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Release 4.2.0

· 3 min read
meshcloud

Release period: 2019-01-23 to 2019-01-31

This release includes the following issues:

  • Quota management for amount of meshProjects per customer
  • Service Instance Metering & Usage Info
  • Reseller Group renamed to Partner Group
  • Show service user warning only for applicable platforms
  • Platform Tenant resource ids renamed
  • New Users can accept invitations directly with UPS

Ticket Details​

Quota management for amount of meshProjects per customer​

Audience: Partner
Component: release-notes

Description​

Partners and Administrators can now manage the quota, that limits the maximum number of meshProjects per meshCustomer.

How to use​

Go to the Customer List in the Administration area. A new button that links to the customer quota managements screen is available per customer.

Service Instance Metering & Usage Info​

Audience: Customer
Component: meshfed

Description​

Customer Admins can now see Metering & Usage information of the service instances provisioned via their their service brokers. This feature is currently restricted, as Usage & Billing information is currently only available to specific customers.

How to use​

Go to the Service Broker section in your Account area. A new "Metering & Usage" button is available per service broker. All Instances provisioned via this service broker appear on the new screen with information on how long the service instance is or was running.

Reseller Group renamed to Partner Group​

Audience: Partner
Component: web, panel

Description​

In order to clarify the naming throughout the product these names where changed.

Show service user warning only for applicable platforms​

Audience: User
Component: panel

Description​

If service user warnings are enabled they will only be shown dashboards for platforms that support service users.

Platform Tenant resource ids renamed​

Audience: Operator
Component: billing

Description​

The resource ids for OpenStack and Cloud Foundry platform tenants have changed in metering. Operators need to adapt their product catalogs accordingly.

How to use​

The renamed ids are listed below

  • mesh.project.os -> os.keystone.project
  • mesh.project.cf -> cf.space

New Users can accept invitations directly with UPS​

Audience: User
Component: release-notes

Description​

When logging in as an unregistered user with pending invitations, these invitations are now displayed and can be accepted directly in the Panel without using the link in the email.

How to use​

When logging in without having an UPS account, but a pending invitation, you will see these invitations in the blue info box on the home screen. You can click on one of the listed invitations to get to the "Accept Invitation" screen for this invitation.