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Apache Cloudstack 4.17 LTS release announcement

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Apache Cloudstack 4.17 LTS release announcement

Apache Cloudstack 4.17 LTS release announcement was recently made. Apache CloudStack 4.17.0.0 is a 4.17 LTS release with 383 new features, improvements and bug fixes since 4.16, including 16 major new features.

Some of the most important features are the following.

  • IPv6 with Static Routing
  • Zero Downtime Upgrades
  • Virtual Router Live Patching
  • CloudStack Status & management
  • User Shared Networks
  • StorPool storage plugin
  • Storage-based Snapshots for KVM Instances
  • Attach and detach features to UI for ROOT disks
  • Enable CloudStack to use multiple LOCAL storage pools
  • Multiple SSH Keys support
  • Reserve and release Public IPs

Shapeblue offer a free Cloudstack 4.17 LTS walktrough, which highlights the most significant features of the new release.

Cloudstack 4.17 LTS documentation

Apache Cloudstack 4.17 LTS release announcement includes the relevant documentation. The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.17.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html.

Cloudstack 4.17 LTS

The CloudStack documentation includes upgrade instructions from previous versions of Apache CloudStack, and can be found at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.17.0.0/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/

Cloudstack 4.17 LTS downloads

Apache Cloudstack 4.17 LTS release announcement includes the source code. The official source code for the 4.17.0.0 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/