Release Notes

API

• Implement disabledSnapshot for Block and File volume replicas

  • SoftLayer_Network_Storage::disableSnapshots

• Prevent detach of local disks for VSIs greater than 300GB

  • Exception:

  <faultcode>SoftLayer_Exception_Public</faultcode>
  <faultstring>Disk capacity exceeds the maximum size eligible for portability on local storage and can not be detached.</faultstring>
  

• Fixed an issue causing fixed configurations to not handle disk controller limits properly.

  • When verifying or placing an order, fixed configuration presets will populate the storageGroups property on server order containers with those defined by their preset, rather than remaining empty. Verifying an order now does not fail if the storageGroups property is set when a fixed configuration preset is also provided. Any storage groups will be ignored in favor of the preset’s.
  • The order response will now contain the fixed config preset’s storage groups on verifyOrder and placeOrder responses.

Backend

• Remove advanced monitoring/nimsoft as a requirement for managed services servers

API

• SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::createArchiveTransaction and SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::createArchiveTemplate will return a Image template, and not a transaction
• Network_Subnet::setTags() and Network_Subnet::tagReferences
• UTF-8 support for SoftLayer_Network_Subnet and SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_IpAddress note fields.
• Deprecate RWHOIS service & SWIP based Registrations. See RIR Registrations and RWhois deprecation notice for more information. The following have been removed.
  • Account::getRwhoisData()
  • Network_Subnet::getSwipTransaction()
  • Network_Subnet::activeSwipTransaction()
  • Network_Subnet::findAllSubnetsAndActiveSwipTransactionStatus()
  • Network_Subnet::getRwhoisData()
  • Network_Subnet::createSwipTransaction()
  • Network_Subnet_Rwhois_Data (all)
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Swip_Transaction (all)

Backend

• Bug fix for live migration SWAP disk coalescing issues.
• Enables ordering and reloading bare metal servers with an image template.
• Added the list of modified fields on User_Customer objects to the event logs so it can be viewed by the customers

API

• Fixes a bug when users attempt to create some load balancer pools.

Backend

• Fixed ordering bug for reserved capacity groups.

API

• Fixed bug where sub-brand accounts could not be created.
• Clarify the text of error message when an operation is performed with an invalid user status.

API Deprecation

• Server.getPrivateVlanByIpAddress()
• Network_Vlan.getPrivateVlanByIpAddress()
• SoftLayer_Network_Component.storageNetworkFlag
• SoftLayer_Hardware.storageNetworkComponents

Backend

• Will now properly notify customers for potential Evault overages.

Catalog

• Created disk drive destruction price category and allowed for drive destruction ordering.

API

• customers can better identify which specific storage product is on their bills
• Added regions to SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group
• Added SoftLayer_Network_Gateway::getAllowedOsPriceIds()
• • Added SoftLayer_Network_Gateway::isLicenseServerAllowed()

Backend

• Fix emails when substitutions have extended characters

Catalog

• Remove Item ID 11327 from Package 2634 as it is not qualified by HWSOL.
• Add 8280 processor to 1111 and 2670 packages
• Add 2-CPU SAP-certified Intel Cascade Lake servers for HANA
• Add 4-CPU SAP-certified Intel Cascade Lake servers for HANA
• Add WDC04 to product package 2670
• New Release: Microsoft SQL Server 2019
• Enable 4U E5-2650v4 in TOK05
• Add SJC01, SJC03 and SJC04 to package 2634
• Remove DAL07, MEL01, & SEA01 from Catalog/Order Forms
• Add GPU VSIs to IKS GPU package
  • AC1.8x60x25
  • AC1.8x60x100 (SAN)
  • ACL1.8x60x100 (LOCAL)
  • AC1.16x120x25
  • AC1.16x120x100 (SAN)
  • ACL1.16x120x100 (LOCAL)
• Remove the 2TB SATA HDD from product package 2670
• Add Intel Optane PCIe Drives to product package 2670
• Retire Habanero Offering q

Portal

• Improve wording on the IaaS order and quote checkout pages and improve the tax estimations provided for quotes.

API

• Fixed an issue with SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::getCpuMetricDataByDate throwing an Exception about too much data requested.

Backend

• Fixed a private to private lbaas image upgrade issue
• Restricting deletion of SSL certificates configured in Loadbalancer HTTPS listener
• Allow user to specify public subnet to provision public load balancers
• More accurately show that packages and presets have GPU products or not in the catalog.
• Fixed an issue where new storage volumes >250G were not having their IOPs limited properly.
• Will now properly notify customers for potential overages.

API

• Update SoftLayer_Account::getNetworkStorage() API call for replicationStatus, should no longer throw Exceptions on certain volumes.
• Fix for SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::setTags() when tags are empty. Effectively calling setTags with an empty tag will clear tags on the VM.
• Update storage and image information tables with backingFileWdek and ImageWdek fields to support custom encrypted images.
• Prevent SUSPENDED->IAMID_INVALID transition for SoftLayer_User_Customer::editObject()
• SoftLayer_User_Customer_Notification_Hardware::createObject will return the created object.
• Improve documentation for SoftLayer_User_Customer_Notification_Virtual_Guest.
• Add start and end date, and server ID parameters to the new SoftLayer_Account::getBandwidthList() API.
• Adds a limit to queries for SoftLayer_Metric_Tracking data.
  • Exception: SoftLayer_Exception_ApiRequestFailed
  • Message: API request failed. Expected result size too large, please update the query
• SoftLayer_Account_Historical_Report methods getAccountUrlUptimeSummary, getAccountHostUptimeSummary, getAccountUrlUptimeGraphData, getAccountHostUptimeGraphData have had a nullable accountId parameter added due to PHP7’s strictness, but it is unused. No behavioral change to callers providing the previous parameters. This nullable accountId parameter is required in manually built requests as an element.**

Backend

• Clarify the error message when placing quotes without a country.

Portal

• Fixes an issue where IBM Cloud Backup usage was not showing in the customer portal.

API

• Customers who use the api to manage their users’ permissions may notice that the type of exception and exception message for invalid requests to some SoftLayer_User_Permission services have changed. These scenarios were already considered invalid and does not affect permissions being managed via Customer UI.
• New: Hardware_Server::captureEnabledFlag
• Fixed an issue preventing users making SOAP API calls from being able to properly setup Verisign 2FA with SoftLayer_User_Customer::addExternalBinding.
• Add method, SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::testRaidAlertService(), to test the RAID Alert system.
• Update docblock for Customer::getDefaultAccount

Backend

• Resolve an issue with customers unable to delete users.
• Introduced higher PCIe slot product categories.
• Allows cancellation of VLANs in the presence of cancelled VSIs on the VLAN.

API

• Update thrown exception type in User_Customer::silentlyMigrateUserOpenIdConnect

<faultcode>SoftLayer_Exception_NotReady</faultcode>
<faultstring>Only ACTIVE and PENDING users can be migrated to IBMid.</faultstring>

• IBM Cloud CDN - Multiple file purge SOAP API support.
• Added SLDN description for the SoftLayer_User_Permission_Group_Type::groups

API

• Improved error handling in removeVirtualGuestAccess API.
• This changes the ‘SoftLayer-Total-Items’ header representing the total number of tagged items to be the full number in the list even if a result limit is applied. The affected endpoints are SoftLayer_Tag::getUnattachedTagsForCurrentUser and SoftLayer_Tag::getAttachedTagsForCurrentUser.
• New feature that allows enablement of 3D Secure. Cardinal Cruise Hybrid
• Removed forum related text from API docblocks
• Improve error messages when reassigning parent for a user.
• Customers who were using the SoftLayer_User_Customer api to obtain phone factor will need to go through the proper ordering process.
• SoftLayer_User_Customer::performExternalAuthentication will now work properly on the REST endpoint.