The Apache CloudStack project is pleased to announce the 4.2.1 release of the CloudStack cloud orchestration platform. This is a minor release of the 4.2.0 branch which released on Oct 1, 2013. The 4.2.1 release contains more than 150 bug fixes. As a bug fix release, no new features are included in 4.2.1.

The 4.2.1 release includes fixes for a number of issues; including problems with Xenserver VMSnapshots, UCS, device ID for Xen, configurable option to choose single Vs multipart upload for S3 API, allowing network with public IP Address without needing SourceNAT, and documentation fixes.

As a minor release it is a simple upgrade from 4.2.0 with no architectural changes. CloudStack Management Servers Services, and all SystemVMs will require a restart.

This release also addresses two security issues CVE-2013-6398 and CVE-2014-0031

Documentation

The 4.2.1 release notes includes full list of corrected issues as well as upgrade instructions from previous versions of Apache CloudStack. Please see the Documentation Page.

Downloads

The official source code for the 4.2.1 release can be downloaded from our Downloads Page.

In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors have also made convenience binaries in the form or RPM and Deb packages available from the download page.

About Apache CloudStack

Apache CloudStack is an integrated Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) software platform that allows users to build feature-rich public and private cloud environments. CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich APIs for managing the compute, networking, software, and storage infrastructure resources. The project became an Apache top level project in March 2013.

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