Release Notes

Version 1.0.0

Date: 2026-09-15

First Release Scope

  • A separate Management VM boots from the Management ISO and keeps host and Management state on its dedicated disk.

  • Management also runs with Docker, Docker Compose or rootful Podman on an operator workstation or an operator-created Linux VM. Operators supply and maintain the host, container runtime, networking, TLS and persistent storage.

  • Management installs the appliance from supplied release content and provides configuration, reconnection, ERS setup, HSM library administration, monitoring access, and diagnostics.

  • Appliance backup configuration, completed-backup downloads, external publication, and full recovery have dedicated operator workflows.

  • Release, update, artifact, backup, recovery, and diagnostics bundles have distinct purposes and retention requirements.

Deploy Management using the Management ISO or Docker, Compose or Podman, then follow appliance installation and verification.

Operator Actions

Retain the downloaded artifact bundle outside Management. Set up backups and protected external retention, record the deployed component identities, and verify application access after ERS setup.

Management access is temporary. Keep the artifact bundle available for reconnection after access expiry or Management restart. Management loss and appliance loss use different recovery paths.

Compatibility and Update Paths

There is no upgrade path from an earlier released Virtual Appliance version because 1.0.0 is the first release. Migration from development media or state is not supported.

Use the supplied 1.0.0 release material to identify compatible Management media and embedded component versions. See components and version records. Full recovery requires the release bundle that matches the backed-up appliance release, together with its matching artifacts and compatible Management.

Operational Limits

  • The Management ISO remains attached and boots the host on every start. The state disk does not contain an installed host operating system.

  • The ISO provides no rollback workflow, Management password reset, or Management state-disk restore tool. Reconstruct Management for a surviving appliance with retained artifacts.

  • Full backups exclude metrics history, log history, and Grafana’s local database and UI-created state. External HSM keys need separate protection.

  • Saving and publishing configuration do not confirm that workloads are healthy. Verify the affected service after changes.

  • Diagnostics retains only the latest temporary result. Download it before another collection or Management restart.

  • This manual does not define an individual-node replacement procedure. Contact support for that failure scenario.