1 Introduction
The purpose of this document is to highlight the changes made in BSF from release 24.2.x to release 24.3.0. These changes may have an impact on the customer network operations and must be considered by the customer while planning the deployment.
1.1 References
Refer to the following documents while deploying BSF:
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Binding Support Function Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Binding Support Function REST Specification Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Binding Support Function Network Impact Report Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Binding Support Function Troubleshooting Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Cloud Native Environment Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier User Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Data Collector User Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Automated Test Suite Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Release Notes
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Solution Upgrade Guide
1.2 Compatibility Matrix
This section lists the versions of added or updated components in release 24.3.x. To know the list of all the supported versions, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Release Notes.
Release 24.3.0
The following table lists the versions of added or updated components in this release:
Table 1-1 Compatibility Matrix
| Component | Compatible Version |
|---|---|
| ASM Configuration Chart | 1.14.6 |
| ATS | 24.3.0 |
| CNE | 24.3.x, 24.2.x, 24.1.x |
| cnDBTier | 24.3.x, 24.2.x, 24.1.x |
| CNC Console | 24.3.x |
| CDCS | NA |
| OSO | 24.3.x, 24.2.x, 24.1.x |
| OCCM | 24.3.x |
1.3 Common Services Load Lineup
This section lists the versions of added or updated common services in release 24.3.x. To know the list of all the supported versions, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Release Notes.
Release 24.3.0
Table 1-2 Common Services Load Lineup
| Common Service | Version |
|---|---|
| Alternate Route Service | 24.3.3 |
| App-Info | 24.3.4 |
| ATS Framework | 24.3.0 |
| Config-Server | 24.3.4 |
| Debug-tool | 24.3.1 |
| Egress Gateway | 24.3.3 |
| Helm Test | 24.3.2 |
| Ingress Gateway | 24.3.3 |
| NRF-Client | 24.3.2 |
| Perf-Info | 24.3.4 |
1.4 Software Requirements
This section lists the added or updated software required to install BSF release 24.3.x. For more information about software requirements, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Binding Support Function Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.
Release 24.3.0
The following table lists the versions of added or updated software required to install release:
Table 1-3 Software Requirements
| Software | Versions |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | 1.30.0,1.29.x, 1.28.x |
| Helm | 3.14.2 |
| Podman | 4.6.1 |
Table 1-4 Additional Software
| Software | Versions | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| AlertManager | 0.27.0 | Logging |
| Calico | 3.27.3 | Security Solution |
| cert-manager | 1.12.4 | Secrets Manager |
| Containerd | 1.7.16 | Container Runtime |
| Fluentd - OpenSearch | 1.16.2 | Logging |
| Grafana | 9.5.3 | Logging |
| HAProxy | 3.0.2 | Load balancing |
| Prometheus | 2.52.0 | Metrics |
| Istio | 1.18.2 | Service Mesh |
| Jaeger | 1.60.0 | Tracing |
| Kyverno | 1.12.5 | Logging |
| MetalLB | 0.14.4 | External IP |
| Oracle OpenSearch | 2.11.0 | Logging |
| Oracle OpenSearch Dashboard | 2.11.0 | Logging |
| Prometheus Operator | 0.76.0 |
1.5 Orchestration
This section provides information about orchestration changes in release 24.3.x.
Release 24.3.0
The following table provides information about orchestration changes in this release.
Table 1-5 Orchestration
| Orchestration Changes | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Support for in-service upgrade and roll back | Yes | For information about upgrade and roll back, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths. |
Changes in the resource information for
custom_values.yaml file
|
No | For information about changes in the resource requirements, see Resource Requirements. |
| Changes in the CSAR package | No |
No Generic CSAR available. The uniform package naming convention has been followed across the packages. Note: For more information on specific CSAR changes, contact My Oracle Support. |
| Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy | No | No new RBAC policies are added. |
| Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations | No | No new LCM operations are added. |
| Helm Test Support | No | Policy supports Helm Test. |
1.6 Resource Requirements
This section lists the added or updated resource requirements in release 24.3.x. For more information about resource requirements, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native core, Binding Support Function Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.
Release 24.3.0
There is no change in the resource requirements in this release.