Additional resources

• Refer to the table in What’s included in Ansible Automation Platform for information on maintenance releases of Ansible Automation Platform.
• For more information on upgrading your Ansible Automation Platform, see the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Upgrade and Migration Guide.
• For procedures related to using the Ansible Automation Platform installer, see the Ansible Automation Platform Installation Guide.

Enhancements

• Added OCP 4.10 compatibility
• Added support for HTTP proxy when pushing execution environment images
• Added ability to configure nginx headers on Controller
• Changed the setup.log file to no longer be world readable

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue during controller deployment where the web-container will fail to start up, resulting in a failed installation
• Fixed a Server Error 500 that occurs after an Operator upgrade on OCP
• Updated ansible-hub-ui to use a changelog

Enhancements

• Added architecture support labels for the Ansible Automation Platform operator
• Updated to Receptor 1.2.1 on all supported versions of the Ansible Automation Platform
• Removed unnecessary packages from the bundle installer to reduce the file size
• Updated to version to Ansible Runner 2.1.3
• Removed the enforcement of license compliance from the Ansible Automation Platform installer
• Added support to enable an array of pull secrets to pass to the operator
• Added a preflight check to ensure that the installer is running on a UTF-8 system
• Removed unnecessary become_user:root entries from the Ansible Automation Platform installer
• Added support to provide a custom secret key when running the rekey.yml file
• Added a preflight check to detect missing username and password variables for service catalog worker, instead of causing an installation failure at a later point of time
• Updated the collection counts on the Content tab when the collection details were filtered
• Added guidelines for setting ORPHAN_PROTECTION_TIME

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where Controller user interface would not load on a few cloud providers
• Added compatibility with earlier versions for image_pull_secret key in awx-operator, so that the backup and restore operations are completed successfully
• Automation controller backups no longer fail when multiple secrets are supported
• Resolved certification mismatch during upgrade so that every controller dashboard is accessible
• Improved the labels for Japanese translations
• Resolved issues when upgrading automation hub from version 2.1.1 to version 2.1.2
• Resolved issues where the Controller user interface was not accessible, when automation controller was installed through Operator on OpenShift Core Platform 4.10
• Fixed an issue that caused the upgrade from Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 to 2.1 to fail, when the execution environment was transferred to automation hub
• Fixed an issue so that a standalone installation of private automation hub can now transfer the execution environments to the hub
• Resolved intermittent 500 internal server error while pushing the execution environments to automation hub that prevents images from being pushed to the hub
• Fixed an issue when the variable sslmode was not configured correctly during automation hub installation
• Running the `./setup.sh -b command from the installer directory no longer fails to load group variables
• Fixed an issue where the SELinux context was not being configured correctly on subsequent installations
• The installer no longer fails when IPV6 is disabled
• Modified the database backup and restore logic to compress the data dump
• Fixed an issue during installation where a configured proxy would not be used when required
• Fixed installations of execution environments when installing without internet access
• Creating default execution environments no longer fails when the password includes special characters
• Added support to set a parameter to change the temporary directory path, so that the execution environments can be extracted to the bundled installer
• Upgrading to Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 no longer fails when the Django superuser is missing
• Fixed an issue where installation of automation hub failed due to symlinks
• Added explanations for variables of service catalog worker in the installer inventory
• Fixed an issue where installing automation hub with an external database did not install Postgres as expected
• Fixed an issue where variables with default values were shown as undefined variables
• Added support for ansible_host in the installer inventory for automation hub
• Fixed an issue where a few commands were missing on initializing the container
• Fixed an issue where the TTL controller caused the jobs to run repeatedly
• Resolved intermittent 500 internal server error while pulling and pushing the execution environments from private automation hub
• Fixed an issue so that remotes configured with proxy authentication can be edited without re-entering the proxy password
• Updated the proxy password from text type to password type to make the password more secure
• Updated the synchronization that is used by authenticated proxy to avoid authentication failures
• Added message in the Controller user interface to inform users that the community collections do not have docs
• Added field validation to allow HTTPS URLs only when adding a remote registry
• Added import result and filenames to the audit log
• Updated the group categories such as Namespaces, Collections, Users, Groups, Remotes, and Containers in the translatable strings
• Updated the Filter by repository dropdown field in the translatable strings
• Updated the Namespaces label in the translatable strings
• Fixed an issue where artifacts were removed from the entire repository when reclaim space was triggered with image removal

Enhancements

• Updated the version to Openshift-clients 4.10.x
• Updated the version to pulpcore-selinux 1.3.2
• Updated the version to pulp_installer 3.15.9-3
• Updated the version to Receptor 1.2.3
• Added an enhancement such that execution environment images can now be pulled from automation controller only
• Modified the base images of execution environments so that the controller backups are executed in the container

Bug fixes

• Task container no longer fails for Controller Operator 2.1.3
• The setup log now gets updated when it is run as non-root on bastion host
• The users' time zones are now populated correctly in the execution environments
• Installation of automation hub no longer causes SELinux errors
• Syncing the execution environments from registry.redhat.io on automation hub 2.1 no longer causes [Too many open files] errors
• Enhanced the copy process of execution environments so that they require less space in the `/tmp directory
• The receptor no longer fails in FIPS mode
• Added the no_proxy definition in the inventory file so that deployments no longer use proxy when accessing private automation hub and thereby run successfully
• The bundled installer no longer fails while finding registry details
• Bundle installation no longer fails with skopeo file permissions error
• Installation of Red Hat Single Sign On (SSO) on private automation hub no longer fails
• Bundle installation of private automation hub no longer pushes images with missing ee_image_base that leads to installation failure
• When you run the `./setup.sh -b command during an upgrade, the API tokens are now maintained
• The super user role of users can now be changed by administrators only
• Improved the tasks for collections deletion so that the collections are now deleted from both the repositories and the disks
• While using automation hub 4.5.0 with central authentication, the hub user interface no longer turns unresponsive when the group permissions are modified
• Added localization support for Modules, Roles, Plugins, and Dependencies counter in container list for both card and list view
• Updated the documentation link to route to documentation of the correct version
• Resolved intermittent issue while trying to sync community devsec.hardening collection on automation hub 4.4.0
• Improved import log and status overflow pages in automation controller UI
• Added visibility for execution environments created by ansible-builder in the automation hub UI
• Resolved an issue while copying and removing content from a repository by changing lock and transaction into a single task
• Updated orphan cleanup task to improve collection re-upload experience
• Resolved an issue where a list of execution environments available and discovered were not displayed after indexing
• Updated user access to be able to customize minimum password length

Enhancements

• Rebuilt the bundle installer to pick up the latest python-pulp-container rpm and container images.
• Updated RSA key strength for Ansible Automation Platform certificates.

Bug fixes

• A password is now asked for when running ad-hoc commands and selecting the credential.
• Fixed an error during installation where the skopeo directory was created.
• Fixed an error caused by ansible-core version conflicts during the upgrade from 1.2 to 2.1.
• Fixed an issue where survey fields couldn’t be updated on the web console if they were created using the API.
• Fixed an issue where the date picker would select dates in the past, and this would prevent saving.
• Fixed an issue where setting Use Role in credential resulted in unwanted roles being added to other users.
• Fixed an issue where execution environments were failing to be pushed locally during install.
• Fixed an issue where facts gathered while using slices were not stored in Ansible Automation Platform.
• Fixed an issue where filter options were being removed when navigating between job template pages.
• Fixed an issue where the launched job was vanishing from the Jobs page.
• Fixed an issue where the installer failed at "Push execution environment images locally on Automation Controller and Execution Nodes" and was unable to make rootless runtime.
• Fixed an issue where idle connections were growing and not closing in the automation hub database.
• Fixed an issue where private automation hub was unable to restore with an external database.
• Fixed an issue where hub installed unnecessary extra packages.

Automation Hub 4.4.1 enhancements and bug fixes

• Added tasking system permissions so that users with the appropriate permissions can view and manage tasks
• Added name, namespace name, and registry requirements when add/editing an execution environment
• Fixed an error where certified collections will fail to install from a private hub
• Fixed a bug where the registry sync status will not display on the remote registries page

Automation Hub 4.4.3 Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where idle connections were growing and not closing in the automation hub database.
• Fixed an issue where private automation hub was unable to restore with an external database.
• Fixed an issue where hub installs unnecessary extra packages.

Automation controller 4.1 new features and enhancements

• Separate control and execution layers.
• Automation execution environments are container images that provide a standardized way to build and distribute environments where automation runs.
• Automation mesh allows distributed execution across on-premises environments, the hybrid cloud, and the edge. It replaces Ansible Tower and isolated nodes.

Automation controller 4.1 deprecated and removed features

• Support for custom Python virtual environments for execution.

Automation controller 4.1.1 Enhancements and Bug fixes

• Added the ability to specify additional nginx headers
• Fixed analytics gathering to collect all the data the controller needed to collect
• Fixed the controller to no longer break subsequent installer runs when deleting the demo organization

Automation Controller 4.1.4 Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the installer failed at "Push execution environment images locally on Automation Controller and Execution Nodes" and was unable to make rootless runtime.