Project: Azure Service Fabric (Orchestration & Management / Scheduling & Orchestration)
File: Service_Fabric_ReleaseNotes_65CU3.pdf

 
 Microsoft Azure Service Fabric  6.5 Third Refresh  Release Notes  
This release includes the bug fixes  and features  described in this document.  This release includes runtime, SDKs and Windows Server Standalone 
deployments to run on -premises.  
The following pa ckages and versions are part of this release  
Service Fabric Runtime  Ubuntu  6.5.466.1  
Windows  6.5.664.9590  
Service Fabric for Windows 
Server  Service Fabric Standalone Installer Package  6.5.664.9590  
.NET SDK  Windows .NET SDK  3.4.664  
Microsoft.ServiceFa bric 6.5.664  
Reliable Services and Reliable Actors  3.4.664  
ASP.NET Core Service Fabric integration  3.4.664  
Java SDK  Java for Linux SDK  1.0.5  
Service Fabric PowerShell and 
CLI AzureRM PowerShell Module  0.3.15  
SFCTL  8.0.0  
Service Fabric Tooling  Visual Studio Tooling  2.5.20615.1  
  
 Contents  
Microsoft Azure Service Fabric 6.5 Third Refresh Release Notes  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................  1 
Key Announcements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 3 
Service Fabric Runtime  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 4 
Service Fabric Common Bug Fixes  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  5 
Repositories and Download Links  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  6 
Visual Studio 2015 Tool fo r Service Fabric – localized download links ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 Key Announcements  
• GA of Service Fabric Azure Files Volume Driver: Th e Azure Files volume plugin is a Docker volume plugin  that provides Azure Files  based 
volu mes for Docker containers. This Doc ker volume plugin is packaged as a Service Fabric application that can be deployed to Service 
Fabric clusters. Its purpose is to provide Azure Files based volumes for other Service Fabric container applications that are d eployed to 
the cluster. Learn more about Service Fabric Azure File Volume Driver  
 
  
 Service Fabric Runtime   
   
 
 
 
     
Windows 
6.5.664.959 0 
Ubuntu 
6.5.466.1 
 Bug   
Provisioning an 
application in 
SFPKG from 
external store 
hangs a long time.  
 Impact :  Application provisioning could fail after a long time by time -out. The retry will succeed at provisioning the 
failed application.  
Fix:  The web client is fixed to detect absent progress notification. It reconnects to the server again under such 
situation.  
Workaround : Retry  
Windows 
6.5.664.9590  
 
Ubuntu 
6.5.466.1  Bug Increase the 
minimum length of 
passwords generated 
for SF application 
accounts to 16 Impact: SF6.5CU2 introduced a regression where the length of passwords generated for local accounts created by the 
SF runtime was reduced from 20 to 10 characters. On systems  with policies that enforce a password length greater 
than 10, this causes acco unt creation to fail.  
Fix: Password length is increased to 16.  
Workaround: on affected systems, override the password length restriction by executing: net accounts /minpwlen:10  
Ubuntu 
6.5.466.1 
Windows 
6.5.664.9590  Feature  Cluster can be 
configured to accept 
expired self -signed 
certificates pinned 
by thumbprint  for 
transport security.  Brief desc : Service Fabric now supports allowing a cluster secured with self-signed certificat es declared by 
thumbprint, to use its cluster certificate past the certificate expiration (Valid To) date. The feature allows the recovery 
of a cluster that collapsed due to an expired certificate.  
How/When to Consume it:  The feature is applicable only to clusters  secured with self -signed certificates declared by 
thumbprint. Use it proactively to avoid a cluster collapse upon certificate expiration, or as a recovery  measure after 
the cluster certificate  has expired.  
GitHub link: https://github. com/Azure/Service -Fabric -Troubleshooting -
Guides/blob/sedwardsdev/Security/How%20to%20recover%2 0from%20an%20Expired%20Cluster%20Certificate.md    
 Service Fabric Common Bug Fixes  
 
 
 
  Versions  IssueType  Description  Resolution  
Windows 
6.5.664.9590  
 Bug Correct ly update 
the DNS server 
list for S ervice 
Fabric  DNS 
during server list 
changes   Brief desc: When you switch between a home network and work network, it can cause the DNS list to change on your 
system. Previously S ervice Fabric  DNS would overwrite the DNS server list, with the old list from the previous 
network . This would cause DNS to stop working.  It impacts one-box and even Azure Stack based scenarios.  
Fix: only update the server list such that S ervice Fabric  DNS IP is on the top and will make no other changes, fixing 
this issue.  
How/When to Consume it:  It is an automatic environment configuration when you use S ervice Fabric  DNS as your 
primary DNS server . Note : you may still need to do an ipconfig /renew, for the DHCP cache to also update after the 
network change.  
Workaround : Previously it was advised to tear down a cluster between network changes or  attempt to recreate the cluster.   
 Repositories and Download Links  
The table below is an overview of the direct links to the packages associated with this release.  
Follow  this guidance for setting up your developer environment:  
• Linux: https://docs.microsoft.com/en -us/azure/service -fabric/service -fabric -get-started -linux  
• Mac: https://docs.microsoft.com/en -us/azure/service -fabric/service -fabric -get-started -mac 
• Windows: https://docs.micr osoft.com/en -us/azure/service -fabric/service -fabric -get-started  
Area  Package  Version  Repository  Direct Download Link  
Service 
Fabric 
Runtime  Ubuntu  Developer Set -up 6.5.466.1 N/A Cluster Runtime:  
https://apt -
mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/servicefab
ric/pool/main/s/servicefabric  
Service Fabric SDK for local cluster 
setup:  
https://apt -
mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/servicefab
ric/pool/main/s/servicefabricsdkcomm
on/ 
Container image:  
https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/ser
vice-fabric -onebox /  
 Area  Package  Version  Repository  Direct Download Link  
Red Hat Developer Set -up 6.1.189.1  N/A Cluster Runtime:  
https://packages.microsoft.com/yumre
pos/microsoft -rhel7.4 -prod/  
 
Service Fabric SDK for local cluster 
setup:  
https://packages.microsoft.com/yumre
pos/microsoft -rhel7.4 -
prod/servicefabric_sdkcommon_1.1.2.r
pm 
 
Windows Developer Set -up 6.5.664.9590 N/A https://download.microsoft.com/downl
oad/7/1/7/71724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -
22f24729b749/MicrosoftServiceFabric
.6.5.664.95 90.exe   
Service 
Fabric for 
Windows 
Server  Service Fabric Standalone 
Installer Package  6.5.664.9590  N/A https://download.microsoft.com/downl
oad/8/3/6/836E3E99 -A300 -4714 -
8278 -
96BC3E8B5528 /6.5.664.9590/Microso
ft.Azure.ServiceFabric.WindowsServe
r.6.5.664.9590.zip   
Service Fabric Standalone 
Runtime  6.5.664.9590  N/A https://download.microsoft.com/downl
oad/B/0/B/B0BCCAC5 -65AA -4BE3 -
AB13 -
D5FF5890F4B5/6.5.664.9590/Mi croso
ftAzureService Fabric.6.5.664.9590.cab    
.NET SDK  Windows .NET SDK  3.4.664 N/A https://download.microsoft.com/downl
oad/7/1/7/71724 eb1-7d4d -4fae-9c59 -
22f24729b749/MicrosoftServiceFabric
SDK.3.4.664.m si  
Microsoft.ServiceFabric  6.5.664 N/A https://www.nuget.org   
 Area  Package  Version  Repository  Direct Download Link  
Reliable Services and Reliable 
Actors  
• Microsoft.ServiceFabr
ic.Services  
• Microsoft.Ser viceFabr
ic.Services.Remoting  
• Microsoft.ServiceFabr
ic.Services.Wcf  
• Microsoft.ServiceFabr
ic.Actors  
• Microsoft.ServiceFabr
ic.Actors.Wcf  3.4.664  https://github.com/Azure/service -
fabric -services -and-actors -dotnet  https://www.nuget.org  
ASP.NET Core Service Fabric 
integration  
• Micros oft.ServiceFabr
ic.Services.AspNetCor
e.* 3.4.664  https://github.com/Azure/service -
fabric -aspnetcore  https://www.nuget.org  
Data, Diagnostics and Fabric 
transport  
• Microsoft.ServiceFabr
ic.Data  
• Microsoft.ServiceFabr
ic.Data.Interfaces  
• Microsoft.ServiceFabr
ic.Diagnostic s.Internal  
• Microsoft.ServiceFabr
ic.FabricTransport.Inte
rnal 3.4.664  N/A https://www.nuget.org  
 
Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Data.
Extensions  3.4.664 N/A https://www.nuget.org  
 
Java SDK  Java SDK  1.0.5 N/A https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com
.microsoft.servicefabric/sf -actors/1.0.5  
Visual 
Studio  Visual Studio 2017 Tools for 
Service Fabric  2.5.20608 .1  N/A Included in Visual Studio 2017 Update 
7 (15.7) and above   
 Area  Package  Version  Repository  Direct Download Link  
Visual Studio 2015 Tools for 
Service Fabric  2.5.20615.1  
 N/A See localized download links below  
Eclipse  Service Fabric plug -in for 
Eclipse  2.0.7 N/A N/A 
Yeoman  Azure Servi ce Fabric Java 
generator  1.0.7  https://github.com/Azure/generator
-azuresfjava  N/A 
Azure Service Fabric C# 
generator  1.0.9  https ://github.com/Azure/generator
-azuresfcsharp  N/A 
Azure Service Fabric guest 
executables generator  1.0.1  https://github.com/Azure/generator
-azuresfguest  N/A 
Azure Service Fabric 
Container g enerators  1.0.1  https://github.com/Azure/generator
-azuresfcontainer  N/A 
CLI Service Fabric CLI  8.0.0 https://github.com/Azure/se rvice -
fabric -cli  https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sfctl   
PowerShel
l AzureRM.ServiceFabric  0.3.15 https: //github.com/Azure/azure -
powershell/tree/preview/src/Resou
rceManager/ServiceFabric  https://www.powershellgallery.com/pa
ckages/AzureRM.ServiceFabric/0.3.15   
 
Visual  Studio 2015 Tool for Service Fabric – localized download links  
NOTE:  The below download links are for the 2.5.20615.1  release of Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Service Fabric.  
 
https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/7/7 1724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceFabricTools.VS140.de -de.msi  
https://download.mic rosoft.com/download/7/1/7/71724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceFabricTools.VS140.en -us.msi  
https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/7/71724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceFabricTools.VS140.es -es.msi  
https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/7/71724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceF abricTools.VS140.fr -fr.msi  
https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/7/71724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729 b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceFabricTools.VS140.it -it.msi  
https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/7/71724 eb1-7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceFabricTools.VS140.ja -jp.msi  
https://download.microso ft.com/download/7/1/7/71724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceFab ricTools.VS140.ko -kr.msi  
https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/7/71724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b7 49/MicrosoftAzureServiceFabricTools.VS140.ru -ru.msi   
 https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/7/71724eb 1-7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceFabricTools.VS140.zh -cn.msi  
https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/7/71724eb1 -7d4d -4fae-9c59 -22f24729b749/MicrosoftAzureServiceFab ricTools.VS140.zh -tw.msi