New & Noteworthy
This page lists the enhancements and new features brought by Roboconf 0.7.
RPM Packages
RPM packages are now available to install Roboconf on CentOS, Fedora and related systems.
yum install roboconf-dm
yum install roboconf-agent
Docker Images
Docker images for Roboconf are now available on Docker Hub.
docker pull roboconf/roboconf-dm
docker run…
Scheduled Execution of Roboconf Commands
Roboconf commands (which are scripted admin instructions) can now be executed through scheduling.
The web administration allows to associate CRON expressions with these commands.
Eclipse Tooling
Eclipse tools were drastically improved.
Text editors now provide auto-completion features.
There are also on-the-fly validators…
… and a new graphical modeler for graph(s).
This last editor was created within the scope of the OCCIware project.
This project aims at improving cloud standards thanks to OCCI, an open specification
managed by the OGF community. OCCIware includes the development of tools in relation with modeling approaches.
Handle Broken Connections to RabbitMQ
Sometimes, connections between RabbitMQ and Roboconf clients (DM and agents) can be broken.
Roboconf now supports these situations by automatically reconnecting when it happens.
Documentation Generators Completed
Documentation generators were completed.
They can now output FOP stylesheets and PDF documents.
Miscellaneous
A lot of enhancements have been brought to this new version.
And many bugs were fixed too. Please, refer to the release notes for details.