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!
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If you want to try oVirt as quickly as possible, follow the instructions
on the Download <https://ovirt.org/download/> page.
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For complete installation, administration, and usage instructions, see
the oVirt Documentation <https://ovirt.org/documentation/>.
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For upgrading from a previous version, see the oVirt Upgrade Guide
<https://ovirt.org/documentation/upgrade_guide/>.
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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:
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CentOS Stream 8
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CentOS Stream 9
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RHEL 8.7 and derivatives
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RHEL 9.1 and derivatives
This release supports Hypervisor Hosts on x86_64:
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oVirt Node NG based on CentOS Stream 8
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oVirt Node NG based on CentOS Stream 9
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CentOS Stream 8
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CentOS Stream 9
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RHEL 8.7 and derivatives
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RHEL 9.1 and derivatives
Builds are also available for ppc64le and aarch64.
Known issues:
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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:
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Read more about the oVirt 4.5.4 release highlights:
https://www.ovirt.org/release/4.5.4/
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Check out the latest project news on the oVirt blog:
https://blogs.ovirt.org/
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MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING - Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System
Red Hat EMEA <https://www.redhat.com/>
sbonazzo(a)redhat.com
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