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Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.vergeos-demo.com/release-notes/2025-or-earlier/4-12-release-notes.md). # 4.12 {% hint style="info" %} **Series Information** * **Initial Release**: February 2024 (4.12.0) * **Latest Version**: 4.12.6 (July 2024) * **Status**: Deprecated * **End-of-Life**: January 2026 {% endhint %} ## Major Features & Themes ### Enhanced User Experience {% hint style="success" %} **Key Improvements** * New dark mode user interface * Improved VM management interface * Enhanced recipe handling * Streamlined tenant management {% endhint %} ### Virtualization Improvements {% hint style="success" %} **Performance Updates** * Enhanced nested virtualization support * Live migration of named CPUs * Support for latest AMD/Intel processors * Increased VM core count (up to 1024) * Improved VM storage performance {% endhint %} ### Security & Authentication {% hint style="info" %} **Security Features** * TOTP 2-Factor authentication * Support for offline systems and licensing * Enhanced tenant isolation * Improved password management * Support for latest NVIDIA security updates {% endhint %} ### Performance {% hint style="info" %} **Performance Gains** * 25% faster network migrations * Improved storage performance during contention * Enhanced disk operations * Dedicated vSAN meta cache * Upgraded to Linux kernel 6.1 {% endhint %} ## 4.12.6 (July 2024) ### Features & Fixes #### Security & Authentication * Added TOTP 2-Factor authentication * Added support for 2FA (email or TOTP) logins from the console/ssh * Optimized brute-force attack handling during login * Updated SSH to address CVE-2024-6387 (regreSSHion) - applies to systems with SSH enabled via External firewall on public network * Fixed SSH-related issues: * Resolved sshd issue where /home/root would get created on root login * Fixed UI audit logging for root user SSH key login * Removed deprecation warning with pam and sshd #### Virtual Machine Management * Increased max VM core count to 1024 (requires q35-8.1 or newer) * Enhanced VM boot process: * EFI disks now created at first boot vs creation time * Added ability to detach VM from recipe at first boot using "YB\_DETACH\_RECIPE=firstboot" * Added cloud-init disable option via recipe ("YB\_DISABLE\_CLOUDINIT" with values: true, false, or purge) * Fixed issues with: * VM Exports volume browsing from New VM form * Cloning VM nested virtualization properties * Nested virtualization in tenants * VMware backups presenting VMX/nvram files #### Cloud & Storage * Increased maximum cloud snapshots from 1000 to 2048 * Extended maximum SMART hours to 10 years for older drive warning status * Added support for device assets for advanced options * Improved snapshot management: * Auto-deletion of Volume and VM snapshots in non-redundant VSAN state * Fixed restoration from cloud snapshots without UUID specification * Volume syncs now prevent: * VM Exports use as destination * Snapshot creation when used as source * Added metadata extraction for vendor change-block-tracking from VM Exports #### Networking * Added IPv6 support on Layer2 networks * Enhanced network functionality: * Added physical device passthrough to network containers for MAC-based filtering * Fixed issues with wireguard peer creation (>27 peers) in tenant/smaller systems * Resolved Let's Encrypt issues in proxy-enabled tenants * Fixed VMware Service container network changes during runtime * Improved physical interface detachment during layer2 type changes * Fixed bond configuration for multiple bonded networks * Resolved network migration "Initializing" status issues #### User Interface & Experience * Improved tenant management: * Fixed dashboard graph display * New tenant form now defaults to "Custom" * Added resource availability notifications for vGPU/GPU cluster status * Enhanced user experience: * Public links default to filename * Fixed session timeout login popup * Fixed permissions form capitalization * Fixed marketplace error state on fresh install with pending license #### System Administration * Fixed issues with: * License acquisition on low space root filesystem * Tenant node/vnet power state reporting * Recipe question import logging * Remote repository recipe questions import logging ### OS & Installation #### Installation & Boot Management * Added support for: * iPXE config boot * Serial console resizing via xterm (using "resize" command) * Enhanced installation process: * Improved external network selection * Maintenance network question limited to advanced installer * Removed license credential prompt on resume if blank * Fixed scale-out node configuration after first boot * SWAP no longer requested after node1 #### System Infrastructure * Improved GPU driver management: * Syslog now reports skipped NVIDIA driver installation * Enhanced PCI device handling during installation * Enhanced boot and storage: * Fixed boot partition flashing for EFI * Improved storage-node boot with non-bootable VSAN disks * Fixed controller node storage mounting from non-vsan boot * Increased disk partitioning timeout to 30 seconds * Network improvements: * Faster auto-network detection with VLAN conflict detection * Fixed NTP synchronization with IPv6 * Improved yb-api functionality: * Enhanced token login * Added username/token auto-detection for physical access * Fixed /sys/tokens posting * Added system diagnostics for filesystem and memory debugging ## 4.12.5 (May 2024) ### Features & Fixes #### Virtual Machine & Console * Added Windows key to virtual keyboard toggle on VM console page * Increased VM console paste limit to 1024 characters * VMware backups will now make a copy of VMX files * Fixed a false-positive error that could be logged during a VM migration #### Networking * BGP now handles graceful restarts more efficiently * Added advanced network option to enable 802.1ad (QinQ) * Enhanced virtual IP management: * Fixed issue where deleting a virtual IP address was automatically applying firewall rules * Optimized refresh handling for batch virtual IP operations (single refresh for multiple IPs) * Network diagnostic queries will now clean themselves up if they become stale * Fixed an issue where max vxlan fdb entries might not get set to 0 #### System Administration * Changed maximum password length from 64 to 256 * Improved cluster management: * Cluster's Target max ram pct updates now reflect in overall cluster RAM usage * Enhanced node diagnostics: * Fixed inability to send diagnostic queries to unresponsive nodes * User Management: * Fixed issue where creating users with invalid display names left database references * Performance Improvements: * Sped up generating the NAS recipe * Optimized machines dashboard API query ### OS & Installation #### Storage Management * Fixed storage tier removal completion requiring node1 reboot * Added online vSAN drive deletion capability (CLI only) * Fixed rare vSAN repair detection issues under specific CPU conditions #### System Infrastructure * Added support for additional NIC vendors and devices * Enhanced kernel functionality: * Added missing NFT counter module for firewall tracking in 5.10 kernel * Fixed PXE booted nodes using incorrect kernel version * Improved disk management: * Fixed partitioning and discovery issues * Adjusted partitioning timeout for systems with slow drive discovery ## 4.12.4 (April 2024) ### Features & Fixes #### Virtual Machine & GPU Management * Each machine now has a unique, permanent UUID (read-only) * Added warning display for VMs with virtio-scsi drives and UEFI compatibility issues * Enhanced GPU management: * Fixed GPU device attachment to tenant VMs with TPM devices * Improved tenant node GPU device handling and assignment * Added support for additional GPUs on Intel based systems * Tenant node GPU devices now show offline state when disabled * Fixed issue where graphs still show data after VM power-off * Fixed VMware Service attachment to layer 2 network issues #### Authentication & Security * Fixed group synchronization with DUO auth source * Improved two factor authentication validation message links * Fixed volume antivirus profile detachment issues #### User Interface & Experience * Fixed multiple dark mode issues * Enhanced user prompts for MAC preservation and preferred tier during shared object imports * Sites dashboard improvements: * Better site status reflection * Fixed site visibility issues for some users * Hidden IP address field on vnets dashboard for 'none' router type * Added log filtering in diagnostics * Fixed arp-scan functionality in diagnostics #### System Administration * Modified update process to prevent individual package selection * Enhanced diagnostic capabilities ### OS & System #### Boot & Hardware Management * Accelerated boot partition flashing * Enhanced hardware synchronization: * Forced node hardware clock sync with UTC * Improved EFI boot registration with boot-next option * Added qemu-guest-agent package * Fixed API token expiration 404 errors * Various vSAN fixes and enhancements ### Installation #### Network Configuration * Automated Core and DMZ network MTU determination * Enhanced installation process: * Improved swap configuration visualization * Removed VLAN option for non-core physical networks * Better error output for cluster validation * Additional unattended options * Minimum MTU warning (9000) on core networks * IP conflict detection at install time * EFI boot option registration at install time * Storage optimization: * 10-second improvement in NVMe drive formatting * Increased boot-only drive partition size to 4G (from 1G) ## 4.12.3 (April 2024) ### Features & Fixes #### System & Configuration * Fixed cluster CPU auto-detection issues on slower systems * Fixed several issues with SMTP and settings * Fixed VM recovery from cloud snapshots when attached to non-existent recipes * Fixed styling issues related to dark mode ### OS & Installation * Added additional advanced vSAN settings for tweaking high-latency environments * Fixed boot option availability issue when hard-power off occurs during boot partition updates ## 4.12.2 (April 2024) ### Features & Fixes #### GPU & Hardware Support * Added support for NVIDIA 16.5 driver * Enhanced hardware management: * Fixed CPU vendor detection for host mode Intel CPU * Added fiber channel scan for drive refresh * Enhanced IPMI service management: * Automatic restart for devices marked as "busy" * Fixed IPMI address loading in UI #### Storage & vSAN Management * Enhanced vSAN capabilities: * Added ability to clear reference counts from VSAN diagnostics * Added VSAN online since and up since times to node drives * Fixed total read/write on node drive dashboard * Added multiselect support for VSAN drives (closing/initializing/formatting) * VSAN rates on main dashboard now show decimals #### Authentication & Security * Complete overhaul of Two Factor Authentication and Require Password Change * Added API support for root CA registration * Fixed SMTP refresh settings on startup #### Networking & BGP * Fixed issues with: * BGP network initialization * BGP interface deletion with associated firewall rules * L2 networks diagnostic query expiration * Apply Proxy firewall rule refresh * Enhanced FQDN Proxy feature for tenants #### Tenant & Virtual Machine Management * Improved tenant creation: * Added MAC address offset randomization * Added support for ${$random} and ${$random:start:end} recipe variables * Enhanced VM management: * Added option to remove ctrl-alt-delete confirmation on VM console * Fixed auto-machine-power-on logic enabled flag * Fixed OVA imports from NAS volume * Increased supported nodes per-cluster to 255 * Fixed remote recipe device downloads #### User Interface & System Tools * Several UI/theme fixes * Enhanced upload functionality: * Added ability to skip file size check for Upload from URL (for 1-time URLs) * Changed "cluster power off" to "cluster shutdown" * Improved cluster CPU auto-detection * Fixed license request file generation * Fixed spice console password * Fixed clone ISO build issues ### OS & Installation * Service improvements: * Started lxc.service before appserver for cgroups/dependencies * Fixed older NVIDIA GRID driver compatibility issues * Fixed multiple ipmievd issues * Installation enhancements: * Added version display in header * Enabled LLPD in installer * Fixed time sync during quick install * Fixed CLI login menu reboot * System updates: * Updated base QEMU to 8.1.5 * Updated to Kernel 6.1.81 and 5.10.212 * Added additional FC drivers * Fixed issues with: * Scale-out VSAN warning status * VSAN encryption key auto-negotiation during boot * Installer restart with tagged VLAN on core physical network * Drive selection and tier settings during installation Over 50 additional minor fixes and enhancements were also included in this release. ## 4.12.1 (March 2024) ### Features & Fixes * Fixed NAS volume export availability for NFS ### Security Updates * Added support for NVIDIA drivers: * Version 13.10 * Version 16.4 * See [NVIDIA security portal](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/security/) for complete security details ## 4.12.0 (February 2024) ### Major Features #### Virtualization & CPU Support * Added nested virtualization advanced option to all CPU types per VM * Enhanced live migration capabilities: * Support for named CPUs with nested virtualization * Full support for Intel processors * Partial support for AMD processors * Added support for newer AMD and Intel processors * Enhanced VM networking: * Added numtxqueues and numrxqueues configuration for VM NICs via advanced settings * Enabled direct VM NIC attachment to VPN network * Added MTU configuration for wireguard interfaces #### User Interface & Experience * Introduced new dark mode for the UI * Enhanced VM management interface: * New VM screen shows and allows recipe updates * Added CPU type recommendations based on cluster * Added RAM usage to VM history * Added clipboard text hiding option for VM console * Product help now links to public wiki #### System & Security * Implemented support for disconnected systems * Added offline licensing support * Introduced Tenant Isolation feature ### Performance Improvements #### Storage & System * Enhanced VM storage performance during per-node contention * Added dedicated meta cache to vSAN * Improved storage management: * Increased disk delete performance * Reduced impact for larger drives * Enhanced drive hotplug performance * Automatic device integrity check on bad block detection * Updated to Linux kernel 6.1 #### Network & Synchronization * Network migrations are now 25% faster * Increased site synchronization speed for low latency networks * Enhanced VMware integration performance ### Functionality Enhancements #### GPU & Hardware Support * Added support for NVIDIA drivers 13.9, 15.4, 16.3 * Enhanced GPU management: * vGPU/GPU machine drives now filter based on parent machines cluster * Various improvements to GPU setup * Added support for wear level detection on older Intel SSDs #### Virtual Machine Management * Enhanced VM snapshots: * Snapshots marked as quiesced when specified and machine is offline * Drive tier changes restricted while VM is running (temporary limitation) * Improved UEFI support: * Newer UEFI VMs now use 4M layout (addresses Windows 10 issues) * Fixed readonly flag for OVMF legacy VMs #### System Administration * Enhanced tenant management: * Storage usage now updated every minute (previously 5 seconds) * Non-compute cluster selection restricted for VMs/tenants * Fixed MSS clamping * Added diagnostic node query for network bonding * Added confirmation for hotplug/unplug commands in NAS * Added override for long physical drive timeouts ### Bug Fixes #### Virtual Machine & Network * Fixed issues with: * Audio devices for spice * Core NIC renaming in VLANs * Long NIC device names * VMs having hosts with invalid port group data (switchid/vlan) * Remote recipe downloads automatically setting to first cluster * GPUs set to NVIDIA vGPU without populated profiles #### System & Configuration * Fixed hostname validation for NAS * Improved BGP functionality * Various minor performance and stability improvements --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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