Version 21.6.20 GA

What's new in this release?

  • Head of Anchor release
  • In accordance with the Vidyo Standard Software Maintenance Policy, Vidyo is pleased to announce VidyoPortal version 21.6.20 as the Head of Anchor for VidyoPortal on the Anchor 21.6.x branch. Anchor releases for Vidyo infrastructure and endpoints are listed in the Vidyo Anchor release compatibility matrix.
  • Note that Vidyo has announced the End of Software Maintenance for VidyoPortal Anchor Version 21.6.x.
  • Bug fixes
  • In this release, we've addressed some issues to improve usability and reliability.
  • System updates
  • For added security and stability, updates for multiple third-party packages and libraries are included as part of this release.
  • Prior to upgrading, please review the SSH configuration information section below in detail to ensure you have the right configuration to connect to the Vidyo appliances after the upgrade.

SSH configuration information

In this version, the SSH configuration has been updated to improve security. Because of these changes, only modern SSH clients that support the configurations below will typically be able to successfully connect.

  • Supported host keys: RSA,ED25519
  • Key exchange algorithms: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,curve25519-sha256,sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org
  • MACs: hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com
  • Encryption ciphers: Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com

Prior to upgrading, we recommend that you:

  • Update your SSH client to the latest version.
  • Confirm your client supports the above configurations.
  • Take a backup (snapshot) of your virtual machine.
  • Upgrade a single machine first to confirm connectivity and then proceed to the others.

Changes and requirements

  • VidyoPortal VE version 21.2.0 and later requires 12GB memory allocation at a minimum for production use. Prior versions only required 8GB of memory.
  • ACTION TO TAKE: Make sure to review your configuration and adjust the memory allocation if necessary.
  • VidyoPortal version 20.2.x and later requires you to set the SOAPAction header for all SOAP requests; otherwise, requests may fail.
  • ACTIONS TO TAKE: Inspect any API integrations that may use the Vidyo Web Services APIs and validate that this header is appropriately set. We also highly recommend that you test any API integrations in a lab environment prior to upgrading to your production environment.
  • VidyoGateway versions 3.5.x and VidyoReplay versions 3.1.x do not work with VidyoPortal and VidyoRouter version 21.6.x. You must upgrade your VidyoGateway and/or VidyoReplay to version 20.2.0 or later in order to be compatible with VidyoPortal and VidyoRouter version 21.2.x and later.

Upgrade notes

  • You can only upgrade to VidyoPortal and VidyoRouter version 21.6.20 from version 21.2.0 or later. You cannot upgrade directly from any previous versions as these versions are not supported.
  • DO NOT reboot your system during the upgrade as this could result in permanent loss of data.
  • As with any major update, we highly recommend that you back up your database before upgrading.
  • If you are using VidyoPortal and VidyoRouter Virtual Edition (VE), we recommend that you take a full system snapshot prior to upgrading.

Files

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vidyo-portal-TAG_VC21_6_20_4167-bundle-v7085.vidyo

VidyoPortal version 21.2.0 or later

vidyo-router-TAG_VC21_6_20_4167-bundle-v7086.vidyo

VidyoRouter version 21.2.0 or later

Resolved issues

The following table lists the issues we have resolved in VidyoPortal and VidyoRouter version 21.6.20.

VidyoPortal and VidyoRouter version 21.6.20 - resolved issues

Key

Summary

VIDPTL-42015

Updates to curl module for security and stability fixes.

VIDPTL-42001

Updates to OpenSSL to for security and stability fixes.

VIDPTL-41998

Updates to the kernel for security and stability fixes.

VIDPTL-41988

Updates to Apache APR runtime for security and stability fixes.

Known issues

There are no new known issues for this release.