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+# 🚀 Release Notes - IM Cloud Native Virtualization v1.0.0 (im-cnv)
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+**Release Date:** 2025-12-01
+
+---
+
+## 📘 Summary
+IM Cloud Native Virtualization v1.0.0 is based on SUSE Virtualization (previously known as Harvester) and offers virtualization as well as container orchestration.
+
+Within Vanderlande this is the practical successor to Container Platform (CP2/CP3) and VI_IT_VIRTUALIZATION.
+
+Capabilities of IM-CNV are effectively the same: running any modern Operating System in virtual machines, as well as Kubernetes orchestration of workload clusters enable all of Vanderlande's existing Modules to be run.  
+There are however, key differences in underlying technology and implementation specifics, which are highlighted below:
+
+- ### Persistent Storage location (*inside* vs *outside* Kubernetes cluster)
+  - *CP2/CP3*: Persistent storage (provided through Longhorn) was stored *within* Kubernetes clusters on designated "worker-storage" nodes.  
+  - *IM-CNV*: Respective volumes and replicas (still provided through Longhorn - _though_ seemingly with different `StorageClass` names) are now stored directly on the Hypervisor nodes.  
+
+  **There are *no* dedicated storage node pools; cluster nodes can now be reprovisioned _without_ extensive wait periods for replication to finish.**  
+- ### Services of type `LoadBalancer` managed by different controllers
+  - *CP2/CP3*: Services of type `LoadBalancer` were managed by **MetalLB**; exposing MetalLB-specific annotations for configuration.  
+  - *IM-CNV*: Services of type `LoadBalancer` are managed by **Harvester's integrated Cloud Controller Manager**.  
+
+  **Both load balancers differ in the OSI layers they operate in (MetalLB: Layer 2 and 3, Harvester CMM: Layer 4), however feature parity is maintained for common use cases within Vanderlande.**  
+  ***NOTE:** IP-address pinning is currently not supported through annotations and requires explicit administrator intervention.*  
+- ### Virtual Machine templating
+  - *VI_IT_VIRTUALIZATION*: Virtual machine template export & import supported in the format `ova`/`ovf`; virtual machine's disks were stored as `vmdk` files.  
+  - *IM-CNV*: No virtual machine template export & import functionality; virtual machines can be created based on disk images in the formats `qcow2`, `raw`.  
+
+  **Harvester includes an addon to connect to a vCenter instance to import virtual machines directly; negating the need to export & import with an intermediate file format.**  
+
+
+## 🔗 Related Links
+- ~~**Release Bundle**: [Link](#TBD)~~
+- ~~**Changelog**: [Link](#TBD)~~
+- **Jira Release**: [Link](https://devtrack.vanderlande.com/projects/TPINF/versions/144780)
+- ~~**SBOM**: [Link](#TBD)~~
+- **Test Results**: [Link](https://devtrack.vanderlande.com/secure/attachment/1179276/VI_IT_VI_IT_CNV-1_0_0.pdf)
+
+## 🧩 Compatibility Matrix
+- Supported Kubernetes Versions:
+  - **RKE2**: 1.31, 1.32, 1.33
+  - **K3S** _(experimental)_: 1.31, 1.32, 1.33
+
+- Supported Guest Operating Versions:
+  - **Suse Linux Enterprise Server**: 15 SP6, 15 SP7
+  - **Suse Linux Enterprise Micro**: 6.0, 6.1
+  - **Ubuntu**:	22.04, 24.04
+  - **RHEL**: 9, 10
+  - **Windows**: Windows 11, Windows Server 2025 (up to and including)
+
+- Bundled Component Versions:
+  - **Rancher**: v2.12
+  - **Longhorn**: v1.9.1
+
+## ⚠️ Breaking Changes
+Refer to aforementioned key differences to understand how migration to IM-CNV might affect your workloads.
+
+## 🔄 Migration / Upgrade Steps
+_There is no upgrade path from any version of Container Platform; Kubernetes clusters and respective workloads need to be reprovisioned_
+
+## 📦 Delivery Artifacts
+- **Installation Files:**
+  - [Installation Manual](https://vanderlande.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/T_Technolo-17-TeamAppStackEdgeComputing/Shared%20Documents/Team%20Application%20Stack/Cloud%20Native%20Virtualization%20Installation%20Manual.docx?d=w143df45494e7454b9c00247ac76c3dc3&csf=1&web=1&e=tnswwo)
+  - [Operator Manual](https://vanderlande.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/T_Technolo-17-TeamAppStackEdgeComputing/Shared%20Documents/Team%20Application%20Stack/Cloud%20Native%20Virtualization%20Operator%20Manual.docx?d=w5b544952345b40d9ba0e5db01a3f703c&csf=1&web=1&e=XTXc4M)
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