What's Coming In CloudStack 4.18
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CloudStack 4.18 will include several new features such as volume encryption, secure KVM VNC connections, VM autoscaling, and edge zones. It is expected to be released in Q4/Q1 as a long term support release. Some features still have work in progress and may not make the final release. The release includes many bug fixes and improvements to the management framework.
What's Coming In CloudStack 4.18
- 1. What's Coming In CloudStack 4.18 by Boris Stoyanov
- 2. About me Software Engineer in Test Joined CloudStack in 2016 PMC @ Apache CloudStack since 2019 Married, Dad of 2
- 3. About CloudStack 4.18 • LTS • Expected Q4/Q1 • Lots of new features • Kudos to Daan!
- 4. Disclaimer - it is work in progress • There is no fi xed ETA yet • Some of features might not make it • Community effort
- 5. Volume Encryption • Supported for KVM only • Supported storage: NFS, Local storage, Shared mount point, ScaleIO • All Volume/VM lifecycle operations supported except live storage migration and extraction • Offering based - root/data disk offering
- 6. Secure KVM VNC connection using CA framework • Uses CloudStack CA framework - KVM only • TLS authenticated and encrypted connection between CPVM and guest VM • All messages CP<>VM secured
- 7. Standardized API driven console access • New API for console proxying a VM • One-time session • Extra security token for session generation
- 8. VM Autoscaling • ScaleUp/Down policies • De fi ne AutoScaler Group: Template, Offering, Network/LB • Custom counters: CPU, MEM, IN/OUT traf fi c, connections • Group attributes: min/max members, duration/cooldown min/max members etc.
- 9. Loose host anti-af fi nity/af fi nity group • Strict af fi nity groups • Non-strict af fi nity groups • ConsiderLastHost
- 10. Edge Zones • Ability to add remote compute resource • Lightweight zone - no SecStorage, no network con fi guration • Available with local storage and direct download templates • KVM only
- 11. UserData as fi rst class resource • CRUD APIs • User data entity - name, userdata, parameters, domain, account • Deploy VM facilitates the changes
- 12. UserData as fi rst class resource
- 13. UserData as fi rst class resource
- 14. Safe ACS Shutdown Feature • Shutdown feature from UI • Safely stop the management server • Maintenance mode of speci fi c management server • Monitor pending jobs via Infra tab
- 15. Logic driven global settings • Categories • UI improvements • Input validation - revert to default
- 19. Improve guest OS support framework • Guest OS management in the UI • New APIs to facilitate add/remove GuestOSs • Validation of the mapping per hypervisor support
- 20. Additional OS support • EL9 (Rocky/Oracle Linux 9) • Ubuntu 22.04 • Both for KVM hosts and management servers
- 21. Some more features • Con fi gurable MTU for VR • Custom DNS per for networks • 2FA framework - starting with Google Authenticator • Resource Metrics Framework • Live Storage Migration for ScaleIO
- 22. Bug fi xes • Many bug fi xes as part of LTS • About 90 issues and PRs merged • About 60 still open
- 23. Questions?