What's New

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

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

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"]