Version 26.03
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 26.03
- Diagnostics ver 26.03
- Health Checker ver 26.03
- CLAN ver 26.03
- OS images based on: RHEL 8.10, Oracle Linux 8.10 (UEKR7); RHEL 9.7, Oracle Linux 9.7 (UEKR7)
Note: Contact FlashGrid support if deployment with RHEL 7 or Oracle Linux 7 is required.
New Features:
- Update 26.3.80: Oracle patches 2026-04-21 #4884 #4916
- Enable SELinux in Permissive mode by default on RHEL/OL 9 #4842
- Oracle patches 2026-01-20 #4756
- Make journal persistent #3377
- Add size and checksum to Oracle binaries #1036
AWS-specific:
- Add support for AWS European Sovereign Cloud #4752
- Add EC2 X8i instances #4724
- Add EC2 M8azn instances #4723
- Add EC2 X8aedz Instances #4721
- Add EC2 R8a Instances #4690
Azure-specific:
- Disable MANA driver on RHEL8 / OL8 UEKR6 #4831
- Add Azure VMs: Dasv7, Easv7-series #4626
- Remove preview mark from MANA VM types #4607
- Mark non-MANA VMs as a legacy type #4607
- Set MTU=9000 for MANA based Azure VMs #4607
Google Cloud-specific:
- Rename create_subnet parameter to create_vpc #4811
- Add labels, network_tags, and secure_tags to Launcher GUI #4802
- Add VM deletion protection #4798
- Infrastructure Manager: warn about missing project_id #4797
- Add Bangkok (asia-southeast3) region #4757
Bug Fixes:
- Azure: D8s_v6 VM types are not supported with OL8. #4835
- Google Cloud: Unclear message regarding labels in the GCP launcher #4796
- Google Cloud: The date is incorrect in terraform template files #4760
- Google Cloud: failure when trying to use an existing Subnet #4768
- Google Cloud: incorrect scan_proxy_ports parameter in Terraform #4772
- Mark 2025-10-21 Oracle patches in Launcher as affected by data corruption bug - see Oracle MOS KB867473 #4764
Version 25.12
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 25.12
- Diagnostics ver 25.12
- Health Checker ver 25.12
- CLAN ver 25.12
- OS images based on: RHEL 8.10, Oracle Linux 8.10 (UEKR7); RHEL 9.7, Oracle Linux 9.7 (UEKR7)
Note: Contact FlashGrid support if deployment with RHEL 7 or Oracle Linux 7 is required.
New Features:
- drop old DB RUs and GI RUs #4717
- remove incompatible DB versions from Launcher #4707
- RHEL 9.7 / Oracle Linux 9.7 support #4701
- Oracle Patches 2025-10-21 #4676
AWS-specific:
- Deploy AMI without SSH key pair #4696
- Add EC2 M8a Instances #4656
- Add EC2 M8i instances #4619
- Add EC2 R8i Instances #4613
Azure-specific: None
Google Cloud-specific:
- Add C4D machine series #4659
- Add M4 Machine types #4655
- add IOPS and MBPS values for relevant machine types in Launcher #4654
Bug Fixes:
- bad font in Launcher GUI #4575
- Azure: failed certificate check for Azure storage container #4695
- Google Cloud: REST API doesn't work for Terraform configs #4674
- AWS: Launcher throws internal error in case of missing SSH key #4671
- misleading error messages in Launcher when configuring disk IOPS/MBPS #4648
- Azure: wrong NVME disk numbering #4573
Version 25.10
Software component versions:
-
- Storage Fabric 25.10
- Diagnostics ver 25.10
- Health Checker ver 25.10
- CLAN ver 25.10
- OS images based on: RHEL 8.10, OL 8.10 (UEKR7); RHEL 9.6, OL 9.6 (UEKR7)
New Features:
- set optimal hung task detection kernel parameters #4594
- Oracle Patches 2025-07-15 #4583
AWS-specific:
- increased max size/mbps/iops for EBS GP3 volumes #4643
- add AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region (ap-southeast-6) #4620
- remove U-9tb1, U-12tb1, U-18tb1, and U-24tb1 (end of sale notice) #4559
Azure-specific:
- add Azure D192 Sizes in the Azure Dsv6-series #4625
- add Azure E128-32s_v6 and E128-64s_v6 constrained VM sizes (Preview, Oracle Linux 9 or RHEL 9 only) #4605
Google Cloud-specific:
- Include additional Google Cloud C4 machine types #4653
- Terraform support for Google Cloud #4488
Bug Fixes:
- Google Cloud: Improve message when no download file location is provided #4645
- Google Cloud: Inaccurate Label description #4658
- fgvg-gridtmp LV was not removed during deployment #4638
- Customer creating LVM volumes that shared by SF #4616
- node_monitor crash when oracle_sessions_monitor detects excessive number of sessions #4601
- Change default VIP addresses to avoid errors during deployment of a large cluster #4595
- AWS: RHEL 9.6 CIS hardening failure without Internet access #4579
- Azure: chronyd may fail to start: Could not open /dev/ptp_fg #4560
- Duplicate disk group name in Launcher #4266
- Unable to send rest alert: HTTP code 500 #3508
Version 25.05
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 25.05
- Diagnostics ver 25.05
- Health Checker ver 25.05
- CLAN ver 25.05
- OS images based on: RHEL 8.10, OL 8.10 (UEKR7); RHEL 9.6, OL 9.6 (UEKR7)
New Features:
- Stop OL7 support #4563
- Added instructions for fg_cluster tag in Launcher #4536
- Oracle Patches 2025-04-15 #4505
- add MANA attribute and OS compatibility check for new Azure VMs #4502
- Improve performance under high read/write load #4475
- Modified VMs order in launcher to match a Cloud provider order #4456
- Oracle Patches 2025-01-21 #4439
AWS-specific:
- Add AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region (ap-east-2) #4558
- Add AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region (ap-southeast-7) #4424
- Add AWS Mexico (Central) Region (mx-central-1) #4426
Azure-specific:
- Azure: Add FXmsv2 VMs (Preview, Oracle Linux 9 or RHEL9 only): up to 1832 GB memory and 11,250 MBPS, with constrained-core sizes #4369
- Azure: Add Dsv6, Esv6 VMs (Preview, Oracle Linux 9 or RHEL9 only) #4209
- Azure: Add Dasv6, Easv6 VMs #3866
GCP-specific:
- Fixed CVE-2024-53899 in RH8 GCP images #4405
Bug Fixes:
- warning disks per node should not be displayed for server #4527
- incorrect IOPS and MBPS configured for u01 with v2 disks on Azure #4522
- Azure on RH9/OL9: RX ring buffer size configuration not applied #4447
- GCP RHEL9.5: RebootAll and GracefulRebootOne tests failed #4374
Version 24.11
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 24.11
- Diagnostics ver 24.11
- Cluster Health Checker ver 24.09
- CLAN ver 24.11
- OS images based on: OL 7.9; RHEL 8.10, OL 8.10; RHEL 9.5, OL 9.5
New Features:
- Oracle Patches 2024-10-15 #4339
- add RHEL 9 support #4198
AWS-specific: None
Azure-specific:
- add Azure Mbsv3 VMs #4368
GCP-specific:
- add Oracle Linux 9 support #4376
Bug Fixes: None
Version 24.09
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 24.09
- Diagnostics ver 24.09
- Cluster Health Checker ver 24.09
- CLAN ver 24.09
- OS images based on: OL 7.9; RHEL 8.10, OL 8.10; OL 9.4
New Features:
- Remove End-of-life RHEL 7 from Launcher #4323
- node_update must show a clear error message if update failed #4309
- option to enable/disable SELinux on OL9/RHEL9 #4233
- implement CIS Level 1 hardening for RHEL 9 / OL 9 #4216
- Oracle Patches 2024-07-16 #4211
AWS-specific:
- add AWS ap-southeast-5 Asia Pacific (Malaysia) region #4283
Azure-specific:
- use default NVME module settings on Azure #4293
- supported MTU size on Azure #4207
GCP-specific:
- add FlashGrid Server on GCP #4315
- add africa-south1, europe-southwest1, europe-west(8-10, 12), me-central(1, 2), me-west1, southamerica-west1, us-east5, and us-south1 GCP regions #4249
- add GCP C4 VMs #4244
- add GCP C3D VMs #4243
- add hyperdisk-balanced disk type for GCP #4241
Bug Fixes:
- AWS TF template not working for FG Server #4208
Version 24.05
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 24.05
- Diagnostics ver 24.05
- Cluster Health Checker ver 24.05
- CLAN ver 24.05
- OS images based on: RHEL 7.9, OL 7.9; RHEL 8.10, OL 8.10; OL 9.4
New Features:
- add OL9 support #4067, #4189
- node_update: remove the leftover '.fg' directories from grid home #4156
- Oracle Patches 2024-04-16 #4093
- allow no PSU for DB 11.2 and 12.1 #4048
AWS-specific:
- terraform aws fixes in launcher #4168
- disable dNFS by default during deployment #4074
Azure-specific:
- Drop Azure FX series from Launcher #4179
- Azure NVME disks: change scheduler from kyber to none #4149
- Drop M, Mv2, and Msv2 VM series #4096
- allow using Premium SSD v2 for all disks (except root) #4001
GCP-specific:
- in Launcher for GCP add OS selector #4115
Bug Fixes:
- Deployment failed with r7i.xlarge #4165
- mcelog fails on AMD instances #4142
- DB software installation failing because of race with CVU lock on orainventory #4132
- Deployment failed with Check block device for LVM PV: /dev/xvdz with large number of disks #4130
- OL8: LVM fails to bring up u01 disk #4100
- 19.23 deployment fails on tfactl set autodiagcollect=OFF failed 20 times on rac2 ABORTING #4095
- race condition during install flashgrid-os-conf and flashgrid-os-conf-<cloud_name> #4091
- flashgrid-db-failover-cfg can be invoked with wrong host name and duplicate nodes #4052
- sysdisk-hb file interfering with GI software #4032
Version 24.01
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 24.01
- Diagnostics ver 24.01
- Cluster Health Checker ver 24.01
- CLAN ver 24.01
- OS images based on: RHEL 7.9, OL 7.9; RHEL 8.9, OL 8.9
New Features:
- Disk HB: output a message to serial log before shutdown #3840
- Disk HB: monitoring through files on '/' and '/u01' #3761
- node update insufficient logging #3087
AWS-specific:
- add AWS ca-west-1 Canada West (Calgary) region #3934
- sc1 minimum volume size should be changed to 125GB #3484
Azure-specific:
- max number of disks per VM #2843
GCP-specific: None
Bug Fixes:
Add missing Azure Standard_M416s_v2 VM sizes #3993
- correct way to fence the system in sysdisk-hb #3972
- in Launcher hide instance types that are old or for custom configs only #3920
- Validation messages are displayed on single line #3912
Version 23.11
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 23.11
- Diagnostics ver 23.11
- Cluster Health Checker ver 23.11
- CLAN ver 23.11
- OS images based on: RHEL 7.9, OL 7.9; RHEL 8.9, OL 8.9
New Features:
- RHEL / OL 8.9 support #3867
- use Halt instead of Reboot in Disk HB service #3759
- Automatically shutdown the system in case of unrecoverable memory errors (MCE) #3724
AWS-specific:
- AWS EC2 C6in, M6in, M6idn, R6in, and R6idn instances now support higher Amazon EBS-optimized instance performance #3868
- drop EIP Association #3852
- AWS EC2 I4i instances introduced two new sizes: i4i.12xlarge and i4i.24xlarge #3834
- add AWS R7i EC2 instances #3820
- add AWS C7a EC2 instances #3804
- add AWS C7i EC2 instances #3781
- add AWS R7a EC2 instances #3774
- add AWS R7iz EC2 instances #3764
- deployment in AWS local zones #3450
Azure-specific:
- Azure Encryption at host #3846
- add Azure Ms_v3, Mds_v3 VMs #3779
- add customer managed key support for Azure disk encryption #3004
GCP-specific:
- set reduced nr_requests on GCP target disks #3836
Bug Fixes:
- M7a/C7a/R7a incorrect core count #3896
- Internal Launcher error in Launcher when redundancy is not defined #3873
- Azure GI/DB 19.3 + Oct'23 PSU: TFA failed to start. #3826
Version 21.08
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 21.08
- Diagnostics ver 21.08
- Cluster Health Checker ver 21.08
- CLAN ver 21.08
- OS images based on: RHEL 7.9, OL 7.9
New features:
AWS-specific:
- enable EBS encryption by default #2696
- more limited access to SSH port #2681
Azure-specific:
- added Azure FX series VMs #2608
- Azure dedicated host support #2439
GCP-specific: No GCP version
Bug fixes:
- Update 21.8.54: session replacement timeout too small #2740
- creating diskgroup failure if a reserved word is used as its name #2613
- avoid modifying iscsid.service files #2691
- avoid modifying dnsmasq.service #2692
- FS not mounted on client nodes #2672
Version 21.02
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 21.02
- Diagnostics ver 21.02
- Cluster Health Checker ver 21.02
- CLAN ver 20.10
- RHEL 7.9 / OL 7.9 based OS images
New features:
- Added licensee name to FlashGrid license
AWS-specific:
- GP3 volume support
- R5b EC2 instance types support
- new AWS regions: AF South 1 (Cape Town), EU South 1 (Milan), and EU North 1 (Stockholm)
- Removed Placement Group for a standalone server
Azure-specific:
- Improved free trial license file generation
GCP-specific: No GCP version
Bug fixes:
- Standalone GI init fails if GRID DG has Normal Redundancy #2365
Version 20.10
Software component versions:
- Storage Fabric 20.08
- Diagnostics ver 20.09
- Cluster Health Checker ver 20.09
- CLAN ver 20.10
- RHEL 7.9 / OL 7.9 based OS images
Initial Release of FlashGrid server (non-clustered)