Release candidate two for Foreman 1.4.0 is now available, which fixes
some regressions in RC1. We're planning to release 1.4.0 GA on Thursday.
A new version of the Hammer CLI is now available for Debian users, RPMs
will follow shortly (last minute bug found).
Some plugins have been updated for Foreman 1.4 compatibility, namely:
- foreman_bootdisk 2.0.0
- foreman_discovery 1.2.0-rc1
==== Foreman 1.4 features ====
Headline features:
- compute profiles
- image user data support
- interface enhancements
- web UI Kerberos support
- plugin registration
- new DNS, DHCP, Puppet proxy providers
The full release notes are available in the manual:
==== Installation ====
Quickstart instructions using the installer:
Packages are in yum.theforeman.org / deb.theforeman.org under the "1.4"
or "rc" directories or components.
==== Upgrading from 1.3 ====
Fully supported with package upgrades. Please check the known issues
below though.
Please read the instructions here:
Take note of the following points, especially EL6 users:
==== Known issues ====
-
Some plugins may not be compatible with 1.4 yet, e.g.
puppetdb_foreman. We'll continue working with authors to fix
incompatibilities. -
Some content in the 1.4 manual needs updating
https://github.com/theforeman/theforeman.org/issues/141
Other issues we're working on for 1.4 are shown here:
http://projects.theforeman.org/rb/issues/backlog/product/foreman?sprint_id=39
If you come across a bug in your testing, please file it and make clear
the version of Foreman that you're using in the report.
Foreman: http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/foreman/issues/new
Proxy: http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/smart-proxy/issues/new
Installer: http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/puppet-foreman/issues/new
==== Thank you ====
Thank you to everybody who's been a part of this release:
Enjoy!
