v0.49.0 - 2020-04-11

Bug Fixes 🐞

• make sure nvidia utility and compute bins can be mounted into co… (#3029)
• the os disk size restriction is changed in azure. (#3043)
• remove unnecessary apt lock waits (#3049)
• In case of api server connection error, still complete script (#3022)
• disable unattended upgrades during CSE execution (#1681)
• don't download collectlogs.ps1 if it exists (#3006)
• add node selector for csi-secrets-store ds (#3007)
• check dns status before connection (#3002)
• make build with go 1.14 (#3005)
• change gatekeeper namespace in azure-policy addon (#2991)
• each apiserver process listens on its own IP address (#2953)
• use same cluster-autoscaler version in MCR (#2981)
• use upstreamartifacts CDN URL for apmz (#2962)
• add NVv3 series to NVidia driver install list (#2959)
• check network to k8s api for vmss (#2938)
• Get WindowsVersion from registry instead of calling Get-ComputerInfo (#2954)

Code Refactoring 💎

• retry nvidia drivers installation (#3031)
• cse_install.sh for VHD reqs (#3016)
• store CSE exit codes in code (#3012)
• Parse sgx dcap version file, enable checksum (#2942)

Code Style 🎶

• format CSE scripts consistently (#3020)

Continuous Integration 💜

• new VHD pipeline definition for Ubuntu + gen2 images (#2958)

Documentation 📘

• update aks-engine deploy example output (#3019)
• include Basic LB SKU limitations in Azure Stack page (#2988)
• update examples location for zh docs (#2920)

Features 🌈

• Allow specifying Distro and ImageRef at the same time (#3052)
• default to MCR for Kubernetes images (#3046)
• add support for Kubernetes 1.18.1 (#3045)
• EncryptionAtHost support (#3041)
• allow mixed mode Availability Zone configuration (#3032)
• "aks-engine get-skus" command (#2772)
• disable unneeded message-of-the-day sections (#3000)
• deprecate kata-containers (#3014)
• adding kubelet and csi-proxy-server as windows defender excluded processes (#2967)
• add ability to use pre-existing user assigned MSI (#2960)
• etcd metrics URL (#2989)
• add csi-secrets-store addon (#2936)
• Windows azure-cni with containerd (#2864)
• add support for Kubernetes 1.19.0-alpha.1 (#2982)
• add support for Kubernetes 1.18.0 (#2957)
• deprecate CoreOS support (#2945)

Maintenance 🔧

• Updating AKS to use April 2020 Windows VHDs by default (#3060)
• rev Linux VHDs to 2020.04.09 (#3058)
• update Antrea version to v0.5.1 (#2970)
• SinglePlacementGroup=false if VMSS + SLB (#3054)
• ensure upgraded clusters use MCR images (#3053)
• update cluster-autoscaler versions (#3024)
• reduce CSE by optimizing var/func names (#3034)
• upgrade to azure-sdk v41.0.0 (#3035)
• updated network monitor to latest version 0.0.8 (#3026)
• use Standard LoadBalancer as default (#2998)
• change csi-proxy binary name (#3003)
• return distinct CSE err for GPU drivers runtime configuration (#2941)
• remove mlocate if auditd disabled (#2999)
• switch dev image to go 1.13 version (#2976)
• force Basic LB SKU on Azure Stack (#2974)
• optimize apt_get_purge CSE func (#2931)
• update etcd to 3.3.19 (#2944)
• update azure-policy addon versions (#2903)

Testing 💚

• fail fast for cluster.sh test workflows (#3009)
• UT for addons ip-masq-agent image override (#2997)
• use 1.17 for E2E (#2980)
• reduce PR E2E cluster jobs (#2975)
• promote --failFast to an e2e flag, defaulting to false (#2964)
• don't grab ps logs during E2E operation (#2966)
• add egress tests which target pod and namespace. (#2925)
• don't test version if customWindowsPackageURL (#2951)

Please report any issues here: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine/issues/new