Bare Metal Release Notes
This page contains the latest release notes for features and updates to bare metal cloud.
September 2024
September 23, 2024
Upgraded creation procedures of Bare Metal instance, making it more clear and simplified.
August 2024
August 12, 2024
Upgraded public IPv6 enablement while creating an instance. You can enable or disable the public IPv6 as you need.
July 2024
July 01, 2024
Added support for pricing model change from pay-as-you-go to subscription of instance and elastic IP. The network pricing model of the instance to change should be burstable 95th.
June 2024
June 03, 2024
Added support for custom OS installation via netboot.xyz. See Deploy a Custom Image Using iPXE for more details.
April 2024
April 28, 2024
Added support for random password generation when setting customized login password in bare metal instance creation.
April 01, 2024
Access via system-generated password is not supported. Choose custom password or SSH key pair to access your bare metal instance.
March 2024
March 18, 2024
Upgraded CPU details display of Configuration, including Core, Threads, Base Frequency, and so on;
Upgraded IPMI password length within 16 characters.
January 2024
January 22, 2024
Added support for custom-iPXE instance provisioning;
Added support for free elastic IPv6.
December 2023
December 25, 2023
Added support for Server Replacement;
Added support for network interruption notification while assigning or unassigning CIDR block IP.
December 11, 2023
Added support for CPU temperature and ambient temperature display in Hardware Health Check.
November 2023
November 27, 2023
Upgraded operating system selection while creating an instance by distinguishing custom OS and default OS.
November 13, 2023
Added support for subscription term change while resubscribing recycled resources;
Upgraded remaining storage allocation in partitioning.
October 2023
October 30, 2023
Added support for auto-numbering of instances during creation;
Added support for entry of order and bill details on the instance list page.
September 2023
September 25, 2023
Added support for network pricing model change for subscription instances;
Added support for instance deletion and full refund if the first installation fails after you places an order for an instance.
July 2023
July 17, 2023
Upgraded location selection. The system can pick a zone randomly for you to show all available models in one city;
Upgraded tiered price display when setting up public network bandwidth or data transfer.
June 2023
June 19, 2023
Upgraded partitioning while instance creation and the remained space will be added to the last partition for Window, while to the root partition, represented by "/" for other operating systems;
Upgraded pricing model display while resource creation and pay-as-you-go model will be displayed first if available.
June 05, 2023
Upgraded data transfer display in the instance list page, including purchased data transfer package and the overages.
April 2023
March 2023
March 20, 2023
Upgraded location filters in instance creation. You can filter zones available for cloud router connection；
Upgraded specification display. You can view the included bandwidth or data transfer；
Added support for promo code. The offer cannot be used in conjunction with discounts for long-term subscriptions；
March 6, 2023
Upgraded bare metal menu list.
Upgraded the product name of Public Virtual Interface to VLAN.
October 2022
October 16, 2022
Upgraded IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) access control to further enhance security. You can only access IPMI in relatively safe environment.
Upgraded agent architecture to further enhance security.
You can now change the public virtual interface bandwidth of your bare metal cloud instance. You can control your public network data transfer by changing the bandwidth cap. With no public bandwidth limitation, the public bandwidth cap would be the maximum port bandwidth allowed.
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