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software:rnotes:rn-rel4.2beta [2013/07/18 09:28] – tinovasoftware:rnotes:rn-rel4.2beta [2013/07/23 15:34] – tinova
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 ===== OpenNebula Drivers ===== ===== OpenNebula Drivers =====
  
-  * **VMware**, the whole set of VMware drivers, storage, networking and virtualization has been greatly improved. The storage system has been simplified and made more efficient, see more [[:documentation:rel4.2:vmware_ds|here]]. The networking drivers have been also streamlined. Monitoring of ESXi hosts is now complete and the functionality of the virtualization drivers is now leveled with KVM and Xen. In the process the runtime dependencies of VMware has been reduced by accessing the native VMware VI API.+  * **VMware**, the whole set of VMware drivers, storage, networking and virtualization has been greatly improved. The storage system has been simplified and made more efficient, see more [[:documentation:rel4.2:vmware_ds|here]]. This change was made to favour the most demanded and useful combination, in order to focus efforts and stabilize it. The networking drivers have been also streamlined. Monitoring of ESXi hosts is now complete and the functionality of the virtualization drivers is now levelled with KVM and Xen. In the process the runtime dependencies of VMware has been reduced by accessing the native VMware VI API.
  
   * **Xen**, support for the Xen4 interfaces through the xl command. Xen3 is totally supported with its own set of drivers. More on this in the [[documentation:rel4.2:xeng|Xen guide]].   * **Xen**, support for the Xen4 interfaces through the xl command. Xen3 is totally supported with its own set of drivers. More on this in the [[documentation:rel4.2:xeng|Xen guide]].
-===== OpenNebula Gate (New Component) =====+===== OpenNebula Gate (New Component!) =====
  
 OpenNebula Gate (onegate) is the VM gate to OpenNebula.  OpenNebula Gate (onegate) is the VM gate to OpenNebula. 
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-===== OpenNebula Flow. NEW COMPONENT! =====+===== OpenNebula Flow (New Component!) =====
  
 This release is the first one to include the [[documentation:rel4.2:oneapps_overview|OpenNebula OneFlow]] component (former AppFlow component available in OpenNebulaApps). OneFlow allows users and administrators to define, execute and manage multi-tiered applications, or services composed of interconnected Virtual Machines with deployment dependencies between them. This version also comes with handy new features: This release is the first one to include the [[documentation:rel4.2:oneapps_overview|OpenNebula OneFlow]] component (former AppFlow component available in OpenNebulaApps). OneFlow allows users and administrators to define, execute and manage multi-tiered applications, or services composed of interconnected Virtual Machines with deployment dependencies between them. This version also comes with handy new features:
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   * **Updated sunstone interface**   * **Updated sunstone interface**
  
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 ====== Migrating from OpenNebula 4.0 ====== ====== Migrating from OpenNebula 4.0 ======
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 OpenNebula is released under the Apache 2.0 open source license. The complete source tree and binary packages for OpenNebula [[http://downloads.opennebula.org|can be downloaded here]].  OpenNebula is released under the Apache 2.0 open source license. The complete source tree and binary packages for OpenNebula [[http://downloads.opennebula.org|can be downloaded here]]. 
  
-Packages for the beta are available for various distros:+Packages for the beta are available for various distros: Ubuntu LTS and latest, CentOS, OpenSUSE and Debian.
  
 Please report any bug or send feedback at the [[http://dev.opennebula.org/|development portal]] or at the [[http://www.opennebula.org/community:mailinglists|mailing list]]. Please report any bug or send feedback at the [[http://dev.opennebula.org/|development portal]] or at the [[http://www.opennebula.org/community:mailinglists|mailing list]].
  
 The documentation of OpenNebula 4.2 [[http://opennebula.org/documentation:rel4.2|can be found here]]. The documentation of OpenNebula 4.2 [[http://opennebula.org/documentation:rel4.2|can be found here]].
-====== Supported Platform Components ======  
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-Because OpenNebula is inherently portable to different operating systems and virtualization platforms, most Linux distributions and Hypervisors are supported. However, not all platform configurations and combinations exhibit a similar functionality, performance and stability. You can contact us if you need advise about the best platform configurations and environments for functionality and performance. Please read our [[http://opennebula.org/software:testing|Certification Policy]] for more information. 
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-======  Certified Platform Components ======  
-This is the list of the individual platform components that have been through the complete [[http://opennebula.org/software:testing|OpenNebula Quality Assurance and Certification Process]]. 
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-<table border="1px solid black" cellpadding="2"> 
-<tbody> 
-<tr> 
-<td><strong>Certified Platform Component</strong></td> 
-<td><strong>Version</strong></td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>RedHat Enterprise Linux</td> 
-<td>6.4</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>Ubuntu Server</td> 
-<td>12.04 (LTS) & 13.04 (Latest)</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>SUSE Linux Enterprise</td> 
-<td>12.3</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>CentOS</td> 
-<td>6.4</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>openSUSE</td> 
-<td>12.3</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>Debian</td> 
-<td>7.1</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>VMware</td> 
-<td>ESX 5.0 & ESX 5.1</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>Xen</td> 
-<td>3.2 & 4.2</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>KVM</td> 
-<td>Supported version that is included in the kernel for the Linux distribution</td> 
-</tr> 
-<tr> 
-<td>Xen Server, Xen Cloud Platform, and Hyper-V&nbsp;</td> 
-<td>Please contact us if you are interested in these hypervisors</td> 
-</tr> 
-</tbody> 
-</table> 
-</html>  
  
 ====== Acknowledgements ====== ====== Acknowledgements ======
  
 The OpenNebula project would like to thank the [[http://www.opennebula.org/about:contributors|community members]] and [[http://www.opennebula.org/users:users|users]] who have contributed to this software release by being active with the discussions, answering user questions, or providing patches for bugfixes, features and documentation. The OpenNebula project would like to thank the [[http://www.opennebula.org/about:contributors|community members]] and [[http://www.opennebula.org/users:users|users]] who have contributed to this software release by being active with the discussions, answering user questions, or providing patches for bugfixes, features and documentation.
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 +The new features for service elasticity (oneFlow) introduced in OpenNebula 4.2 were funded by BlackBerry in the context of the Fund a Feature Program.