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What's New in |version|
=======================

Version |release| includes more than 400 commits, 220 pull requests that fixes
more than 250 issues since the last release. Version |release| is much larger
releases that was worked on for 8 months.

A LOT changed in this release, so this is not a complete list, but here is a
quick summary of some of the changes:

* Support for XenServer 7.1 and 7.2, and improved support for VMware 6.5.
* Host-HA framework and HA-provider for KVM hosts with and NFS as primary storage, and a new background polling task manager.
* Secure agents communication: new certificate authority framework and a default built-in root CA provider.
* New network type - L2.
* CloudStack metrics exporter for Prometheus.
* Cloudian Hyperstore connector for CloudStack.
* Annotation feature for CloudStack entities such as hosts.
* Separation of volume snapshot creation on primary storage and backing operation on secondary storage.
* Limit admin access from specified CIDRs.
* Expansion of Management IP Range.
* Dedication of public IPs to SSVM and CPVM.
* Support for separate subnet for SSVM and CPVM.
* Bypass secondary storage template copy/transfer for KVM.
* Support for multi-disk OVA template for VMware.
* Storage overprovisioning for local storage.
* LDAP mapping with domain scope, and mapping of LDAP group to an account.
* Move user across accounts.
* Managed storage enhancements.
* Extend config drive support for user data, metadata, and password (Nuage Networks).
* Extra DHCP options support (Nuage Networks).
* Nuage VSP 5.0 support and caching of NuageVsp ID's.
* Nuage domain template selection per VPC and support for network migration.
* Support for watchdog timer to KVM Instances.
* Support for Secondary IPv6 Addresses and Subnets.
* IPv6 Prefix Delegation support in basic networking.
* Ability to specific MAC address while deploying VM or adding a NIC to a VM.
* VMware dvSwitch security policies configuration in network offering
* Allow more than 7 NICs to be added to a VMware VM.
* Network rate usage for guest offering for VRs.
* Usage metrics for VM snapshot on primary storage.
* Enable Netscaler inline mode.
* NCC integration in CloudStack.
* The retirement of the Midonet network plugin.
* Several UI Improvements.
* Embedded Jetty and improved CloudStack management server configuration.
* Improved support for Java 8 for building artifacts/modules, packaging, and in
  the systemvm template.
* A faster console proxy startup and service availability.
* A new Debian 9 based systemvm template that patches systemvm without requiring
  reboot.
* Several optimizations and improvements to the virtual router including better
  support for redundant virtual routers and strongswan provided s2s and remote
  access vpn.