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Posted to commits@cloudstack.apache.org by ra...@apache.org on 2014/01/27 06:56:20 UTC
git commit: overview of new features: root volume metering ssl
termination, plauggable storage
Updated Branches:
refs/heads/master 6d80b35c7 -> 48be3a8de
overview of new features: root volume metering ssl termination, plauggable storage
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Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack-docs/commit/48be3a8d
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Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack-docs/diff/48be3a8d
Branch: refs/heads/master
Commit: 48be3a8dee96a2e5ec261d7af287952370badbf9
Parents: 6d80b35
Author: Radhika PC <ra...@citrix.com>
Authored: Mon Jan 27 11:25:58 2014 +0530
Committer: Radhika PC <ra...@citrix.com>
Committed: Mon Jan 27 11:25:58 2014 +0530
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<bookinfo id="book-release-notes-4.3">
<title>Version 4.3 Release Notes</title>
- <subtitle>Revised January 22, 2014 9:00 am IST</subtitle>
+ <subtitle>Revised January 27, 2014 9:00 am IST</subtitle>
<productname>Apache &PRODUCT;</productname>
<productnumber>4.3</productnumber>
<edition>1</edition>
http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack-docs/blob/48be3a8d/release-notes/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
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@@ -501,6 +501,76 @@ under the License.
<para>The main advantage of this feature is that the third party systems integrating with
&PRODUCT; will be able to utilize the Alert notification system publish alerts. </para>
</section>
+ <section id="palo-alto">
+ <title>Support for Palo Alto Firewall Service</title>
+ <para>&PRODUCT; supports Palo Alto firewall services. Use the Create Network Offering dialog
+ to create an offering which has the Palo Alto firewall services. What is not supported and
+ not supported are given below:</para>
+ <section id="supported-palo-alto">
+ <title>Supported Functionalities</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Advanced Network</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Parallel deployment with hardware Load balancer</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Virtual Palo Alto firewall.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Communication layer with Palo Alto APIs.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Mapping of CloudStack APIs to corresponding Palo Alto APIs.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Connectivity status of the firewall service on the &PRODUCT; UI.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ <section id="notsupported-palo-alto">
+ <title>Unsupported Functionalities</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Inline deployment with hardware Load balancer </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Firewall between VLANs within an advanced network</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Firewall between VM instances</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ <para>For more information, see <ulink
+ url="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Palo+Alto+Firewall+Integration"
+ >Palo Alto Firewall Integration</ulink>.</para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="root-volume-metering">
+ <title>Root Volume Metering</title>
+ <para>&PRODUCT; supports recording usage events as per the dynamically assigned resources.
+ Records usage events when a VM is created from dynamic service offering, and record the
+ values of parameters, such as CPU, speed, RAM. If VM is deployed by using template and
+ dynamic root disk size is mentioned, the same value is recorded in the usage event.</para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="ssl-termination">
+ <title>Support for SSL Termination</title>
+ <para>SSL Offloading allows load balancers to handle encryption and decryption of HTTP(s)
+ traffic giving plain text HTTP to the back end servers freeing them from the resource
+ intensive task of handling encryption and decryption. Supported for Citrix
+ NetScaler.</para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="pluggable-vm-snapshot">
+ <title>Support for Pluggable VM Snapshots</title>
+ <para>&PRODUCT; implements a plugin to integrate a third-party storage provider. Third party
+ storage providers can integrate with &PRODUCT; to provide either primary storage or
+ secondary storage. The user enables a storage plugin through the UI. A new dialog box
+ choice is offered to select the storage provider. Depending on which provider is selected,
+ additional input fields may appear so that the user can provide the additional details
+ required by that provider, such as a user name and password for a third-party storage
+ account.</para>
+ </section>
<section id="new-ui">
<title>Enhanced &PRODUCT; UI</title>
<para>A complete UI makeover is implemented to enhance the usability and user experience in