[ovirt-users] oVirt 4.5.4 is now generally available

oVirt 4.5.4 is now generally available The oVirt project is excited to announce the general availability of oVirt 4.5.4, as of December 5th, 2022. 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 4.4. Important notes before you install / upgrade Some of the features included in oVirt 4.5.4 require content that is available in RHEL 8.7 (or newer) and derivatives. NOTE: If you’re going to install oVirt 4.5.4 on RHEL or similar, please read Installing on RHEL or derivatives <https://ovirt.org/download/install_on_rhel.html> first. Documentation Be sure to follow instructions for oVirt 4.5! - If you want to try oVirt as quickly as possible, follow the instructions on the Download <https://ovirt.org/download/> page. - For complete installation, administration, and usage instructions, see the oVirt Documentation <https://ovirt.org/documentation/>;. - For upgrading from a previous version, see the oVirt Upgrade Guide <https://ovirt.org/documentation/upgrade_guide/>;. - For a general overview of oVirt, see About oVirt <https://ovirt.org/community/about.html>;. What’s new in oVirt 4.5.4 Release? This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: - CentOS Stream 8 - CentOS Stream 9 - RHEL 8.7 and derivatives - RHEL 9.1 and derivatives This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64: - oVirt Node NG based on CentOS Stream 8 - oVirt Node NG based on CentOS Stream 9 - CentOS Stream 8 - CentOS Stream 9 - RHEL 8.7 and derivatives - RHEL 9.1 and derivatives Builds are also available for ppc64le and aarch64. Known issues: - On EL9 with UEFI secure boot, vdsm fails to decode DMI data due to Bug 2081648 <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2081648> - python-dmidecode module fails to decode DMI data oVirt Node will be released as soon as GitHub Runners will be back online (Ticket opened: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/CPDEVOPS-606 ) See the release notes for installation instructions and a list of new features and bugs fixed. Additional resources: - Read more about the oVirt 4.5.4 release highlights: https://www.ovirt.org/release/4.5.4/ - Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: https://blogs.ovirt.org/ -- Sandro Bonazzola MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING - Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System 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.*