extensions: instance console access

source/adminguide/extensions.rst

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ An Orchestrator extension enables CloudStack to delegate VM orchestration to an
 
    - Instance Lifecycle Support: Orchestrator extensions can handle basic VM actions like prepare, deploy, start, stop, reboot, status and delete.
 
-   - Console Access: Instances can be accessed either via VNC consoles or through a direct URL, depending on the capabilities of the orchestrator extension. CloudStack retrieves console details from extensions using the ``getconsole`` action and either forwards them to the Console Proxy VM (CPVM) (for VNC access) or provides the direct console URL to the user. Out of the box, only the built-in Proxmox extension supports console access for instances.
+   - Console Access: Instances can be accessed either via VNC consoles or through a direct URL, depending on the capabilities of the orchestrator extension. CloudStack retrieves console details from extensions using the ``getconsole`` action and either forwards them to the Console Proxy VM (CPVM) (for VNC access) or provides the direct console URL to the user. Since 4.22.0, out-of-the-box console access support is available for instances deployed using the in-built Proxmox extension. See :ref:`Console Access for Instances with Orchestrator Extensions <console-access-for-instances-with-orchestrator-extensions>`for details on adding console access support in developed extensions.
 
    - Configuration Details: Key-value configuration details can be specified at different levels - extension, cluster mapping, host, template, service offering, instance.
 

source/adminguide/extensions/inbuilt_extensions.rst

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ The Proxmox CloudStack Extension is written in shell script and communicates wit
 
 Before using the Proxmox Extension, ensure that the Proxmox Datacenter is configured correctly and accessible to CloudStack.
 
+Since 4.22.0, console access support is available for instances deployed using the in-built Proxmox extension via VNC and console proxy VM.
+
 Get the API Token-Secret from Proxmox
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ using NTLM authentication for secure remote execution of PowerShell commands tha
 
 Each Hyper-V host maps to a CloudStack Host. Before using the Hyper-V Extension, ensure that the Hyper-V host is accessible to the CloudStack Management Server via WinRM over HTTPS.
 
+Console access for instances using the Hyper-V extension is not available out of the box.
+
 Configuring WinRM over HTTPS
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

source/adminguide/extensions/limitations.rst

@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ by adding custom actions in the scripts written for the built-in extensions.
 
    - Add Nics to Instance post deployment.
 
-   - Console access for instances using the built-in Hyper-V orchestrator is not available out of the box.
-
 **Actions which can be implemented using Custom Actions in built-in extensions:**
 
    - Reinstall Instance.