Introducing Cloudbreak 2.8.0 TP

[#1]

Cloudbreak 2.8.0 Technical Preview release is now available!

New features

Cloudbreak 2.8.0 TP introduces the following new features:

Feature	Description	Documentation
AWS GovCloud	Cloudbreak supports installing Cloudbreak and creating Cloudbreak-managed clusters on AWS GovCloud.	Deploying on AWS vs AWS GovCloud
EBS volume encryption on AWS	You can optionally configure encryption for EBS volumes attached to cluster instances running on EC2. Default or customer-managed encryption keys can be used.	EBS encryption on AWS
GCP volume encryption	By default, Compute Engine encrypts data at rest stored on disks. You can optionally configure encryption for the encryption keys used for disk encryption. Customer-supplied (CSEK) or customer-managed (CMEK) encryption keys can be used.	Disk encryption on GCP
User authorization	Cloudbreak introduces a new authorization model, which allows resource sharing via organizations.	User authorization
Operations audit logging	Cloudbreak records an audit trail of the actions performed by Cloudbreak users as well as those performed by the Cloudbreak application.	Operations audit logging
Updating long-running cluster	Cloudbreak supports updating base image's operating system and any third party packages that have been installed.	Updating long-running clusters
Data lake HA and Atlas support	Cloudbreak includes two data lake blueprints: Data lake HA blueprint Data lake blueprint including Atlas (HA is not supported)	Working with Data Lakes (TP)
Multiple existing security groups on AWS	Multiple existing security groups can be specified when creating a cluster via CLI on AWS.	Multiple existing security groups on AWS
Shebang in Python recipes	Cloudbreak supports using shebang in Python scripts run as recipes.	Writing recipes
HDF 3.2	Cloudbreak can be used to deploy HDF 3.2 clusters by using one of the two default HDF 3.2 blueprints: Flow Management clusters with Apache NiFi Messaging clusters with Apache Kafka.	Default cluster configurations

For more information on what changed in Cloudbreak 2.8.0 TP, refer to Release Notes.

Redesigned documentation

Starting with Cloudbreak 2.8.0, Cloudbreak documentation is published in the same format (HTML and PDF) as other Hortonworks documentation. You can access the available publications here: https://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Cloudbreak/Cloudbreak-2.8.0/index.html

Here is what you should expect to find in each publication:

RELEASE NOTES

• Release Notes: New features, behavioral changes, known issues, fixed issues, and image catalog updates.

CONCEPTS

• Introduction to Cloudbreak: High-level conceptual information about Cloudbreak.
• Cloudbreak Security Overview: High-level conceptual information related to security in Cloudbreak.

INSTALLATION & UPGRADE

• Cloudbreak Deployment Options: Introduction to Cloudbreak and cluster installation options, helping you decide which option to use.
• Quickstart on AWS/Azure/GCP: Instructions for how to install Cloudbreak from a template. This is typically not suitable for production.
• Installing Cloudbreak on AWS/Azure/GCP/OpenStack: Instructions for how to install Cloudbreak on your own VM. This is typically used for production.
• Upgrading Cloudbreak: Instructions for how to upgrade your Cloudbreak instance. Always refer to upgrade documentation for the Cloudbreak version that you are upgrading to.
• Installing Cloudbreak CLI: Instructions for installing and configuring Cloudbreak CLI.

HOW TO

• Creating a Cloudbreak Credential on AWS/Azure/GCP/OpenStack: Cloud provider-specific instructions for creating a Cloudbreak credential.
• Creating a Cluster on AWS/Azure/GCP/OpenStack: Cloud provider-specific instructions for creating HDP and HDF clusters and an overview of advanced cluster options.
• Accessing Clusters: Information about user accounts and instructions for accessing Cloudbreak-managed clusters.
• Managing Clusters: Instructions for how to perform cluster management tasks such as resizing, stopping, configuring autoscaling, configuring an SSL certificate, and updating OS on cluster VMs.
• Advanced Cluster Options: Instructions for how to configure advanced cluster options such as custom images, recipes, Kerberos security, disk encryption, external databases, LDAP/AD, and more.
• Configuring Access to Cloud Data: Instructions for how to configure access from a cluster created via Cloudbreak to Amazon S3, ADLS, WASB, or GCS.
• Working with Data Lakes: Introduction to data lakes and data lake setup-steps.
• Advanced Cloudbreak Configuration: Instructions on how to set up an external Cloudbreak database, LDAP/AD or Cloudbreak, and other advanced Cloudbreak configurations.
• Managing and Monitoring Cloudbreak: (NEW) Information about Cloudbreak’s user authentication model and operational audit logging.

TROUBLESHOOTING

• Troubleshooting Cloudbreak: Steps for troubleshooting Cloudbreak. Also includes the location of Cloudbreak logs.

REFERENCE

• CLI Reference: Cloudbreak CLI reference, including command examples.
• Developer Documentation: Links to API and other developer docs.'

Get started with Cloudbreak

Use the following links to install or upgrade Cloudbreak:

Quickstart on AWS/Azure/GCP

Upgrading Cloudbreak

Cloudbreak Deployment Options

[#2]

Hiya @Dominika Bialek

I like this release because of the user authorisation model and operations audit logging. That's what is needed in the enterprise organisations.
I'm using cbd quite extensively, is there any chance to you could share the roadmap for the next releases? Cheers!

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I'm glad the features are helpful. Sorry, I'm not authorized to share the roadmap outside of Hortonworks.

All the best 🙂