Hello, community members, this is release announce for CloudStack-UI - alternative UI for Apache CloudStack.
If you don't see a properly marked document and would like to see the same press release with images, follow the link: Eng: https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En Rus: https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-Ru Release 1.49.13 Overview On October 31, 2017 we released CloudStack-UI version 1.49.13. An extended summary of the most important features and improvements is provided below. There are also a lot of bugfixes and minor updates. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#shared-security-groups-management>Shared security groups management The release introduces shared security groups support. Now users can both create groups by combining different template rules and choose shared security groups which are used by other machines during VM creation. In Firewall section there is a switch between Firewall Templates and Shared Security Groups. Users can manage security group rules in two modes: a "view" mode with filtering by types and protocols and an “edit” mode. Shared security groups are displayed in "Firewall Rules" section ("Network" tab in VM details sidebar), the same as private groups. Security groups editing is available when switching from "view" mode to "editing" mode. If the group is shared, user is warned that changes will affect other VMs using this group. This behavior allows avoiding undesirable changes for other VMs. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#storage-management-enhancements>Storage management enhancements Several important changes have been applied to Storage section. First of all, root disks are now visually distinguished from data disks. In addition, there is an option to display only spare disks, which allows saving user's time in certain cases. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#ssh-keys-description>SSH keys description In this release we introduced a possibility to specify a description for SSH keys. This functionality is useful for users in terms of adding necessary semantics. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#system-tags-displaying-in-vm-details-sidebar>System tags displaying in VM details sidebar Now users have a possibility to disable a displaying of system tags in VM details sidebar. System tags are used to provide functionality from user interface perspective. Changing these tags affects functionality of the application. So hiding system tags helps to avoid accidental unwanted changes. If a user has disabled displaying of these tags, the system will remember it and next time tags will also be hidden. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#improved-behavior-after-vm-creation>Improved behavior after VM creation In this release our team has made a big contribution to the improvement of UX when creating a virtual machine. First of all, a user now has an access to the list of all creation steps. It might be useful in the case of VM creation error since a user can understand where exactly error occurred. In future versions users will be capable to copy a complete log returned from a server and contact a technical support using log details. When creating a VM in interactive mode, a user usually plans to perform some actions with it immediately after creation. In this regard, it was decided to ensure the proper behavior of the system in order to improve the UX. Depending on the installation source (ISO or a Template), the system allows getting not only login, password and IP of the machine, but also an access to VM interaction interface. Currently supported: - VNC console, - WebShell if VM has a csui.vm.auth-mode tag with SSH value. To configure access to VM using WebShell, please refer to wiki <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/Tags>, - Access via HTTP if VM has a csui.vm.auth-mode tag with HTTP value. To configure access to VM via HTTP, please refer to wiki <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/Tags>. A user can always request this information by referring to the context menu "Access VM". <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#vm-password-management>VM password management Another important functionality introduced in this release is the improved VM password management. VM password can be saved to tags right after VM creation. A user can also set an automatic password saving for all VMs being created. Password information is available in "Access VM" context menu. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#volume-creation-improved-behavior>Volume creation improved behavior When there are no VMs created and a user intends to create an additional disk in "Storage" section, the system warns him that creating an additional disk is not necessary, since disks are automatically created when VM is being created from a template. This functionality is important from a business perspective, as there might be undesirable expenses caused by creating additional disks that user does not actually need. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#account-management-for-domain-administrators>Account management for domain administrators In this release, we introduced a new "Accounts" section, where domain administrators can manage existing accounts, apply filtering and grouping as in other sections. There is also an access to details sidebar of each account with a possibility of editing settings and resource restrictions. In addition to this, an administrator can apply filtering by accounts in other sections, thus narrowing a context and working with a data that he needs at the moment. In future versions it is planned to extend this functionality by adding Users management and new accounts creation for domain administrators. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#modified-component-for-switching-tabs>Modified component for switching tabs The switch between tabs is now represented by another component. This choice allowed solving a number of problems and improving information displaying in general. <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#deployment-instructions>Deployment Instructions The release can be found at GitHub releases: https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/releases/tag/1.49.13 Prepared Docker image is available at Dockerhub: https://hub.docker.com/r/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/ You can pull it with: # docker pull bwsw/cloudstack-ui:1.49.13 The project changelog is here: https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/Changelog Deployment guide and project info can be found at GitHub pages: https://bwsw.github.io/cloudstack-ui/ <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#release-14914-expectations>Release 1.49.14 expectations The release is expected to include new functionality as follows: - A switch between box view and list view for all menu sections, which is convenient, for example, for users with a large number of virtual machines - Accounts creation for domain administrators - A sidebar for shared security groups with a list of virtual machines using this group and a possibility of going to details sidebar of each VM - A "Terms and Agreements" dialog support when selecting installation source during VM creation <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui/wiki/1.49.13-ReleaseNotes-En#community-message>Community Message Dear community member, we will be thankful if you - try the project and provide us with a feedback; - share the information about the project and the release in social media; - mark the GitHub repository <https://github.com/bwsw/cloudstack-ui> with star to support the project; - join LinkedIn group <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13540203>. -- With best regards, Ivan Kudryavtsev Bitworks Software, Ltd. 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