2024.1 Series Release Notes

28.0.0

Upgrade Notes

  • The following metadata definitions have been modified:

    • Added hw:virtio_packed_ring boolean in the OS::Nova::Flavor namespace, and hw_virtio_packed_ring boolean in the OS::Glance::Image namespace.

    You may upgrade these definitions using:

    glance-manage db load_metadefs [--path <path>] [--merge] [--prefer_new]

Deprecation Notes

  • Support for running Glance in Windows operating systems has been deprecated because of retirement of the Winstackers project.

28.0.1

Deprecation Notes

  • The glance-cache-manage command is deprecated in this release in favor of the new Cache API. It is subject to removal at the beginning of the Dalmatian development cycle, following the OpenStack standard deprecation policy.

  • The Glance API configuration options location_strategy and store_type_preference are deprecated in this release and are subject to removal at the beginning of the Dalmatian development cycle, following the OpenStack standard deprecation policy.

    The weighing mechanism introduced in the Bobcat development cycle can be used by operators who would like to prioritize certain stores over others.

  • The Glance scrubber, which is invoked by the glance-scrubber command, is deprecated in this release and is subject to removal at the beginning of the 2024.2 (Dalmatian) development cycle, following the OpenStack standard deprecation policy.

    This deprecation notice also applies to the following configuration options:

    • delayed_delete

    • scrub_time

    • scrub_pool_size

    • wakeup_time

  • The Glance cache driver sqlite is deprecated in this release and is subject to removal at the beginning of the E (2025.1) development cycle, following the OpenStack standard deprecation policy.

    The configuration option image_cache_sqlite_db related to sqlite cache driver is also deprecated and is subject to removal at the beginning of E (2025.1) development cycle.

Bug Fixes

  • Bug 2049064: Unit/functional test failures with oslo.limit 2.3.0

  • Bug 2028895: Interoperable Image Import in glance documented format for inject not working as expected