What's New

Check out the latest updates to NVIDIA Air.

April 2025

82.2025.0424-011

Added functionality for handling OOB enablement and usage of reserved eth0 interfaces
Added loading spinner when deleting nodes on canvas

82.2025.0422-011

Added ability to configure multiple breakout ports concurrently
Fixed an issue when disabling OOB after modifying node ports

82.2025.0410-011

Added the ability to update multiple nodes concurrently
Improved infrastructure stability when running large-scale simulations
Fixed missing data issue in node properties
Fixed an issue where simulations were expiring prematurely
Fixed an issue with missing console prompts within simulations

82.2025.0403-011

Added ability to view link details by selecting a link

March 2025

82.2025.0325-011

Fixed an issue where outbound interfaces did not appear in the services list

82.2025.0318-011

Fixed an issue with the System Palette when minimizing the Servers and Switches section
Fixed an issue with services being intermittently unreachable

82.2025.0311-011

Fixed an issue with loading the details panel for a demo by using the demo ID in the URL
Fixed an issue in the node side panel when switching between nodes
Fixed an issue with deleting nodes in non-new states
Fixed TypeError in browser console when importing a DOT file while creating a simulation

82.2025.0306-011

Fixed an issue which resulted in management IP duplicates when using the out-of-band management network
Fixed an issue where the node name tooltip could get stuck on the screen when the mouse was moved off the workspace canvas

82.2025.0304-011

Added ability to right-click a node to open the actions menu
The node name field now accommodates up to 255 characters

Feburary 2025

82.2025.0227-011

Fixed an issue where pressing “enter” in the ZTP text box created a SIM instead of adding a new line
Added support for NetQ configuration via JSON topology files

82.2025.0225-011

Fixed an issue with scrolling in Nodes/Links list when console is open
Added tooltip support for improved accessibility in navigation items

82.2025.0220-011

Fixed an issue with launching NetQ
Fixed a validation issue when importing JSON topologies with ZTP script
Added ability to define unconnected interfaces via JSON topology files

82.2025.0213-011

Fixed an issue with Demo Marketplace nodes not retaining their disk changes after waking up
Added API endpoint for parsing topologies from DOT format to JSON format

82.2025.0204-011

Fixed an issue where simulations entered an error state when started
Fixed an issue where adding time to a simulation caused open consoles to reconnect
Fixed an issue where importing topologies with DPU nodes would fail with a validation error
Fixed an issue with out-of-band node resource scaling not being applied when defining custom resource amounts
Fixed an issue with the simulation deletion prompt
Added functionality to select or clear multiple nodes individually by pressing Ctrl + left-click
Updated Node.js runtime to v20.18.2
Added ability to resize node consoles in the UI

January 2025

82.2025.0130-011

Fixed an issue with ZTP when importing a simulation from a JSON file
Fixed an issue with handling failed auto-provisioning POST requests
Fixed an issue with copying a node from topology files
Fixed link formatting in Demo Marketplace simulation guides
Added functionality to configure external ports and view outbound links in the topology builder

82.2025.0123-011

Fixed an issue with scrollbars in the Demo Marketplace simulation guide
Fixed an issue with services links in the node side panel
Fixed an issue with CD-ROM image transfers between organizations

82.2025.0114-011

Added support for exporting simulations to JSON topology files from the UI
Added the ability to configure switch breakout ports prior to starting a simulation using the API or UI
Fixed an issue with node consoles when switching between topology, nodes, and links views
Fixed an issue with port search in the node side panel

82.2025.0110-011

Fixed an issue where node instructions were not being executed on Demo Marketplace simulations

82.2025.0107-011

Fixed an issue with the Demo Marketplace search results
Fixed an issue where image details displayed an updated status even though the image update request failed

December 2024

82.2024.1219-011

Added SN5610 system to manager

82.2024.1212-011

Added the ability to launch NetQ after you create a simulation
Added the ability to search for simulations by UUID
Fixed an error message display issue
Fixed an issue with the modal that Air displays when creating a new API token

82.2024.1205-011

Updated and clarified API error messages for invalid files

82.2024.1203-011

UserConfigs are now budgeted based on the overall content length instead of the instance amount
Fixed an issue where the Air agent did not run on nodes after a simulation woke up
Fixed an issue where nodes did not start when the CDROM value was defined
Added the ability to upload a JSON topology file that includes a title and ZTP
Fixed an issue where the copy-to-clipboard button for a service always generated the username ubuntu. It now correctly displays the username based on the node’s type.
Removed the organization field from the JSON export API

November 2024

82.2024.1121-011

Fixed issue where a modal could be larger than the window and scrolling was not available
Fixed an issue with scrolling of a simulation guide when it was popped out
Fixed an issue where the count in the Organization tabs was not updated
Fixed an issue where node names could be duplicated, causing issues with the OOB configuration
Fixed a performance issue when loading the menu bar

82.2024.1112-011

Added support for customizing OOB nodes when using JSON
Fixed an issue where the Enable OOB toggle was available when it should not be
Fixed an issue with the alignment of the Workspace and Services menus
Fixed an issue with links when a node is renamed
Fixed an issue with the search functionality for ports when creating a link
Fixed an issue when node names were improperly formatted
Added the ability to create a simulation via JSON import
Fixed an issue where the Workspace menu was visible when it should not be
Fixed an issue with user provided network configurations via clould-init in the generic/ubuntu2004, generic/ubuntu2204 and generic/ubuntu2404 images

82.2024.1104-011

Fixed an issue when updating node location on the canvas after the simulation is started
Fixed an issue when liking or unliking marketplace demos
Added support for additional ports on generic server nodes
Added ZTP script support when importing a simulation from JSON
Improved support for large scale simulations

October 2024

82.2024.1031-011

Fixed an issue when creating a new simulation from the nodes or links tabs
Fixed an issue when populating SSH keys on the oob-mgmt-server
Fixed an issue where topology fields could be updated after the simulation was LOADED
Improved the initial processing when applying a filter
Added the ability to add additional ports to non-switch nodes
Fixed an issue with link highlighting for newly created links
Fixed an issue when creating a simulation within an organization
Added the ability to disable node name popups

82.2024.1028-011

Fixed an issue with autoprovision redirects

82.2024.1024-011

Fixed an issue where simulations could be created with expires_at and sleeps_at set in the past
Fixed an issue when parsing interface MAC addresses
Improved the loading of the links tab when a large number of links exist
Improved the validation of the features field for a node

82.2024.1021-011

Fixed an issue related to autoprovision redirects
Fixed a potential scheduling issue when creating multiple simulations
Improved logic around the Enable OOB toggle behavior
Improved the logout process
Moved the interface list to the node properties side panel

82.2024.1007-011

Added link highlighting when a node is selected
Fixed an issue with the grid when creating a new simulation
Fixed an issue when an empty name wass provided while editing a simulation
Fixed an issue when creating a new service
Fixed an issue when sorting simulations by Created

September 2024

82.2024.0926-014

Allow a ZTP script to be added to any simulation at time of creation
Updated the topology API to allow retrieval of a topology based on the simulation ID
Fixed an issue where the organization dropdown was not rendered properly
Fixed an issue when creating a simulation using JSON containing an invalid interface name
Fixed an issue when importing JSON with a link for an undefined node
Fixed an issue when importing JSON containing a network_pci configuration
Fixed an issue where interfaces could be assigned an invalid MAC address when using the topology API

82.2024.0919-011

Fixed a pagination issue when viewing organization members
Fixed an issue when sorting members of an organization
Fixed an issue when adding multiple members to an organization
Fixed an issue where tokens could be created with an expiration date in the past
Fixed the SSH link content in the services list
Streamlined the node deletion confirmation
Updated the simulation edit dialog
Added an API endpoint supporting JSON import for simulations
Added a search field to the nodes and links tabs in the simulation workspace
Added a tooltip to display the full node name in the simulation workspace
Added layout options for the topology in the simulation workspace
Added an actions column to the nodes list
Added a running node count under the organization details
Added the ability to manage user permissions for a simulation

August 2024

82.2024.0826-011

Updated ZTP script template

82.2024.0819-011

Fixed an issue where the Enable SSH option was not displayed after deleting the service
Fixed an issue with pop-out consoles in the Legacy UI

82.2024.0815-011

New UI now available for all users

82.2024.0801-011

Changed simulation title requirements

July 2024

82.2024.0722-014

Added generic/ubuntu2404 image with support for cloud-init
Updated generic/ubuntu2204 and generic/ubuntu2004 images with support for cloud-init

June 2024

82.2024.0627-013

Updated the template ZTP script

82.2024.0613-012

Fixed an issue where specifying an image by name in a dot file could cause an error

May 2024

82.2024.0523-014

Added cumulus-vx-5.9.1 to the OS dropdown of the builder
Updated the Swagger API view

82.2024.0516-013

Fixed an issue when waking up large simulations

82.2024.0513-013

Fixed an issue where some content types were rejected in API requests
Improved dot file parsing performance for larger topologies

April 2024

82.2024.0418-011

Fixed an issue where node rebuild was improperly handled when a worker was offline

March 2024

82.2024.0321-013

Increased the number of retries when the Air Agent connects to the API
Fixed an issue when deleting an organization with existing simulations

82.2024.0314-013

Fixed an issue where MAC addresses were not properly validated
Fixed an issue where node hostnames were allowed to contain whitespace
Fixed an issue where attempting to create a simulation could improperly return a 400
Fixed an issue that caused invalid links to be created during DOT file parsing
Fixed an issue that prevented updating a shared topology after a simulation was deleted

February 2024

82.2024.0229-012

Fixed an issue that would cause the console not to render for a device
Updated the default NetQ URL

82.2024.0222-010

Added an API endpoint to automatically generate an out-of-band network

82.2024.0215-013

Fixed an issue where the simulation API did not return all jobs for a loading simulation
Fixed an issue where the login API incorrectly returned a 500 error

82.2024.0206-010

Signing up for a new account now requires a valid business email address

January 2024

82.2024.0125-013

Updated Swagger API docs for /v1/login/ and /v2/organization/{id}/members/

82.2024.0104-012

Updated font used by configuration migration tool

▼ Changelog Archive 2023

November 2023

82.2023.1109-012

Fixed an issue where the font failed to render correctly
Fixed an issue preventing sims from starting
Fixed an issue where a simulation created with no nodes would become stuck in the LOADING state
Fixed an issue where sim state lock could be released too early during a stop job
Fixed an issue where the topology delete API did not remove the topology

October 2023

82.2023.1023-012

Updated minimum memory allocated for the oob-mgmt-switch to 2GB
Fixed a bug where a user defined value for memory on the oob-mgmt-switch was not respected

September 2023

82.2023.0925-011

Added Cumulus Linux 5.2.1 to OS dropdown in the builder
Added Cumulus Linux 5.4.0c to OS dropdown in the builder
Added Cumulus Linux 5.6.0 to OS dropdown in the builder
Added SONiC 202211_1 to OS dropdown in the builder
Updated default version for Cumulus Linux to 5.6.0 in the builder
Updated default version for SONiC to 202211_1 in the builder

82.2023.0921-012

Improved messaging when a resource budget is exceeded
Fixed a bug related to display of the NIC model for Ubuntu nodes
Fixed a bug where new members of an organization were not allocated the appropriate resource budgets
Updated config migrator to use Cumulus Linux 5.6.0

82.2023.0918-011

Updated oob-mgmt-switch image
Fixed an issue related to logging level of the Air Agent

August 2023

82.2023.0824-012

Added a new link_id field to the /v1/interface/ API response

82.2023.0822-011

Fixed an issue during creation of the configuration file for the Air agent on some nodes
Fixed an issue where parallel jobs could result in an invalid simulation state
Fixed an issue where stalled requests could prevent API access by some clients

July 2023

82.2023.0724-011

Updated API to support ordering
Fixed an issue related to interface count limitations on certain platforms

82.2023.0717-011

Updated user authorization process

82.2023.0706-012

Fixed an issue when deleting a topology associated with active simulations
Fixed an issue where links could be connected to the same interface on both ends

June 2023

82.2023.0622-012

Fixed an issue that caused the oob-mgmt-switch to lose the default route after reboot
Increased resource budget limits for non-company emails

82.2023.0612-011

Fixed an error encountered by the agent when a node woke up from sleep
Added Cumulus Linux 5.5.1 to OS dropdown in the builder
Added support for IPv4 based services

May 2023

82.2023.0525-012

Fixed a bug impacting simulation creation including a fake device with more than 256 interfaces

82.2023.0518-011

Fixed a bug related to simulation state control and resource budgets
Improved validation for the link API

82.2023.0515-016

Added Cumulus Linux 5.5.0 to OS dropdown in the builder

82.2023.0511-015

Added Cumulus Linux 5.5.0
Fixed an issue related to image uploads

82.2023.0504-012

Updated oob-mgmt-server to Ubuntu 22.04
Added a limit of 256 for the maximum number of interfaces on a single node
Updated resource budget limits for accounts using a company email
Fixed a bug that prevented some simulations with TPM/UEFI from loading
Fixed a bug in validation of image uploads

April 2023

82.2023.0424-012

Fixed an incorrect calculation for resource budgets in some scenarios
Fixed an issue causing the login page to be shown instead of a node’s console in some scenarios
Applied new security updates

82.2023.0420-012

Updated sleep handling for longer running simulations
Fixed an issue related to reporting current state when loading larger simulations

82.2023.0418-011

Added support for copying images between organizations
Updated default resource limits

82.2023.0410-012

Added Ubuntu 22.04
Added SONiC 202205_2
Backend infrastructure improvements

March 2023

82.2023.0330-011

Added new mechanism for anonymous simulation handling

82.2023.0323-011

Added Cumulus Linux 4.3.1
Added Cumulus Linux 4.4.5
Added NetQ 4.5.0
Updated Cumulus Linux 5.4.0

82.2023.0321-012

Fixed a bug impacting automatic NetQ instructions impacting certain versions of Cumulus Linux
Fixed a bug related to resource budget calculation

82.2023.0316-011

Updated default resource limits
Fixed a bug impacting filtering in the Demo Marketplace

82.2023.0306-011

Added cookie management options

February 2023

82.2023.0216-011

Added Cumulus Linux 5.4.0
Builder defaults to Cumulus Linux 5.4.0 for new nodes
API documentation fixes

82.2023.0213-012

Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.9 image
Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.10 image
Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.11 image
Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.12 image
Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.13 image
Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.14 image
Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.14.2 image
Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.15 image
Updated Cumulus Linux 3.7.16 image
Fix for CVE-2022-25927

82.2023.0206-012

API updates to protect against unsupported changes for running simulations

January 2023

82.2023.0119-011

Added Cumulus Linux 5.3.1

82.2023.0112-011

Updated oob-mgmt-server image
- Added socat package
Updated generic/ubuntu1804 image

▼ Changelog Archive 2022

December 2022

82.2022.1215

Fixed an issue with instruction execution by the agent on the oob-mgmt-switch

82.2022.1205

Fixed an issue where agent instructions were executed multiple times
Improved an error message related to uploads
Improved how service connectivity is implemented
Added support for filtering simulations by title in the API

November 2022

82.2022.1107-011

Removed link to Cumulus Networks Slack

82.2022.1103-013

Fixed display of long organization names

October 2022

82.2022.1031

Updated Swagger documentation for Air API

82.2022.1027

Updated Air API & Python SDK Docs to include examples: https://docs.nvidia.com/networking-ethernet-software/guides/nvidia-air/Air-Python-SDK/

September 2022

82.2022.0929-013

Added new metadata fields for Images
Fixed an incorrect redirect URL for autoprovisioned simulations

82.2022.0922-013

Fixed an issue related to console access
Disabled poweroff on simulations using certain images
Updated support alias

82.2022.0919

Changes to facilitate future platform support

82.2022.0912

Fixed a bug related to querying service information for simulations in an organization
Fixed a bug where Cumulus Linux nodes defaulted to a different image if the requested one was not found

82.2022.0908

Added Cumulus Linux 5.2.0 to dropdown in Builder
Fixed authentication issue impacting small subset of users

August 2022

82.2022.0829

Added Cumulus Linux 5.2.0
Added NetQ 4.3.0
Updated out-of-band MAC address randomization

82.2022.0815

Fixed a timing related bug that prevented sign-in in some cases
Fixed a bug where the initial node instructions on the oob-mgmt-switch were failing
Updated templates for notification emails

82.2022.0801-011

Fixed a bug that prevented some large simulations from waking up
Fixed a cosmetic error that may be thrown when browsing the Image list
Fixed a cosmetic error that may be thrown when clicking on an Organization’s Image list

July 2022

82.2022.0711

Fixed a bug that prevented a VM’s console and/or network interfaces from working properly for VMs with more than 63 interfaces

82.2022.0714-008

Pre-built topologies have been moved from the “NVIDIA Networking Experience” into the Demo Marketplace

82.2022.0721

Added a warning when the number of nodes in a simulation exceeds the subnet size of the out-of-band management network

82.2022.0726

MAC addresses for out-of-band management interfaces are now randomized and prefixed with the NVIDIA OUI

June 2022

82.2022.0606-015

Added unique URLs for marketplace demos
Fixed a bug that caused IPv6 addresses to not be assigned after multiple power on/power off events

82.2022.0616

Fixed an incorrect error message that may be displayed while a simulation is loading
Fixed a bug that removed a simulation from its organization after updating its details
Fixed a bug that caused some VM interfaces to be unreachable inside a simulation

82.2022.0628

Added Cumulus Linux 4.4.4

May 2022

82.2022.0518

Added Cumulus Linux 5.1.0

82.2022.0524

Fixed a bug that prevented some organization members from viewing topology diagrams

April 2022

82.2022.0406

Fixed a bug that caused incorrect validation of updates to a simulation’s sleep timer
Fixed API filtering for interfaces in a simulation

82.2022.0412-015

Removed unecessary reboot from ZTP script template for custom topologies

82.2022.0419-007

Fixed a scenario where changing the name of a simulation caused an error to be shown
Fixed a cosmetic issue where cards in the Demo Marketplace may have been displayed incorrectly

82.2022.0421-008

Added a link to launch the NetQ UI in the sidebar
Fixed a bug where organization admins might not have seen all users who have permissions to a simulation
Fixed a bug that caused the header dropdown menu to not be visible on some pages

82.2022.0422-007

Fixed a bug that prevented CPU and memory values from being set correctly in some custom topologies

82.2022.0425-009

Fixed a cosmetic issue with displaying some VM memory values

82.2022.0427-008

Fixed Demo Marketplace cards to display more than one line of description

82.2022.0428

Fixed a race condition that could cause deleted simulations to show a “Loaded” status

82.2022.0429

Added Cumulus Linux 3.7.16

March 2022

82.2022.0309

Resolved an error that occurred when logging in to Air via https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/network-simulation/

82.2022.0314-010

Share simulations with your colleagues using the new and improved organizations feature. Click here for more details.

82.2022.0317-014

Updated the visual design of the header and navigation panels
Fixed a bug that prevented VMs from being Reset after the guest OS is shutdown
Fixed a bug that prevented NetQ accounts from being created for some simulations
Fixed a visual issue that prevented the simulation list from using all of its available space

82.2022.0318-009

Fixed support for email addresses with non-alphanumeric characters

82.2022.0323-008

Added better validation for simulation sleep times
Improved UX for adding members to an organization

February 2022

82.2022.0204-013

Fixed a bug that caused new simulations to appear as sleeping while they were loading
Fixed a bug that could prevent an error from being displayed when resource budgets were exceeded

82.2022.0208-009

Improved UI transitions for “Try It” documentation examples

82.2022.0216

Fixed a bug that redirected to the login page when “liking” a marketplace demo
Fixed a bug that may prevent new simulations from starting

82.2022.0223

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux 4.4.3 is now available for use in custom topologies

82.2022.0228-008

Fixed incorrect sorting of simulations
Updated the visual design of the header and navigation panels [82.2022.0317-014]
Fixed a bug that prevented VMs from being Reset after the guest OS is shutdown [82.2022.0317-014]
Fixed a bug that prevented NVIDIA Air from creating NetQ accounts for some simulations [82.2022.0317-014]
Fixed a visual issue that prevented the simulation list from using all available space [82.2022.0317-014]
Fixed support for email addresses with non-alphanumeric characters [82.2022.0318-009]
Share simulations with your colleagues using the new and improved organizations feature. Click here for more details. [82.2022.0314-010]
Resolved an error that occurred when logging in to Air via https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/network-simulation/ [82.2022.0309]

February 2022

Fixed incorrect sorting of simulations [82.2022.0228-008]
NVIDIA Cumulus Linux 4.4.3 is now available for use in custom topologies [82.2022.0223]
Fixed a bug that redirected to the login page when “liking” a marketplace demo [82.2022.0216]
Fixed a bug that might prevent new simulations from starting [82.2022.0216]
Improved UI transitions for “Try It” documentation examples [82.2022.0208-009]
Fixed a bug that caused new simulations to appear as sleeping while they were loading [82.2022.0204-013]
Fixed a bug that might prevent an error from displaying when resource budgets exceed the maximum [82.2022.0204-013]

January 2022

82.2022.0112

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux 5.0.1 is now available for use in custom topologies

82.2022.0131

Customizable templates for simulation email notifications

▼ Changelog Archive 2021

December 2021

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux 5.0 is now available for use in custom topologies
VMs in a custom topology now use their operating system’s default username and password. See the Quick Start guide for more details.

September 2021

Enable UEFI SecureBoot for virtual machines using the secureboot option in your DOT file. For example:

"server" [function="server" os="generic/ubuntu2004" secureboot="true"]

Demo Marketplace: Get a jump start on your network configuration by checking out some pre-built feature demos, or submit your own!

August 2021

NVUE migration tool
Specify the location of a node’s bootable OS with the boot option in your DOT file. For example, boot a node via PXE using boot="network":

"server" [function="server" os="generic/ubuntu1804" boot="network"]