1 Introduction

The purpose of this document is to highlight the changes made in cnDBTier from release 23.3.x to release 23.4.7. These changes may have an impact on the customer network operations, therefore it is recommended to consider these changes while planning the deployment.

1.1 Compatibility Matrix

This section lists the versions of the added or updated components that are compatible with cnDBTier release 23.4.x.

Release 23.4.7

There is no change in the compatibility matrix in this release.

Release 23.4.6

There is no change in the compatibility matrix in this release.

Release 23.4.5

There is no change in the compatibility matrix in this release.

Release 23.4.4

There is no change in the compatibility matrix in this release.

Release 23.4.3

There is no change in the compatibility matrix in this release.

Release 23.4.2

There is no change in the compatibility matrix in this release.

Release 23.4.1

There is no change in the compatibility matrix in this release.

Release 23.4.0

The following table lists the versions of added or updated components that are compatible with cnDBTier release 23.4.0.

Table 1-1 Compatibility Matrix for Release 23.4.0

Component Compatibility Version
CNE

23.4.x

23.3.x

23.2.x

Kubernetes

1.27.x

1.26.x

1.25.x

For more information on compatibility matrix, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Release Notes.

1.2 Software Updates

This section lists the added or updated software in release 23.4.x.

Release 23.4.7

There is no software update in this release.

Release 23.4.6

There is no software update in this release.

Release 23.4.5

There is no software update in this release.

Release 23.4.4

There is no software update in this release.

Release 23.4.3

There is no software update in this release.

Release 23.4.2

There is no software update in this release.

Release 23.4.1

There is no software update in this release.

Release 23.4.0

The following table provides the list of software updated in cnDBTier release 23.4.0.

Table 1-2 Software Updates for Release 23.4.0

Software Version
MySQL Cluster 8.0.35
Spring Boot 3.1.5
For more information about software updates, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Release Notes.

1.3 Orchestration

This section provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.x.

Release 23.4.7

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.7.

Table 1-3 Orchestration 23.4.7

Orchestration Changes Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade Yes For information about upgrade, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths.
Changes in the custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the resource information for custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the CSAR package No NA
Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy No NA
Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations No NA
Helm Test Support No NA

Release 23.4.6

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.6.

Table 1-4 Orchestration 23.4.6

Orchestration Changes Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade Yes For information about upgrade, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths.
Changes in the custom_values.yaml file Yes

For information about the changes in the custom_values.yaml file, see Helm section.

Changes in the resource information for custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the CSAR package No NA
Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy No NA
Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations No NA
Helm Test Support Yes For more information on performing Helm tests, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

Release 23.4.5

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.5.

Table 1-5 Orchestration 23.4.5

Orchestration Changes Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade Yes For information about upgrade, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths.
Changes in the custom_values.yaml file Yes

For information about the changes in the custom_values.yaml file, see Helm section.

Changes in the resource information for custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the CSAR package No NA
Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy No NA
Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations No NA
Helm Test Support Yes For more information on performing Helm tests, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

Release 23.4.4

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.4.

Table 1-6 Orchestration 23.4.4

Orchestration Changes Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade Yes

Note: cnDBTier 23.4.4 doesn't support upgrade on cnDBTier setups where TLS is enabled.

For information about upgrade, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths.
Changes in the custom_values.yaml file Yes

For information about the changes in the custom_values.yaml file, see Helm section.

Changes in the resource information for custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the CSAR package No NA
Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy No NA
Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations No NA
Helm Test Support Yes For more information on performing Helm tests, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

Release 23.4.3

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.3.

Table 1-7 Orchestration 23.4.3

Orchestration Changes Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade Yes

Note: cnDBTier 23.4.3 doesn't support upgrade on cnDBTier setups where TLS is enabled.

For information about upgrade, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths.
Changes in the custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the resource information for custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the CSAR package No NA
Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy No NA
Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations No NA
Helm Test Support Yes For more information on performing Helm tests, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

Release 23.4.2

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.2.

Table 1-8 Orchestration 23.4.2

Orchestration Changes (From Release 23.3.x to 23.4.2) Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade Yes

Note: cnDBTier 23.4.2 doesn't support upgrade on cnDBTier setups where TLS is enabled.

For information about upgrade, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths.
Changes in the custom_values.yaml file Yes Additional parameters are added to configure the following:
  • configure start-up probes
  • enable or disable metrics fetch approach of a monitor service

For information about the changes in the custom_values.yaml file, see Helm section.

Changes in the resource information for custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the CSAR package No NA
Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy No NA
Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations No NA
Helm Test Support Yes For more information on performing Helm tests, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

Release 23.4.1

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.1.

Table 1-9 Orchestration 23.4.1

Orchestration Changes (From Release 23.3.x to 23.4.1) Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade Yes

Note: cnDBTier 23.4.1 doesn't support upgrade on cnDBTier setups where TLS is enabled.

For information about upgrade, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths.
Changes in the custom_values.yaml file Yes Additional global parameters are added to support automated TLS configurations.

Note: Ensure that you create the cndbtier-trust-store-secret, cndbtier-server-secret, and cndbtier-client-secret secrets when TLS is enabled.

For information about the changes in the custom_values.yaml file, see Helm section.

Changes in the resource information for custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the CSAR package No NA
Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy No NA
Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations No NA
Helm Test Support Yes For more information on performing Helm tests, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

Release 23.4.0

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in release 23.4.0.

Table 1-10 Orchestration 23.4.0

Orchestration Changes (From Release 23.3.x to 23.4.0) Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade Yes

Note: cnDBTier 23.4.0 doesn't support upgrade for cnDBTier sites where TLS is enabled.

For information about upgrade, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths.
Changes in the custom_values.yaml file Yes

For information about the changes in the custom_values.yaml file, see Helm section.

Changes in the resource information for custom_values.yaml file No NA
Changes in the CSAR package No NA
Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy No NA
Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations No No changes are made in LCM Operations.
Helm Test Support Yes For more information on performing Helm tests, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

1.4 Resource Requirements

This section lists the added or updated resource requirements in release 23.4.x.

For more information about resource requirements, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

Release 23.4.7

There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.

Release 23.4.6

There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.

Release 23.4.5

There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.

Release 23.4.4

There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.

Release 23.4.3

There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.

Release 23.4.2

There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.

Release 23.4.1

There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.

Release 23.4.0

There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.