Current Series Release Notes¶

Prelude¶

The StarlingX Update project is a new repository that provides Software Patch (bug fix) management and deployment, and also Software Release Upgrade management.

New Features¶

• Provides the ability to deploy software updates for corrective content and/or new functionality

• Consistent mechanism for patching all layers of the infrastructure stack – kernel all the way up to the openstack services layer

• Rolling update strategy across nodes

  • Nodes can be updated in parallel when constraints are not violated

• In-service and reboot required patches supported

  • Reboot required for kernel replacement etc.

  • For patches that require a reboot, VMs are live migrated off of node

• Comprehensive patch status at node and system level

• REST API, Horizon GUI and “sw-patch” CLI command suite