What’s New in 4.22.0.0

Apache CloudStack 4.22.0.0 is a 4.22 LTS release with 10 new features, around 15 improvements and more than 140 bug fixes since the 4.21.0.0 release. Some of the highlights include:

Enhanced Backup and Disaster Recovery SSL Offloading for Load Balancers Baremetal/MaaS Extension CSI Driver for CKS Console Access for Proxmox in Extensions Framework VMware-to-KVM Migration Enhancements Snapshot/Backup Schedule Listing Per-Zone Console Proxy Configuration Direct Volume Migration within Cluster Persistent KVM Domains Support for userdata on System VMs EL10 & OpenSUSE 15.6 Platform Support Stronger Checksum Algorithm (SHA-512) Enable KVM volume and VM snapshot by default Support xz format for template registration Support for shared Filesystem on Config Drive Networks

Known Issues

  • Starting 4.21 VM snapshots are supported for instances on KVM hosts. However, volume snapshots and VM snapshots cannot coexist. Restoring a volume snapshot will remove any existing VM snapshots and may lead to data loss. There is a UI issue where error messages in such scenarios may not clearly indicate the problem.

  • When managing and unmanaging UEFI-based VMs on KVM hosts, migration of such VMs may fail in certain scenarios. This typically occurs when a VM that was unmanaged and later re-imported is started on a different host and then migrated back to its original host. The migration fails because the VM domain still exists on the original host, resulting in a conflict. As a workaround, manually remove the old domain from the original host before attempting the migration again.

The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.22.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html