Changes and Improvements in Release 2.4.3
This section describes functional changes, improvements and bug fixes compared to the previous release.
Kubernetes as a Service
The Oracle Private Cloud Appliance now supports Kubernetes as a Service. Kubernetes as a Service automates the provisioning of Oracle VM infrastructure and Kubernetes components to provide an integrated solution for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance.
Enhanced Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Fault Monitoring
The new fault monitoring architecture brings together the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance health check, the Oracle VM health check, and the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance pre-upgrade checks under one service. In addition, you can configure health checking to integrate with ZFS Phone Home service to send reports on a weekly basis to Oracle Service for monitoring, using Oracle's Automated Service Request (ASR) infrastructure.
Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Cloud Backup
The Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Cloud Backup service automates the backup of critical components and configuration data to your customer tenancy in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This feature is designed to recover an Oracle Private Cloud Appliance to a running state after a catastrophic event.
Support for Oracle VM Exporter Appliance on Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
An Oracle VM Exporter Appliance is a special type of virtual machine used to export another virtual machine from the Oracle VM environment to a tenancy account in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Storage Network Provides Internal Access to ZFS Storage Appliance
Oracle Private Cloud Appliance administrators can now create custom networks that enable users to access iSCSI and NFS shares on the internal ZFS Storage Appliance from within their individual Oracle VM guests hosted on the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. Ensure you have 60 TB of free space on the ZFS Storage Appliance to use this feature.
Bugs Fixed in Release 2.4.3
The following table lists bugs that have been fixed in Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release 2.4.3.
Table 2-6 List of Fixed Bugs
| Bug ID | Description |
|---|---|
|
31683379 |
"PCA health check failed "Multicast Route Check" from one spine switch " |
|
31133075 |
"check_storage_space always fails after a given failure scenario" |
|
30594475 |
"PCA 2.4.2 pca_upgrader fails ERROR (precheck:148) [OVMM Default Network Check (Checking default OVMM networks exist on the management nodes)] Failed " Additional checks have been added to verify the system network configuration. |
|
31176592 |
"MySql lock issues on the active management node" |
|
31157042 |
"Timezone: Incorrect java version in /usr/bin/java for PCA 2.4.3 " |
|
31607588 |
"Pick up the July CPU for JRE 8 on PCA MN" The latest component firmware is incorporated. |
|
30982691 |
"UI:Dashboard javascript library requires update" The latest UI update is incorporated. |
|
31629904 |
"Tracking - Pick up OVM Manager build 3.4.6.2684 " The latest component firmware is incorporated. |
|
31350870 |
"Deprecated SSH settings " |