MAAS 2.3.0 Beta 1 Released!

[Andres Rodriguez]

Hello MAASters!

I'm happy to annouce that MAAS 2.3.0 Beta 1 has now been released and it is
currently available in PPA and as a snap.

*PPA Availability*
For those running Ubuntu Xenial and would like to use beta 1, please use
the following PPA:

*ppa:maas/next*

*Snap Availability*
For those running from the snap, or would like to test the snap, please use
the *Beta* channel on the default track:

sudo snap install maas --devmode --beta

MAAS 2.3.0 (beta1)New Features & ImprovementsHardware Testing

MAAS 2.3 beta 1 overhauls and improves the visibility of hardware tests
results and information. This includes various changes across MAAS:


   -

   Machine Listing page
   -

      Surface progress and failures of hardware tests, actively showing
      when a test is pending, running, successful or failed.
      -

   Machine Details page
   -

      Summary tab - Provide hardware testing information about the
      different components (CPU, Memory, Storage)
      -

      Hardware Tests tab - Completely re-design of the Hardware Test tab.
      It now shows a list of test results per component. Adds the
ability to view
      more details about the test itself.

UI ImprovementsMachines, Devices, Controllers

MAAS 2.3 beta 1 introduces a new design for the node summary pages:


   -

   “Summary tab” now only shows information of the machine, in a complete
   new design.
   -

   “Settings tab” has been introduced. It now includes the ability to edit
   such node.
   -

   “Logs tab” now consolidates the commissioning output and the
   installation log output.


Other UI improvements

Other UI improvements that have been made for MAAS 2.3 beta 1 includes:


   -

   Add DHCP status column on the ‘Subnet’s tab.
   -

   Add architecture filters
   -

   Update VLAN and Space details page to no longer allow inline editing.
   -

   Update VLAN page to include the IP ranges tables.
   -

   Convert the Zones page into AngularJS (away from YUI).
   -

   Add warnings when changing a Subnet’s mode (Unmanaged or Managed).

Rack Controller Deployment

MAAS beta 1 now adds the ability to deploy any machine with the rack
controller, which is only available via the API.
API Improvements

MAAS 2.3 beta 1 introduces API output for volume_groups, raids, cache_sets,
and bcaches field to the machines endpoint.
Known issues:

The following are a list of known UI issues affecting hardware testing:


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   https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1721105
   -

   https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1721106
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   https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1721108
   -

   https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1721111
   -

   https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1721113

Issues fixed in this release

https://launchpad.net/maas/+milestone/2.3.0beta1


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   #1711320    [2.3, UI] Can't 'Save changes' and 'Cancel' on
   machine/device details page
   -

   #1696270    [2.3] Toggling Subnet from Managed to Unmanaged doesn't warn
   the user that behavior changes
   -

   #1717287    maas-enlist doesn't work when provided with serverurl with
   IPv6 address
   -

   #1718209    PXE configuration for dhcpv6 is wrong
   -

   #1718270    [2.3] MAAS improperly determines the version of some installs
   -

   #1718686    [2.3, master] Machine lists shows green checks on components
   even when no tests have been run
   -

   #1507712    cli: maas logout causes KeyError for other profiles
   -

   #1684085    [2.x, Accessibility] Inconsistent save states for
   fabric/subnet/vlan/space editing
   -

   #1718294    [packaging] dpkg-reconfigure for region controller refers to
   an incorrect network topology assumption


-- 
Andres Rodriguez
Engineering Manager, MAAS
Canonical USA, Inc.
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