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Posted to marketing@cloudstack.apache.org by Daan Hoogland <da...@apache.org> on 2023/03/17 09:45:45 UTC

[DRAFT][ANNOUNCEMENT][4.18] Pleased to announce Apache CloudStack 4.18

Marketeers,

Please have a read through the following announcement and point me to any
errors or omissions that need to be dealt with. Hopefully we can send this
out on monday.

NOTA BENE: the packages will be in place by than, but are not yet.


<draft>

Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 LTS Release

The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® CloudStack® v4.18.

Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 is a 4.18 LTS release with 300+ new features,
improvements, and bug fixes since 4.17, including 19 major new features.
Some of the highlights include:

- Edge Zones

- Autoscaling

- Managed User Data

- Two-Factor Authentication Framework

- Support for Time-based OTP (TOTP) Authenticator

- Volume Encryption

- SDN Integration – Tungsten Fabric

- Ceph Multi Monitor Support

- API-Driven Console Access

- Console Access Security Improvements

- New Global settings UI

- Configurable MTU for VR

- Adaptative Affinity Groups

- Custom DNS Servers for Networks

- Improved Guest OS Support Framework

- Support for Enterprise Linux 9

- Networker Backup Plugin for KVM Hypervisor

- Custom Quota Tariffs

- Secure VNC for KVM

Documentation

The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at
http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html

The CloudStack documentation includes upgrade instructions from previous
versions of Apache CloudStack, and can be found at:
http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/upgrading/index.html

The official installation, administration and API documentation for each of
the releases are available on our documentation page:
http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/

Downloads

The official source code for the 4.18.0.0 release can be downloaded from
our downloads page: http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html

In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors
have also made convenience binaries available on the Apache CloudStack
download page, and can be found at:
https://download.cloudstack.org/ubuntu/dists/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/7/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/8/

https://download.cloudstack.org/suse/15

https://www.shapeblue.com/packages/

</draft>


regards,

Re: [DRAFT][ANNOUNCEMENT][4.18] Pleased to announce Apache CloudStack 4.18

Posted by Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>.
Lgtm, sorry late to reviewing but could you use https links for all urls. The announce@a.o would certainly require that.

Regards.

Regards.
________________________________
From: Ivet Petrova <iv...@shapeblue.com>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 3:53:06 PM
To: marketing@cloudstack.apache.org <ma...@cloudstack.apache.org>
Cc: dev <de...@cloudstack.apache.org>
Subject: Re: [DRAFT][ANNOUNCEMENT][4.18] Pleased to announce Apache CloudStack 4.18

LGTM, all links are working.

Kind regards,







 

On 17 Mar 2023, at 11:45, Daan Hoogland <da...@apache.org>> wrote:


Marketeers,

Please have a read through the following announcement and point me to any errors or omissions that need to be dealt with. Hopefully we can send this out on monday.

NOTA BENE: the packages will be in place by than, but are not yet.


<draft>

Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 LTS Release


The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® CloudStack® v4.18.


Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 is a 4.18 LTS release with 300+ new features, improvements, and bug fixes since 4.17, including 19 major new features. Some of the highlights include:


- Edge Zones

- Autoscaling

- Managed User Data

- Two-Factor Authentication Framework

- Support for Time-based OTP (TOTP) Authenticator

- Volume Encryption

- SDN Integration – Tungsten Fabric

- Ceph Multi Monitor Support

- API-Driven Console Access

- Console Access Security Improvements

- New Global settings UI

- Configurable MTU for VR

- Adaptative Affinity Groups

- Custom DNS Servers for Networks

- Improved Guest OS Support Framework

- Support for Enterprise Linux 9

- Networker Backup Plugin for KVM Hypervisor

- Custom Quota Tariffs

- Secure VNC for KVM


Documentation


The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html


The CloudStack documentation includes upgrade instructions from previous versions of Apache CloudStack, and can be found at: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/upgrading/index.html


The official installation, administration and API documentation for each of the releases are available on our documentation page: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/


Downloads


The official source code for the 4.18.0.0 release can be downloaded from our downloads page: http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html


In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors have also made convenience binaries available on the Apache CloudStack download page, and can be found at: https://download.cloudstack.org/ubuntu/dists/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/7/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/8/

https://download.cloudstack.org/suse/15

https://www.shapeblue.com/packages/

</draft>


regards,


Re: [DRAFT][ANNOUNCEMENT][4.18] Pleased to announce Apache CloudStack 4.18

Posted by Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>.
Lgtm, sorry late to reviewing but could you use https links for all urls. The announce@a.o would certainly require that.

Regards.

Regards.
________________________________
From: Ivet Petrova <iv...@shapeblue.com>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 3:53:06 PM
To: marketing@cloudstack.apache.org <ma...@cloudstack.apache.org>
Cc: dev <de...@cloudstack.apache.org>
Subject: Re: [DRAFT][ANNOUNCEMENT][4.18] Pleased to announce Apache CloudStack 4.18

LGTM, all links are working.

Kind regards,







 

On 17 Mar 2023, at 11:45, Daan Hoogland <da...@apache.org>> wrote:


Marketeers,

Please have a read through the following announcement and point me to any errors or omissions that need to be dealt with. Hopefully we can send this out on monday.

NOTA BENE: the packages will be in place by than, but are not yet.


<draft>

Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 LTS Release


The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® CloudStack® v4.18.


Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 is a 4.18 LTS release with 300+ new features, improvements, and bug fixes since 4.17, including 19 major new features. Some of the highlights include:


- Edge Zones

- Autoscaling

- Managed User Data

- Two-Factor Authentication Framework

- Support for Time-based OTP (TOTP) Authenticator

- Volume Encryption

- SDN Integration – Tungsten Fabric

- Ceph Multi Monitor Support

- API-Driven Console Access

- Console Access Security Improvements

- New Global settings UI

- Configurable MTU for VR

- Adaptative Affinity Groups

- Custom DNS Servers for Networks

- Improved Guest OS Support Framework

- Support for Enterprise Linux 9

- Networker Backup Plugin for KVM Hypervisor

- Custom Quota Tariffs

- Secure VNC for KVM


Documentation


The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html


The CloudStack documentation includes upgrade instructions from previous versions of Apache CloudStack, and can be found at: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/upgrading/index.html


The official installation, administration and API documentation for each of the releases are available on our documentation page: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/


Downloads


The official source code for the 4.18.0.0 release can be downloaded from our downloads page: http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html


In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors have also made convenience binaries available on the Apache CloudStack download page, and can be found at: https://download.cloudstack.org/ubuntu/dists/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/7/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/8/

https://download.cloudstack.org/suse/15

https://www.shapeblue.com/packages/

</draft>


regards,


Re: [DRAFT][ANNOUNCEMENT][4.18] Pleased to announce Apache CloudStack 4.18

Posted by Ivet Petrova <iv...@shapeblue.com>.
LGTM, all links are working.

Kind regards,


 

On 17 Mar 2023, at 11:45, Daan Hoogland <da...@apache.org>> wrote:


Marketeers,

Please have a read through the following announcement and point me to any errors or omissions that need to be dealt with. Hopefully we can send this out on monday.

NOTA BENE: the packages will be in place by than, but are not yet.


<draft>

Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 LTS Release


The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® CloudStack® v4.18.


Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 is a 4.18 LTS release with 300+ new features, improvements, and bug fixes since 4.17, including 19 major new features. Some of the highlights include:


- Edge Zones

- Autoscaling

- Managed User Data

- Two-Factor Authentication Framework

- Support for Time-based OTP (TOTP) Authenticator

- Volume Encryption

- SDN Integration – Tungsten Fabric

- Ceph Multi Monitor Support

- API-Driven Console Access

- Console Access Security Improvements

- New Global settings UI

- Configurable MTU for VR

- Adaptative Affinity Groups

- Custom DNS Servers for Networks

- Improved Guest OS Support Framework

- Support for Enterprise Linux 9

- Networker Backup Plugin for KVM Hypervisor

- Custom Quota Tariffs

- Secure VNC for KVM


Documentation


The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html


The CloudStack documentation includes upgrade instructions from previous versions of Apache CloudStack, and can be found at: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/upgrading/index.html


The official installation, administration and API documentation for each of the releases are available on our documentation page: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/


Downloads


The official source code for the 4.18.0.0 release can be downloaded from our downloads page: http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html


In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors have also made convenience binaries available on the Apache CloudStack download page, and can be found at: https://download.cloudstack.org/ubuntu/dists/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/7/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/8/

https://download.cloudstack.org/suse/15

https://www.shapeblue.com/packages/

</draft>


regards,


Re: [DRAFT][ANNOUNCEMENT][4.18] Pleased to announce Apache CloudStack 4.18

Posted by Ivet Petrova <iv...@shapeblue.com>.
LGTM, all links are working.

Kind regards,


 

On 17 Mar 2023, at 11:45, Daan Hoogland <da...@apache.org>> wrote:


Marketeers,

Please have a read through the following announcement and point me to any errors or omissions that need to be dealt with. Hopefully we can send this out on monday.

NOTA BENE: the packages will be in place by than, but are not yet.


<draft>

Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 LTS Release


The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® CloudStack® v4.18.


Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 is a 4.18 LTS release with 300+ new features, improvements, and bug fixes since 4.17, including 19 major new features. Some of the highlights include:


- Edge Zones

- Autoscaling

- Managed User Data

- Two-Factor Authentication Framework

- Support for Time-based OTP (TOTP) Authenticator

- Volume Encryption

- SDN Integration – Tungsten Fabric

- Ceph Multi Monitor Support

- API-Driven Console Access

- Console Access Security Improvements

- New Global settings UI

- Configurable MTU for VR

- Adaptative Affinity Groups

- Custom DNS Servers for Networks

- Improved Guest OS Support Framework

- Support for Enterprise Linux 9

- Networker Backup Plugin for KVM Hypervisor

- Custom Quota Tariffs

- Secure VNC for KVM


Documentation


The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html


The CloudStack documentation includes upgrade instructions from previous versions of Apache CloudStack, and can be found at: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.18.0.0/upgrading/index.html


The official installation, administration and API documentation for each of the releases are available on our documentation page: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/


Downloads


The official source code for the 4.18.0.0 release can be downloaded from our downloads page: http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html


In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors have also made convenience binaries available on the Apache CloudStack download page, and can be found at: https://download.cloudstack.org/ubuntu/dists/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/7/

https://download.cloudstack.org/centos/8/

https://download.cloudstack.org/suse/15

https://www.shapeblue.com/packages/

</draft>


regards,