v6.4.0.174 (July 18th 2024)

by Lauren Grob

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Release Notes

Alerts and Configuration Analysis

  • Fixed an issue with adding new ITSM webhook integrations. [ QSTOR-10480 ]

  • Added support for Microsoft Teams to ITSM integrations. [ QSTOR-10458 ]

  • Added the ability to easily extend ITSM integrations with new integration modules with qs_alerthandlers.conf file. [ QSTOR-10458 ]

  • Include storage volumes in pool reports. [ QSTOR-10083 ]

Ceph Scale-out Block, Object and File

  • Fixed an issue where the wrong libntirpc library was installed for nfs-ganesha. [ QSTOR-10463 ]

  • Added a Copy to Clipboard Button for a selected access key and changed the double click on access/secret key behavior to copy to clipboard for the S3 User Access Key Manager Dialog. [ QSTOR-10428 ]

  • Added a check to the S3 User Access Key Manager Dialog to ensure only the selected key text is shown when the user clicks the 'Show Key Text' button on the dialog. [ QSTOR-10428 ]

  • Added block for more than 2 S3 Gateway loadbalancer modes configured at the same time. [ QSTOR-10407 ]

  • Added a new feature for data pool capacity based, overflow rules for ceph object storage. Added support for a force flag for the auto tiering rules, that will overwrite any client side storage class specifications. [ QSTOR-10379 ]

  • Add reporting for object storage usage. Periodic reports can be generated as part of "Report Schedules" by enabling "Object Zone Usage Report". [ QSTOR-10355 ]

  • Added object count for Ceph Buckets. [ QSTOR-10348 ]

  • Updated the default access permissions for Ceph keyring files. [ QSTOR-10325 ]

  • Updated ceph cluster scale-out OSD osd_op_queue setting to wpq by default. The setting will take effect for any new OSDs on creation. Existing OSDs will use the new setting on OSD service restart (system reboot, encrypted OSD re-keying or manual OSD service restart) [ QSTOR-10123 ]

  • Improved an error message when creating a Site Vif with Block Storage use case. [ QSTOR-9984 ]

  • Added ability to enable a size quota and a file number quota on cephFS Shares. [ QSTOR-7344 ]

Enclosures and Controllers

  • Fixed an issue where a disconnected JBOD could leave the enclosure object around on LSI HBAs. [ QSTOR-10503 ]

  • Fixed: a modify of enclosure or system layout to something other than default will also set the same layout on the corresponding system or enclosure(s) that are currently set to default. [ QSTOR-10496 ]

  • Fixed an issue with using the wrong LED control Utility for disk identification on Supermicro NVMe storage systems. [ QSTOR-10469 ]

  • Added support for Supermicro SBB-SSG-221E-DN2R24R to enclosure/server views. [ QSTOR-10460 ]

  • Added Support for Supermicro SSG-641E-E1CR36L/H to enclosure/server views. [ QSTOR-10429 ]

  • Prevent a missing disk from being blinked. [ QSTOR-10179 ]

High Availability Failover

  • Fixed an issue that could terminate the qs_pool_export script early on ha failover without final logging. [ QSTOR-10514 ]

  • Fixed: added a check for HA VIFs to the network port offline dialog. This prevents a possible split cluster scenario. [ QSTOR-10414 ]

  • Updated Task error messages to include the system where an error occurred for HA Storage pool failover tasks. [ QSTOR-10248 ]

  • Added periodic HA failover group health checks for client and media connectivity. An alert will be raised If a health check fails that could indicate an issue with the future success of a High Availability failover from the primary to secondary node. [ QSTOR-9380 ]

Network Interfaces

  • Prevent modifying parent port when static route is configured. [ QSTOR-10200 ]

  • Fixed: removed iscsi and nvmeof portal configuration options on all grid vifs. client access should be configured through HA or Site cluster vifs only. [ QSTOR-9974 ]

Network Shares

  • Fixed: NFS remove client access dialog and the qs share-client-remove CLI command now default to immediately terminate client connections for removed export rules, enhancing security. An option to retain client connections is available in the UI ("Retain Client Connections") and CLI (--retain-client-connection=true). [ QSTOR-10431 ]

Remote Replication, Snapshots and Backup Policies

  • Fixed an issue with Remote Replication reporting incorrect snapshot count. [ QSTOR-10476 ]

  • Added a ZFS quantastor:scheduletype property to snapshots so that it is clearer what type of schedule created the snapshot. [ QSTOR-10421 ]

  • Fix duplicate entries in replication dashboard. [ QSTOR-10385 ]

  • Use raw mode for ZFS send and receive. Use on the wire compression if the source is not compressed. [ QSTOR-10153 ]

SNMP

  • Update SNMP MIB [ QSTOR-10512 ]

Security

  • Added feature to replace the OSD encryption keys for a given Ceph cluster. [ QSTOR-10283 ]

  • Improved qs-util wrapper script so that user is prompted for secret passphrase. Passphrase will remain hidden. [ QSTOR-9982 ]

Service Core

  • Fix minor trace message for Maintenance schedules. [ QSTOR-10416 ]

  • Added a check to the QuantaStor system startup to ensure that LUKS encrypted Physical disks devices provided to QuantaStor via the iSCSI Software adapter are opened after system boot. [ QSTOR-10257 ]

Upgrade Manager and Installer

  • Added support for customizing OVF templates with passwords and license keys. [ QSTOR-10451 ]

  • Fixed an issue with the archived centos ganesha mirrors in the qs_upgrade_redhat8.sh install and upgrade script. [ QSTOR-10446 ]

Web Manager

  • Fixed an issue where the User Web Customization rules were not being properly applied when the rules were defined in the Role create or modify dialog. [ QSTOR-10513 ]

  • Fixed the text highlight and other colors used in the UI to be consistent across elements. [ QSTOR-10470 ]

  • Update: Replaced all instances of 'double click to reveal plain text' on password fields with an explicit eyeball reveal button to allow users to show plain text. [ QSTOR-10410 ]

  • Updated web manager tomcat and Java runtime dependencies. [ QSTOR-9492 ]