Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform Release Notes
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform (Confluent Ansible) offers a simple way to configure and deploy Confluent Platform.
The following sections summarize the technical details of the Confluent Ansible 7.0 releases.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.16 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.16 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.16.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable fixes
A number of internal issues were resolved, including critical security and vulnerability issues.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.15 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.15 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.15.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable fixes
Confluent Ansible uses the archived Debian10 repository since Debian 10 reached the end of life.
A number of internal issues were resolved, including critical security and vulnerability issues.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.14 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.14 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.14.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable fixes
Connect and ksqlDB clusters are now correctly registered in MDS even when Confluent Platform components are co-located.
Critical security and vulnerability issues were fixed.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.13 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.13 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.13.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable fixes
Critical security and vulnerability issues were fixed.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.12 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.12 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.12.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable fixes
Critical security and vulnerability issues were fixed.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.11 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.11 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.11.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable enhancements
Updated default Confluent CLI version to 2.38.1.
Ansible builtin File mode is now
stringinstead ofoctal.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.10 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.10 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.10.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable enhancements
Parametrized the number of retries for MDS API requests.
Removed timeout configs from client properties of Kafka Broker, allowing customers to use custom timeout values.
Archived installation of Confluent Platform on Debian 9 since the OS version reached end-of-life.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.9 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.9 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.9.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable fixes
Introduced timeout while deploying Confluent connectors.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.8 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.8 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.8.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable enhancements
Improved error handling during deploying Kafka connectors.
Added
confluent.ssl.*properties.Fixed export certificates from Keystore and Truststore.
Fixed JMX exporter rules.
Supports custom Kerberos client configuration files and custom paths.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.7 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.7 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.7.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable enhancements
Added retries to installation tasks to resolve connectivity issues.
Dedicated playbook to restart services manually.
Added a new variable,
ansible_become_localhostto specify the become value for localhost - used when dealing with any file present on the localhost/controller.Added the
ssl.*properties for Kafka brokers.Enabled running playbook in the ansible check mode.
Notable fixes
Removed unnecessary Confluent Control Center (Legacy) log directory permissions.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.6 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.6 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.6.
ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+ are supported with this version. The minimum patch release of ansible-core 2.9.27 is required.
Notable enhancements
Optimized the process of copying MDS PEM files to host nodes.
Made the Java SID Repo optional.
Cleaned up Kafka broker custom properties.
Introduced login shell for Linux users who run the Component service.
Enhanced RBAC support with FIPS.
Isolated truststore and keystore creation when multiple Connect services run on the same host.
Allowed creation of keystore and truststore with a custom password when using custom or self-signed certificates.
Minor code cleanup and refactoring.
Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform 7.0.5 Release Notes
Confluent Ansible 7.0.5 allows you to deploy Confluent Platform version 7.0.5. It supports ansible-core 2.9 or 2.11 and Python 2.7+.
Refer to Confluent Platform Release Notes for details.