2020 Release Notes

2020

December 2020

23.12.2020

v2.43

IMPROVED

  • Admin: Proper API endpoint for configuring iotune parameters

FIX

  • Gathering VM stats is more robust

  • Strange VM names do not break invoice creation anymore

15.12.2020

v2.42

New

  • Admin: It is now possible to configure all iotune parameters for disks

  • Admin: A new graph was added to Admin dashboard that shows Ceph storage usage

  • Admin: The whole dashboard colorscheme was updated. Colorscheme is now theme specific.

IMPROVED

  • Platform list view header design has been updated

  • Kong API gateway was optimised for memory consumption

  • Admin: Charts on dashboard now load one at a time, this helps to view other graphs quicker when some load longer.

  • Admin: Hypervisors charts on dashboard were renamed to remove confusion of what those charts actually show.

  • Admin: Parameter "name" was added to Hosts table in Admin UI. (Column must be made visible from the settings menu).

FIX

  • Billing account icon was removed from end-user desktop as it caused confusion for end-users.

  • Fixed issue with latest Firefox version in VM create form sliders

  • Admin: Fixed data in Ceph block storage usage API, added compatibility with different Ceph versions

  • Admin: Fixed bugs related to paying accounts and ARPA calculation on Customers chart

  • Admin: Fixed issues with large numbers on dashboard, they are now shortened.

  • Admin: Fixed issue where the whole VM table was not reloaded when Reload Data was pressed

  • Admin: Fixed bugs with CMGR calculation on dashboard

  • Admin: Fixed issue with VM search filter, now it is possible to filter by all VM statuses, including created and undefined.

01.12.2020

v2.41

IMPROVED

  • End-user: VM app catalog items are now visible on desktop to users for quicker access.

  • Admin: Changes in total numbers on dashboard are now represented a % instead of net change.

  • Admin: Added Ongoing Balance column to VMs table in Admin, so that it would be easier to see which VMs have been stopped because of credit has run out. (Column must be made visible from the settings menu).

New

  • Admin: Created API endpoint to get usage about Ceph storage

  • Admin: Added new graph to dashboard that show VMs distributed by CPU size, RAM size and OS.

  • Admin: Added new graph to dashboard that that show average revenue per billing account (ARPA) and number of paying billing accounts

FIX

  • End-user: Fixed issue where retrying VM app catalog creation after failure would not fill in the form correctly

  • Admin: Dashboard does not show GB as unit for CPU anymore.

November 2020

19.11.2020

v2.40

New

  • Customers can now search from Compute list by UUID

  • Admin: Created Settings page (hidden for now) for platform Admins with few available settings. This allows Admins to edit general platform setting more easily from UI.

  • Users who have a discount from platform now see their discount % in UI also. This is visible in billing accounts details view next to current balance

IMPROVED

  • Customers can now choose smaller steps when choosing CPU and RAM settings while creating new or resizing current VMs

  • Virtual Machine resize modal and Password Change modal have been modified, so that it would be easier for users to understand if their resource needs to be stopped or started before action

  • Admin: Dashboard graphs now only show data for last 12 months and not more

  • Admin: Old Admin view (which is available from user's menu in upper right corner) is now removed completely, Admins can now use only the new and improved Admin view (which is available from the left main menu)

  • Admin: Date when Billing account balance went negative now also has exact time

  • Pre-paid users who get email notification from platform when credit has run out now get exact date and time in email when their services will be stopped

  • Any number of public IP address pools can be configured

  • For Tungsten only, choosing an available public IP address is delegated to Tungsten for better floating IP allocation



FIX

  • Changed the confusing text on platform startup, instead of "Starting your container..." there is now just "Loading..."

  • Users can currently choose by what their resources will be sorted in platform list views. Now the chosen sorting preference will be stored to browser session storage for customers. This means that until customer logs out platform will remember their chosen sorting preference

  • For Tungsten only, VMs without a public IP can now again access Internet

  • For Mikrotik only, limit user network/vLAN IDs to max 1700 to prevent network problems



October 2020

30.10.2020

v2.39

New

  • Introduced VM App Catalog for Pilw.io

IMPROVED

  • Admin: Improved how data is reloaded in Admin tables, when reloading whole table or when submitting changes in table cell.

  • Admin: Added prediction for Invoiced Revenue graph

  • Admin: Longer names are now hidden behind .... and visible from tooltip so that the table would not take too much space on smaller screens.

  • Admin: Dashboard layout is now more responsive

  • Admin: Added some new columns to the admin table

FIX

  • Fixed issue where VAT number and Company Reg number would not be stored from on-boarding page.

  • Fixed issue where UI would not show updated information after un-assigning IP address

  • Fixed issue where intercom chat would not open properly from the desktop link.

  • Admin: Fixed the issue where Recently modified table would contain Admin user data when impersonating

  • Admin: Fixed sorting issues in Admin tables

  • Admin: Fixed CPU and RAM % calculation on dashboard

15.10.2020

v2.38

New

  • Pre-paid users now get notification email from platform when their credit has run out and balance goes negative.

IMPROVED

  • Admin: Improved usability and design of all Admin views and Admin Dashboard.

  • Admin: Admin Dashboard and Hosts table now also indicates if Hypervisor is added but is yet not available.

FIX

  • Fixed an issue where creating VM from snapshot would fail due to wrong OS version number. Now creating VM from snapshot works again.

  • Fixed an issue where creating VM failed when version wasn't manually selected.

  • Fixed issue where Monthly reports would stay in UNPAID state even when Toal amount was 0.

06.10.2020

v2.37

IMPROVED

  • User Impersonation was renamed to "Delegate Access" and all related texts were modified to make this feature more understandable for users. Functionality remains the same.

  • Admin: Billing Accounts view in Admin (from left sidebar) was visually improved to make the view more clear. Clearing site cache is recommended, this will clear the settings of which columns are visible and which are hidden.

  • Admin: Sorting and filtering in tables are now stored to session storage. When Admin makes a filtered search in table and then impersonates a user, now after coming back to the admin table the filtered search is still available. Admin can clear filters from the "x Clear Filters" button". Filters are also cleared after logout.

September 2020

22.09.2020

v2.36

New

  • VM based app catalog support in UI

FIX

  • Creating VM with "root" account now works as expected

  • Virtual Console is now more robust and reliable in many cases

  • Admin: various usability and stability fixes

08.09.2020

v2.35

New

  • Dashboards for monitoring basic metrics

IMPROVED

  • Error messages in UI now contain correlation ID to help pin-point error cause in application logs

FIX

  • Removed references to oyenetwork in API doc

03.09.2020

v2.34



IMPROVED

  • Better feedback to user when importing custom disk images

FIX

  • Actually fixed Safari redirect loop bug

August 2020

13.08.2020

v2.33

New

IMPROVED

  • PDF invoice unit unified with UI

  • Admin: Disabled features are now hidden in admin view

FIX

  • Fixed documentation in API doc for Floating IP Create sample request

  • Fixed new workspace generation in Safari

July 2020

06.07.2020

v2.32

New

  • Login and onboarding UI screens can be translated, aCloud24 has Russian translation.

IMPROVED

  • Stripe credit card validation now places a hold on card

  • Pre-payment free credit is unlocked when a valid Stripe credit card is added

  • Better visualisation of impersonations on desktop

  • API documentation contains only sections relevant to the installation.

  • Admin: It is now possible to open multiple admin tabs at the same time

June 2020

22.06.2020

v2.31

New

  • Created UI theme for IDCloudHost

16.06.2020

v2.30

New

  • Introducing new Access Sharing feature. Users can now share access to their platform account to other platform users. This enables other users to impersonate you and perform actions with resources connected to your platform account.

  • Introducing Ubuntu 20.04 (Only in Pilw.io)

IMPROVED

  • Improved notifications shown to users on desktop. If user has gotten the first free credit, notification about free credit is not shown anymore. (Only in case pre-payment)

  • Admin: It is now possible to filter billing accounts and invoices based on reseller

  • Admin: It is now possible to filter invoices based on type.



      • credit_topup (Pre-payment invoice type)

      • cloud_services (Post-payment invoice type)

  • Admin: Dashboard is now showing platform income graphics better. Pre-payment and post-payment platforms have separate views.

  • Admin: Improved hypervisor migration tools


FIX

  • Fixed an issue where new floating IP created during VM create would get different billing account. New floating IP addresses now get the same billing account as VM.

May 2020

21.05.2020

v2.29

New

  • Added support for Duitku payment method

  • Admin: There is now a dashboard in admin interface

IMPROVED

  • Billing account's estimated total (excl. VAT) is now shown under billing account details view

  • All invoices have a new row: Total excl. VAT

  • Improved prepayment invoice when buying credit. Sent invoice can now be accessed from the UI also.

  • In case of pre-payment solution payment method can now be entered already when signing up, on onboarding page.

FIX

  • In case of post-payment solution invoices will be now sent as one pdf document again.

  • Fixed Intercom chat bubble placement on screen

April 2020

29.04.2020

v2.28

New

  • Payment methods can be independently configured for resellers

  • Invoice has been split to actual invoice and usage summary, only the latter is sent in prepayment scenarios

IMPROVED

  • Prepaid cards can now be used in prepayment scenarios

FIX

  • 2020.05.12 hotfix: New floating IP should get a billing account assigned when creating it with create VM API call

March 2020

24.03.2020

v2.27

New

  • Admin: It can now be configured per reseller if billing accounts are initially with pre- or postpayment plan

IMPROVED

  • Admin: Improved the speed of billing accounts list loading in admin tool

FIX

  • It is not allowed to delete billing account anymore when the balance is positive, meaning there is unused credit left on the billing account.

  • Fixed problem when VM creation limits could be bypassed in some cases.

13.03.2020

v2.26

New

  • Admin: Implemented automatic resource stopping, it is triggered when billing account's restriction level is set to FROZEN

IMPROVED

  • Implemented better application DB backup solution

  • Added dropdown credit card selection to top up modal in UI

  • Billing account statuses in UI now reflect the restriction level

  • Other prepayment related UI fixes

  • Containers now also react to billing account restriction levels accordingly

10.03.2020

v2.25

IMPROVED

  • Admin: It is now possible for admin to manually change account restriction level between LIMITED and CLEAR

  • Deleting VM is now shown as a background process in UI

  • Added button to application header for adding top up

FIX

  • Fixed issue where invoice payment method would stay visible in UI after credit card was added.

  • Fixed issue where VMs could not be started due to guest locked error

February 2020

28.02.2020

v2.24

New

  • Introduced minimal solution for pre-payment plan

  • Admin: Added support for limiting how much CPU and RAM can customer create initially

IMPROVED

  • Admin: Added possibility for admin to see billing accounts current balance and related information in admin tool

FIX

  • Fixed issue where running subtotal calculation would fail with large numbers

20.02.2020

v2.23

New

  • Introduced support for Virtual Console

  • Added search functionality to list views and redesigned list views

  • Admin: Introducing first step towards risk levels for billing accounts

IMPROVED

  • VM details view now has tabs for better visibility

13.02.2020

v2.22

IMPROVED

  • Clarified UI texts that explain backup service pricing

  • Augmented the list of possible SSH key types when creating a VM, it is now possible to specify ECDSA keys

FIX

  • Resolved some errors on UI load

  • Fixed an issue of deleting billing accounts in some specific cases

  • Fixed an issue with VM management component becoming unresponsive

January 2020

 30.01.2020

v2.21

New

  • Added Remote Console support as a hidden feature at first stage.

  • Admin: It is now possible to deactivate billing account from admin UI. When billing account is deactivated, it is not possible to create any new resources or start existing resources

 24.01.2020

v2.20

New

  • Admin: It is now possible for Admins to see billing accounts current usage and ongoing balance (actual credit left at the moment).
    Known issue: It may be needed to reload billing accounts list in order to see values in the current usage and ongoing balance columns.

  • Admin: If billing account is not active (no valid payment methods exist), it is now not possible for user to start their resources, if they have been stopped. Previously only creating new resources was limited, now starting is also limited.

  • Admin: Changing the amount of first free credit given to customer is now easier and can be done using Admin API.

IMPROVED

  • Admin: It is now possible to define per Warren deployment if new billing account with invoice payment solution will be automatically verified or not. It is also possible for Admin to un-verifiy the account if problems appear.

  • Admin: Stopped VMs won't use CPU and RAM resources anymore by releasing reservation on hypervisor.

  • Admin: It is now configurable if container image is updated during container startup or not. Solves the problem in cases where connection to Docker Hub is too slow.


FIX

  • Admin: Changed date format in UI fixing the issue where it was not possible to filter by year.

  • Fixed an issue when Docker Hub search randomly dies and does not recover.

 15.01.2020

v2.19

New

  • Added support for PDF invoices, invoices are now attached to the email and invoice PDF can be downloaded from the UI.

  • Added recently modified section to application desktop.

  • Admin: An email is sent to admin now when someone creates new billing account and applies for invoice payment.

  • Admin: It is now possible to define per billing account if invoice is sent automatically to customer of it is sent only to manual handling. Default setting for new accounts is that invoice will be sent automatically to customer.

  • Introduced Indonesian version of Warren website https://www.warren.io/id/

IMPROVED

  • API documentation can now also be accessed from the API host url. 

  • Improved Credit Card blacklist handling with Stripe

  • Improved Warren platform theming and customisation possibilities

FIX

  • Fixed an issue where creating a new vm from snapshot in UI would fail in case IP checkbox was not checked

  • Fixed an issue where username field needed to be clicked 2 times to activate in case of creating new VM in Firefox

  • Fixed drop downs desing in UI to more usable

  • Fixed an issue where customers could not login to application when some time has been passed from latest deployment

  • Fixed an issue when creating Ubuntu 16.04 VM would always fail