CloudStack HowTo - Patch System VMs and Virtual Routers

Posted on May 22, 2025

System VMs (Secondary Storage VM and Console Proxy VM) and Virtual Routers play key role in Apache CloudStack. If user want to apply a change on the system vms and VRs, they do not need to wait for next release with the fix, they can patch the VMs. This article describes the steps how to apply a patch to a system vm or a VR.

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CloudStack HowTo - Patch management servers and hosts

Posted on May 18, 2025

Recently I was asked by CloudStack users how to apply a patch (or patches) to their environments. It is very useful when the patch fixes a critical issue for them. So, this article describes the steps how to compile Apache CloudStack project using Ubuntu 22.04 docker container, and how to apply the patch to management servers and hosts.

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