Changes and Improvements in Release 2.4.4
This section describes functional changes, improvements and bug fixes compared to the previous release.
Oracle Server X9-2
This release introduces support for the Oracle Server X9-2 as a compute node for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance.
Software Updates
This release introduces support for Oracle Linux 7 UEK5 and Oracle VM 3.4.7. When you upgrade to Software Controller release 2.4.4, compute nodes and management nodes are reprovisioned with these software updates. For more information about the update procedure, see Upgrading Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. Release 2.4.4 is currently supported on Ethernet-based racks only.
Oracle Cloud Native Environment Release 1.2
Caution:
This feature is no longer supported. Kubernetes functions are now available through Oracle Cloud Native Environment.
This release introduces support for the Oracle Cloud Native Environment
Release 1.2 (formerly Kubernetes Engine). The new OVA
template (pca-k8s-1-2-0.ova) is now the default template for the
create kube-cluster command.
Ksplice Support
For Ksplice Support on Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release 2.4.4 (or later) compute nodes, contact Oracle Support.
Bugs Fixed in Release 2.4.4
The following table lists notable bugs that have been fixed in Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release 2.4.4.
Table 2-5 List of Fixed Bugs
| Bug ID | Description |
|---|---|
|
31811656 |
"PCA 2.4.3 upgrader fails on storage-network update " |
|
32717711 |
"pca-admin show a network which doesn't exist in CN node" |
|
32710264 |
"Changing switch password via dashboard is not persistent on X8-2 systems" |
|
31518408 |
"Compute node crashes when generating an sos report." |
|
32780994 |
"PCA upgrade fails to detect running OVMM when JAVA_HOME is declared pointing to incorrect location" |
|
31798407 |
"PCA 2.4.3 upgrader fails on Cisco steps" |
|
30451985 |
"Remove obsolete checks from PCA Healthcheck tool" |
|
32356688 |
"Upgrade cisco switches to add guestshell destroy " |
|
32739839 |
"Upgrader iscsi precheck should check for unsupported iscsi target " |
|
32047039 |
"VM Internal Storage networking causes errors during compute node reboot" |