# v8.1.1 Release Notes

# v8.1.1 LTS Release Notes

- Compatible Plugin API version: 1.3.3
- Compatible HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software Worker version: 5.4.8+

Release Dates

- v8.1.1 March 2026

IMPORTANT

Beginning with HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software 8.1.0, the embedded search service changes from Elasticsearch to OpenSearch. This change only affects HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software as HPE Morpheus VM Essentials already uses OpenSearch. HPE continues to support both ElasticSearch and OpenSearch for external clusters. Consult [this section](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/docDisplay?docId=sd00007510en_us&page=GUID-ECFD4939-8F53-44BB-B8D7-094E28DFAB7C.html) of the user manual for upgrade, migration, and configuration details.

IMPORTANT

HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software version v8.1.1 does not support rolling upgrades. Consult [non-rolling upgrade documentation](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/docDisplay?docId=sd00007510en_us&page=GUID-5205CDAA-81D9-412F-9DF2-6A2A6CA9D1EC.html) for upgrade process steps.

IMPORTANT

After upgrading to v8.1.1, it is required to also upgrade HVM Host agents as well. To upgrade HVM Host agents, navigate to the detail page for each HVM Host, expand the ACTIONS menu, and click "Upgrade Agent." This process must be undertaken on all HVM Hosts. Alternatively, you may select "Download Agent Script" to download a shell script to handle the upgrade. Connect to the HVM Host over a terminal session and run the downloaded script. The scripts are unique to each HVM Host so you must download all required scripts and run the correct script against the correct HVM Host.

# New Features

Aruba CX DSS Plugin
:   - Updated the add/edit DSS port group modal to allow users to select one or more security groups
    - Renamed "Default Firewall Policy" field to "Firewall"
    - Users may now (optionally) make a Security Group selection for DSS Port Groups

Catalog
:   - Added CentOS 10 Stream image templates for many supported Cloud types (HVM, VMware, Nutanix Element, Nutanix Central, OpenStack, and more)
    - Added Debian 13 image templates for many supported Cloud types (HVM, VMware, Nutanix Element, Nutanix Central, OpenStack, and more)
    - Added Alma Linux 10 image templates for many supported Cloud types (HVM, VMware, Nutanix Element, Nutanix Central, OpenStack, and more)
    - Added Rocky Linux 10 image templates for many supported Cloud types (HVM, VMware, Nutanix Element, Nutanix Central, OpenStack, and more)

HVM
:   - HVM Host hardware sensor data can now be surfaced into the UI. See HVM cluster documentation for details on configuring hosts to gather and surface this data

# Fixes

Bare Metal
:   - Fixed provisioning failures when bare metal Instances are provisioned with default unmanaged networks using static IP addresses

Instances
:   - Fixed manually added VMs, converted to managed, still appearing as discovered

Migrations
:   - Fixed OVA export timeouts in vCenter which were left even after successful migrations

Published: March 2026
