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Release Notes: Software-Defined Infrastructure for NetOps Automation

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To upgrade to the latest version of SD Infrastructure, refer to this article.

Known Issues

  • Automatic migration from SD Infrastructure 1.x to 2.x is NOT supported, see 2.0.2 release notes below
  • Operations Manager nodes are not currently supported

Fixes and Features by Version

2.0.2 (March, 2020)

PLEASE READ BEFORE UPGRADING TO THIS VERSION:

This release includes a bug fix for the Software-Defined Infrastructure module.  The minimum required versions for Lighthouse and Console Server nodes are:

  • Lighthouse: 20.Q1.0 (bundles SD Infrastructure 2.0.1 by default)
  • Console Server: acm700x-4.5.0, acm7004-5-4.5.0, im72xx-4.5.0

Changes:

  • Fix race condition when deploying multiple NetOps modules in succession

2.0.1 (February, 2020)

PLEASE READ BEFORE UPGRADING TO THIS VERSION:

This release introduces major architectural enhancements and new features for the Software-Defined Infrastructure module.  The minimum required versions for Lighthouse and Console Server nodes are:

  • Lighthouse: 20.Q1.0 (bundles SD Infrastructure 2.0.1 by default)
  • Console Server: acm700x-4.5.0, acm7004-5-4.5.0, im72xx-4.5.0

Changes:

  • Certificates are now managed independently and may be exported as OpenVPN client configs
  • Any OpenVPN client config may connect to any authorized node by adding :node-name to the username during authentication, e.g. adal:my-acm7004-5
  • VPN client traffic is now masqueraded behind the node's remote IP address and no longer requires a remote subnet IP to be allocated
  • Connected clients can access multiple remote subnets behind the node (this behavior is configurable under Advanced Options)
  • When the SDI module is activated on a node, that node is now automatically enabled for IP Access
  • New UI framework with faster deployment

1.1.2 (October, 2019)

This release includes a bug fix for the Software-Defined Infrastructure module. The minimum required versions for Lighthouse and Console Server nodes are:

  • Lighthouse: 2019.Q4.0 (bundles SD Infrastructure 1.1.2 by default)
  • Console Server: acm700x-4.4.1, acm7004-5-4.4.1, im72xx-4.4.1

Changes:

  • Fixed an issue which caused pages not to load in Lighthouse 2019.Q4.0

1.1.1 (July, 2019)

Bug fix patch release for the Software-Defined Infrastructure module.  The minimum required versions for Lighthouse and Console Server nodes are:

  • Lighthouse: 19.Q2.0 (bundles SD Infrastructure 1.0.1 by default)
  • Console Server: acm700x-4.4.1, acm7004-5-4.4.1, im72xx-4.4.1

Changes:

  • Fix regression in previous version, allow multiple clients to connect to a single node

1.1.0 (July, 2019)

The release includes new features and bug fixes for the Software-Defined Infrastructure module. The minimum required versions for Lighthouse and Console Server nodes are:

  • Lighthouse: 19.Q2.0 (bundles SD Infrastructure 1.0.1 by default)
  • Console Server: acm700x-4.4.1, acm7004-5-4.4.1, im72xx-4.4.1

Changes:

  • Add the name of the node to the downloaded client configuration filename
  • Multi-client configuration add/delete, support generating client configurations for multiple nodes at once
  • Client configurations are visible to Node Users with corresponding node permissions (requires Lighthouse LH 2019.Q3.0 or later)
  • Forward IP Access OpenVPN log to Lighthouse syslog
  • Filter out unsupported third party nodes
  • Support IP Access to devices on IM72xx-2-24E switch interface (eth2 instead of eth1)

1.0.1 (May, 2019)

Bug fix patch release for the Software-Defined Infrastructure module. The minimum required versions for Lighthouse and Console Server nodes are:

  • Lighthouse: 19.Q2.0 (bundles SD Infrastructure 1.0.1 by default)
  • Console Server: acm700x-4.4.1, acm7004-5-4.4.1, im72xx-4.1.1

Changes:

  • Fix CONFIGURE > IP Access > Enable Nodes state persistence across module upgrades

1.0.0 (April, 2019)

Initial release for the Software-Defined Infrastructure module. The minimum required versions for Lighthouse and Console Server nodes are:

  • Lighthouse: 19.Q2.0
  • Console Server: acm700x-4.4.1, acm7004-5-4.4.1, im72xx-4.1.1

Changes:

  • Centralized IP Access using OpenVPN, to devices on arbitrary Management LAN networks behind IM7200 and ACM7000 nodes
  • Client IP auto assignment from the second-to-top /29 subnet
  • Central syslog messages of IP Access configuration and connection events
  • Automated client configuration generation
  • Web UI management of client configurations
  • Two factor client authentication via per-node revokable x.509 certificates and username/password
  • Enable/Disable IP Access bridge mode using node Connection Manager
  • Support multiple concurrent client connections to nodes

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