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Features added:

• Templates use TMOS v15.1.2.1
• HA templates now use Cloud Failover Extension v1.7.1. 
• Templates now use Application Services Extension v3.25.0.

Features added:

• Updated the templates with support for BIG-IP versions 15.1.2 and 14.1.3.

Features added:

• Updated the templates to include a workaround for instances where restjavad is out of memory.

Bugs fixed:

• Updated Azure Templates to use the latest version (1.6.1) of Cloud Failover Extension (CFE).

• Remove Accelerated Networking due to BZ948417

• Using latest cloud-libs which fixed update_autoscale_ucs.py script to correctly change gw subnet

Documentation:

• Added documentation for validating the success of the deployment, where to find output, and how to test WAF.
• Changed the naming convention from 'App network' to 'external' to align with BIG-IP external network in multi-NIC deployments.

Features added:

• Moved example templates to f5-azure-arm-templates-v2 repository

Bugs fixed:

• Fixed a bug that cause Azure templates for 1NIC deployments to fail.
• Fixed broken links in f5-azure-arm-templates repository

Documentation:

• Updated all READMEs in the Azure ARM Autoscale templates.
• Updated the supported version matrix.

Features added:

• Added new "examples" folder to improve user experience:

  • Templates use a more modular architecture based on linked templates.
  • Users can now launch a single Azure Autoscale template that will create a full stack to test drive a BIG-IP WAF.
  • Example declarations for Automation Toolchain: AS3, DO, TS, and CFE
  • The BIG-IP example template uses F5 BIG-IP Runtime Init for onboarding. See the GitHub repo for more information.
  • See the examples folder for more information.

Documentation:

• New documentation for Azure ARM templates including an examples folder.

Bugs

• Updated f5-cloud-libs to resolve critical vulnerability with npm package
• Fixed UCS Restore workflow in autoscale templates

Features added:

• Added the ability to customize the tenant data sent to BIG-IQ license API.
• Added support for BIG-IP VE 15.1.0.4

Bugs fixed:

• Fixed issue #182 that prevented BIG-IQ revoke from working.
• Fixed an issue with v8.0 when deploying HA via-api that caused the active BIG-IP to become unavailable after stopping the instance.

Documentation:

• Update all links in Template Index.

Features added:

• Added support for User Assigned Managed Identity in failover-api templates.
• Added 5Gbps to the list of available PAYG licenses.
• Added ability to reference custom images with new parameter customImageID.
• Added support for BIG-IP v15.1.
• Added DHCP support for TMM interfaces.
• Moved new-stack templates to the experimental folder.
• Updated f5-cloud-failover extension to version 1.3.0.

Bugs fixed:

• Fixed an issue that prevented HA failover from working correctly when the VNet is in another resource group.

Documentation:

• Updates to version matrix.

Features added:

• Templates leverage the latest AS3 package with TEEM support.
• Added a DHCP option to the Management Interface for standalone and failover templates.
• USE_DHCP is now the default value for the mgmtIpAddress and mgmtIpAddressRangeStart template parameters
• Added an allowPhoneHome parameter, which is enabled by default. Choosing "No" disables phone home functionality, preventing the system from checking for software updates, sending F5 high-level device use information, and sending information about Automation Toolchain usage

Bugs fixed:

• Fixed a bug that caused problems with generating/submitting BIG-IQ license reports.

Documentation:

• Specified in documentation the need to add the option -H ‘Expect:’ to the cURL command line when you POST AS3 declarations. See https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/userguide/prereqs.html for more information.
• Updated the Readmes to remove references to service principle from Azure HA via API. Added information about Cloud Failover Extension.

• Features added:
  • Added improvement to Azure failover via-lb templates. New parameters have been added to account for Public MGMT versus Dataplane access as well as external and internal load balancers.
    • provisionPublicIpApp: added to the Azure failover via-lb 3nic existing stack templates, this parameter controls the creation of an external Azure load balancer targeting the external BIG-IP network interfaces.
    • provisionInternalLoadBalancer: this parameter controls the creation of an internal Azure load balancer targeting the internal BIG-IP network interfaces. Selecting 'Yes' deploys an internal load balancer with the HA Ports feature (all-protocol load balancing rule) enabled.
  • Optimized Autoscale templates to use the most efficient API calls. This mitigates issues caused when the provider rate limits the amount of API calls.
  • Azure ha via-api templates now make use of the Cloud Failover Extension. https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-cloud-failover/latest/