This topic lists the feature and documentation updates for CloudBox.
2025
January 2025
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Support for sixth-generation high-frequency instance families | CloudBox supports the sixth-generation high-frequency instance families: hfg6, hfc6, and hfr6. | 2025-01-03 | |
2024
December 2024
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
CloudBox audit | CloudBox provides audit features for operations, O&M, and traffic. Periodically audit records to detect non-compliant operations or unusual traffic. This helps you promptly identify and respond to security risks, ensure data security, and meet compliance requirements. | 2024-12-18 | |
July 2024
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Create Dedicated Hosts | Create Dedicated Hosts in CloudBox. Then, create ECS instances of specified instance families based on the dedicated host types. | 2024-07-25 | |
Migrate ECS instances | Migrate ECS instances that are deployed on CloudBox hosts or on DDHs created in CloudBox. | 2024-07-25 | |
View the distribution of ECS instances | View the distribution of ECS instances of different instance types in CloudBox. The information is presented from two perspectives: CloudBox hosts and ECS instances. | 2024-07-25 |
June 2024
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Import local images | Upload local images to the local Object Storage Service (OSS) of CloudBox to create custom ECS images. Use these images to create ECS instances for quick, batch environment deployments within CloudBox. This ensures your data stays within your local environment. | 2024-06-12 |
2023
September 2023
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Migrate local servers to Alibaba Cloud CloudBox using SMC | Use Server Migration Center (SMC) to create an image from a local server environment and save it to the local OSS of CloudBox. Use the image to create ECS instances in CloudBox. This keeps your data within your local environment. | 2023-09-21 | Create an image from a local server environment and save it to the local OSS of CloudBox |
August 2023
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
CloudBox supports public network access | Attach your own public IP addresses to resources in CloudBox to enable public network access. | 2023-08-29 | Configure public network access for ECS instances in CloudBox |
Monitor CloudBox using Cloud Monitor | Use Cloud Monitor to subscribe to alerts for abnormal resources in CloudBox and your data center environment. | 2023-08-31 | Monitor CloudBox resources and the data center environment using Cloud Monitor |
July 2023
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Attach ECS instances in CloudBox to CLB | CloudBox supports Classic Load Balancer (CLB). Create a CLB instance in CloudBox and add ECS instances in CloudBox as backend servers to control traffic distribution. | 2023-07-27 |
June 2023
Feature name | Function overview | Publish Date | References |
Best practices for compute resource configuration | Compute resources in CloudBox are provided as standard compute SKUs. Select SKUs based on your computing power needs. Consider costs and redundant configurations to meet business requirements, reduce costs, and improve your ability to handle hardware risks. | 2023-06-30 | |
Maintenance events | If a hardware device in CloudBox fails and needs replacement, Alibaba Cloud sends you a maintenance event notification. You must grant authorization for Alibaba Cloud to perform on-site hardware replacement and maintenance. | 2023-06-30 | |
New regions | Two new regions are available:
| 2023-06-21 |
May 2023
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Faulty server maintenance plan | If a server in CloudBox fails, Alibaba Cloud removes and replaces it. The faulty server is then sent to an Alibaba Cloud facility for data erasure. | 2023-05-17 |
March 2023
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Auto Scaling (ESS) | CloudBox supports Auto Scaling. Auto Scaling (ESS) is an Alibaba Cloud service that automatically adjusts computing capacity based on your needs and policies. Use ESS to seamlessly add ECS instances when demand increases and automatically remove them to save costs when demand decreases. | 2023-03-17 | |
Deployment sets | CloudBox supports deployment sets. A deployment set is a policy that controls how ECS instances are distributed. Use deployment sets to spread your instances across different physical servers. This ensures high availability and disaster recovery for your services. | 2023-03-17 |
February 2023
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
2022
October 2022
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Store snapshots in the local OSS of CloudBox | Store snapshots of RDS and ECS instances in CloudBox in the local Object Storage Service (OSS) of CloudBox. | 2022-10-30 | |
Image cache | Cache images locally to improve the experience of creating ECS instances in low-bandwidth conditions. | 2022-10-20 |
August 2022
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Support for HAViP | A high-availability virtual IP address (HAViP) is a private IP resource that you can create and release independently to achieve high availability for your services. | 2022-08-10 | None |
July 2022
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Scale out CloudBox | You can separately increase compute, storage, and network resources for a CloudBox.
| 2022-07-20 | |
Renew CloudBox | Renew CloudBox to extend its service period. | 2022-07-20 | |
Support for cloud VBRs | CloudBox VBRs support communication with cloud subnets, and cloud VBRs support communication with CloudBox subnets. | 2022-07-01 |
June 2022
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Automatic adaptation to an MTU of 1500 | The network automatically adapts to a maximum transmission unit (MTU) of 1500. | 2022-06-20 | None |
April 2022
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
New region | The China (Shenzhen) region is now available. | 2022-04-30 | |
RDS MySQL on CloudBox | CloudBox supports ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL. | 2022-04-30 | |
Tair (Enterprise Edition) on CloudBox | CloudBox supports the cloud-native in-memory database Tair (Enterprise Edition). | 2022-04-30 | |
MongoDB on CloudBox | CloudBox supports ApsaraDB for MongoDB. | 2022-04-30 |
March 2022
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Object Storage Service | Use Object Storage Service (OSS) in CloudBox. OSS provides local storage, access, and processing for unstructured data. | 2022-03-30 | |
Block storage | Block storage in CloudBox supports Enhanced SSD (ESSD) PL0 cloud disks. The minimum purchase capacity is 12 TiB. | 2022-03-30 | |
MLPS Level 3 certification | Third-party Multi-Level Protection Scheme (MLPS) Level 3 certification for CloudBox. | 2022-03-30 |
2021
December 2021
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
ENI | ECS instances in CloudBox support elastic network interfaces (ENIs). | 2021-12-30 | None |
October 2021
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
CLB on CloudBox | CloudBox supports Classic Load Balancer (CLB). | 2021-10-30 | Alibaba Cloud services that manage local CloudBox resources from the public cloud |
DDH on CloudBox | CloudBox supports Dedicated Host (DDH). | 2021-10-30 | None |
September 2021
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Network high availability | The CloudBox network provides high availability for connections between CloudBox and your data center over a leased line. | 2021-09-30 | |
New region | The China (Beijing) region is now available. | 2021-09-15 | |
ACK Pro on CloudBox | Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) Pro managed clusters can use deployed resources in CloudBox by creating a CloudBox node pool. | 2021-09-15 |
August 2021
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
Terms of service | The CloudBox terms of service are published. | 2021-08-10 |
June 2021
Feature name | Function Overview | Release date | References |
New regions | Initial release in the China (Hangzhou) and China (Heyuan) regions. | 2021-06-30 | |
Online ordering | Select and purchase compute SKUs, block storage resources, and more from the Alibaba Cloud console. All upfront and partial upfront billing methods are supported. | 2021-06-30 | |
Operation audit | Provides operation audit capabilities for instances and vSwitches in CloudBox. | 2021-06-30 | |
Resource Monitoring | Supports monitoring of compute, storage, network, and data center environments.
| 2021-06-30 |