1 Introduction
The purpose of this document is to highlight the changes made in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy (Policy) from Release 24.2.x to Release 24.3.0. These changes may have 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 Policy:
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy Network Impact Report
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy User Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy REST API Specification Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy Design Guide
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy 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 Versions |
|---|---|
| ASM | 1.14.6 |
| ATS | 24.3.0 |
| CNC Console | 24.3.x |
| cnDBTier | 24.3.x, 24.2.x, 24.1.x |
| CNE | 24.3.x, 24.2.x, 24.1.x |
| OCCM | 24.3.x |
| OSO | 24.3.x, 24.2.x, 24.1.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 Services | Version |
|---|---|
| Alternate Route Service | 24.3.3 |
| App-Info | 24.3.5 |
| ATS Framework | 24.3.1 |
| Config-Server | 24.3.5 |
| Debug-tool | 24.3.1 |
| Egress Gateway | 24.3.3 |
| Helm Test | 24.3.0 |
| Ingress Gateway | 24.3.3 |
| NRF-Client | 24.3.2 |
| Perf-Info | 24.3.5 |
1.4 Software Requirements
This section lists the added or updated software required to install Policy release 24.3.x. For more information about software requirements, see Software Requirements section in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.
Release 24.3.0
The following table lists the versions of added or updated software required to install this release:
Table 1-3 Software Requirements
| Software | Versions |
|---|---|
| Helm | 3.14.2 |
| Kubernetes | 1.30.0,1.29.x |
| Podman | 4.6.1 |
Table 1-4 Additional Software
| Software | Version | 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 | Manage Prometheus on Kubernetes deployment |
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
|
Yes | 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.
For more information, see Performing Helm Test section in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide. |
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 Resource Requirements section in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Converged Policy Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.
Release 24.3.0
There are no changes to resource requirements in this release.