[PVE-User] Proxmox VE 5.4 released!

[Stoiko Ivanov]

Hi,

On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 08:18:28 +0100
lemonnierk at ulrar.net wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for the release, seems to be running great as usual.
Thanks for the feedback! :)

> One question though, the release notes say "Certain often requested
> options", is there a place to request things ?
https://bugzilla.proxmox.com - just file an enhancement request for the
appropriate component.

> I would love to see a simple button to add a serial console to the VM
> without editing the .conf file. You've recently added graphics for it,
> which is already cool (no longer do I have to go check the .conf file
> to see if the serial has been added or not), but I couldn't find
> any buttons to add it.
With 5.4 you can set the VM's display to serial in the 'Create VM'
Wizard - then everything is setup correctly.

For an already existing virtual machine it's 2 changes (both in the
VMs Hardware tab):
* Add a serial port
* Change the Display to 'Serial terminal' (with the appropriate serial
  device if you have more than one)

(The guest OS configuration needs to be done on the guest of course).


> And of course plan9 support, -args is a bit annoying to use for that,
> but that's very niche I suppose.

this one has been requested before
https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027
AFAIR plan9p+qemu had a few security and performance issues - hence our
general recommendation is to use a shared storage between the VM's (a
NFS/CIFS share mounted in all guests (and the node))

Hope this helps!
stoiko


> 
> Thank you for your work !
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 12:10:38PM +0200, Martin Maurer wrote:
> > Hi all!
> > 
> > We are very pleased to announce the general availability of Proxmox
> > VE 5.4.
> > 
> > Built on Debian 9.8 (Stretch) and a specially modified Linux Kernel 
> > 4.15, this version of Proxmox VE introduces a new wizard for
> > installing Ceph storage via the user interface, and brings enhanced
> > flexibility with HA clustering, hibernation support for virtual
> > machines, and support for Universal Second Factor (U2F)
> > authentication.
> > 
> > The new features of Proxmox VE 5.4 focus on usability and simple 
> > management of the software-defined infrastructure as well as on
> > security management.
> > 
> > Countless bugfixes and more smaller improvements are listed in the 
> > release notes.
> > 
> > Release notes
> > https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Roadmap#Proxmox_VE_5.4
> > 
> > Video tutorial
> > What's new in Proxmox VE 5.4? 
> > https://www.proxmox.com/en/training/video-tutorials
> > 
> > Download
> > https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads
> > Alternate ISO download:
> > http://download.proxmox.com/iso/
> > 
> > Dokumentation
> > https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/
> > 
> > Source Code
> > https://git.proxmox.com
> > 
> > Bugtracker
> > https://bugzilla.proxmox.com
> > 
> > FAQ
> > Q: Can I install Proxmox VE 5.4 on top of Debian Stretch?
> > A: Yes, see 
> > https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Stretch
> > 
> > Q: Can I upgrade Proxmox VE 5.x to 5.4 with apt?
> > A: Yes, just via GUI or via CLI with apt update && apt dist-upgrade
> > 
> > Q: Can I upgrade Proxmox VE 4.x to 5.4 with apt dist-upgrade?
> > A: Yes, see https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Upgrade_from_4.x_to_5.0.
> > If you Ceph on V4.x please also check 
> > https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Ceph_Jewel_to_Luminous. Please note, 
> > Proxmox VE 4.x is already end of support since June 2018, see
> > Proxmox VE Support Lifecycle 
> > https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ve-support-lifecycle.35755/
> > 
> > Many THANKS to our active community for all your feedback, testing,
> > bug reporting and patch submitting!
> > 
> > -- 
> > Best Regards,
> > 
> > Martin Maurer
> > 
> > Proxmox VE project leader
> > 
> > martin at proxmox.com
> > https://www.proxmox.com
> > 
> > 
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