Release Note

Portal

• Use cloud.ibm.com URLs when sending emails to, or creating ticket updates for, linked customers.
• Replace nonfunctional KnowledgeLayer links in emails and automated ticket updates with IBM Cloud docs links

API

• Improved performance of SoftLayer_Account::getVirtualGuests() when using objectFilters
• findGCImagesByCurrentUser is currently returning all the SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Groups associated with a user’s account. This needs to be updated to return an array of only the applicable parent SVGBDTG
• Improve Server.activatePublicPort, Server.activatePrivatePort, Server.shutdownPublicPort, and Server.shutdownPrivatePort documentation when referring to how they are aliases of Server.set*NetworkInterfaceSpeed operations.
• Fixed a typo in the exception message for currentDate filter with SoftLayer_Event_Log::getAllObjects call

Backend

• Adds a wait after a Bluemix timeout before attempting recovery
• Add Preload Assign Network transaction step
• Fixed issue with billing cycle start date incorrectly calculated
• IBM unique ID should be used to get the user, instead of email
• Bug fix for empty Nessus scan reports
• support VRRP protocol in security groups

Catalog

• Remove Package 837 from Availability in Sao Paulo
• 2Gbps and 5Gbps speeds for Direct Link Exchange offering