnf install
> https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release44-pre.rpm
>
> - dnf update (reboot if needed)
>
> - Attach the host to engine and let it be deployed.
>
> What’s new in oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha?
>
>    -
>
>    Hypervisors based on CentOS Linux 8 (rebuilt from award winning
>    RHEL8), for both oVirt Node and standalone CentOS Linux hosts
>    -
>
>    Easier network management and configuration flexibility with
>    NetworkManager
>    -
>
>    VMs based on a more modern Q35 chipset with legacy seabios and UEFI
>    firmware
>    -
>
>    Support for direct passthrough of local host disks to VMs
>    -
>
>    Live migration improvements for High Performance guests.
>    -
>
>    New Windows Guest tools installer based on WiX framework now moved to
>    VirtioWin project
>    -
>
>    Dropped support for cluster level prior to 4.2
>    -
>
>    Dropped SDK3 support
>    -
>
>    4K disks support
>    -
>
>    Exporting a VM to a data domain
>    -
>
>    Editing of floating disks
>    -
>
>    Integrating ansible-runner into engine, which allows a more detailed
>    monitoring of playbooks executed from engine
>    -
>
>    Adding/reinstalling hosts are now completely based on Ansible
>    -
>
>    The OpenStack Neutron Agent cannot be configured by oVirt anymore, it
>    should be configured by TripleO instead
>
>
> This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for:
>
> * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 or newer
>
> * CentOS Linux (or similar) 8.1 or newer
>
> This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures
> for:
>
> * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 or newer (8.2 beta recommended)
>
> * CentOS Linux (or similar) 8.1 or newer
>
> * oVirt Node 4.4 based on CentOS Linux 8.1 (available for x86_64 only)
>
> See the release notes [1] for installation instructions and a list of new
> features and bugs fixed.
>
> If you manage more than one oVirt instance, OKD or RDO we also recommend
> to try ManageIQ <http://manageiq.org/>.
>
> In such a case, please be sure  to take the qc2 image and not the ova
> image.
>
> Notes:
>
> - oVirt Appliance is already available for CentOS Linux 8
>
> - oVirt Node NG is already available for CentOS Linux 8
>
> Additional Resources:
>
> * Read more about the oVirt 4.4.0 release highlights:
> http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.0/
>
> * Get more oVirt project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt
>
> * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog:
> http://www.ovirt.org/blog/
>
>
> [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.0/
> [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.4-pre/iso/
>
> --
>
> Sandro Bonazzola
>
> MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, EMEA R&D RHV
>
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