4.13
Release notes for the VergeOS 4.13 series: hardware passthrough (USB/PCI/SRIOV), experimental vGPU live migration, enhanced bonding with split brain detection, multipath vSAN, and HA improvements.
Major Features & Themes
Hardware Virtualization & Resource Management
Resource Management
Comprehensive hardware passthrough capabilities (USB/PCI/SRIOV)
Experimental vGPU live migration support
Enhanced GPU support with latest NVIDIA GRID drivers
Increased resource limits (1024 CPUs, 256TB disks)
Advanced SRIOV and device management
Storage & Data Management
Storage Enhancements
Improved VM Export functionality
Enhanced cloud snapshot capabilities
Advanced vSAN management features
Multipath and multichannel support
Volume tier throttling
Improved backup integration
Ability to emulate USB storage devices
Network Infrastructure
System Administration
4.13.4.2 (August 2025)
Bug Fixes
Fixed two-factor authentication issues affecting Email authentication methods
4.13.4.1 (August 2025)
Bug Fixes
Fixed two-factor authentication issues affecting TOTP authentication methods
Enhanced UI version handling in preparation for the 26.0 release
Various system stability improvements
4.13.4 (March 2025)
Features & Improvements
Virtual Machine Management
Enhanced VM operation:
Implemented new VM console connection method
Added recipe question math operations supporting basic arithmetic (
+,-,/,*)Example:
${$math:VARIABLE,+,3}adds 3 to VARIABLEOptimized cloud snapshot browsing for VMs or Tenants
Improved tenant capabilities:
Added friendlier timeouts when stopping tenant nodes
Automatic inheritance of parent database flush interval
Improved tenant node power cycling behavior
Enhanced tenant NIC statistics tracking inside tenants
Fixed issue where resetting a tenant's password could cause recurring resets
Hardware Support
Added support for NVIDIA GRID drivers:
16.8, 16.9
17.5
18.0
Storage & Infrastructure
Enhanced vSAN operations:
Changed tier change detection from reference to trigger-based
Improved journal reads across all meta tier drives
Added transaction snapshot pruning
Overhauled transaction decision making
Added undelete option for initdevice
Added capability to cancel tier deletion
Fixed potential issues with single node tiers scaling out during high usage
Fixed drive deletion to properly disable device headers
Optimized system performance:
Improved drive action response time (immediate execution)
Modified fiber channel handling during drive refresh
Enhanced media image upload handling from URLs
Optimized multiple table views for better performance
Authentication & Security
Enhanced OIDC application functionality:
Fixed HTTP header handling
Improved token endpoint JSON response
Removed mandatory scope requirement
Fixed issue where site syncs might not be properly configured upon creation
System Administration
Improved interface elements:
Enhanced node kill mode warning
Standardized maintenance mode warnings
Added note about swap settings for newly formatted disks
Fixed tenant dashboard device creation
Corrected recipe question section popup button
Fixed issue where help didn't properly link to correct documentation
Fixed issues with:
Auto-creating repair servers for sites
IPSec Phase 1/2 deletion wording
CIFS share refresh in the NAS
NAS domain membership share mounting
System Updates
Installation Improvements
Enhanced vSAN device management:
Journal paused for 15 minutes when adding devices
Increased timeout for add-vsan-device to 15 minutes
Immediate drive addition during scale-out
Fixed progress bar display when formatting boot disks
Show proper error when attempting to install a node exceeding license limits
Fixed display issue with reboot dialog
Added support for specifying default vSAN config file
Improved MTU change handling (waits up to 10 seconds for link if previously up)
Core System Enhancements
Upgraded to kernel 6.6.79
Enhanced system configuration:
Increased ARP cache for large networks
Added NVMe controller multipath workaround
Improved boot process (5 seconds faster)
Added cloud-init hooks for unattended bare metal/virtualized installs
Changed copy method when partitioning devices to bypass caches
Fixed browser security policy issues
Added automatic VM power-on after single node system restart
Added additional test and service scripts
Enhanced diagnostics capabilities
Bug Fixes
Fixed various issues with:
vSAN hash map rebuilding
Potential deadlocks when meta drive is out of space
Race conditions affecting stability
Integrity check functionality with repair options
4.13.3 (January 2025)
Features & Improvements
Virtual Machine Management
Enhanced VM configuration capabilities:
Added ability to specify VM smbios data using advanced options (e.g. smbios.type1.serial=XXXYYY)
Added support for advanced CPU parameters (e.g. cpu.split-lock-detect=off)
Added VM advanced options support for machine, smp, and rtc parameters
Fixed CD-ROM "Optimize For" setting adherence
Added UTF-8 support for VM paste mapping configurations
Improved VM console focus after ctrl-alt-del
Fixed best CPU flag detection for nested virtualization
Fixed issue where editing a VM could reset paste keymap or RTC settings
Enhanced cloud-init handling:
Improved file cleanup when VM is stopped
Added cloud-init support for installation
Authentication & Security
Enhanced Two-Factor Authentication:
Added audit logging for failed 2FA code attempts
Improved TOTP code validation (15-second time offset tolerance)
Improved authentication source management:
Fixed group membership updates with auth sources
Added auto-cleanup of groups when deleting auth source
Added automatic debug mode timeout (1 hour)
Enhanced OIDC application support for group management
System Administration
Enhanced maintenance mode:
Improved handling of tenant reserve nodes during shutdown
Added forced maintenance mode option without redundancy
Fixed maintenance mode issues with tenant node reserves
Improved tenant management:
Added queue system for tenant provisioning operations
Enhanced tenant node statistics tracking
Improved cleanup of temporary tenant node directories
Added system password requirement enforcement for tenants
Fixed virtual IP ownership display in tenants
Storage & Infrastructure
Enhanced vSAN functionality:
Improved integrity check monitoring in diagnostics
Enhanced vSAN shutdown logging
Improved connection handling during network instability
Upload improvements:
Added system-wide preferred tier inheritance for URL uploads
Improved upload transfer rate accuracy
VMware Integration
Enhanced backup functionality:
Added fix for differential backups of non-4k aligned disks
Improved error handling for portgroup lookups
Enhanced disk size display precision (3 decimal places)
Improved import option consistency
System Updates
Core system improvements:
Upgraded to kernel 6.6.66
Upgraded QEMU to 9.0.4
Enhanced wireguard TCP performance with GSO
Added power-save CPU frequency governor
Improved core network DNS and gateway configuration
Updated documentation links to docs.verge.io
Installation enhancements:
Added automated node shutdown option post-installation
Improved network auto-detection
Enhanced drive selection process
Added more detailed console output during boot/shutdown
Fixed advanced installer network configuration issues
Bug Fixes
Fixed various issues with:
NAS recipe status during drive formatting
Cloud snapshot timing conflicts
SSL certificate Common Name parsing
Virtual Switch Port configuration
VMware backup and import processes
Network connection maintenance during migrations
vGPU profile placement IDs
Recipe field type display
4.13.2 (December 2024)
Features & Improvements
Virtual Machine Management
Enhanced VM recipe functionality:
Added automatic recipe detachment when guest agent connects
Improved provisioning continuity during unexpected reboots
Added API support:
PUT support for machine power state
Cloud-init file creation via API
Fixed deprecated QEMU log for VMs with console password
Improved auto-start capabilities:
Added power-on flagging for networks, VMs, tenant nodes, and VMware services when resources become available
VMware Integration
Fixed downloading of VMware files:
Improved handling of vmx, nvram, and vmxf files/assets
System Administration
Enhanced maintenance mode:
Added support for single problematic node maintenance (failed drive scenarios)
Improved UI/UX:
Fixed node drive temperature dashboard display
Enhanced vSAN dashboard walk progress display
Changed full walk progress visibility
Improved form dropdowns with default text sorting
Fixed long history graphs display for 0 bytes
Fixed VNET list poweroff popup for online machines
Modified backend package installation process
Storage & vSAN
Enhanced vSAN functionality:
Improved controller votes during startup for better split-brain detection
Fixed dashboard walk progress display during idle state
Fixed bonded interface handling for External networks requiring restart
OS & Installation
System Infrastructure
Enhanced storage support:
Added NVMe multipath support
Fixed fiberchannel device lists
Improved boot partition flashing with FC cards
System improvements:
Changed grub boot title to "VergeOS"
Accelerated boot partition flashing during shutdown
Fixed potential memory issue during vSAN sync
System Management
Enhanced framework handling:
Improved controller handoff from node2 to node1
Fixed rare lockup during node connection phase
Improved physical access:
Fixed login issues
Removed false-positive error logs
4.13.1 (November 2024)
Virtual Machine Management
UI Improvements
Fixed core checkbox persistence on VM dashboard refresh
Enhanced core checkbox behavior on statistics graph
Improved cluster-based node filtering for VM migration
Enhanced vGPU profile sorting by name
Updated audit logs for hard reset/restart actions
Functionality
Added download completion check for Marketplace recipe VMs requiring ISOs
Enhanced ISO management:
Fixed renaming attached ISOs when VM is offline
Improved media handling
System Administration
Resource Management
Enhanced resource group functionality:
Added resource group specification for machine devices
Fixed resource group deletion with attached devices
Improved device management
Added vGPU profile display improvements:
Added framerate information
Added VRAM details
Implemented automatic node resource cleanup on startup
System Tools
Enhanced system diagnostics:
Implemented 256K chunk uploads
Improved performance and reliability
Improved scheduled tasks:
Removed legacy 2019 default date
Enhanced scheduling functionality
VMware Integration
Enhanced backup job management:
Added pause/resume/stop controls to list view
Added backup mode display
Removed kernel warning for container service startup
Storage & Infrastructure
VSAN Improvements
Fixed critical scenarios:
Resolved same-tier data movement triggering trans snap
Fixed drive listing with FC card present
Enhanced integrity check for large repair counts (>500 repairs)
System Services
Enhanced appserver functionality:
Added proxy source IP support from URL
Improved cache settings (private to public) for files
Added general proxy source IP support
Updated Samba configuration:
Optimized ACL handling
Removed automatic DFS enabling when AD is not joined
OS & Installation
Upgraded to Kernel 6.6.60
Fixed various stability issues
Enhanced service configuration
Updated system endpoints to vergeos.com
Removed unnecessary debug logging
4.13.0 (November 2024)
Major Features & Themes
Hardware & Resource Management
Added resource passthrough capabilities:
Support for USB, PCI, and SRIOV NICs passthrough to VMs and tenant nodes
New dashboard for system resource visibility
Added SRIOV eswitch support for mlx5
Implemented experimental vGPU live migration (cluster setting)
Added support for NVIDIA GRID versions:
16.6, 16.7, 16.8
17.2, 17.3, 17.4
Removed NVIDIA GRID driver support prior to 16.6 (kernel incompatibility)
Virtual Machine Enhancements
Increased capabilities:
Maximum file size for virtual disks now 256TB
Increased max CPU per tenant node to 1024
All machine types using 9.0 or newer automatically include USB controller
Added SMBIOS improvements:
Product vendor and serial number provided to VMs
Enhanced VM Management:
New graceful reboot option (most reliable with guest agent)
Changed Reset to "Hard Reset" and Reboot to "Restart"
Hot-pluggable virtual USB controller for drive interfaces
Optimized VM drive quiescing
New machine types for QEMU 9.0
Networking & Infrastructure
Enhanced bonding capabilities:
Support for multiple core physical interfaces into VLAN
Changed default bond settings to prevent misconfiguration
Support for bonded core physical NICs with tagged VLAN
Added ability to change physical network to bonded after install
Improved network management:
Added split brain detection for external networks with static IPs
Added a Allow Ping rule on the External network that is created with new system deployments (where you access the UI). This rule is disabled by default.
Support for IP aliases in proxy-enabled networks
Storage & Backup
Enhanced VM Export functionality:
Increased max Volume VM Exports to 100 (from 20)
Added NFSv4 and extended attribute support
Added read-write support for backup vendors
Faster VM importing (no disk copy/conversion needed)
API support for name override and VM list
Improved cloud snapshot capabilities:
Increased maximum from 1000 to 2048
Now includes node and tier directories from sys directory
Added vSAN config copying
Support for multiple selections in tenant/VM recovery
Functionality Improvements
VMware Integration
Enhanced backup functionality:
Removed 50 VM limit on pre-import list
Fixed handling of VMs with <256M RAM
Added setting for backup jobs without full refresh
Fixed CPU usage reporting for VMware Backup Service
Improved VM import:
Support for interface overrides (drives and NICs)
Option to ignore optical drives
Authentication & Security
Enhanced two factor authentication:
Added verification requirement before enabling
Added type to user dashboard, list, and profile
Fixed OpenSSL Cipher URL
Fixed issues with:
Administrator permission management
Invalid auth source icon handling
OIDC login with long usernames
System & Cluster Management
Enhanced update process:
Added new settings:
Warm Reboot: Faster node reboot during updates (bypasses BIOS/EFI)
Multi-Cluster Update: Simultaneous updates across clusters
Process improvements:
Updates pause if users manually reboot servers
Status/logs only update after successful maintenance mode
Removed redundant storage redundancy requirement
Parallel updates possible (one node per cluster after node1)
Enhanced status logging during controller failover
Improved maintenance mode:
Support for multiple simultaneous nodes (respecting vSAN redundancy)
API support for forced maintenance mode
Enhanced VM migration during maintenance:
4 VMs for >40Gbps networks
2 VMs for >10Gbps networks
Configurable via Advanced Settings
Storage & vSAN
Enhanced vSAN management:
Improved cluster tier dashboard with comprehensive node listing
Added manual drive addition via vSAN Diagnostics
Added Get Tier Status to diagnostics
Better tracking of vSAN connectivity
Drives set to initializing during scale-up
Changed default timeout for IO from 30 to 7 seconds
Implemented multipath for fiber channel and DAS storage (active/passive)
Implemented multichannel communication between nodes
Added volume tier throttling for tenant usage control
Storage improvements:
Removed offline requirement for VM drive tier changes
Fixed volume sync deletion issues
Enhanced snapshot management in backup clusters
Tenant Management
Enhanced tenant features:
Support for all media image types (not just ISOs)
Added machine device counts to dashboards
Automatic sites and syncs disable on clone
Fixed certificate visibility in cloned tenants
Better handling of tenant default routes
Improved device offline status during cloning
Added HA Group improvements:
New '+' prefix feature for co-location preferences
Enhanced VM placement optimization
Network & Connectivity
Improved network operations:
Virtual Switch Port connection delayed until migration completion
Enhanced wireguard peer creation
Better IP address ownership visibility
Improved bonded network configuration
Added "My DMZ" back in network rules for Route/Translate
Fixed Layer2 type change issues with physical interfaces
System Administration
Configuration & Management
SMTP improvements:
Changed NTP restart behavior
Removed default From Address in fresh installs
Added warning for missing From Address
Enhanced mail file handling
UI/UX updates:
Changed "Refresh PCI Devices" to "Refresh Devices"
Added preferred tier space check notification
Enhanced license management and marketplace interaction
Improved share status visibility for CIFS/NFS
File Management & Upload
Enhanced file upload capabilities:
Added on-the-fly decompression for xz/gz formats via API
Improved upload status monitoring
Enhanced public link handling
Added ISO generation capabilities:
Support for zip files and other ISOs via API
Automatic guest driver ISO creation for vGPU setups
OS & Installation
Installation Process
Enhanced network configuration:
Improved core network NIC scanning for conflict detection
Better MTU problem detection and messaging
Removed physical switch configuration prompt
Enhanced auto-network detection
Support for single node without physical core network
Added system classification prompt (POC/Trial/Homelab or Production)
Improved drive management:
Better multipath drive handling
Enhanced vSAN device selection
Option for remaining disk boot partition flashing
Improved drive formatting during scale-out/node replacement
System Infrastructure
Kernel and Core Updates:
Upgraded to kernel 6.6.56
Upgraded base QEMU to 9.0.3
Added RPKI package for frr
Enhanced TCP and network buffer settings
Hardware Support:
Added Xilinx and USB Network drivers
Disabled hardware offloading for certain Broadcom NICs
Added code for buggy NVMe drive handling
Enhanced mlx5 driver support
Added ability to relax RMRR with IOMMU
Boot & System Management
Enhanced boot process:
Added quick reboot using kexec
Improved EFI handling
Better bonded NIC detection after PCI slot changes
Faster boot with unlinked NICs
Security improvements:
Added SSH password disable option
Enhanced physical access login tracking
Improved login brute-force handling
Better multiple SSH session management
Bug Fixes
Fixed various issues with:
Cloud snapshot recovery scenarios
Guest agent functionality after VM reset
Volume export share FSID stability
Tenant snapshot timing scenarios
Database question handling in tenant recipes
Node CPU usage reporting
IPSec Phase1 pre-shared-key visibility
Site sync statistics display
VM export quiescing
Boot partition updates via API
NTP leap second handling
Syslog regex filter reloading
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