Release Notes

API

• When calling SoftLayer_Metric_Tracking_Object::getSummaryData zeroes will be explicitly returned instead of implicitly omitted. Provide better handling for nzeroes returned by Influx for metric tracking objects NETWORK-15034
• SLDN removal of deprecated Akamai CDN endpoints and all associated elements. Finalize the removal of Akamai CDN NETWORK-15028

API

• Fix issue that prevented ordering from quotes that contained virtual router appliances.. Fix check for disallowing custom disk partitions SALES-14583
• Deprecate Content Delivery Network. Drop Akamai CDN tables NETWORK-15023
• Deprecate CDN Marketplace product. Deprecate CDN Marketplace product SALES-14587
• Deprecate Content Delivery Network. Deprecate Content Delivery Network products NETWORK-15008
• Update disk image label and description. Add better label to metadata and secondary disks VIRT-13255
• Remove unused SLDN methods SoftLayer_Metric_Tracking_Object::getDetailsForDateRange and SoftLayer_Metric_Tracking_Object::getSummary. Remove unused virtual host MTO method calls NETWORK-15010

API

• Correct regression in SoftLayer_Metric_Tracking_Object::getBandwidthData(). Revert Validation Changes to the Virtual Guest Tracking Object NETWORK-14992
• Deprecation of all Security Scanner services, methods, and properties.. Deprecate Nessus Security Scanner Code NETWORK-14963
• Changing a premium VLAN name will change the notes of the associated billing item.. Update VLAN billing item notes when VLAN name changes NETWORK-14993

API

• updated validation for createFromiCos IMAGE-2598
• Fixed a bug with retrieving virtual guests. COREDEV-4376
• Fix Network monitoring down notifications with attached resources details. VIRT-13266
• Deprecate the metricTrackingObject ORM key tap on SoftLayer_Network_Storage_Hub_Cleversafe_Account. Neuter the Cleversafe Account Tracking Object ORM Tap NETWORK-14710
• Set dedicated guests without billing to private temporarily. VIRT-13245
• PayPal payment methods are now deprecated:
  • SoftLayer_Account::cancelPayPalTransaction
  • SoftLayer_Account::completePayPalTransaction
  • SoftLayer_Product_Order::getExternalPaymentAuthorizationReceipt
  • SoftLayer_Product_Order::processExternalPaymentAuthorization. Disable paypal for payments SALES-14554
• update account license manage page to allow capacity and result limit on search and allow swd id edit on update. . Manage License Tool Enhancement IMAGE-2592
• Allow multiple active addresses for a location. Allow multiple active addresses for a location IO-6190
• When ordering classic compute, provision script URLs are now more strictly checked for validity.. Better URL validation for provision hooks SALES-14565

API

For better security, in the improved API authentication system, the return object will no longer implicitly include the users’ API key. The users will still be able to request their API keys by explicitly requesting for it through SoftLayer_User_Customer_ApiAuthentication::getObject or SoftLayer_User_Customer::getApiAuthenticationKeys. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Customers can avoid any disruption by proactively changing any API authentication where API key from returned object is utilized. This must be completed prior to 30 Apr, 2025. After this date, you may not be able to receive the API key from return object - you can get it by explicitly requesting for the key as described above.

See: https://cloud.ibm.com/classic-gen1/announcement/166611218

API

• Task to for Ticket and EMS cleanup items. Ticket and EMS cleanup efforts CCARE-2059
• Finalize the removal of RIR. The following list has been removed from the SLDN interface.

Services and DataType

• SoftLayer_Account_Rwhois_Handle
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Rwhois_Data
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Swip_Transaction
• SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail
• SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Type
• SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Property
• SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Property_Type
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Details
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Status

DataType Only

• SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Version4_Person_Default
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Event
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Event_Type
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Apnic
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Arin
• SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Ripe
• Account::rwhoisData
• Account::regionalInternetRegistryHandles
• Account::subnetRegistrations
• Account::subnetRegistrationDetails

• Correct the error message when IMS receives an IAM token for a ServiceId. Fix error message when receiving serviceID IAM token IDEN-3558

• Fix Customer notification for Expiring Netscalar Licenses SOFTWARE-2293

• Delete managed hosting ORM keys from allotments NETWORK-14875. Removed the following:

  • SoftLayer_Network_Bandwidth_Version1_Allotment::managedHardware
  • SoftLayer_Network_Bandwidth_Version1_Allotment::managedBareMetalInstances
  • SoftLayer_Network_Bandwidth_Version1_Allotment::managedVirtualGuests
  • SoftLayer_Network_Bandwidth_Version1_Allotment::getBandwidthImage
  • SoftLayer_Network_Bandwidth_Version1_Allotment::getBandwidthImage

• Delete Graph Image methods NETWORK-14900, NETWORK-14901, NETWORK-14903, NETWORK-14904, NETWORK-14905

  • SoftLayer_Metric_Tracking_Object::getBandwidthGraph
  • SoftLayer_Metric_Tracking_Object::getGraph
  • SoftLayer_Hardware::getBandwidthImage
  • SoftLayer_Hardware::getPublicBandwidthGraphImage
  • SoftLayer_Hardware::getPrivateBandwidthGraphImage
  • SoftLayer_Network_Storage::getGraph
  • SoftLayer_Network_Application_Delivery_Controller::getLiveLoadBalancerServiceGraphImage
  • SoftLayer_Network_Application_Delivery_Controller::getBandwidthImageByDate
  • SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::getBandwidthImage
  • SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::getBandwidthImageByDate

• Improve load times for the Bandwidth Summary UI page. Microimprovements for SoftLayer_Account::getBandwidthList NETWORK-14770

API

• The following deprecated services are removed:

  • SoftLayer_Account_Historical_Report

• The following deprecated types are removed:

  • SoftLayer_Container_Account_Historical_Summary
  • SoftLayer_Container_Account_Historical_Summary_Detail
  • SoftLayer_Container_Account_Historical_Summary_Detail_Uptime
  • SoftLayer_Container_Account_Historical_Summary_Uptime

• Deprecated ORM keys managedHardware, managedBareMetalInstances and managedVirtualGuests on SoftLayer_Network_Bandwidth_Version1_Allotment. Deprecate support for managed hosting in the bandwidth world NETWORK-13080

• Fixed issue where consecutive VSI upgrades would prevent a user from making more VSI upgrade requests despite the initial set of upgrade requests having been completed.. Add validation for allocations having billing items different from their cancellation event’s billing item ID NETWORK-14878

• Stop CDN billing. CDN stop billing after 28th March 2025 NETWORK-14816

• Deprecation of CDN Service. Tag the code for depreciated CDN feature NETWORK-14859

• Fix an issue preventing evault upgrades from processing correctly.. Evault upgrade orders not triggering resource modification SALES-14545

API

• Fixed regression where issuing a request for any VSI CPU/Memory Usage data or specific Bandwidth Usage for compute resources with a custom start/finish range results in an incomplete return of the data. NETWORK-14793
• Fix scheduling dedicated host and reservation deletion during migrations VIRT-13195
• Adding order id and server or group name to reserved capacity agreement expiration ticket. Add server name to reserved capacity agreement expiration ticket. ACCT-8691
• Improved performance of SoftLayer_Account::getBandwidthList, especially for accounts with large amounts of compute resources. Fetch bandwidth data from Influx in a non-sequential manner for customer API calls NETWORK-14776

API

• Updated 2025 Site Closures. 2025 Closure Announcement NETWORK-14762
• we should auto-migrate dedicated guests when they get powered off if they are on the wrong host.. Auto-migrate dedicated guest during power off VIRT-12894
• Updated fed s3 endpoint.
• add migration for new config type. Create new configuration template type “WINDOWS_DRIVE0_SCRIPT” SOFTWARE-2260
• A new resource action for moving the dedicated host to a new virtual host. Update resource actions for dedicated host migrations VIRT-13002
• Network_Vlan::networkSpace is now a local propety, not a relational property NETWORK-14614

API

• Deprecated ClientLegacySession simple token option. High: Remove old authentication method in ClientLegacySession. EMPIDEN-1769
• Remove SoftLayer_Utility_Network service and endpoints SoftLayer_Utility_Network::whois, and SoftLayer_Utility_Network::nsLookup. Remove network utility SLDN service and whois / nslookup endpoints NETWORK-14728