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[ANN] oVirt 4.3.9 Fourth Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Lev Veyde 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the oVirt 4.3.9 Fourth Release Candidate for testing, as of March 11th, 2020. This update is a release candidate of the ninth in a series of stabilization updates to the 4.3 series. This is pre-release software. This pre-release should not to be used in production. This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) * oVirt Node 4.3 (available for x86_64 only) has been built consuming CentOS 7.7 Release See the release notes [1] for known issues, new features and bugs fixed. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available - oVirt Node is already available Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.3.9 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.9/ * Get more oVirt Project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.9/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.3-pre/iso/ -- Lev Veyde Senior Software Engineer, RHCE | RHCVA | MCITP Red Hat Israel <https://www.redhat.com> lev(a)redhat.com | lveyde(a)redhat.com <https://red.ht/sig> TRIED. TESTED. TRUSTED. <https://redhat.com/trusted>

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oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha release refresh is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha release refresh is now available for testing The oVirt Project is excited to announce the availability of the alpha release refresh of oVirt 4.4.0 for testing, as of March 6th, 2020 This release unleashes an altogether more powerful and flexible open source virtualization solution that encompasses hundreds of individual changes and a wide range of enhancements across the engine, storage, network, user interface, and analytics on top of oVirt 4.3. Important notes before you try it Please note this is an Alpha release. The oVirt Project makes no guarantees as to its suitability or usefulness. This pre-release must not to be used in production, and it is not feature complete. In particular, please note that upgrades from 4.3 and future upgrades from this alpha to the final 4.4 release from this version are not supported. Some of the features included in oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha require content that will be available in CentOS Linux 8.2 which are currently included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 beta. If you want to have a better experience you can test oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 beta. Known Issues - After installation open the Default cluster and hit “Save”, for any other new Cluster using CPU autodetection the dialog needs to be explicitly saved after the detection happens, after first host is added. (bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1770697) Installation instructions For the engine: either use appliance or: - Install CentOS Linux 8 minimal from http://centos.mirror.garr.it/centos/8.1.1911/isos/x86_64/CentOS-8.1.1911-x8… - dnf install https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release44-pre.rpm - dnf update (reboot if needed) - dnf module enable -y javapackages-tools pki-deps 389-ds - dnf install ovirt-engine - engine-setup For the nodes: Either use oVirt Node ISO or: - Install CentOS Linux 8 from http://centos.mirror.garr.it/centos/8.1.1911/isos/x86_64/CentOS-8.1.1911-x8… ; select minimal installation - dnf config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools - dnf install https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release44-pre.rpm - dnf update (reboot if needed) - Attach the host to engine and let it be deployed. What’s new in oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha? - Hypervisors based on CentOS Linux 8 (rebuilt from award winning RHEL8), for both oVirt Node and standalone CentOS Linux hosts - Easier network management and configuration flexibility with NetworkManager - VMs based on a more modern Q35 chipset with legacy seabios and UEFI firmware - Support for direct passthrough of local host disks to VMs - Live migration improvements for High Performance guests. - New Windows Guest tools installer based on WiX framework now moved to VirtioWin project - Dropped support for cluster level prior to 4.2 - Dropped SDK3 support - 4K disks support - Exporting a VM to a data domain - Editing of floating disks - Integrating ansible-runner into engine, which allows a more detailed monitoring of playbooks executed from engine - Adding/reinstalling hosts are now completely based on Ansible - The OpenStack Neutron Agent cannot be configured by oVirt anymore, it should be configured by TripleO instead This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 or newer * CentOS Linux (or similar) 8.1 or newer This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 or newer (8.2 beta recommended) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 8.1 or newer * oVirt Node 4.4 based on CentOS Linux 8.1 (available for x86_64 only) See the release notes [1] for installation instructions and a list of new features and bugs fixed. If you manage more than one oVirt instance, OKD or RDO we also recommend to try ManageIQ <http://manageiq.org/>. In such a case, please be sure to take the qc2 image and not the ova image. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available for CentOS Linux 8 - oVirt Node NG is already available for CentOS Linux 8 Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.4.0 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.0/ * Get more oVirt project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.0/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.4-pre/iso/ -- Sandro Bonazzola MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, EMEA R&D RHV Red Hat EMEA <https://www.redhat.com/> sbonazzo(a)redhat.com <https://www.redhat.com/>*Red Hat respects your work life balance. Therefore there is no need to answer this email out of your office hours.*

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[ANN] oVirt 4.3.9 Third Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Lev Veyde 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the oVirt 4.3.9 Third Release Candidate for testing, as of March 5th, 2020. This update is a release candidate of the ninth in a series of stabilization updates to the 4.3 series. This is pre-release software. This pre-release should not to be used in production. This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) * oVirt Node 4.3 (available for x86_64 only) has been built consuming CentOS 7.7 Release See the release notes [1] for known issues, new features and bugs fixed. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available - oVirt Node is already available Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.3.9 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.9/ * Get more oVirt Project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.9/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.3-pre/iso/ -- Lev Veyde Senior Software Engineer, RHCE | RHCVA | MCITP Red Hat Israel <https://www.redhat.com> lev(a)redhat.com | lveyde(a)redhat.com <https://red.ht/sig> TRIED. TESTED. TRUSTED. <https://redhat.com/trusted>

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[ANN] oVirt 4.3.9 Second Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Lev Veyde 20 Feb '20

20 Feb '20

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the oVirt 4.3.9 Second Release Candidate for testing, as of February 20th, 2020. This update is a release candidate of the ninth in a series of stabilization updates to the 4.3 series. This is pre-release software. This pre-release should not to be used in production. This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) * oVirt Node 4.3 (available for x86_64 only) has been built consuming CentOS 7.7 Release See the release notes [1] for known issues, new features and bugs fixed. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available - oVirt Node is already available Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.3.9 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.9/ * Get more oVirt Project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.9/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.3-pre/iso/ -- Lev Veyde Senior Software Engineer, RHCE | RHCVA | MCITP Red Hat Israel <https://www.redhat.com> lev(a)redhat.com | lveyde(a)redhat.com <https://red.ht/sig> TRIED. TESTED. TRUSTED. <https://redhat.com/trusted>

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Async release for ovirt-engine-metrics is now available for oVirt 4.3.8
by Sandro Bonazzola 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

The oVirt Team has just released a new version of ovirt-engine-metrics package that fixes the deployment of the metrics solution when using foreman/satellite. The deployment was previously failing on missing rhsub_orgid in vars.yaml.template. We recommend to update ovirt-engine-metrics if you're planning to use it with foreman/satellite. Thanks, -- Sandro Bonazzola MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, EMEA R&D RHV Red Hat EMEA <https://www.redhat.com/> sbonazzo(a)redhat.com <https://www.redhat.com/>*Red Hat respects your work life balance. Therefore there is no need to answer this email out of your office hours.*

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[ANN] oVirt 4.3.9 First Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the oVirt 4.3.9 First Release Candidate for testing, as of January 30th, 2020. This update is a release candidate of the nineth in a series of stabilization updates to the 4.3 series. This is pre-release software. This pre-release should not to be used in production. This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) * oVirt Node 4.3 (available for x86_64 only) has been built consuming CentOS 7.7 Release See the release notes [1] for known issues, new features and bugs fixed. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available - oVirt Node will be available soon Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.3.9 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.9/ * Get more oVirt Project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.9/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.3-pre/iso/ -- Sandro Bonazzola MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, EMEA R&D RHV Red Hat EMEA <https://www.redhat.com/> sbonazzo(a)redhat.com <https://www.redhat.com/>*Red Hat respects your work life balance. Therefore there is no need to answer this email out of your office hours.*

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[ANN] oVirt 4.3.8 is now generally available
by Sandro Bonazzola 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the general availability of oVirt 4.3.8 as of January 27th, 2020. This update is the eighth in a series of stabilization updates to the 4.3 series. This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but < 8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but < 8) This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but < 8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but < 8) * oVirt Node 4.3 (available for x86_64 only) See the release notes [1] for installation / upgrade instructions and a list of new features and bugs fixed. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available - oVirt Node is already available[2] oVirt Node and Appliance have been updated including: - oVirt 4.3.8: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.8/ - Including fixes for CVE-2019-19336 oVirt Engine Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability <https://www.symantec.com/security-center/vulnerabilities/writeup/111466> - Latest CentOS 7.7 updates including: - CEBA-2019:3970 CentOS 7 ca-certificates BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035571.html> - CEBA-2019:3971 CentOS 7 curl BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035558.html> - CEBA-2019:3985 CentOS 7 iproute BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035568.html> - CESA-2019:3979 Important CentOS 7 kernel Security Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035574.html> - CEBA-2019:4106 CentOS 7 kernel BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035575.html> - CEBA-2019:3983 CentOS 7 util-linux BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035567.html> - CEBA-2019:3972 CentOS 7 sssd BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035565.html> - CEBA-2019:3969 CentOS 7 samba BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035561.html> - CEBA-2019:3975 CentOS 7 libvirt BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035562.html> - CEEA-2019:4161 CentOS 7 microcode_ctl Enhancement Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035586.html> - CESA-2019:4190 Important CentOS 7 nss Security Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035590.html> - CESA-2019:4190 Important CentOS 7 nss-softokn Security Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035589.html> - CESA-2019:4190 Important CentOS 7 nss-util Security Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035587.html> - CEBA-2019:3977 CentOS 7 numactl BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035573.html> - CEBA-2019:3982 CentOS 7 selinux-policy BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035559.html> - CEBA-2019:3973 CentOS 7 sos BugFix Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035572.html> - CESA-2019:3976 Low CentOS 7 tcpdump Security Update <https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-December/035570.html> - latest CentOS Virt and Storage SIG updates: - Ansible 2.9.4: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.… - Glusterfs 6.7: https://docs.gluster.org/en/latest/release-notes/6.7/ Given the amount of security fixes provided by this release, upgrade is recommended as soon as practical. Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.3.8 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.8/ * Get more oVirt Project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.8/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.3/iso/ -- Sandro Bonazzola MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, EMEA R&D RHV Red Hat EMEA <https://www.redhat.com/> sbonazzo(a)redhat.com <https://www.redhat.com/>*Red Hat respects your work life balance. Therefore there is no need to answer this email out of your office hours.*

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[ANN] oVirt 4.3.8 Third Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Lev Veyde 08 Jan '20

08 Jan '20

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the oVirt 4.3.8 Third Release Candidate for testing, as of January 8th, 2020. This update is a release candidate of the eighth in a series of stabilization updates to the 4.3 series. This is pre-release software. This pre-release should not to be used in production. This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) * oVirt Node 4.3 (available for x86_64 only) has been built consuming CentOS 7.7 Release See the release notes [1] for known issues, new features and bugs fixed. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available - oVirt Node is already available Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.3.8 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.8/ * Get more oVirt Project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.8/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.3-pre/iso/ -- Lev Veyde Senior Software Engineer, RHCE | RHCVA | MCITP Red Hat Israel <https://www.redhat.com> lev(a)redhat.com | lveyde(a)redhat.com <https://red.ht/sig> TRIED. TESTED. TRUSTED. <https://redhat.com/trusted>

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oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha release is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha release is now available for testing The oVirt Project is excited to announce the availability of the alpha release of oVirt 4.4.0 for testing, as of December 13th, 2019 This release unleashes an altogether more powerful and flexible open source virtualization solution that encompasses hundreds of individual changes and a wide range of enhancements across the engine, storage, network, user interface, and analytics on top of oVirt 4.3. Important notes before you try it Please note this is an Alpha release. The oVirt Project makes no guarantees as to its suitability or usefulness. This pre-release must not to be used in production, and it is not feature complete. In particular, please note that upgrades from 4.3 and future upgrades from this alpha to the final 4.4 release from this version are not supported. Some of the features included in oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha require content that will be available in CentOS Linux 8.1 which is currently being built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1. If you want to have a better experience you can test oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1. Known Issues - After installation open the Default cluster and hit “Save”, for any other new Cluster using CPU autodetection the dialog needs to be explicitly saved after the detection happens, after first host is added. (bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1770697) - Migrate, Cluster Upgrade, Export VM buttons cannot be clicked. Fixed in ovirt-engine-ui-extensions-1.0.11 Installation instructions For the engine: either use appliance or: - Install CentOS Linux 7.7 minimal from http://centos.mirror.garr.it/centos/7.7.1908/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Mi… - yum install https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release44-pre.rpm - yum update (reboot if needed) - yum install ovirt-engine - engine-setup For the nodes: Either use oVirt Node ISO or: - Install CentOS Linux 8.0 from http://centos.mirror.garr.it/centos/8.0.1905/isos/x86_64/CentOS-8-x86_64-19… ; select minimal installation - yum config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools - yum install https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release44-pre.rpm - yum update (reboot if needed) - Attach the host to engine and let it be deployed. What’s new in oVirt 4.4.0 Alpha? - Hypervisors based on CentOS Linux 8 (rebuilt from award winning RHEL8), for both oVirt Node and standalone CentOS Linux hosts - Easier network management and configuration flexibility with NetworkManager - VMs based on a more modern Q35 chipset with legacy seabios and UEFI firmware - Support for direct passthrough of local host disks to VMs - Live migration improvements for High Performance guests. - New Windows Guest tools installer based on WiX framework now moved to VirtioWin project - Dropped support for cluster level prior to 4.2 - Dropped SDK3 support - 4K disks support - Exporting a VM to a data domain - Editing of floating disks - Integrating ansible-runner into engine, which allows a more detailed monitoring of playbooks executed from engine - Adding/reinstalling hosts are now completely based on Ansible - The OpenStack Neutron Agent cannot be configured by oVirt anymore, it should be configured by TripleO instead This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but < 8.0) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but < 8.0) This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 or later * CentOS Linux (or similar) 8.0 or later * oVirt Node 4.4 based on CentOS Linux 8.0 (available for x86_64 only) See the release notes [1] for installation instructions and a list of new features and bugs fixed. If you manage more than one oVirt instance, OKD or RDO we also recommend to try ManageIQ <http://manageiq.org/>. In such a case, please be sure to take the qc2 image and not the ova image. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available for CentOS Linux 8 - oVirt Node NG is already available for CentOS Linux 8 Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.4.0 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.0/ * Get more oVirt project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.0/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.4-pre/iso/ -- Sandro Bonazzola MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, EMEA R&D RHV Red Hat EMEA <https://www.redhat.com/> sbonazzo(a)redhat.com <https://www.redhat.com/>*Red Hat respects your work life balance. Therefore there is no need to answer this email out of your office hours.*

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[ANN] oVirt 4.3.8 First Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the oVirt 4.3.8 First Release Candidate for testing, as of December 6th, 2019. This update is a release candidate of the eighth in a series of stabilization updates to the 4.3 series. This is pre-release software. This pre-release should not to be used in production. This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 or later (but <8) * CentOS Linux (or similar) 7.7 or later (but <8) * oVirt Node 4.3 (available for x86_64 only) has been built consuming CentOS 7.7 Release See the release notes [1] for known issues, new features and bugs fixed. Notes: - oVirt Appliance is already available - oVirt Node is already available Additional Resources: * Read more about the oVirt 4.3.8 release highlights: http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.8/ * Get more oVirt Project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt * Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: http://www.ovirt.org/blog/ [1] http://www.ovirt.org/release/4.3.8/ [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.3-pre/iso/ -- Sandro Bonazzola MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, EMEA R&D RHV Red Hat EMEA <https://www.redhat.com/> sbonazzo(a)redhat.com <https://www.redhat.com/>*Red Hat respects your work life balance. Therefore there is no need to answer this email out of your office hours.*

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