Cloud Tools 2.3.6 Release Notes

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Summary: New features, improvements, fixed issues and known issues with CCF4XAP 2.3.6.

Overview

CCF4XAP 2.3.6 is focused on the following features:

  • Improved login flow - Simpler login for Trial users. Trial users are automatically logged-in into the Cloud Console once they sign up for a trial user key.
  • Paid AMI support - Amazon Devpay GigaSpaces XAP has been introduced. Simplifying the billing process and provide better usage management. The new billing process is User friendly , Automatic , Flexible and Controlled.
  • Secured Web Connection - When the Web Console page interacting with the system the Amazon keys are secured via SSL.
  • Multi elastic IP support - Better High-Availability and fault-tolerant support.
  • Environment variables setting support - Simple machine configuration
  • GigaSpaces build location and Cloud Tools build location support - Better upgrade support
  • Improved cloud configuration documentation
  • XAP 6.6 and 7.0 Support - Sign up to the system will generate keys for GigaSpaces XAP 6.6 and GigaSpaces XAP 7.0. XAP 7.0 release added to the supported builds.

Below is a list of new features, improvements, fixed issues, and known issues with CCF4XAP 2.3.6.

Configuration

  • The <gigaspaces-version-id> tag is not supported any more. <gigaspaces-build-location> should be used instead. This is specifying the GigaSpaces XAP build location rather using build tag using <gigaspaces-version-id>: 
    <gigaspaces-build-location>gigaspacesversions/gigaspaces-xap-premium-6.6.3-ga-b3210.zip</gigaspaces-build-location>
  • Current default version - gigaspacesversions/gigaspaces-xap-premium-6.6.3-ga-b3210.zip
    Additional versions available at: 
    gigaspacesversions/gigaspaces-xap-premium-7.0.0-m5-b3493.zip 
gigaspacesversions/gigaspaces-xap-premium-7.0.0-m6-b3494.zip
  • Paid AMI support been added:
    Platform
    		2.3.6 paid AMI
    32-bit Debian ami-91db3cf8
    64-bit Debian ami-7822c511
    Load Balancer ami-7822c511

    See the CCF4XAP Billing Process for details about the sign up process for the Devpay GigaSpaces XAP product and how the paid AMI been charged.

  • A machine can have multiple elastic-ip's now, if the number of machines running is bigger then the number of elastic-ip's provided then the remaining machines without elastic-ip will wait until one of the others will fail.
    Example: 
    <elastic-ip>xxx.xxx.xxx.xx0</elastic-ip>
<elastic-ip>xxx.xxx.xxx.xx1</elastic-ip>
  • Added environment variables setting from the xml per machine only. Example: 
    <database-machine>
    <name>Database</name>
    <variable>MY_VAR="my value"</variable>
    ....
</database-machine>
  • Added ability setting the cloud-tools location: 
    <cloud-tools-build-location>gigaspacesversions/gigaspaces-cloudtools-2.3.6.zip</cloud-tools-build-location>
  • Added Xmx1g and Xms1g to GSM and GSC machines initialization script.
  • Added set -x to server startup script - log files includes additional debug info.
  • Added aws script as part of the AMI - enables easy EC2 and S3 commands.
  • Security groups are defined now using coma separated value. There is no need to use a list. Example: 
    <security-groups>default,inner,outer</security-groups>
  • The Database machine <url> tag has been renamed to <database-url>.
  • Added snapshot, volume, password per machine support

Web Console

  • User default security group is checked before starting the deployment process. In case of missing accessible ports allows user to update the default security group to include these.
  • Latest typica 1.5.0 version is used.
  • Automatic login - Ability to generate a web link that includes the login keys. Using this web link will allow you to automatically login into the Web Console.
  • Provide option to update User account default security group to have ports 22,80 and 443 accessible.

CLI

  • Examples folder has been modified.

Fixed Bugs

  • Fixed bugs with ganglia configuration.
  • Fixed problem when there was an empty processing unit options definition. It caused the deployment to fail.
  • Fixed problem with UI machine - Manage button creates now a UI instance if one is not running.
  • Fixed problem with Database machine was not created on the same zone as the volume.
  • Fixed problem with Web console refresh when uploading the same file again.
  • Fixed problem with reporting error when a file was missing as part of the transfer files list.

Known Issues

  • Pet clinic demo - add owner does not work

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