Chapter 2. New features and enhancements
This section describes new features and enhancements in Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.8.
2.1. New features
- Support for self-signed certificates
You can now use self-signed certificates in your Red Hat OpenShift AI deployments and Data Science Projects in an OpenShift Container Platform cluster.
Some OpenShift AI components have additional options or required configuration for self-signed certificates, as described in Working with certificates (for disconnected environments, see Working with certificates).
2.2. Enhancements
- Upgraded OpenVINO Model Server
- The OpenVINO Model Server has been upgraded to version 2023.3. For information on the changes and enhancements, see OpenVINO™ Model Server 2023.3.
- Support for gRPC protocol on single-model serving platform
- The single-model serving platform now supports the gRPC API protocol in addition to REST. This support means that when you add a custom model serving runtime to the platform, you can specify which protocol the runtime uses.
- Extended support with new release channels
Starting with OpenShift AI 2.8, Red Hat provides production updates and support for the Red Hat OpenShift AI Operator in two new channels, in addition to the
fast,stable, andalphachannels:-
The
stable-2.8channel allows you to stay on the latest 2.8.z release with full support for seven months. -
The
eus-2.8channel allows you to stay on the latest 2.8.z release with full support for seven months, followed by Extended Update Support for eleven months.
For more information about subscription channels, see Installing the Red Hat OpenShift AI Operator.
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