* Experimental offline backup and restore has been added via the `operator x-backup-state` and
`operator x-restore-state` CLI commands. Data formats will be fluid for as long as the `x-`
prefix is present in the CLI so it is advised not to rely on these backups for disaster recovery.
* Experimental offline backup and restore has been added via the `operator x-backup-state` and `operator x-restore-state` CLI commands. Data formats will be fluid for as long as the `x-` prefix is present in the CLI so it is advised not to rely on these backups for disaster recovery. [\#1235](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1235)
* Peers added via the JSON-RPC `admin_addPeer` and `admin_removePeer` will be shared or no longer shared via discovery respectively. Previously they were not shared. [\#1177](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1177) contributed by [br0tchain](https://github.com/br0tchain).
* New Docker Images (see below). [\#1277](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1277)
### New Java VMs in Docker Image
* New docker images are being generated to use the lastest version of OpenJDK (currently 14.0.1) with the tag suffix of `-openjdk-latest`, for example `1.5.2-openjdk-latest`.
* New docker images are being generated to use [GraalVM](https://www.graalvm.org/) with the tag suffix of `-graalvm`, for example `1.5.2-graalvm`.
* The existing images based on Java 11 are also being tagged with the suffix `-openjdk-11`, for example `1.5.2-openjdk-11`, as well as `1.5.2`.
The intent is that the major Java VM version or Java VM type shipped with the default docker images (`latest`, `1.5.x`, etc.) may be changed durring future quarterly releases but will remain consistent within quarterly releases.
### Bug Fixes
@ -20,6 +28,11 @@
- [Permissioning issues on Kubernetes](KNOWN_ISSUES.md#Kubernetes-permissioning-uses-Service-IPs-rather-than-pod-IPs-which-can-fail)
- [Restarts caused by insufficient memory can cause inconsistent private state](KNOWN_ISSUES.md#Restart-caused-by-insufficient-memory-can-cause-inconsistent-private-state)
### New and Old Maintainer
- [David Mechler](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/commits?author=davemec) has been added as a [new maintainer](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1267).
- [Edward Evans](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/commits?author=EdJoJob) voluntarily moved to [emeritus status](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1270).