What's New

Software Release 24.12.1

The following updated documentation is available for Lighthouse 24.12.1.

Release Notes

For a full list of any features, improvements, or bug fixes for Lighthouse 24.12.1, see the Release Notes.

User Guide Updates

The following user guide updates are available:

• A number of formatting updates, particularly in the Manage Templates section.

• The Install in Azure section is reorganized and updated to provide more details and a better flow of information.

• Additional detail around subnet requirements is added to the Configure subnets for multi-instance Lighthouse topic.

Software Release 24.12

The following updated documentation is available for Lighthouse 24.12.

Release Notes

For a full list of all features, improvements, and bug fixes for Lighthouse 24.12, see the Release Notes.

User Guide Updates for Features

The following user guide updates are also available in addition to the feature documentation:

Subscription Updates

The Lighthouse Core and Lighthouse Enhance subscriptions are described in Manage Subscriptions, with updated information when you Add a new subscription to Lighthouse, Assign Subscriptions to Nodes, and particularly when you Update a Subscription to Lighthouse to one of the new subscriptions.

Installing Lighthouse Core or Lighthouse Enhance subscriptions deactivates NetOps modules, but some nodes may still try to run NetOps, so a set of clean up templates are described on Manage Templates. It is recommended to use these templates to clean up the nodes BEFORE you apply one of the subscriptions. Steps to perform the clean up are described on the new Disable NetOps Modules via Template topic.

The following topics have also had updates to reflect changes made for the subscriptions where appropriate:

• Lighthouse Overview

• Settings Pane

• Menu Pane

• Manually Apply NetOps Modules via Template

• Enrollment Bundles

• Create an Enrollment Bundle

• Advanced Functionality

• Manage NetOps Modules

Custom Login Message

You can now set a custom login message that is visible to users before they log in to Lighthouse. The new Set a Custom Login Message topic has been added to describe how to set the message. User permissions describing who can set the message are described on Manage Roles.

The following topics have also had updates to reflect changes made for the custom login message where appropriate:

• Settings Pane

• Examine or Modify the Lighthouse Session Settings

• Enable Alternate REST API Ports

Network Configuration Updates

The following sections of the manual are updated to reflect network configuration changes in Lighthouse, including the support of Net2 and OSPF settings.

The Network Connections section has been updated to include information on adding network connections to interfaces on the new topics Add a Network Connection, Edit a Network Connection, and Delete a Network Connection. User permissions describing who can perform these activities is described on Manage Roles.

The Smart Management Fabric section has been updated and includes a new:

• topic to describe how to Reserve an Interface for Smart management Fabric (SMF).

• section for Lighthouse OSPF Settings, including new topics that describe how to Add an OSPF Interface, Edit an OSPF Interface, and Delete an OSPF Interface.

The following topics have also had updates to reflect changes made for the network configuration updates where appropriate:

• Settings Pane

• Set the Lighthouse Hostname

• Add External IP Addresses Manually

• Manage Resources

• Add a resource

Other User Guide Updates

The following user guide updates are also available in addition to the feature documentation:

• The Lighthouse CLI, Serial Port, and REST API Logging section is available in the Configuring Lighthouse section of the manual.

• Updates on the Manage Ports page to reflect that you can now search by node name.

• The Lighthouse Virtual Machine Requirements are updated to provide general guidelines for any Lighthouse deployment.

• The Install in Amazon Web Services section is rearranged to provide a better flow of the content so that the steps are clearer.

• There is new information around re-enrolling nodes to get updated configuration when you add external IP addresses manually.

• Updates are added to describe the linking between filters and user groups. This affects the following pages:

  • Create Resource Filters

  • Create Port Filters

  • Delete Filters

  • Create a User Group

• The steps to Configure AUTH0 for IdP are updated to replace rules with actions.

• The following sections of the manual are rearranged to make content easier to find and more user friendly:

  • Lighthouse User Interface

  • Manage Filters

  • Manage Tags

• A number of maintenance, consistency, and formatting updates to improve the content that may change how the information looked in the last release.