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Longhorn v1.7.1-rc3

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Longhorn v1.7.1-rc2

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Longhorn v1.7.1-rc1

29 Aug 00:49
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Longhorn v1.7.0

20 Aug 10:38
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Longhorn v1.7.0 Release Notes

This latest version of Longhorn introduces several features, enhancements, and bug fixes that are intended to improve system quality and the overall user experience. Highlights include new V2 Data Engine features, platform-agnostic deployment, high availability, and improvements to data protection, stability, performance, and resilience.

The Longhorn team appreciates your contributions and anticipates receiving feedback regarding this release.

For more information about release-related terminology, see Releases.

Warning

The Longhorn team has identified a critical issue that affects volume attachment in Longhorn v1.7.0. We are currently working on releasing v1.7.1, which will be available soon. If your Longhorn cluster contains engine resources with names in the format <volume name>-e-<8-char random id> that are created before v1.5.2 and v1.4.4, please put v1.7.0 upgrade on hold until v1.7.1 is available.

You can use the following command to check if it is safe to upgrade your Longhorn cluster to v1.7.0:

[ $(kubectl -n longhorn-system get engines.longhorn.io -o name | grep -E '\-e\-[a-z0-9]{8}$' | wc -l) -gt 0 ] && echo "Please hold off on upgrading to v1.7.0 until v1.7.1 is available." || echo "Safe to upgrade to v1.7.0."

Deprecation & Incompatibilities

The functionality of the environment check script overlaps with that of the Longhorn CLI, which is available starting with v1.7.0. Because of this, the script is deprecated in v1.7.0 and is scheduled for removal in v1.8.0.

For information about important changes, including feature incompatibility, deprecation, and removal, see Important Notes in the Longhorn documentation.

Primary Highlights

New V2 Data Engine Features

Although the V2 Data Engine is still considered a preview feature in this release, the core functions have been significantly enhanced.

The Longhorn team will continue to develop features for the V1 Data Engine and to prepare the V2 Data Engine for use in all types of environments.

Platform-Agnostic Deployment

Longhorn is designed to seamlessly operate on general-purpose Linux distributions and certain container-optimized operating systems. v1.7.0 provides robust and efficient persistent storage solutions for Kubernetes clusters running on Container-Optimized OS (COS).

High Availability

v1.7.0 introduces features that enhance system resilience and address potential single points of failure.

Data Protection

Starting with v1.7.0, Longhorn supports periodic and on-demand full backups that help reduce the likelihood of backup corruption and enhance the overall reliability of the backup process.

Scheduling

The replica auto-balancing feature was enhanced to address disk space pressure from growing volumes. These enhancements reduce manual intervention by automatically rebalancing replicas under disk pressure and improve performance with faster replica rebuilding through local file copying.

Storage Network

The storage network now supports RWX volumes with network segregation, enabling dedicated traffic lanes for storage operations.

Longhorn CLI

The Longhorn CLI, which is the official Longhorn command line tool, is introduced in v1.7.0. This tool interacts with Longhorn by creating Kubernetes custom resources (CRs) and executing commands inside a dedicated pod for in-cluster and host operations. Usage scenarios include installation, operations such as exporting replicas, and troubleshooting.

Installation

Important

Ensure that your cluster is running Kubernetes v1.21 or later before installing Longhorn v1.7.0.

You can install Longhorn using a variety of tools, including Rancher, Kubectl, and Helm. For more information about installation methods and requirements, see Quick Installation in the Longhorn documentation.

Upgrade

Important

Ensure that your cluster is running Kubernetes v1.21 or later before upgrading from Longhorn v1.6.x to v1.7.0.

Longhorn only allows upgrades from supported versions. For more information about upgrade paths and procedures, see Upgrade in the Longhorn documentation.

Post-Release Known Issues

For information about issues identified after this release, see Release-Known-Issues.

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  • [IMPROVEMENT] Restore Latest Backup should be applied with BackingImage name value 7560 - @a110605 @roger-ryao
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Remove Offline Rebuilding from UI on master and v1.7.0 9090 - @a110605 @derekbit @chriscchien
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Add a label and selector for webhooks to longhorn-manager pod manifest. [8803](https:/...
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Longhorn v1.7.0-rc4

15 Aug 12:09
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Longhorn v1.7.0-rc3

02 Aug 15:08
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Longhorn v1.7.0-rc2

25 Jul 08:50
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Longhorn v1.7.0-rc1

12 Jul 17:10
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Longhorn v1.6.2

23 May 01:33
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Longhorn v1.6.2 Release Notes

Longhorn 1.6.2 introduces several improvements and bug fixes that are intended to improve system quality, resilience, and stability.

The Longhorn team appreciates your contributions and expects to receive feedback regarding this release.

Note

For more information about release-related terminology, see Releases.

Installation

Important

Ensure that your cluster is running Kubernetes v1.21 or later before installing Longhorn v1.6.2.

You can install Longhorn using a variety of tools, including Rancher, Kubectl, and Helm. For more information about installation methods and requirements, see Quick Installation in the Longhorn documentation.

Upgrade

Important

Ensure that your cluster is running Kubernetes v1.21 or later before upgrading from Longhorn v1.5.x or v1.6.x (< v1.6.2) to v1.6.2.

Longhorn only allows upgrades from supported versions. For more information about upgrade paths and procedures, see Upgrade in the Longhorn documentation.

Deprecation & Incompatibilities

For information about important changes, including feature incompatibility, deprecation, and removal, see Important Notes in the Longhorn documentation.

Post-Release Known Issues

For information about issues identified after this release, see Release-Known-Issues.

Resolved Issues

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  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Saving Settings page changes 8600 - @a110605 @roger-ryao
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Expose virtual size of qcow2 backing images 8322 - @chriscchien
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Prevent unnecessary updates of instanceManager status 8421 - @yangchiu @derekbit
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][UI][IMPROVEMENT] Allow users to request backup volume update 8539 - @a110605 @chriscchien
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Allow users to request backup volume update 8154 - @yangchiu @mantissahz
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Investigate performance bottleneck in v1 data path 8511 - @PhanLe1010 @roger-ryao
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2]Mirror the quay.io/openshift/origin-oauth-proxy image to Longhorn repo similar to what we are doing for CSI sidecar images 8334 - @PhanLe1010 @roger-ryao
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Avoid misleading log messages in longhorn manager while syncing danger zone settings 8383 - @yangchiu @mantissahz
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Do not terminate nfs-ganesha in share-manager pod after failing to access recovery backend 8346 - @derekbit @chriscchien
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Improve environment_check script for NFS protocol bug and the host system self diagnosis 8277 - @james-munson @chriscchien

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  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2]DOCS - Incorrect documentation on pre-upgrade checker configuration 8342 - @yangchiu

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Longhorn v1.6.2-rc2

15 May 10:59
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Resolved Issues in this release

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  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][UI][IMPROVEMENT] Allow users to request backup volume update 8539 - @a110605 @chriscchien
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Disable revision counter by default 8564 - @PhanLe1010
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Disable revision counter by default 8565 -
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Allow users to request backup volume update 8154 - @yangchiu @mantissahz
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Handle credential secret containing mixed invalid conditions 8541 - @mantissahz
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Investigate performance bottleneck in v1 data path 8511 - @PhanLe1010 @roger-ryao
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2]Mirror the quay.io/openshift/origin-oauth-proxy image to Longhorn repo similar to what we are doing for CSI sidecar images 8334 - @PhanLe1010 @roger-ryao
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Fall back to a running instance-manager if a default is not available 8491 - @derekbit
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Avoid misleading log messages in longhorn manager while syncing danger zone settings 8383 - @yangchiu @mantissahz
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Prevent unnecessary updates of instanceManager status 8421 - @yangchiu @derekbit
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Only sync log settings to running instance manager pod 8489 - @derekbit
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Do not terminate nfs-ganesha in share-manager pod after failing to access recovery backend 8346 - @derekbit @chriscchien
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Expose virtual size of qcow2 backing images 8322 - @chriscchien
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Improve environment_check script for NFS protocol bug and the host system self diagnosis 8277 - @james-munson @chriscchien
  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2][IMPROVEMENT] Add dmsetup and dmcrypt utilities check in environment check script 8218 - @derekbit

Bug

Misc

  • [BACKPORT][v1.6.2]DOCS - Incorrect documentation on pre-upgrade checker configuration 8342 - @yangchiu

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