Thanks @wei

Regards
Rajiv Jain


On Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM Wei ZHOU <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Rajiv,
>
> Unfortunately, it is not possible to include this PR in RC3.
>
> The 4.23.0.0 release is already about two months behind the original
> schedule, so we need to keep the scope of RC3 very limited. After the RC
> stage, we only accept blocker or critical fixes.
>
> ACS 4.24.0 is currently planned for November, so this PR can be considered
> for that release. The 4.24 RMs are Nicolas and Rosi.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Wei
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 8:56 AM Rajiv Jain <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hello Wei, Daan,
> >
> > I could see, we started on 4.23 RC3, can we please consider this PR with
> > RC3? It has important fixes for both common and ONTAP plugin.
> > Please acknowledge with thoughts.
> >
> > Regards
> > Rajiv Jain
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM Rajiv Jain <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Wei,
> > >
> > > As discussed, we raised the PR on Saturday. You can review the changes
> > > here:
> > >
> > > CloudStack PR #13897 <https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/13897>
> > >
> > > In addition to the NetApp ONTAP plugin fixes, the PR also includes a
> few
> > > common improvements that we believe will benefit the broader CloudStack
> > > codebase.
> > >
> > > The key enhancements included in this PR are:
> > >
> > >    - Fixed NFS storage pool handling after *Enter Maintenance* and
> > *Cancel
> > >    Maintenance* operations.
> > >    - Restored the *PrimaryDataStoreLifeCycle.updateStoragePool()* call
> > >    required for the *Resize Storage Pool* workflow.
> > >    - Added graceful handling of 404 responses during deletion of:
> > >       - Export Policies
> > >       - ONTAP Volumes
> > >       - ONTAP Snapshots
> > >    - Added validation to ensure only *Active* IP addresses are selected
> > >    during storage pool creation.
> > >    - Enabled instance and volume snapshots for volumes created using
> the
> > *Create
> > >    on Storage* workflow.
> > >    - Added support for creating NFSv3 and iSCSI primary storage pools
> > >    with a minimum capacity of 20 MB.
> > >    - Fixed an issue that prevented multiple VMs from being created on
> > >    Oracle Linux hosts.
> > >    - Ensured that iSCSI root disks created using the NetApp ONTAP
> storage
> > >    plugin always use the *QCOW2* format.
> > >
> > > The first two items are orchestrator-related enhancements, while the
> > > remaining fixes are focused on improving the NetApp ONTAP plugin
> > experience.
> > >
> > > Could you please help prioritise the review so that we have a chance of
> > > getting these changes included in the 4.23 release?
> > >
> > > Thank you for your support.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > *Rajiv Jain*
> > >
> > > *NetApp*
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM Wei ZHOU <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Rajiv,
> > >>
> > >> You are welcome to submit pull requests for the upcoming release.
> > However,
> > >> the timeline is very tight, so I cannot guarantee that it will be
> merged
> > >> in
> > >> time.
> > >>
> > >> We plan to release CloudStack 4.23.0 as soon as the remaining security
> > >> issues are addressed and the release vote passes. The release will not
> > be
> > >> delayed to wait for this change.
> > >>
> > >> If the PR is ready and gets reviewed and approved in time, we can
> still
> > >> consider including it in 4.23. Otherwise, it will have to go into the
> > next
> > >> release.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Kind regards,
> > >>
> > >> Wei
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM Rajiv Jain <
> > >> [email protected]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hi Wei, WiDo, Nicolas,
> > >> >
> > >> > We completed the code freeze for CloudStack 4.23 in the first week
> of
> > >> July
> > >> > and have since been progressing through the release candidate cycle
> > >> (RC1,
> > >> > RC2, and subsequent candidates), addressing issues based on their
> > >> severity
> > >> > and impact.
> > >> >
> > >> > I wanted to check whether there is still an opportunity to include a
> > few
> > >> > additional enhancements related to the NetApp ONTAP plugin in the
> 4.23
> > >> > release. These changes are specific to the ONTAP storage plugin and
> > are
> > >> > isolated in scope, so they are not expected to affect any common
> > >> CloudStack
> > >> > workflows or use cases.
> > >> >
> > >> > In addition, we have identified a few fixes that would benefit the
> > >> common
> > >> > codebase, including:
> > >> >
> > >> > A missing storage pool update call during the pool resize workflow.
> > >> > Setting the CloudStack volume format appropriately based on the
> > >> underlying
> > >> > hypervisor.
> > >> > Addressing a few corner cases for vendors that support the
> hypervisor
> > >> type
> > >> > as ANY.
> > >> > Enabling and supporting iSCSI-backed VM snapshot workflows from the
> > >> > CloudStack UI, which are currently available only through APIs.
> > >> >
> > >> > We can optimize and plan to contribute these common fixes as part of
> > the
> > >> > same upstream PR.
> > >> >
> > >> > Given the planned 4.23 release timeline, we would appreciate your
> > >> guidance
> > >> > on whether these changes can still be considered for inclusion.
> Based
> > on
> > >> > your feedback, we can prioritise opening the upstream PRs at the
> > >> earliest.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thank you for your guidance.
> > >> >
> > >> > Regards
> > >> > Rajiv Jain
> > >> > NetApp
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
>

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