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5.1.21

  • WEKA native multi-tenancy: Added the default internal NAT subnet, 198.18.0.0/16, used for network spaces. >>

  • Container state and status fields: New topic. Clarified how to interpret state and status in container and process output from the CLI and REST API. >>

  • NeuralMesh Observe: New topic. Monitor cluster health, validate performance, and troubleshoot your WEKA estate from one SaaS observability interface. >>

5.1.20

  • WEKA native multi-tenancy: New topic that replaces the organizations topics. Isolate users and resources on one WEKA cluster with independent LDAP, KMS, and QoS per tenant. >>

  • Data catalog: New topic. Index, query, and analyze filesystem metadata for large-scale data discovery and operational insight. >>

  • Quota management: Added user and group quotas. Limit total filesystem capacity by user (UID) or group (GID). When directory, user, and group quotas apply together, the most restrictive limit is enforced. >>

  • S3 OIDC: New topic. Configure S3 OIDC authentication so users and applications can authenticate with your identity provider and receive temporary S3 credentials without static access keys. >>

  • S3: Added support for URL-formatted object keys, such as https://company.com/id, to improve compatibility with AWS S3 applications. >>

  • S3: Removed the default filesystem from installation. Removed the key and secret parameters.

  • KMS: Added OpenBao Vault 2.5.1 or later as a supported KMS. References to HashiCorp Vault also apply to OpenBao Vault.

  • CIDR policies: Added squash mode. It controls how incoming UIDs and GIDs are mapped for access permissions. >>

  • GCP: Added support for Z3 machine types for backend and client deployments with gVNIC.

  • LWH integrations: Added Syslog (RFC 5424) integration for events and alerts. Applies to Local WEKA Home 4.4.1 and later. >>

  • WEKA Operator: Added a topic on migrating from standalone CSI to the embedded WEKA Operator CSI. >>

  • WEKA Operator day-2: Updated Cluster Maintenance with steps to pause or resume clusters and cancel cluster deletion. >>

  • LWH stats: Added a topic on sizing and performance optimization guidelines. >>

  • NeuralMesh AXON: Added a topic on improving GPU infrastructure resilience. >>

  • KMS: Added OpenBao 2.5.1 to the supported KMS list. It is fully compatible with HashiCorp Vault.

5.1

  • Alerts: Expanded alert muting to support global suppression by alert type and targeted suppression by process, container, or server.

  • Drives sharing: Added a topic on drive sharing. Configure drive sharing across multiple Drive IO processes to improve performance and support multi-tenancy in the storage cluster.

  • Networking: Updated port range requirements from 100 to 60. Added advanced network settings for stateless clients, including IPv6 support.

  • Snapshots/diff REST API: Simplified setup by removing the manual debug override prerequisite. DiffList is now enabled by default.

  • Local WEKA Home: Added a topic on remote debugging with homecli for K3s deployments. Added the remote-access command group for secure, real-time troubleshooting with the WEKA Customer Success Team.

  • Platform: Removed the cgroup v2 limitation for backend and protocol clients. WEKA now supports cgroup v2 for backend, client, and protocol cluster deployments.

  • WEKA Operator: Updated HugePages sizing guidance for worker nodes. Reduced the default cluster port allocation from 500 to 260, starting at port 35000.

  • NFS: Added a topic on host-based LDAP resolution for NFS group membership with weka nfs ldap setup-onhostldap.

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