Release Notes

released November 5, 2008

Upgraded to Rails 2.1.1
Added a flash chart written in flex framework to summary pages.
Added support for booting a VM from an ISO image.
In the VM list and details pane, added a field to show what host a VM is running on.
Updated tree navigation to use a new underlying implementation and to better integrate Smart Pools into the navigation panel.
Various bug fixes including VM 'destroy' action validation, 'move' dialog fixes, and some host-browser issues.
Added Network model and refactored existing VM and Node implementation to make use of the more flexible infrastructure
Some additional node network config enhancements
More flexchart enhanceents, including tooltips, y-axis labels, and animation
Added ruby qpid demo
Integrated smart pools into search results as well as other flexigrid-based views.
Redesigned the tree widget code to make it pluggable.
Some of the model-level implementation for LVM support is in place, but actual LVM UI and actions will be in a later release
various bug fixes, including smart pool errors, tab navigation, cobbler system deletion

released September 24, 2008

Addition of 'Smart Pools' in the Web user interface for organizing pools on a per user basis.
Additions to the Edit VM screen to allow re-provisioning of a guest as well editing other guest settings.
oVirt Appliance manages VMs directly on the host it is running on. This eliminates the 'fake nodes' used in previous versions.
oVirt API (Ruby Bindings)
Support for configuring more than one NIC per Node. UI support for this will be integrated shortly.
Support for bonding/failover of NICs. UI support for this will be integrated shortly.
SELinux support on oVirt Node
Rewrite of performance graphing visualization

released August 27, 2008

Support for migration of guests from one node to another, including the ability to clear all of the running guests from a node.
Support for provisioning guests with Linux OSes (Windows provisioning is still in the works)
The oVirt Appliance has been restructured so that the 'developer' and 'bundled' appliance are the same. The appliance can be used to manage both 'fake' oVirt Nodes and real hardware.
The oVirt Node can now be installed via kernel command line parameters to local hard or USB disks
Serial consoles are exposed on both oVirt Nodes and their guests
General UI improvements and bugfixes
Ability to search in the UI

released June 18, 2008

Stats graphing for hardware pools, VM pools, VMs, using SVG and our RRD reader API. Horizontal bars for host load, VM load; history line graphs for CPU, memory usage
Validation and error reporting throughout the UI
Numerous ajax updates to preserve tree state, improve UI flow
Lots of other UI cleanup
"Details" panes at the bottom of the screen for hosts, VMs, pools
oVirt Node image culled to less than 64 mb
Collectd -> oVirt db connection for updating host status and host load in the oVirt db
Time slip issues on fake managed nodes fixed

released April 28, 2008

New "bundled" mode of installation, which provides all services and can manage physical machines
Improved installation for developer and bundled mode
Easy transition from developer to bundled mode and back
Ability to use NFS as a backing store for guest images

released March 24, 2008