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

 Version |release| includes more than 200 bug fixes from previous release, the
 following new features and improvements.


 NuageVsp Network Plugin
 -----------------------

 The Nuage NetworksTM Virtualized Services Platform (VSP) is a Software-Defined
 Networking (SDN) solution that virtualizes any datacenter (DC) network
 infrastructure and automatically establishes connectivity between compute
 resources upon their creation.

 NuageVsp networking plugin bring the Nuage VSP network virtualization technology
 to CloudStack. All the network isolation and routing is handled by the Nuage
 SDN solution. Routing of the packets happen at hypervisor itself. Virtual Router
 is not used for routing the packets and is spawned only for Password reset
 functionality. The Nuage solution also helps significantly improve the agility
 and scale of a CloudStack deployment as compared to a Virtual Router based
 deployment.

 .. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

 ====================== ============================================================================
 Supported hypervisors: XenServer, VMware
 Link                   `NuageVsp Network Plugin spec`_
 ====================== ============================================================================


 Bind integration with Globo DNSAPI
 ----------------------------------

 GloboDNS provide API to Bind DNS server used to centralized DNS server outside of CloudStack networks.
 When deploying Advanced Networks, Virtual Routers are used to isolate networks
 and provide DNS service for all machines inside each network. This approach
 imposes a challenge when instances need to translate names that belong to
 instances from another network.

 .. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

 ====================== ============================================================================
 Supported hypervisors: Any
 Link                   `Globo DNSAPI spec`_
 ====================== ============================================================================


 SAML 2.0 Plugin
 ---------------

 SAML 2.0 Plugin provide integration of CloudStack to existing authentication
 mechanism. This provide Single Sign On (SSO) and Single Log Out (SLO) to work
 on CloudStack UI and clients. SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) 2.0
 is an old, stable and widely used XML based authentication and authorization
 protocol supported by Salesforce, Google Apps and other public and private
 companies and the aim is to integrate the SSO SAML support in CloudStack.

 .. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

 ====================== ============================================================================
 Supported hypervisors: N/A
 Link                   `SAML spec`_
 ====================== ============================================================================


 Managed storage for KVM
 -----------------------

 This adapter provides one to one mapping between SAN volume to VM's disk.
 This is to guarantee quality of services for performance sensitive
 applications. This adapter is based on nfs protocol.

 .. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

 ====================== ============================================================================
 Supported hypervisors: KVM
 Link                   `CLOUDSTACK-7576 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-7576>`_
 ====================== ============================================================================


 Improved CloudByte Storage Plugin
 ---------------------------------

 The new improved CloudByte plugin support the following features:

 - Managed storage, where each vm disk has the guaranteed QoS.
 - Account integration in cloudbyte with respect to domains in CloudStack.
 - Resize of the volume.
 - both iSCSI and nfs protocols in XenServer.
 - iSCSI protocol for KVM and VMware ESX.
 - Storage level snapshot capabilities as well as hypervisor level snapshot feature.
 - Expose custom API's for ui integration.
 - Unlimited storage nodes across the sites.

 .. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

 ====================== ============================================================================
 Supported hypervisors: KVM, VMware, XenServer
 Link                   `CLOUDSTACK-7098 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-7098>`_
 ====================== ============================================================================


 Use SSH for commands sent to Virtual-Router
 -------------------------------------------

 For XenServer host, sending commands to Virtual-Routers now use SSH,
 previously using XAPI plugin, this change reduce XAPI workload and allow
 Virtual-Router update while XenServer pool master is down.

 .. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

 ====================== ============================================================================
 Supported hypervisors: XenServer
 Link                   `CLOUDSTACK-6314 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-6314>`_
 ====================== ============================================================================


 Baremetal Advanced Networking Support
 -------------------------------------

 This feature is about CloudStack network plugin for baremetal advanced
 networking. With this plugin, CloudStack can automatically program vlan on
 physical switch to which baremetal instances connect when creating/destroying
 baremetal instance. This feature cannot work standalone, it needs support
 from physical switch itself either from vendor's SDK or from an in-switch
 agent for whitebox switch. When using this feature, baremetal instances gain
 Layer 2 isolation methods provided by CloudStack advanced networking which is
 particularly useful in public cloud that wants to provide baremetal as a
 service.

 .. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

 ====================== ============================================================================
 Supported hypervisors: N/A
 Link                   `Baremetal feature spec`_
 ====================== ============================================================================


 Instance Password Generation length can now be changed
 ------------------------------------------------------

 For instance using random password generated by CloudStack, Password length and
 encoder can now be define with following Global Settings:
 ``vm.password.length``, ``user.password.encoders.exclude``, ``user.password.encoders.order``


 Improvements
 ------------

 -  [UI] keep advanced search parameters visible after search has been run
 -  [UI] Add new vGPU types K160Q, K180Q, K280Q
 -  [LXC] storage migration for LXC VMs fixed
 -  Use of MariaDB as cloudstack management server database
 -  System VM password reset now supported
 -  Root volume detach support

 .. _Baremetal feature spec: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Baremetal+Advanced+Networking+Support
 .. _Globo DNSAPI spec: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Bind+integration+by+Globo+DNSAPI
 .. _NuageVsp Network Plugin spec : https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/NuageVsp+Network+Plugin
 .. _SAML spec: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/SAML+2.0+Plugin
	.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
	or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
	distributed with this work for additional information#
	regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
	to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
	"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
	with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
	software distributed under the License is distributed on an
	"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
	KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
	specific language governing permissions and limitations
	under the License.


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

	Version \|release\| includes more than 200 bug fixes from previous release, the
	following new features and improvements.


	NuageVsp Network Plugin
	-----------------------

	The Nuage NetworksTM Virtualized Services Platform (VSP) is a Software-Defined
	Networking (SDN) solution that virtualizes any datacenter (DC) network
	infrastructure and automatically establishes connectivity between compute
	resources upon their creation.

	NuageVsp networking plugin bring the Nuage VSP network virtualization technology
	to CloudStack. All the network isolation and routing is handled by the Nuage
	SDN solution. Routing of the packets happen at hypervisor itself. Virtual Router
	is not used for routing the packets and is spawned only for Password reset
	functionality. The Nuage solution also helps significantly improve the agility
	and scale of a CloudStack deployment as compared to a Virtual Router based
	deployment.

	.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

	====================== ============================================================================
	Supported hypervisors: XenServer, VMware
	Link `NuageVsp Network Plugin spec`_
	====================== ============================================================================


	Bind integration with Globo DNSAPI
	----------------------------------

	GloboDNS provide API to Bind DNS server used to centralized DNS server outside of CloudStack networks.
	When deploying Advanced Networks, Virtual Routers are used to isolate networks
	and provide DNS service for all machines inside each network. This approach
	imposes a challenge when instances need to translate names that belong to
	instances from another network.

	.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

	====================== ============================================================================
	Supported hypervisors: Any
	Link `Globo DNSAPI spec`_
	====================== ============================================================================


	SAML 2.0 Plugin
	---------------

	SAML 2.0 Plugin provide integration of CloudStack to existing authentication
	mechanism. This provide Single Sign On (SSO) and Single Log Out (SLO) to work
	on CloudStack UI and clients. SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) 2.0
	is an old, stable and widely used XML based authentication and authorization
	protocol supported by Salesforce, Google Apps and other public and private
	companies and the aim is to integrate the SSO SAML support in CloudStack.

	.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

	====================== ============================================================================
	Supported hypervisors: N/A
	Link `SAML spec`_
	====================== ============================================================================


	Managed storage for KVM
	-----------------------

	This adapter provides one to one mapping between SAN volume to VM's disk.
	This is to guarantee quality of services for performance sensitive
	applications. This adapter is based on nfs protocol.

	.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

	====================== ============================================================================
	Supported hypervisors: KVM
	Link `CLOUDSTACK-7576 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-7576>`_
	====================== ============================================================================


	Improved CloudByte Storage Plugin
	---------------------------------

	The new improved CloudByte plugin support the following features:

	- Managed storage, where each vm disk has the guaranteed QoS.
	- Account integration in cloudbyte with respect to domains in CloudStack.
	- Resize of the volume.
	- both iSCSI and nfs protocols in XenServer.
	- iSCSI protocol for KVM and VMware ESX.
	- Storage level snapshot capabilities as well as hypervisor level snapshot feature.
	- Expose custom API's for ui integration.
	- Unlimited storage nodes across the sites.

	.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

	====================== ============================================================================
	Supported hypervisors: KVM, VMware, XenServer
	Link `CLOUDSTACK-7098 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-7098>`_
	====================== ============================================================================


	Use SSH for commands sent to Virtual-Router
	-------------------------------------------

	For XenServer host, sending commands to Virtual-Routers now use SSH,
	previously using XAPI plugin, this change reduce XAPI workload and allow
	Virtual-Router update while XenServer pool master is down.

	.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

	====================== ============================================================================
	Supported hypervisors: XenServer
	Link `CLOUDSTACK-6314 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-6314>`_
	====================== ============================================================================


	Baremetal Advanced Networking Support
	-------------------------------------

	This feature is about CloudStack network plugin for baremetal advanced
	networking. With this plugin, CloudStack can automatically program vlan on
	physical switch to which baremetal instances connect when creating/destroying
	baremetal instance. This feature cannot work standalone, it needs support
	from physical switch itself either from vendor's SDK or from an in-switch
	agent for whitebox switch. When using this feature, baremetal instances gain
	Layer 2 isolation methods provided by CloudStack advanced networking which is
	particularly useful in public cloud that wants to provide baremetal as a
	service.

	.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover

	====================== ============================================================================
	Supported hypervisors: N/A
	Link `Baremetal feature spec`_
	====================== ============================================================================


	Instance Password Generation length can now be changed
	------------------------------------------------------

	For instance using random password generated by CloudStack, Password length and
	encoder can now be define with following Global Settings:
	``vm.password.length``, ``user.password.encoders.exclude``, ``user.password.encoders.order``


	Improvements
	------------

	- [UI] keep advanced search parameters visible after search has been run
	- [UI] Add new vGPU types K160Q, K180Q, K280Q
	- [LXC] storage migration for LXC VMs fixed
	- Use of MariaDB as cloudstack management server database
	- System VM password reset now supported
	- Root volume detach support

	.. _Baremetal feature spec: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Baremetal+Advanced+Networking+Support
	.. _Globo DNSAPI spec: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Bind+integration+by+Globo+DNSAPI
	.. _NuageVsp Network Plugin spec : https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/NuageVsp+Network+Plugin
	.. _SAML spec: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/SAML+2.0+Plugin