Tenantos: Version 1.0.29 has been released
This update brings in a range of useful features and enhancements, including a refined IP manager, the ability to assign multiple PDU ports, backend disk detection for hardware RAIDs, and the option to attach files to server notes.
Full release notes are available on this page. In the following, some of the highlights of this update are described in more detail.
IP Manager Improvements
This release introduces several enhancements to the IP Manager, streamlining subnet management and providing clearer overview. The IP Manager will continue to undergo improvements in future versions.
Here we delve into the two primary enhancements of this release.
Subnetting
Splitting a subnet into smaller parts was only supported for IPv6 until now. With this update, IPv4 subnets can also be split.
Previously, dividing a subnet required a structured approach. For example, a /24 IPv4 subnet that needed splitting had to be divided into consistent CIDRs initially, such as multiple /28s. Once split into these consistent CIDRs, they could then be further divided into smaller subnets, like /28s or /29s.
With this update, the aforementioned constraint is lifted. A /24 IPv4 subnet can now be directly split into varying CIDRs, such as a combination of /28s, /29s, and /30s, all on the same level.
Improved Overview
At the subnets overview page, accessible via "IP Manager" > "Subnets", each subnet can now be expanded, allowing users to see the split subnets or IP addresses and identify which servers have been assigned these IPs.
Moreover, the overview page now shows the subnet descriptions, which makes it easier to locate the desired subnets.
Tenantos as an External Provider
Occasionally, a hosting provider might use Tenantos, while their resellers run their own Tenantos installations. In these scenarios, resellers might lack direct access to IPMI or the capability to directly access the network switches to monitor the server traffic.
Solutions like an SNMP-Proxy exist to securely provide resellers with switch access, but such setups are not always practical due to various challenges.
This release introduces Tenantos as an External Provider. Once a connection assignment has been created, the following features become available:
- Gathering traffic usage data
- Power Control
- NoVNC Console
- RDNS Management
Except for the automatic collection of traffic usage data, all other features are optional. Users can still add other server connections, such as an IPMI, but gather traffic usage statistics from another Tenantos installation.
Further details are available here
Support for PiKVM
PiKVM offers a way to equip standard desktop hardware, which often lacks IPMI, with remote management features in a very affordable way.
In this update, support for PiKVM IPMI and NoVNC consoles via PiKVM has been integrated, which allows users to manage their servers via PiKVM the same way as via a regular IPMI.
PDU Handling Improvements
Now, multiple PDU ports can be assigned to a single server, and IPMI and PDU ports can be added to the same server at the same time.
Depending on the server's setup, Tenantos adjusts its behaviour. For example, when both IPMI and PDU connections are added, IPMI acts as the primary power management source, provided the power management flag is set in the IPMI connection. If IPMI becomes unreachable, perhaps due to the PDU ports being off, an automatic switch occurs to execute the power action via the PDU ports.
Additional features have been incorporated into PDU port assignments. The current status of each PDU port is visible, and admins can control each port from the PDU assignments list, using a dialog similar to those in IPMI connection. This allows for toggling individual ports on or off directly within Tenantos.