Abiquo 1.6.0 basics
This release is mainly defined by three important developments with respect to the Abiquo 1.5.X version:
- Xen Server plugin
- API fundamentals
- Networking refactoring
Xen Server
The XenServer hypervisor has been added to the list of hypervisors supported in the Abiquo Platform. From now on, it is possible to deploy and manage virtual machines in XenServer hosts as easily as in the rest of the supported hypervisors.
 | External storage The external storage features (available in Enterprise Edition only) are still a work in progess and will come up in future releases. |
API fundamentals
Alfa version of our REST Api. It handles Abiquo's infrastructure services as well as a few cloud services. Further information about the api can be found into its own section of this wiki:
http://abicloud.org/display/ABI16/Abiquo's+API
Networking refactoring
Until version 1.6.0, the Networking was a simple feature to provide a unique IP address and Internet access to Virtual Machines. The IP range of every Virtual Datacenter was decided from Abiquo Server internal managment. The Networking refactoring is basically the development of VLAN functionality in the platform. Now, you can create several VLANs for your VirtualDatacenter and give them the private network ranges you wish. Since there are different VLAN domains, you can also duplicate the ranges. You can see the topology requirements and the development decisions here . Public IP management has also been improved.
Datacenter Repository
Moving from single repository configuration to isolated virtual image repositories for each datacenter.
This goal is achieved by defining the Appliance Manager as a new remote service of the datacenter, a new repository is attached to the datacenter based on the configuration consulted to the Appliance Manager.
Resolved issues
Abiquo 1.6.0 comes with the following resolved issues, new features and improvements:
Known issues
Abiquo 1.6.0 comes with the following known issues that will be resolved in future releases:
Release timeline
Abiquo Enterprise Edition will be released on 07/21/2010.
Abiquo Community Edition will be released on 07/28/2010.
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