New Image‑Selection UI and OS Category Management
Apache CloudStack 4.21 will introduce a category‑driven Template and ISO image‑selection UI, fully programmable OS‑category APIs, and an updated default list that mirrors today’s most‑used operating systems. Users will find Templates and ISOs faster, while operators gain fine‑grained control over how operating systems are organised and surfaced. Feature Overview Before CloudStack 4.21, the image […]
Automating Infrastructure with Terraform and Apache CloudStack
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is transforming the way IT teams provision, manage, and scale cloud environments. Rather than relying on manual steps or scripts, infrastructure can now be defined in human-readable configuration files, enabling repeatability, version control, and automation. When it comes to managing resources in Apache CloudStack, Terraform stands out as a powerful and […]
Apache CloudStack Auto Purging | CloudStack Feature First Look
When resources such as Instances, Disk Volumes, Snapshots, or Templates are marked for deletion, they are typically removed from the Primary and Secondary Storage, meaning they are no longer consuming physical storage space. However, the metadata and records associated with these resources remain in the database, flagged as “removed”, consuming valuable database storage space and […]
CloudStack Webhooks Framework | CloudStack Feature First Look
Event notifications enable real-time communication of critical events to external systems and users. They allow key actions and changes to be promptly reported, supporting immediate response and integration with other services. For example, event notifications can alert administrators for resource utilization thresholds, or system failures, enabling proactive management and automation. Likewise, users can receive alerts […]
Automating Infrastructure with CloudStack and Packer
This article shows how to use the Packer tool to build CloudStack machine images or Golden Image. Packer is an open-source community tool by Hashicorp for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. This tool lands in the category of IaC Tools. Packer is lightweight, runs on every major operating […]
Scheduled Instance Lifecycle Operations | CloudStack Feature First Look
While managing their cloud infrastructure, organizations often need systematic (or scheduled) start-up or shutdown of Instances, maybe to ensure optimal resource utilization or adherence to operational timelines. The “Scheduled Instance Lifecycle Operations” feature in Apache CloudStack 4.19 seeks to address this need, offering a structured and automated approach to managing the state of VM instances. […]
CloudStack DRS | CloudStack Feature First Look
Balancing workload distribution, ensuring optimal resource allocation, minimising power consumption, and maintaining consistent application performance are complex tasks, especially in large-scale cloud environments. Manual management and rebalancing of workloads can lead to errors and inefficiencies, highlighting a need for an automated, intelligent solution to balance workloads and ensure resource utilisation across all instances and hypervisor […]
