Release 20.12-SP1¶
Key Enhancements¶
VPSA Storage Array¶
KMIP Integration (Equinix SmartKeys)¶
Users can now use their Equinix SmartKeys keys for VPSA Storage Array Volume encryption. A VPSA with a user provided encryption key can switch to a KMIP based encryption.
Azure BLOB storage support¶
Users can utilize their Azure Blob storage with the VPSA Storage Array Backup to Object Storage. This option is added to the existing support of VPSA Object Storage, AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage as the remote object storage.
VPSA Object Storage¶
New object versioning V2 method support¶
Versioning provides an additional layer of protection for objects. Users can easily recover from unintended user errors or application failures. Users can also use Versioning for data retention and archiving.
The new versioning method is the default versioning option for new containers created in version 20.12-SP1 onwards, This uses symlink and hidden container for implementing versioning rather than the archive container.
Openstack Keystone integration - custom DNS support¶
VPSA Object Storage administrators can set their private name servers to support private domain names.
Interoperability¶
VPSA Driver for OpenStack Manila¶
Zadara VPSA Storage Array & Flash Array share driver for OpenStack Manila is now available with the Wallaby release.
Release 20.12-SP1 is a service pack release to the previous Zadara 20.12 release which includes scalability, security, usability improvements, new features and bug fixes.
The following section will breakdown the additions and updates to the Zadara Storage Cloud platform.
Version 20.12-SP1-132¶
VPSA Storage Array and VPSA Flash Array¶
19821 - Fixed an issue where a large demote queue may cause a VC to failover in a tiered VPSA
19835 - Fixed an issue where docker container issues an async IO may cause the VC to failover
Provisioning Portal¶
19834 - Fixed an issue where administrator cannot invoke a VPSA operations on behalf of a user
Version 20.12-SP1-123¶
VPSA Storage Array and VPSA Flash Array¶
18303 - Added KMIP (Equinix SmartKeys) support for volumes encryption
7170 - Added support for Azure Blob storage as a remote destination for “Backup to Object Storage”.
19398 - Added KDC IP validation
19341 - Get Volume/Snapshot API enhancements, additional volumes/snapshots attributes returned
VPSA Object Storage¶
19533 - VPSA Object Storage SSL certificate (zadarazios.com) was updated
19263 - Added auto-disable mechanism for detailed performance monitoring
19162 - Optimize ring partition power for newly created VPSA Object Storage
19145 - Remote authentication provider (Openstack Keystone) now binds all external traffic to the Front End network
18867 - Optimize usage report mechanism to support 1000 remote accounts
19145 - Added an option to define a custom name server (remote authentication provider name resolution)
18901 - New versioning option (v2) was added
Provisioning Portal¶
18179 - Added support for Object Storage account provisioning directly from Zadara Provisioning Portal
Command Center¶
19631 - Fixed an issue where 403 response is return for a custom Command Center role
19157 - Fixed an issue where CCVM certificate update via API did not work
Misc¶
OpenStack Manila VPSA Driver¶
Wallaby release - a Zadara VPSA (Storage Array & Flash-Array) share driver was introduced.
Manila VPSA driver provides a seamless management capabilities for VPSA volumes, in this case, NFS & SMB volumes without losing the added value provided by the VPSA Storage Array/Flash-Array.
Supported operations:
Create a share.
Delete a share.
Extend a share.
Create a snapshot.
Delete a snapshot.
Create a share from snapshot.
Allow share access.
Manage a share.
For additional information/full configuration reference please refer to the official Openstack Manila documentation.
Openstack Cinder VPSA Driver¶
Wallaby release - The Zadara VPSA block Driver for Openstack Cinder was updated with the following enhancements:
Added support for manage/unmanage volumes
Added support for manage/unmanage snapshots
Added support for multiattach
Added support for IPv6 VPSA networking
The updated driver requires a VPSA running version 20.12-SP1 or later.
Known issues and limitations¶
VPSA Storage Array & VPSA Flash-Array¶
19582 - Azure Blob based remote object storage cannot be used for Tiered pools.
Provisioning Portal¶
19549 - Object Storage account deletion does not generate a confirmation email
19539 - Object Storage account console status doesn’t change post deletion request
19537 - Provisioning Object Storage account via Provisioning Portal API is not supported
19490 - Provisioning Portal user email modification will not be populated to the remote object storage
Revision History¶
20.12-SP1-123, April 2021