took place the release of the cloud platform Apache CloudStack 4.17 , which allows to automate the deployment, configuration and maintenance of a private, hybrid or public Cloud infrastructure (IAAS, infrastructure as a service). The CloudStack platform was transferred to the Apache fund by Citrix, which received the project after absorption of Cloud.com. Installation packages prepared for centos, ubuntu and openSuse.
cloudstack does not depend on the type of hypervisor and allows you to use it in one cloud- Infrastructure simultaneously Xen (XCP-NG, Xenserver/Citrix Hypervisor and Xen Cloud Platform), KVM, Oracle VM (Virtualbox) and VMware. To manage the user base, repository, computing and network resources, a Web interface and a special API are offered. In the simplest case, the cloud infrastructure based on CloudStack consists of one control server and a set of computing nodes, which organize the performance of the guest OS in virtualization mode. More complex systems support the use of a cluster from several control servers and additional load balanists. At the same time, the infrastructure can be divided into segments, each of which functions in a separate data center.
Issue 4.17 is classified as LTS (Long Term Support) and will be accompanied by 18 months. main Novyes :
- Support for updating virtual routers (VR, Virtual Router) through a replacement at a place that did not require stopping work (earlier it was necessary to stop and remove the old copy for the update, and then install and start a new one). Update without stopping is implemented through the use of Live-paths applied on the fly.
- For isolated and VPC networks, IPV6 support was provided, which was previously available only for joint networks. Including, it is possible to set up static IPV6 routes with the allocation of IPV6 subnets for cops CloudStack.
- The main composition includes storage plugin for Software Defined Storage) Storpool, which allows the use of such opportunities as instant snapshots, cloning sections, dynamic location, backup, their QOS policy for each virtual disk.
