[ovirt-users] Re: [ANN] oVirt 4.4.4 is now generally available

Hi Sandro, thanks for the release! Should this fix the upgrade problems to cluster version 4.5 too when using CentOS 8.3 + updates?

Thanks, Gianluca On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 2:26 PM Sandro Bonazzola <sbonazzo(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > oVirt 4.4.4 is now generally available > > The oVirt project is excited to announce the general availability of > oVirt 4.4.4 , as of December 21st, 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, as compared to oVirt 4.3. > Important notes before you install / upgrade > > Please note that oVirt 4.4 only supports clusters and data centers with > compatibility version 4.2 and above. If clusters or data centers are > running with an older compatibility version, you need to upgrade them to at > least 4.2 (4.3 is recommended). > > Please note that in RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 several devices that worked on EL7 > are no longer supported. > > For example, the megaraid_sas driver is removed. If you use Enterprise > Linux 8 hosts you can try to provide the necessary drivers for the > deprecated hardware using the DUD method (See the users’ mailing list > thread on this at > https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/thread/NDSVUZSESOXE... > ) > Documentation > > - > > 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 4.4.4 Release? > > This update is the fourth in a series of stabilization updates to the 4.4 > series. > > This release is available now on x86_64 architecture for: > > - > > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 > - > > CentOS Linux (or similar) 8.3 > - > > CentOS Stream (tech preview) > > > This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64 and ppc64le > architectures for: > > - > > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 > - > > CentOS Linux (or similar) 8.3 > - > > oVirt Node (based on CentOS Linux 8.3) > - > > CentOS Stream (tech preview) > > > > oVirt Node and Appliance have been updated, including: > > - > > oVirt 4.4.4: https://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.4/ > - > > Ansible 2.9.16: > https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v... > > - > > CentOS Linux 8 (2011): > https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2020-December/048207.html > - > > Advanced Virtualization 8.3 > > > > See the release notes [1] for installation instructions and a list of new > features and bugs fixed. > > 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 4.4.4 release highlights: > https://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.4/ > - > > Get more oVirt project updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ovirt > - > > Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog: > https://blogs.ovirt.org/ > > > [1] https://www.ovirt.org/release/4.4.4/ > [2] https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.4/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.* > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list -- users(a)ovirt.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)ovirt.org > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html > oVirt Code of Conduct: > https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ > List Archives: > https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/KMYD2GAHZXW... >