Foreman 1.7.0 released!

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We're happy to announce the release of Foreman 1.7.0, with the
invaluable help of many contributors over the past few months
(Foreman :: Manual).

Headline features

··· ================= Foreman 1.7 features a handful of exciting enhancements to smart class parameters, providing better control over default values and merging of values across matchers.

A new build review page helps you check for common errors when switching
a host into build mode, such as template rendering problems.

Networking has been a big focus over the past few months, with support
for specifying bonds, VLANs and aliased interfaces on a host, importing
them from facts and using that information in provisioning templates and
via the ENC.

Two existing features have been moved into plugins, so they can be
developed outside of Foreman’s release cycle. If you’re using the
Rundeck integration, you should install the foreman_host_rundeck plugin,
and if you’re using the Chef Proxy feature then install the
smart_proxy_chef plugin to replace it.

This also marks the end of Debian 6 (Squeeze) support, and Ruby 1.8.7 in
the Foreman application (not the proxy or installer).

Much more information about the changes in Foreman 1.7 is available in
our release notes:
http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#Releasenotesfor1.7

Upgrading or installing

When upgrading, follow these instructions and please take note of the
known issues and warnings (especially Ubuntu 12.04 users):
http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#3.6Upgrade
http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#Deprecationwarnings

If you’re installing a new test instance, follow the quickstart:
http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#2.Quickstart

Packages may be found in the 1.7 directories on both deb.foreman.org and
yum.theforeman.org, and tarballs are on downloads.theforeman.org.

The GPG key used for RPMs and tarballs has the following fingerprint:
730A 9338 F93E E729 2EAC 2052 4C25 8BD4 2D76 2E88
(Foreman :: Security)

Bug reporting

If you come across a bug, please file it and note the version of Foreman
that you’re using in the report.

Foreman: Foreman
Proxy: Foreman
Installer: Foreman

–
Dominic Cleal
Red Hat Engineering

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Woo Hoo! Congratulations! I will be updating today.

3

Nice. Updating today. :slight_smile:

Thanks,
Mikhail.

··· On Tuesday, December 2, 2014 4:52:12 PM UTC+3, Dominic Cleal wrote: > > We're happy to announce the release of Foreman 1.7.0, with the > invaluable help of many contributors over the past few months > (http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#Contributors). > > Headline features > ================= > Foreman 1.7 features a handful of exciting enhancements to smart class > parameters, providing better control over default values and merging of > values across matchers. > > A new build review page helps you check for common errors when switching > a host into build mode, such as template rendering problems. > > Networking has been a big focus over the past few months, with support > for specifying bonds, VLANs and aliased interfaces on a host, importing > them from facts and using that information in provisioning templates and > via the ENC. > > Two existing features have been moved into plugins, so they can be > developed outside of Foreman's release cycle. If you're using the > Rundeck integration, you should install the foreman_host_rundeck plugin, > and if you're using the Chef Proxy feature then install the > smart_proxy_chef plugin to replace it. > > This also marks the end of Debian 6 (Squeeze) support, and Ruby 1.8.7 in > the Foreman application (not the proxy or installer). > > Much more information about the changes in Foreman 1.7 is available in > our release notes: > http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#Releasenotesfor1.7 > > Upgrading or installing > ======================= > When upgrading, follow these instructions and please take note of the > known issues and warnings (especially Ubuntu 12.04 users): > http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#3.6Upgrade > http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#Deprecationwarnings > > If you're installing a new test instance, follow the quickstart: > http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#2.Quickstart > > Packages may be found in the 1.7 directories on both deb.foreman.org and > yum.theforeman.org, and tarballs are on downloads.theforeman.org. > > The GPG key used for RPMs and tarballs has the following fingerprint: > 730A 9338 F93E E729 2EAC 2052 4C25 8BD4 2D76 2E88 > (http://theforeman.org/security.html#GPGkeys) > > Bug reporting > ============= > If you come across a bug, please file it and note 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 > > -- > Dominic Cleal > Red Hat Engineering >
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Congratulations, I look forward to trying it out.

Jim

··· On 2 December 2014 at 13:52, Dominic Cleal wrote:

We’re happy to announce the release of Foreman 1.7.0, with the
invaluable help of many contributors over the past few months
(Foreman :: Manual).

Headline features

Foreman 1.7 features a handful of exciting enhancements to smart class
parameters, providing better control over default values and merging of
values across matchers.

A new build review page helps you check for common errors when switching
a host into build mode, such as template rendering problems.

Networking has been a big focus over the past few months, with support
for specifying bonds, VLANs and aliased interfaces on a host, importing
them from facts and using that information in provisioning templates and
via the ENC.

Two existing features have been moved into plugins, so they can be
developed outside of Foreman’s release cycle. If you’re using the
Rundeck integration, you should install the foreman_host_rundeck plugin,
and if you’re using the Chef Proxy feature then install the
smart_proxy_chef plugin to replace it.

This also marks the end of Debian 6 (Squeeze) support, and Ruby 1.8.7 in
the Foreman application (not the proxy or installer).

Much more information about the changes in Foreman 1.7 is available in
our release notes:
Foreman :: Manual

Upgrading or installing

When upgrading, follow these instructions and please take note of the
known issues and warnings (especially Ubuntu 12.04 users):
Foreman :: Manual
Foreman :: Manual

If you’re installing a new test instance, follow the quickstart:
Foreman :: Manual

Packages may be found in the 1.7 directories on both deb.foreman.org and
yum.theforeman.org, and tarballs are on downloads.theforeman.org.

The GPG key used for RPMs and tarballs has the following fingerprint:
730A 9338 F93E E729 2EAC 2052 4C25 8BD4 2D76 2E88
(Foreman :: Security)

Bug reporting

If you come across a bug, please file it and note the version of Foreman
that you’re using in the report.

Foreman: Foreman
Proxy: Foreman
Installer:
Foreman

–
Dominic Cleal
Red Hat Engineering

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Nice!

Should it be possible to upgrade a katello 2.0 install with it (in dev)
or should I wait until 2.1 gets released?

We'd like to test it but don't have time to install and configure a
seperate dev environment. I also could just try it but why waste time if
it's known to be a problem.

Kind regards,

Jorick

··· On 12/02/2014 02:52 PM, Dominic Cleal wrote: > We're happy to announce the release of Foreman 1.7.0, with the > invaluable help of many contributors over the past few months > (http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#Contributors). > > Headline features > ================= > Foreman 1.7 features a handful of exciting enhancements to smart class > parameters, providing better control over default values and merging of > values across matchers. > > A new build review page helps you check for common errors when switching > a host into build mode, such as template rendering problems. > > Networking has been a big focus over the past few months, with support > for specifying bonds, VLANs and aliased interfaces on a host, importing > them from facts and using that information in provisioning templates and > via the ENC. > > Two existing features have been moved into plugins, so they can be > developed outside of Foreman's release cycle. If you're using the > Rundeck integration, you should install the foreman_host_rundeck plugin, > and if you're using the Chef Proxy feature then install the > smart_proxy_chef plugin to replace it. > > This also marks the end of Debian 6 (Squeeze) support, and Ruby 1.8.7 in > the Foreman application (not the proxy or installer). > > Much more information about the changes in Foreman 1.7 is available in > our release notes: > http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#Releasenotesfor1.7 > > Upgrading or installing > ======================= > When upgrading, follow these instructions and please take note of the > known issues and warnings (especially Ubuntu 12.04 users): > http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#3.6Upgrade > http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#Deprecationwarnings > > If you're installing a new test instance, follow the quickstart: > http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.7/index.html#2.Quickstart > > Packages may be found in the 1.7 directories on both deb.foreman.org and > yum.theforeman.org, and tarballs are on downloads.theforeman.org. > > The GPG key used for RPMs and tarballs has the following fingerprint: > 730A 9338 F93E E729 2EAC 2052 4C25 8BD4 2D76 2E88 > (http://theforeman.org/security.html#GPGkeys) > > Bug reporting > ============= > If you come across a bug, please file it and note 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 >

Met vriendelijke groet, With kind regards,

Jorick Astrego

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