Release Notes Archive
====================

This page describes _netlab_ releases that are at least 18 months old. Newer release notes are [here](release.md).

**[Release 1.3.2](release/1.3.md) (2022-10-01)**

* Mikrotik RouterOS version 7 support by Stefano Sasso, including IPv4, IPv6, VLANs, VRFs, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, BGP, MPLS, MPLS/VPN
* Nokia SR OS support for VLAN, VXLAN, EVPN, VRF, and OSPFv3 by Jeroen van Bemmel
* OSPFv3 on Cumulus Linux and Nexus OS
* EVPN (bridging and symmetric IRB) on Nexus OS
* EVPN VLAN bundle service on SR Linux
* EVPN transit VNI shared between VRFs
* Define VLAN and VRF parameters in groups

**[Release 1.3.1](release/1.3.md) (2022-09-17)**

* VXLAN, VLANs, VRFs, and EVPN implemented on FRR and Cumulus Linux
* BGP local-as implemented in the BGP configuration module and supported on Arista EOS, Cisco IOS, Dell OS10, FRR, and Nokia SR Linux.
* Configurable BGP transport sessions
* Configurable default BGP address families supported on Arista EOS, Cisco IOS, Cumulus Linux, FRR, and Nokia SR Linux.
* Select address pools with 'pool' VLAN or link attribute (using 'role' attribute to select an addressing pool is deprecated)
* FRR support for IPv6 LLA (unnumbered) BGP sessions
* New default VM versions: FRR 8.3.1 and Cumulus Linux 4.4.0 (container), Cumulus Linux (NVUE) 5.2.0 (VM)
* Per-VRF BGP router ID on Cisco IOS and Arista EOS

**[Release 1.3](release/1.3.md) (2022-08-27)**

* 'netsim-tools' package renamed to 'networklab'
* VXLAN configuration module
* EVPN configuration module
* 6PE added to MPLS configuration module
* IS-IS on VyOS
* VLANs and VRFs on Cisco Nexus OS
* VRFs on Nokia SR Linux
* Default route origination on EBGP sessions

**[Release 1.2.4](release/1.2.md) (2022-06-20)**

* VLAN support for Mikrotik RouterOS and VyOS
* Routed VLANs and routed VLAN subinterfaces
* ebgp_utils plugin
* User-modifiable templates used in Vagrantfile creation
* Bug fixes and documentation fixes

**[Release 1.2.3](release/1.2.md) (2022-05-26)**

* VLAN support for SR Linux
* Bug fixes
  
**[Release 1.2.2](release/1.2.md) (2022-05-02)**

* VLAN configuration module
* External topology provider to use *netlab* with hardware labs
* VRF loopback interfaces
* netlab restart command restarts or reconfigures the lab
* Use the snapshot file to start a lab
* Specify NIC model used by *libvirt* virtualization provider
* Set device type or configuration modules in groups
* Persistent Linux network provisioning
* Debian supported by the installation scripts

**[Release 1.2.1](release/1.2) (2022-04-16)**

* Graphite GUI
* Dell OS10 on *libvirt*
* VRFs, MPLS, and MPLS/VPN on Mikrotik RouterOS and VyOS
* Containerlab support for Cumulus NVUE
* VRF Lite on Cumulus NVUE

**[Release 1.2.0](release/1.2.md) (2022-04-01)**

* VRF definitions and layer-3 VRFs
* VRF-aware OSPF, IS-IS and BGP
* Traditional MPLS with LDP
* BGP Labeled Unicast
* MPLS/VPN: VPNv4 and VPNv6 address family support
* OSPFv3 support on Juniper vSRX
* Use topology snapshot file in **netlab down**

**[Release 1.1.4](release/1.1) (2022-03-09)**

* **netlab clab tarball** create a tar package that can be deployed with *containerlab* without *netlab*
* Added **tar** and **cleanup** options to **netlab collect**
* Added **cleanup** option to **netlab down**
* Support for OSPFv3 on VyOS
* Build recipes for Arista vEOS and Juniper vSRX use management VRF
* Use **netlab_device_type** instead of **ansible_network_os** to select configuration templates
* Developer documentation for initial device configurations, OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
* Add **fetch_config** action for SR Linux and SR OS. You can use **netlab collect** to get current configuration from these devices

**[Release 1.1.3](release/1.1.md) (2022-02-14)**

* Restructured installation documentation
* OSPFv3 support
* netlab show command displays system settings in tabular format
* EIGRP implementation of common routing protocol features
* Configurable address family support (IPv4 and/or IPv6) for IS-IS, OSPF, and EIGRP
* Libvirt box creating script for Cisco CSR 1000v and Juniper vSRX 3.0
* Support for /31 IPv4 P2P links
* Configurable MTU for VyOS and RouterOS

**[Release 1.1.2](release/1.1.md) (2022-01-29)**

* Containerlab installation script
* System and interface MTU
* Configurable VM memory and CPU settings
* Configurable BGP cluster ID
* Router ID calculations for IPv6-only devices and configurable router ID
* Hosts and default gateways
* Static loopback addresses
* Cumulus Linux 5.0 support (configuration via NVUE)
* BGP graphs can show RR-client sessions as directed arrows
* Building vEOS and Nexus 9300v libvirt boxes has been significantly simplified with **netlab libvirt package** command
* Proof-of-concept EVPN and SRv6 modules

**[Release 1.1.1](release/1.1.md) (2022-01-20)**

* Cumulus VX: unnumbered interfaces and support for EBGP sessions over unnumbered IPv4 interfaces
* OVS bridge support in containerlab provider
* Bug fixes

**[Release 1.1](release/1.1.md) (2022-01-09)**

* New IPAM functionality: layer-2-only links and interfaces, per-protocol unnumbered interfaces
* IPAM code refactoring
* BFD configuration module
* BFD with IS-IS and OSPF
* Device capability checks: unnumbered interfaces, OSPF and IS-IS over unnumbered links
* Linux bridges are used to implement multi-access links in *containerlab*
* Simplified IS-IS and OSPF configuration templates
* Reorganized nodes list into a dictionary
* Reorganized link interfaces into a list

**[Release 1.0.6](release/1.0.md) (2021-12-28)**

* Full SR Linux and SR OS support
* Plugin packages and module extensions
* Hierarchical device groups
* Custom deployment templates moved to 'netlab initial'
* Device-specific module attributes
* Support for multi-access links in containerlab

**[Release 1.0.5](release/1.0.md) (2021-12-19)**

* Custom deployment templates for individual nodes
* Support for vagrant-libvirt 0.7.0
* Support for more than 10 lab devices under libvirt
* Extendable topology-, link- and module parameters
* Automatic creation of vagrant-libvirt management network
* Bug fixes

**[Release 1.0.4](release/1.0.md) (2021-12-11)**

* Fortinet configuration (IPv4, IPv6, OSPF)
* Links without IP addressing
* IOSv, CSR, vSRX on VirtualBox
* Bug fixes

**[Release 1.0.3](release/1.0.md) (2021-12-06)**

* Initial support for Fortinet devices
* Skip devices that cannot be configured during lab initialization process
* Bug fixes

**[Release 1.0.2](release/1.0) (2021-11-27)**

* Support for Mikrotik CHS and Vyos devices (contributed by Stefano Sasso)
* Group-specific node data
* Automatic creation of AS-based groups
* Custom plugins

**[Release 1.0.1](release/1.0) (2021-11-20)**

* Custom inventory groups
* Group-specific custom configuration templates
* Composite command debugging
* Quiet run of Ansible playbooks

**[Release 1.0](release/1.0) (2021-10-25)**

* **netlab up** enables *LLDP passthrough* on Linux bridges created with *libvirt* Vagrant plugin
* Cleanup: remove the old CLI commands and related documentation

**Release 0.9.3 (2021-10-13)**

* Add **netlab up** and **netlab down** commands
* Add static node IDs and interface addresses

**Release 0.9.2 (2021-10-08)**

* Add a simple YAML-based inventory file to replace **ansible_inventory** if you happen to hate Ansible.

**Release 0.9.1 (2021-09-19)**

* Hosts in network labs (Linux VMs or containers)

**Release 0.9 (2021-08-20)**

* Topology graphs (physical topology and BGP sessions)
* YAML or JSON representation of transformed network topology
* Generic output framework

**Release 0.8 (2021-07-09)**

* Python package
* Unified CLI
* Support for Cumulus VX and Nokia SR Linux containers
* Installation and testing scripts

**Release 0.7 (2021-05-31)**

* EIGRP configuration module
* BGP parameters: advertise_loopback, originate prefixes, community propagation
* BGP IPv6 address family configuration
* OSPF reference bandwidth
* IS-IS P2P network type on all P2P links (not just unnumbered)
* Single-module initial configuration
* Python type hinting and mypy checks

**Release 0.6.3 (2021-05-24)**

* BGP configuration module
* IS-IS configuration module
* Segment Routing with MPLS
* OSPF configuration improvements: external links and passive interfaces
* FRR and Cumulus VX support
* Installation playbook
* Bug fixes

**Release 0.5 (2021-04-11)**

* containerlab support
* Flexible virtualization provider framework

**Release 0.4 (2021-03-26)**

* Unnumbered interfaces
* Configuration modules framework
* Baseline OSPF module

**Release 0.3 (2021-01-24)**

* Support for multiple virtualization providers
* Vagrant with VirtualBox
* EOS and Nexus OS supported on Vagrant/VirtualBox
* Device images (Vagrant boxes) are configurable in the defaults

**Release 0.2 (2021-01-12)**

Major refactoring of addressing configuration

* Structured address pools (loopback, lan, p2p)
* IPv4 and IPv6 support
* Initial configuration modules updated to work in dual-stack or IPv6-only environments

**Release 0.11 (2021-01-07)**

Arrcus ArcOS support contributed by Dave Thelen

Refactored configuration gathering -- use explicit **device_facts** modules or platform-specific tasks for platforms that don't gather device configuration with fact-gathering module

2020-12-21
: Nexus 9300v support

2020-12-17
: Initial release (IOSv, CSR, EOS)

```eval_rst
.. toctree::
   :caption: Individual release notes
   :maxdepth: 2

   release/1.3.md
   release/1.2.md
   release/1.1.md
   release/1.0.md
   release/0.9.md
   release/0.8.md
   release/0.7.md
   release/0.6.md
   release/0.5.md
   release/0.4.md
   release/0.3.md
```