June 23, 2020 Release Notes

New features

PacketFabric outbound cross connects (Beta)

You can now order PacketFabric outbound cross connects directly through the portal:

This action is currently only available for individual ports and dedicated cloud connections, but will eventually be expanded to include point-to-point connections.

Once ordered, you can track the installation process from the interface details page:

For more information, see Cross Connects.

Changes and enhancements

Port details page redesign

The information on the port details page has been streamlined and reorganized:

For more information, see Port Information.

At-a-glance zones for PacketDirect

The PacketDirect dashboard now lists the availability zones:

Improved release notes page

The Support > Release Notes page now links directly to the knowledge base.

Improved tooltip readability

Tooltips have been restyled for better readability:

PacketFabric website update

packetfabric.com has been redesigned and moved to a new static website CMS.

Bug fixes

• Resolved an issue in which some error messages were incorrectly appearing in the portal.
• Fixed an error in which the Documents page under Port Details was not loading.
• The port details page now consistently and accurately reflects whether a port has been disabled.
• Resolved an issue in which the NRC value was not always being included in the total fields.
• Improved the Create an AWS Hosted Cloud Connection page so that you are asked to select the source before the destination.
• Fixed a JavaScript error that occurred when changing the AWS Hosted Cloud Connection destination.
• Removed a tooltip that provided outdated information about AWS Hosted Cloud Connection speed availability.
• Rate limits are now hidden for IX virtual circuits, as they cannot be enforced.
• Added text to the confirmation message that appears after successfully creating an IX virtual circuit.
• Improved the quote tool page to update pricing if the billing account is changed and fixed an error related to third-party and IX virtual circuits.
• Minor typo fix in the generated LOA.
• Fixed an error in which a user could be added as a request alias multiple times.
• Removed an unsupported logging category.