V6.3.0 STD Release

General
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v6.3.0 Standard Release Notes

Important

Morpheus 6.3.0 is the first version to require Plugin API version 1.0.0+. As a result, small changes will need to be made in order to make plugins created by earlier versions of Morpheus compatible. Please see the related article in our KnowledgeBase for full details on updating plugins.

Important
v6.3.0 contains embedded MySQL v8 upgrade when upgrading from v6.0.0 - v6.0.6 or 6.1.0 - 6.2.1. BACKUP YOUR DATABASE PRIOR TO UPGRADE when using embedded MySQL (all-in-one appliances)

Important
Minimum v6.x required to upgrade to v6.3.0 for environments using embedded RabbitMQ. Environments running 5.5.x or earlier using embedded RabbitMQ must upgrade to v6.0.0 - v6.0.6, or 6.1.0 - 6.2.1 prior to upgrading to v6.3.0

WarningRolling upgrades for HA environments using embedded RabbitMQ and/or embedded Elasticsearch services are not supported when upgrading from v6.0.0 - v6.0.6 or 6.1.0 - 6.2.1

  • Compatible Plugin API version: 1.0.2
  • Compatible Morpheus Worker version: 5.4.8
  • Minimum upgrade version: v6.0.0

Note
Items appended with 6.x.x are also included in that version

Release Dates

  • v6.3.0 Oct 30 2023

New Features

Cluster Packages

  • Added new UI area (Library > Templates > Cluster Packages) for creating Cluster Packages which can be associated with Cluster Layouts. See the appropriate areas of Morpheus Documentation for more on Cluster Packages and Cluster Layouts

Currency

  • Added support for Mongolian Tugrik (MNT) currency 6.0.9 6.2.4

Image Builder

  • Updated the Image Builder form into a single form rather than a paged wizard. See the Image Builder section of Morpheus documentation for example scripts and help getting started

Plugins

  • The required Plugin API version is now 1.0.2. Plugins developed for Morpheus versions prior to 6.3.0 will need small changes. Please see Morpheus Support for more information.

Roles

  • Added the ability to specify (per Role) a landing page other than the Dashboard within Morpheus. For example, a Role could be configured to log into the Instance list page
  • There is now a Feature Permission which determines whether a Role is able to use Task Cancel and Task Retry controls for executions. This also controls access to the Cancel and Retry controls on Tasks within Instance histories
  • There is now a Feature Permission which determines whether a Role may extend expiration or shutdown Policies on workloads. This permission can apply globally or only to workloads the user owns

VMware

  • Added support for versioned templates from VMware Content Library
  • Added the ability to set vApp Property values on VMware Node Types. See Node Type docs for more

Fixes

API & CLI

  • The return from the policies get-type CLI call has been updated to return additional information

Appliance Updates

Embedded Plugins

  • BigIp updated to v1.2.0
  • Bluecat updated to v1.2.0
  • Efficient IP updated to v1.2.0
  • Infoblox updated to v1.3.2
  • Microsoft DNS updated to v2.2.1
  • Morpheus Home Dashboard updated to v1.1.0
  • phpIPAM updated to v1.2.1
  • PowerDNS updated to v1.1.0
  • Rubrik updated to v1.2.0
  • SolarWinds updated to v1.1.1
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