5.3. Removed Features
The following table describes features that have been removed in this version of Red Hat Virtualization.
| Removed Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Metrics Store | Metrics Store support has been removed in Red Hat Virtualization 4.4. Administrators can use the Data Warehouse with Grafana dashboards (deployed by default with Red Hat Virtualization 4.4) to view metrics and inventory reports. See Grafana.com for information on Grafana. Administrators can also send metrics and logs to a standalone Elasticsearch instance. See Deprecation of RHV Metrics Store and Alternative Solutions |
| Version 3 REST API | Version 3 of the REST API is no longer supported. Use the version 4 REST API. |
| Version 3 SDKs | Version 3 of the SDKs for Java, Python, and Ruby are no longer supported. Use the version 4 SDK for Java, Python, or Ruby. |
| RHEVM Shell | Red Hat Virtualization’s specialized command line interface is no longer supported. Use the version 4 SDK for Java, Python, or Ruby, or the version 4 REST API. |
| Iptables |
Use the Note iptables is only supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 hosts, in clusters with compatibility version 4.2 or 4.3. You can only add Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 hosts to clusters with firewall type firewalld. |
| Conroe, Penryn, Opteron G1, Opteron G2, and Opteron G3 CPU types | Use newer CPU types. |
| Use newer fixes. | |
| 3.6, 4.0 and 4.1 cluster compatibility versions | Use a newer cluster compatibility version. Upgrade the compatibility version of existing clusters. |
| cockpit-machines-ovirt |
The |
| ovirt-guest-tools | ovirt-guest-tools has been replaced with a new WiX-based installer, included in Virtio-Win. You can download the ISO file containing the Windows guest drivers, agents, and installers from latest virtio-win downloads |
| OpenStack Neutron deployment |
The Red Hat Virtualization 4.4.0 release removes OpenStack Neutron deployment, including the automatic deployment of the Neutron agents through the
- To deploy
- The
- To manage the deployment of |
| screen |
With this update to RHEL 8-based hosts, the |
| Application Provisioning Tool service (APT) | With this release, the virtio-win installer replaces the APT service. |
| ovirt-engine-api-explorer |
The |
| DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) | Experimental support for DPDK has been removed in Red Hat Virtualization 4.4.4. |
| VDSM hooks | Starting with Red Hat Virtualization 4.4.7, VDSM hooks are not installed by default. You can manually install VDSM hooks as needed. |
| Foreman integration | Provisioning hosts using Foreman, which is initiated from Red Hat Virtualization Manager, is removed in Red Hat Virtualization 4.4.7. Removing this neither affects the ability to manage Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines from Satellite nor the ability for Red Hat Virtualization to work with errata from Satellite for hosts and virtual machines. |
| Cockpit installation for Self-hosted engine | Using Cockpit to install the self-hosted engine is no longer supported. Use the command line installation. |
| oVirt Scheduler Proxy | The ovirt-scheduler-proxy package is removed in Red Hat Virtualization 4.4 SP1. |
| Ruby software development kit (SDK) | The Ruby SDK is no longer supported. |
| systemtap |
The |
| Red Hat Virtualization Manager (RHVM) appliance | With this release, the Red Hat Virtualization Manager (RHVM) appliance is being retired. Following this release, you can update the RHVM by running the dnf update command followed by engine-setup after connecting to the Content Delivery Network. |
| DISA STIG for Red Hat Virtualization Host (RHVH) | The DISA STIG security profile is no longer supported for RHVH. Use the RHEL host with a DISA STIG profile instead. |
