The following enhancements were introduced in the current
release.
- OpenStack support
- IBM® Cloud
Orchestrator supports
the Kilo version of OpenStack.
- Based on IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack
- You can install IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack,
perform a set of reconfiguration steps, and then install the IBM Cloud
Orchestrator specific
components and connect it to this OpenStack instance.
For information about IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack,
see the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack documentation.
- Support for Bring Your Own OpenStack
- Alternatively, you can install an OpenStack distribution
of another vendor (Bring Your Own OpenStack). This
distribution must satisfy a set of requirements and must be reconfigured
before the IBM Cloud
Orchestrator specific
components are installed and connected to this OpenStack instance.
For more information, see Configuring an OpenStack distribution of another vendor.
- Microsoft Azure support
- IBM Cloud
Orchestrator supports Microsoft Azure as public
cloud. For more information, see Managing Microsoft Azure.
- OpenStack Heat
support enhancement
- Manage the OpenStack Heat
templates by importing them in your environment or creating new templates.
For more information, see Managing Heat templates.
- Simplified installation of deployment topologies
- The installation of the IBM Cloud
Orchestrator specific
components was simplified by removing the deployment service. Also,
the deployment topology of the IBM Cloud
Orchestrator was simplified
by reducing the number of servers and reducing variations.