Release Notes

API

• Allow accounts to self-service conversion to VRF without a support ticket via SoftLayer_Network::enableVrf which will immediately start the process of converting the account to VRF which incurs a backend network connectivity disruption. This action requires NETWORK_VLAN_SPANNING permission.. Introduce Network::enableVrf() NETWORK-14373
• Fixed bug where calling getBandwidthList and only having firewalls on the account would result in a “Missing device parameter(s)” exception. Fix validation for customers who call getBandwidthList that only have firewalls NETWORK-14381
• Added new capacity units for software licenses. Add Support for New Units for Software Licenses SOFTWARE-1892
• Fix dedicated host allocation calculations during migrations. Fix dedicated host allocation values to calculate from guest values instead of host allocation status VIRT-12888
• Add billing item ID to requestVdrContentUpdates when a compute resource already has a bandwidth pooling billing item. Add billing item ID to exception message in SoftLayer_Network_Bandwidth_Version1_Allotment_Behavior_VirtualDedicatedRack::validateAdditionPendingResource() NETWORK-14316

API

• Added new vendor codes for vmware add ons. Create new vendor code for VMWare VCF Addons SOFTWARE-1890
• Fix regenerating quotes with default partition template ids > 1 and custom partitions disabled. Failures ordering from quotes with a default partition template and a package that disables custom partitions SALES-14340
• Fix for a problem on VSI orders with Windows on other environments outside of commercial.. Account for different default template IDs across environments SALES-14284
• Disallow migrating dedicated hosts to non-dedicated hosts. Instead create a separate page for dedicated guests.. Disallow migrating dedicated hosts to non-dedicated hosts VIRT-12349
• Removal of API endpoints associated with subnet registrations:
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Property.createObject/createObjects
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Property.editObject/editObjects
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Property.deleteObject
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail.createObject
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail.editObject
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail.deleteObject
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail.validatePersonForAllRegistrars
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Details.createObject
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Details.deleteObject
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration.createObject/createObjects
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration.editObject
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration.clearRegistration
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration.editRegistrationAttachedDetails.
  • Cut off SLDN access to RIR functionality other than read NETWORK-14347
• Expose reconfigureConsole method on SLDN but only function on Federal. Allow FED customers to reconfigure their KVM console VIRT-12914

API

• Removed code which checks if guest is powered off before detaching a vlan.
• Added new guest attribute type for skipping PV driver checks.

API

• Add special characters when generate password for VMWare( this change should apply to ESXi (vSphere) versions 7.0 & later)
• Deprecation of datatypes and services associated with subnet registrations:
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Property_Type
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Property
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail_Type
  • SoftLayer_Account_Regional_Registry_Detail
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Details
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Status
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration
  • SoftLayer_Account_Rwhois_Handle
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Event_Type
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Apnic
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Arin
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Ripe
  • SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_Registration_Event
• Prevent upgrades from allowing SAN disks added to Local guests

API

• Deprecate Domain Name Registration
• Allow UTF8 characters for VLAN name at order time
• Improve caching of IAM Token for SoftLayer user.
• Delete billing item when transaction is manually canceled.

API

• Deprecation of SoftLayer_Account::transcodeAccounts

API

• Prevent the creation of users in the status IamId invalid.
• New API “rename” in SoftLayer_Network_Gateway class to update the gateway name.
• Adds new “Canceled” status to events. This status will be given to events that are stopped without being completed.

Backend

• Fix issues with order forms causing logouts.

API

• Fixed an issue with SoftLayer_Network_Subnet_IpAddress::findUsage not returning results with customer notes.
• Renamed the following properties
  • SoftLayer_Network_Gateway_Member_Attribute.vSRXVersion => version
  • SoftLayer_Network_Gateway_Member_Attribute.lastvSRXVersion => lastVersion

API

• Update partitions to use the id provided by the software description attribute and fix handling of partitions with multiple volumes.

API

• Removed SoftLayer_Hardware::getCustomBandwidthDataByDate, SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::getCustomBandwidthDataByDate and SoftLayer_Hardware::getCustomMetricDataByDate. Please use the SoftLayer_Metric_Tracking_Object API for bandwidth data.
• Restrict acknowledgeSupportPolicy to only allow a Customer to acknowledge for themselves

Backend

• Fixes a problem with adding users to NON-linked SL accounts that use IBMid.