CloudOps Orchestration Service:Release notes for OOS

Feature

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Region

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• Syntax for task outputs is simplified for templates.

• Encryptyion parameters

  • You can use ack-secret-manager to import OOS encryption parameters.

  • You can use csi-secrets-store-provider-alibabacloud to import OOS encryption parameters.

2024-12

All regions

• Best practices for creating custom templates

• Use ack-secret-manager to import OOS encryption parameters

• Use csi-secrets-store-provider-alibabacloud to import OOS encryption parameters

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Region

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• New supported features

  • Resource Sharing

  • SWAS

• OOS integrated on ECS details page

2024-11

All regions

• Services that work with API actions

Feature

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Region

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• You can create empty templates and upload templates.

• Common O&M tasks

  • EIP and ApsaraDB for Redis support temporary bandwidth upgrade.

2024-10

All regions

• Create a template

• Periodic bandwidth upgrade

Feature

Release date

Region

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• You can debug a custom template by executing tasks one by one.

• Operation Center: allows you to manage O&M items.

2024-09

All regions

• Debug a custom template by executing tasks one by one

• Operation Center

Feature

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Region

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• OOS templates can be automatically generated by using AI.

• Extensions

  • FTP and GitLab can be installed.

• You can forcibly delete executions by calling the DeleteExecutions operation.

2024-08

All regions

• Generate a template by using AI

• Create an extension installation or uninstallation task

• DeleteExecutions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• You can use the quick setup feature of OOS to quickly configure common O&M features based on recommended best practices.

• You can create custom templates based on the following sample templates.

  • Sample templates for O&M

  • Sample templates for application building and deployment

• Extensions

  • MySQL, NGINX, Redis, and 1Panel can be installed.

  • DockerCE can be installed in operating systems of the ARM architecture.

2024-07

All regions

• Quick setup

• Sample templates

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Patch management

  • CentOS Stream 9 is supported.

• Parameter store

  • The KubenetesVersion common parameter is supported.

2024-06

All regions

• Overview

• Use common parameters to obtain versions of ACK clusters

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Extensions

  • The Java, Python, Golang, PHP, and Node.js development environments can be installed.

  • The page that displays the public extensions is optimized.

2024-05

All regions

• Sample templates

• Create an extension installation or uninstallation task

Feature

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Region

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• Custom templates support the following features:

  • Use common HTTP requests

  • Run Python commands

• Parameter store: Encrypted parameters support dedicated Key Management Service (KMS) instances.

2024-04

All regions

• ACS::ExecuteHttpRequest

• ACS::FC::ExecuteScript

• Encrypted parameters

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The process configuration editor for creating custom templates is updated.

2024-03

All regions

• Use the process configuration editor of OOS to edit a template

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Extensions

  • WordPress, LAMP, and LNMP can be installed.

2024-02

All regions

• Create an extension installation or uninstallation task

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Extensions

  • Docker and aaPanel can be installed.

• More cloud services such as Elastic IP Address (EIP) and Alibaba Cloud DNS (DNS) are supported.

2024-01

All regions

• Overview

• Services that work with API actions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Public parameters are supported when you create executions.

• Patch management

  • Elastic Desktop Service (EDS) is supported.

  • The WhetherCreateSnapshot parameter is available when you create an execution to apply patch baseline to Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances. This allows you to specify whether to create snapshots for system disks before installing patches.

2023-12

All regions

• Overview

Feature

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Region

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• Patch management

  • Fedora and SUSE are supported.

• Quota application is supported.

2023-11

All regions

• Overview

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The service name is updated.

2023-10

All regions

• Announcement on service upgrades

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The O&M Calendar feature is supported on the Overview page in the OOS console.

• An API sample request can be generated when you create an execution.

• Patch management

  • Rocky Linux is supported.

2023-09

All regions

• Overview

New region

Release date

• Heyuan ACDR Auto

2023-09

Feature

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Region

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• The Common O&M Tasks page is updated.

  • Multiple disks can be managed at a time in common O&M tasks.

  • Servers that are not provided by Alibaba Cloud can be managed on the Batch Instance Operations page.

  • The scheduled startup and shutdown feature is supported for ApsaraDB RDS instances.

• The free edition of aaPanel can be installed on the Batch Software Management page.

• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for ApsaraDB for ClickHouse.

2023-08

All regions

• Run a command on multiple managed instances at a time

• Start or stop instances at a scheduled time

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The Approved Patch and Patch Source parameters can be configured for a patch baseline on the Patch Management page.

• Docker Community Edition can be installed on the Batch Software Management page.

2023-07

All regions

• Patch baseline

Feature

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Region

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• The hinting feature is supported for API operations in the YAML and JSON template editors.

• Topics about cloud service actions are added in OOS documentation.

2023-06

All regions

• Use the online YAML or JSON template editor of OOS to edit a template

• Cloud service actions

Feature

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Region

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• The parameters and flowchart can be previewed in a custom template that is created by using the OOS process configuration editor.

• Topics about common cloud service actions are added in OOS documentation.

• The parameter store feature is supported for the common parameters of ECS images.

• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for Database Backup (DBS).

2023-05

All regions

• Cloud service actions

• Query common parameters of ECS images

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Patch management

  • The Rejected Patches parameter can be configured for a patch baseline on the Patch Management page.

  • The default patch baseline is supported for Terraform.

• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for CloudControl API.

2023-04

All regions

• Patch baseline

New region

Release date

• China East 2 Antgroup

2023-04

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The process configuration editor for template creation is updated.

• The YAML and JSON template editors are updated.

• Compute Nest service instances can be selected for the ACS::SelectTargets action.

2023-03

All regions

• Use the process configuration editor of OOS to edit a template (early version)

• Use the online YAML or JSON template editor of OOS to edit a template

• ACS::SelectTargets

Feature

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Region

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• The display style of error messages is optimized on the Task Execution Management page in the OOS console.

• The Last Execution Status column is added to the Scheduled O&M page.

• The Batch Software Management page is updated in the OOS console.

2023-01

All regions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The URL of a template file can be specified by using the TemplateURL parameter in the StartExecution and ValidateTemplateContent operations.

• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for Compute Nest and Compute Nest for service providers.

• The Method parameter can be specified for the remote procedure call (RPC) API operations that are orchestrated in templates.

• The Create or Update Images page is updated in the OOS console.

2022-12

All regions

• StartExecution

• ValidateTemplateContent

• Services that work with API actions

• ACS::ExecuteAPI

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The permissions of a user who executes a template are checked before the template is executed. A message is returned to indicate which permissions are not granted to the user.

• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for Alibaba Cloud DNS PrivateZone.

• The Clean Up Disks and Temporary Bandwidth Upgrade pages are updated in the OOS console.

• The following regions are supported: Zhengzhou (CUCC Joint Venture) and Chengdu ACDR POC.

2022-11

All regions

• GenerateExecutionPolicy

• Services that work with API actions

Feature

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Region

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• AlmaLinux is supported by the patch management feature.

• The Scheduled O&M and Scheduled Startup/Shutdown pages are updated in the OOS console.

2022-10

All regions

• Overview

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• Japanese is supported by the DescribeRegions operation.

• The user interface (UI) text of a pending state in the OOS console is changed from Waiting to Effective.

2022-09

All regions

New region

Release date

• China (Fuzhou - Local Region)

2022-07

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• The parameter names can be displayed in Chinese on the Parameter Store page.

2022-06

All regions

New region

Release date

• SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

2022-05

Function

Release date

Region

References

• Fn::Sub

• Fn::DurationBetween

2022-04

All regions

• Built-in functions

New region

Release date

• China North 2 Finance

• South Korea (Seoul)

2022-03

Feature

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Region

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• The replacement policy and the policy to retain the previous 100 parameters are supported by the parameter store feature.

• Filtering by list is supported for the ACS::EventTrigger action.

• Resource deployment is supported by the application management feature.

• The cost analysis of resources in an application group can be viewed by using the application management feature.

2022-02

All regions

• Use DingTalk applications to create and import resources

• View the cost analysis of an application group

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for Cloud API, KMS, and Web Application Firewall (WAF).

• The Fn::IsIpInCIDR function is added.

2021-12

All regions

• Built-in functions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for business.

• The renewal type of EDS can be modified.

2021-11

All regions

New region

Release date

• Philippines (Manila)

2021-10

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The application management feature is released.

• The UpdateApplication operation is added for the application management feature.

2021-10

All regions

• Create an application group to manage resources

• UpdateApplication

New region

Release date

• China North 2 Ali Gov, China East 1 Finance, China East 2 Finance, and China South 1 Finance

2021-09

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for EDS.

2021-09

All regions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Templates, executions, parameters, encryption parameters, and configuration lists are supported by the resource group management feature.

• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for Edge Node Service (ENS).

2021-08

All regions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The billing method can be changed and the auto-renewal feature can be configured for multiple instances at a time on the Batch Instance Operations page.

2021-07

All regions

New region

Release date

• China (Guangzhou), China (Heyuan), China (Ulanqab), and UAE (Dubai)

2021-06

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for Cloud Firewall and Application Load Balancer (ALB).

• The patch management feature is released.

2021-04

All regions

Overview

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• The configuration list feature is released.

2021-03

All regions

Create a configuration list

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The Tags parameter is supported in the parameter store.

2021-02

All regions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• ApsaraDB for Redis, ApsaraDB RDS, and ApsaraDB for MongoDB databases are supported by the SelectTargets operation.

2021-01

All regions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• OOS execution records can be delivered to Object Storage Service (OSS) and Simple Log Service.

• Instances can be filtered by tag for the ACS::AlarmTrigger and ACS::EventTrigger actions.

  Parameter Store OpenApi

2020-12

All regions

Deliver execution records

ListInventoryEntries

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Template content can be imported when you create an execution, without the need to create a template in advance.

• The orchestration service of OOS is supported for Resource Management and tags.

2020-11

All regions

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• API operations are added for the configuration list feature.

• API operations are added for the parameter store feature.

• The Select All option is supported when you select instances in the Parameter Settings step on the execution creation page.

• The parameter store feature is released.

2020-10

All regions

• GetSecretParameter

• CreateParameter

• ListInventoryEntries

Feature

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Region

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• State Manage is released. This feature allows you to query scheduled tasks by resource and view the execution objects of scheduled tasks.

• More than 50 keywords can be specified to search for instances on the Batch Instance Operations page.

• Instances can be filtered by resource group on the Batch Instance Operations page.

2020-09

All regions

Feature

Release date

Region

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• An OOS software package can be installed on ECS instances in a scaling group in batches.

• Common O&M tasks can be cloned in the OOS console.

• The self-service diagnosis feature is supported in the OOS console.

• The Resource Access Management (RAM) role and key pair parameters are supported in templates.

• Cloud Assistant can be used to check the real-time run logs of commands that you run. You can use this feature to track your task progress in real time.

2020-08

All regions

• Use Terraform to manage OOS

New region

Release date

China (Qingdao) and US (Silicon Valley)

2020-08

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• The AssociationProperty parameter can be specified in the DescribeResource operation. Keyword-based fuzzy searches are supported.

• The properties of multiple instances can be modified at a time. Supported properties are the instance name, hostname, and instance description.

2020-07

All regions

• Use OOS to run Ansible playbooks on ECS instances

• Implement automated deployment by using Jenkins, OOS, and OSS

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Batch operations on ECS instances can be directed to the OOS console.

• The My Software feature is released in the OOS console.

2020-06

All regions

• Monitor real-time prices and discounts of preemptible instances in a scaling group

Feature

Release date

Region

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• The price during temporary bandwidth upgrade can be inquired.

• The My Software feature is supported.

• All instances can be selected when you select multiple instances at a time.

• ECS instances can be filtered by network type during instance selection.

• The When attribute is supported for tasks.

2020-05

All regions

• Manage custom extensions in batches

• Tasks

• Temporarily upgrade the bandwidth

Feature

Release date

Region

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• Temporary bandwidth upgrade is supported in common O&M tasks.

• Images can be created or updated in common O&M tasks.

• Common O&M tasks are displayed in the OOS console.

• The logic of concurrency and batch control is optimized for loop tasks.

• Conditional branches can be displayed in template graphics.

• The temporary bandwidth upgrade feature is released as an independent feature in the OOS console.

2020-04

All regions

Loop

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• Instances can be selected by resource group during execution creation.

• The Stop Mode parameter can be configured for a scheduled startup and shutdown task.

• A custom execution created for a specific scenario can be saved as a template.

• The format of messages that are sent when Cloud Assistant fails to complete an execution is optimized.

• The status update events of executions and tasks in OOS can be monitored by CloudMonitor.

• The pseudo parameter ACS::CurrentUTCTime is supported.

• The temporary bandwidth upgrade feature is released as an independent feature in the OOS console.

2020-03

All regions

Overview

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• A data type of the template attribute AssociationProperty is added.

• A method is added to define the template attribute AssociationPropertyMetadata.

• The Type attribute of the ACS::TimerTrigger action can be defined as at.

• The Alert O&M feature is supported in the OOS console.

• The Event O&M feature is supported in the OOS console.

• The Scheduled Startup/Shutdown feature is supported in the OOS console.

• Tags can be added to a template or an execution in the OOS console.

• The Description parameter is added for executions in the OOS console and API operations.

2020-02

All regions

• Overview

• ACS::TimerTrigger action

• Create an alert O&M task

• Create an event-trigger O&M task

• Start or stop instances at a scheduled time

• StartExecution

• ListExecutions

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• The AppendExecutionLink parameter can be specified for the ACS::Notify and ACS::Approve actions.

• The Scheduled O&M feature is supported in the OOS console.

2020-01

All regions

• ACS::Notify

• ACS::Approve

• Perform scheduled O&M

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• Parameters are added for the ACS::Approve action.

• The Batch Instance Operations feature is optimized in the OOS console.

2019-12

All regions

ACS::Approve

New region

Release date

China (Chengdu), Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), and Japan (Tokyo)

2019-12

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• The ACS::AlarmTrigger action is supported.

• Notifications can be sent by DingTalk or email for the ACS::Approve action.

• The UI of the Batch Instance Operations feature is optimized in the OOS console.

2019-11

All regions

• ACS::AlarmTrigger

• ACS::Approve

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• The concurrency can be set for rate control.

• The ACS::SelectTarget action is supported.

• The ACS::Choice action is supported.

2019-09

All regions

ACS::Choice

New region

Release date

UK (London)

2019-09

Feature

Release date

Region

References

• Notifications can be sent by email.

• The output is supported for tasks with the ACS::WaitFor and ACS::CheckFor actions.

• Retry and stop policies can be configured for tasks with the ACS::WaitFor action.

• Concurrent loop items of tasks can be processed in batches.

2019-08

All regions

• ACS::Notify

• ACS::WaitFor

• ACS::CheckFor

• Tasks

• Loop

New region

Release date

China (Beijing), China (Hohhot), China (Zhangjiakou), and Germany (Frankfurt)

2019-08

Feature

Release date

Region

References

More cloud services are supported for the ACS::EventTrigger action.

2019-07

All regions

• ACS::EventTrigger

• Services that work with API actions

New region

Release date

China (Hong Kong) and US (Virginia)

2019-07

Feature

Release date

Region

References

OOS is released for public preview.

2019-06

All regions

OOS documentation

New region

Release date

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), and China (Shenzhen)

2019-06