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3.6.0a1

5 years ago

This is a preview release of upcoming changes for 3.6.0.

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.5.3

5 years ago

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.5.2

5 years ago

Note: If you have non-native GPU (N-series) pools with compute nodes entering start task failed states, then you will most likely need to upgrade to this release.

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.5.1

5 years ago

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.5.0

5 years ago

Notable new features in 3.5.0

  • Batch Pool, RemoteFS, and container monitoring through Prometheus and Grafana
  • JSON output with --raw option for supported commands
  • Microsoft Azure Batch published Marketplace image support for native container pools and native auto-conversion support
  • Stepped increments of compute nodes in scenario-based autoscale evaluations
  • Fallback registry support for increased resiliency in provisioning Batch Shipyard system images during compute node provisioning
  • XFS filesystem support for RemoteFS storage cluster devices
  • Support for fs cluster expand for mdadm-based devices
  • aad auth for storage credentials
  • product_iterables task factory support
  • default_working_dir option for containers
  • Increased performance of some commands that involve multiple entities
  • Support to enable SSH user access to Docker daemon without sudo
  • Boot diagnostics and serial console support enabled for all RemoteFS and monitoring VMs
  • Host OS support for CentOS-HPC 7.4 and CentOS 7.5 (including GPU support)
  • Support for mounting Azure Storage blob containers on native container pools
  • CUDA 9.2 support of NC-series VMs
  • GlusterFS 4.1 support
  • Microsoft Azure Distributed Linear Learner recipe

Breaking changes

  • Ubuntu 14.04 and CentOS 7.3 host OS support dropped
  • install.sh defaults to installing in a virtual environment
  • account_key and aad auth for batch are now mutually exclusive

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.5.0b3

5 years ago

This is a preview release of upcoming changes for 3.5.0.

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.5.0b2

5 years ago

This is a preview release of upcoming changes for 3.5.0.

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.5.0b1

6 years ago

This is a preview release of upcoming changes for 3.5.0.

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.4.0

6 years ago

Notable new features in 3.4.0:

  • Support access restrictions on remote access port (SSH/RDP)
  • Add NCv3 VM size support and CUDA 9.1 on ND/NCv2/NCv3
  • Ability to upload Batch compute node service logs for diagnostics
  • Enhanced arbitrary certificate support
  • NFS /etc/exports fine-tuning support
  • Job-level default task exit conditions
  • Task dependency support on Task factory generated tasks

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.

3.3.0

6 years ago

Notable new features in 3.3.0:

  • Ability to specify default task exit condition options
  • New commands to help out with management of running Docker containers including pool nodes prune, pool nodes ps, pool nodes zap.
  • Ability to enable Azure Hybrid Use Benefit on Windows container pools
  • Enhance fidelity of list operations

Please see the Change Log for a full list of changes for each release.