What’s New in 4.22.0.0

Apache CloudStack 4.22.0.0 is a LTS release with 10 new features, around 15 improvements and more than 140 bug fixes since the 4.21.0.0 release. Some of the highlights include:

· Enhanced Backup and Disaster Recovery · SSL Offloading for Load Balancers · Baremetal/MaaS Extension · CSI Driver for CKS · Console Access for Proxmox in Extensions Framework · VMware-to-KVM Migration Enhancements · Snapshot/Backup Schedule Listing · Per-Zone Console Proxy Configuration · Direct Volume Migrations by-passing Secondary Storage · Persistent domain for unmanaged KVM instances from CS · Support for User Data on System VMs · EL10 & OpenSUSE 15.6 Platform Support · Stronger Checksum Algorithm (SHA-512) · Enable KVM Volume and VM snapshot by default · Support XZ compression format for template registration with KVM · Support for Shared Filesystem on Networks with Config Drive

Known Issues

  • Starting 4.21 VM snapshots are supported for instances on KVM hosts. However, volume snapshots and VM snapshots cannot coexist. Restoring a volume snapshot will remove any existing VM snapshots and may lead to data loss. There is a UI issue where error messages in such scenarios may not clearly indicate the problem.

  • When managing and unmanaging UEFI-based VMs on KVM hosts, migration of such VMs may fail in certain scenarios. This typically occurs when a VM that was unmanaged and later re-imported is started on a different host and then migrated back to its original host. The migration fails because the VM domain still exists on the original host, resulting in a conflict. As a workaround, manually remove the old domain from the original host before attempting the migration again.

The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.22.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html