Synnefo

Changelog

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2011-09-12, v0.6

NEW FEATURES:

	Admin:

		* Initial version of new Web-based admininstration panel, allows

	      management of Synnefo entities directly on the DB (#849)

		* Allow setting https apiurl and token in cloud tool (#853)

	Deployment:

		* Overhauled reconciliation mechanism, unit tests (#1021, #811)

    UI:

		* Overhaul CPU/RAM/disk sliders in UI to be more intuitive (#843)

		* Support setting of small, medium large flavors in UI (#815)

		* Have the UI filter flavors, depending on image size (#817)

		* Better, error-specific handling of error codes in UI (#971)

		* Implement retrieval of authentication token from the UI (#977)

		* Re-worked invitation UI is more vocal on errors, supports pagination

          (#1039)

		* Support a list of UI-specific metadata keys to be copied from Image

		  to newly-created Server (#847)

	Images:

		* Support dd-based deployment of Windows and Linux images, using only

		  dd-based sequential I/O, get rid of ntfsclone (#965, #1007)

FIXES:

	UI:

		* Fix Opera failing with "too old changes-since value" when idle (#521)

		* Fix UI problems with Firefox 3.5.x (#781)

		* Fix server statistics not refreshing properly in the UI (#881)

		* Machine rename icon not visible on IE (#909)

		* Fix list view fail not updating machine state properly (#915)

		* Fix colors in "Error" state (#953)

		* Fix the confirmation bar disappearing at times (#955)

		* Hide all actions when in state "Destroying..." (#957)

		* Disable connect action when machine has no ip set (#983)

		* Update image details on last vm creation step overlay on IE (#1011)

		* Fix list view displays UI error when servers are updated on IE

		  (#1013)

		* Make "Add invitation", remove invitation button appear clickable

		  (#1019)

	Logic:

		* Fix Logic layer complaining about certain Ganeti opcodes (#1031)

2011-08-29, v0.5.5

FIXES:

    Logic:

        * Bugfixes, reconnect to AMQP properly when connection drops,

          added more DEBUG- and INFO-level logging messages.

2011-07-27, v0.5.4

FIXES:

    UI:

        * Numerous bugfixes, most in response to user feedback from

          the Alpha deployment

        * #813 (Minor UI issues), #857 (long machine names),

          #865 (problem when user has zero invitations),

          #873 (generic 404 template), #895 (default username in RDP file),

          #897 (show spinner for the public network), 899 (allow Connect

          from the network UI), #901 (cannot select password for copying

          with Chrome), #893 (firewall profile selection behaves as a single

          list for all servers), #903 (cannot copy paste IPv4 in icon view),

          #905 (Javascript throws exception when left idle), #907 (similar

          issue with #907), #913 (list view alert message)

    Images:

        * ntfsclone does not use all of the available space on the target (#879)

    Deployment:

        * Move fix_amqp_settings to queue system init code (#809)

    Admin:

        * snf-admin user invite is not non-ascii friendly (#943)

        * snf-user should show email addresses, even without any arguments (#871)

FEATURES:

    UI:

        * Show completion percentage when a machine is being built (#887)

    API:

        * Report percentage completion for machines in BUILD (#891)

    Images:

        * The image deployment layer should report completion to the API layer

          (#889)

    Deployment:

        * Drop ganeti-eventd & snf-ganeti-hook synnefo dependency (#691)

        * Split Synnefo Ganeti tools to separate project under snf-ganeti-tools/

        * Import code for building Debian packages, refactor repository (#691)

2011-07-19, v0.5.3.1

FIXES:

    API:

        * Fix bug with firewall code using inexistent, removed setting

    GUI:

        * Fix bug with invitations UI (#859)

        * Fix bug with feedback form submission raising HTTP 500

    Deployment:

        * Fix bug with error reporting by the invitations app

2011-07-19, v0.5.3

FIXES:

    GUI:

        * Add separate LOGOUT_URL setting

          fixes bug with URL in invitations mail

    Deployment:

        * Recode invitations email in UTF-8

        * Use DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL Django setting as From: header

          for all emails

2011-07-18, v0.5.2

FIXES:

    GUI:

        * Improve IPv6 support in UI (#839, #841)

        * Improve Connect messages, propose username (#801)

        * Add "tag"/"value" headers in Modify tags popup (#845)

    API:

        * Support arbitrary arguments to RAPI CreateInstanceCall() (#835)

    Admin tool:

        * Support creation and modification of users, flavors, images (#827)

        * Support sending invitations from the command line

2011-07-14, v0.5.1

FIXES:

    GUI:

        * non-standard dpi settings (#343)

        * many minor bugs (#717)

        * remove "Login again" button from Java VNC viewer (#731)

        * Fix no firewall settings shown for newly built machines (#753)

        * Fix handling of transitional "Destroying" state (#771)

        * Use well-formed, client- and server-specific messages

          for the Connect operation (#801)

        * Fix misaligned action labels in IE (#821)

          generic cross-browser compatibility fixes (#341)

    Logic:

        * fix dispatcher flushing AMQP queues (#719)

        * Support asynchronous VM deletion (#721)

        * Add backend prefix to all AMQP queues (#723)

        * Document workarounds for dispatcher daemonization problems

          when logging to stdout (#779)

    Images:

        * Fix ntfsclone causing excess I/O load due to verbose output (#729)

    API:

        * Have API use the flavor-defined disk sizes (#759)

        * Make backend disk templates (plain, drbd) configurable (#77&)

        * Work around Ganeti bug with getting VNC console info (#783)

        * Set serial_console=False explicitly on Ganeti backend (#785)

        * Allow exception info to propagate when VNC console allocation fails

          (#789)

        * Handle deletion of machines in ERROR when no Ganeti instance exists

          (#799)

    Backend:

        * Synchronize contrib/kvm-vif-bridge to agree with the API on the tags

          to use for firewall profiles (#789)

NEW FEATURES

    GUI:

        * Add themed form for invitations, integrate with UI (#439)

        * Add themed feedback form, integrate with API error window

          (~okeanos #7)

    Admin tool:

        * Add initial version of snf-admin tool for user, VM and image

          management (#727)

2011-07-01, v0.5

NEW FEATURES

    GUI:

        * Overhauled icon and single-server view, updated color set

          (#651, #653, #667, #669, #673, #675, #677, #443, #631)

        * Added statistics, retrieves pre-processed PNGs from backend (#527)

        * Added buttons for modifier keys, custom theming to Java VNC client

          (#545)

        * Support single-click RDP-based connection to Windows VMs (#673)

        * Allow setting network firewall profiles on public interfaces (#661)

    Images:

        * Complete set of Linux distribution Images (Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu)

          (#493, #509)

        * Complete support for Windows machines (create, customize, boot)

          (#495)

    Logic:

        * Support centralized logging, logging.conf-based setup (#547)

    AAI:

        * Allow per-user setting of number of outgoing invitations (#439, #705)

        * Support "switch-user"-type functionality for helpdesk users (#665)

        * Support user logout in the UI, delete relevant tokens (#663)

    API:

        * Supports retrieval of statistics (#527)

        * Support maximum number of VMs per user (quota) (#703)

        * Extend API to support distinct firewall profiles, update backend (#659)

    Deployment:

        * BSD 2-clause Licensing (#581)

        * Initial translation of UI to Greek (#689)

        * Drop Django dependency in snf-ganeti-eventd and snf-ganeti-hook (#691)

          Synnefo dependency remains, already patched by ops, to be committed

        * Split settings.py to distinct files under settings.d/ (#693)

        * Use the Django email framework (#697)

        * Implemented statistics-gathering mechanism at the backend (#527)

FIXES:

    GUI:

        * Too many bug fixes to mention (#403, #429, #465, #473, #557, #589,

          #599, #605, #607, #609, #611, #613, #619, #621, #623, #625, #627,

          #629, #633, #635, #637, #639, #641, #643, #645, #647, #649, #655,

          #657, #681, #687, #699, #701, #707, #709)

        * Better cross-browser compatibility (#341)

        * Should work with relative URLs (#421)

    Images:

        * Set hostname in Linux VMs appropriately (#603)

    Logic:

        * Include EUI-64-derived IPv6 address in ganeti-net-status notifications

          (#615)

    Deployment:

        * Do not set nodes explicitly, use iallocator at Ganeti backend (#617)

2011-06-06, v0.4

NEW FEATURES:

    GUI:

        * Support displaying info on and handling of public and private networks,

          with differential updates (#407, #469)

        * Support create new private network (#541), add machine to

          private network (#543)

        * Design and implement a completely revamped blue and orange

          color theme (#529, #531)

        * Implement improved add/edit metadata dialog with suggested values for

          keys (#535, #537)

        * Implement list of suggested keys in add server metadata dialog (#537)

        * Add full-screen Console window, themed as the rest of the UI (#497)

        * Implement single-machine view in the UI (#573)

        * Add user notification (spinner) on button clicks performing

          API actions (#471)

        * Full IE support, differential updates (#461)

    AAI:

        * Each token has its own expiration date, fix expiration of

          development test token (#483)

        * Support adding new users to the DB by invitation (#439)

    API:

        * Extend networks API, support differential updates for private nets (#569)

        * Support XML replies for the /networks API namespace (#553)

        * Implement mechanism for reconciliation of DB state with Ganeti backend

          state in case of AMQP failure (#505)

        * Support Ganeti link pooling for management of private networks (#513)

        * Support reception and processing of NIC configuration notifications

          from Ganeti over AMQP (#513)

    IMAGES:

        * Implement generic API<->Ganeti mechanism for passing custom VM parameters (#487)

        * Support selection and handling of OS images for VM customization (#489)

        * Support random selection and enforcement of root password on Linux VMs (#485)

    GANETI BACKEND:

        * Design and implement mechanism for handling network connection requests,

          based on link ids of virtual NICs (#411)

        * Support handling of public and private networks,

          based on NFDHCPD and custom KVM ifup scripts (#407, #411)

FIXES:

    GUI:

        * Remove extraneous GET /server/id/meta requests (#463)

        * Fix location of the "Create New" wizard in IE (#467)

        * Make numerous hardcoded strings translatable (#473)

        * Fix alignment of step names in "Create New" wizard (#475)

        * Fix OS icons not appearing in Opera (#477)

        * Fix correspondence of OS icons to icon URIs (#481)

        * Fix console action inoperable in list view (#497)

        * Fix HTTP errors from backend not reported correctly (#523)

        * Fix handling of API "UKNNOWN" status for servers (#571)

        * Add SVG-derived icons for Fedora in multiple resolutions (#587)

        * Various minor UI glitches (#583, #585, #591)

    API:

        * Fix entering Greek characters in fields failed (was due to

          problem with db creation parameters in MySQL) (#499)

        * Fix return erroneous 304 NOT MOTIFIED for GET /servers if only

          server metadata modified (#525)

        * Fix return erroneous "UNKNOWN" status under specific circumstances (#573)

        * Remove private network connections when a server is deleted (#579)

KNOWN DEFECTS:

    GUI:

        * Does not work with relative URLs (cannot deploy under subdir) (#421)

        * UI breaks if "Create New" called twice in quick succession (#609)

        * Esc/Enter keys do not work in edit metadata window (#605)

        * No spinner icon on outstanding requests for updates to private networks (#607)

        * Error window overflows in case of longer-than-usual traceback in

          "Details" field (#611)

        * Single-server view does not update properly (#613)

    IMAGES:

        * Image deployment mechanism does not set Linux hostname properly (#603)

    GANETI BACKEND:

        * No IPv6 reported from the Synnefo Ganeti hook to the API

          (backend, API and UI can all handle IPv6 though) (#615)

        * All VMs currently allocated to the first Ganeti node, since no

          allocator has been installed in the development Ganeti yet (#617)

    Deployment:

        * No rigorous testing of data migration, migrations in real-world

          conditions will probably fail (#503)

2011-05-10, v0.3

FIXES/NEW FEATURES:

    GUI:

        * Report connection failures correctly, instead of a bogus 503 error (#427)

        * Support rename Virtual Machines using a nifty pencil icon (#429)

        * Fix complete failure of site with IE (starts, has known defects) (#431)

        * Support expanding box in icon view, containing metadata info (#375, #435, #441)

        * Support providing X-Auth-Token headers for authentication (#455)

        * Support Java applet-based popup for VNC console access (#391)

        * Initial implementation of "networks" tab interface mockup, no actual functionality (#415)

    AAI:

        * End-to-end Shibboleth support (#345)

    API:

        * Support creation, management and removal of private L2 networks (#409, #457)

        * Fix API implementation does not return unAuthorized cloud faults (#459)

        * Merge support for X-Auth-Token based authentication (#423)

    Logic:

        * Re-engineer messaging layer, migrate from 0mq to an AMQP-based infrastructure (#393)

        * Extended dispatcher, provides the context for executing business layer functions (#393)

        * Extended Ganeti event daemon, publish notifications over AMQP (#393)

        * Support a generic Synnefo hook in Ganeti, publish notifications over AMQP (#393, #397)

        * Extend logic layer, process NIC configuration notifications, update VM info in DB (#397)

    Deployment:

        * Add improved version of README.deploy, detailing node types in a Synnefo deployment

KNOWN DEFECTS:

    GUI:

        * Inoperative console action in list view (#497)

        * Various UI glitches under Chrome/Safari (wizard)

        * Serious functionality glitches with IE (no auto-refresh, no machine rename)

        * Serious UI glitches with non-standard dpi settings (#343)

        * Does not work with relative URLs (cannot deploy under subdir) (#421)

    API:

        * No Greek characters allowed in server names with the MySQL backend (#499)

    Deployment:

        * No rigorous testing of data migration, migrations in real-world conditions will probably fail (#503)

2011-04-19, v0.2.2

Bug fix release:

    GUI:

        * Fix start operation breakage due to extra argument in API call (#433)

2011-04-19, v0.2.1

Bug fix release:

    GUI:

        * Fix shutdown operation breakage due to extra argument in API call (#433)

2011-04-19, v0.2

FIXES/NEW FEATURES:

    GUI:

        * Show transitional state when command is in progress ("Starting", etc) (#401)

        * Allow only "destroy" for machines being built (#399)

        * Show nice icons for the icon, list and single view (#389)

        * Show the VM configuration (flavor) in list view (#387)

        * Add Destroy action in icon view (#381)

        * Show spinner when action is in progress (#379)

        * Handle OS icons properly for Images and machines, user-controlled (#257)

        * Support modification of VM metadata (currently: only addition, removal) (#375)

        * Support machine rename (#307)

        * Show welcome screen when no VMs defined (#279)

        * Revamped "Create New" wizard (#83)

    API:

        * Return buildInProgress properly (#351)

        * Loads of new unit tests (#417)

        * Support OOB console access over VNC using vncauthproxy

            - Run as daemon, support automatic port selection (#419)

        * Refactor ganeti-0mqd

            - Run as daemon, receive messages from Ganeti hooks, publish over 0mq

    Deployment:

        * Add initial version of README.deploy, detailing service dependencies

        * Add support for database migrations, using Django South (#371)

        * Install continuous integration platform (Jenkins), run tests automatically (#383)

KNOWN DEFECTS:

    GUI:

        * Minor visual problems with Firefox 3.5 (#403)

        * Major cross-browser compatibility problems (no IE support) (#431, #341)

        * Requires installation under /, does not work with relative URLs (#421)

        * Incorrect 503 return code when server is unreachable (#427)