Hive Fabric 8.6.1: The Latest Update for Next-Generation Virtualization and VDI

HiveIO is thrilled to announce the latest update to our flagship virtualization platform, Hive Fabric 8.6.1. This release introduces significant platform upgrades focused on enhancing security, boosting scalability, improving visibility, and delivering key enhancements to overall usability and infrastructure support.

For IT professionals seeking a high-performing and reliable virtualization solution, the 8.6.1 update ensures Hive Fabric maintains its reputation as the industry’s leading and most resource-efficient platform.

Key Hive Fabric 8.6.1 Upgrades and Platform Enhancements

Hive Fabric 8.6.1 delivers a comprehensive suite of updates and enhancements designed to modernize and secure your virtualization environment and VDI infrastructure:

  • Alerts: Enhanced storage alerting now includes block storage as well as local disks and filesystems.
  • Broker/Gateway: Entra ID (OpenID) MFA support added with SSO configuration. NOTE: Entra ID MFA for the installable Hive Fabric Client will be available with the release of client version 1.3.7.
  • Storage: Block storage (iSCSI, Fiber Channel) multi-path support has been added to this release.
  • GPU: Official support added  for NVIDIA pass-through and Intel vGPU.
  • 3rd Party Integration: Fabulatech integration automated for stateless and standalone VMs (Fabulatech Options and Integration).
  • User Interface: Support added to the visualizer to manage VM’s in a paused state.

Our Commitment to Continuous Improvement in Virtualization

We extend our sincere thanks to our extended HiveIO family. Your continuous recommendations and feedback fuel our roadmap and development efforts.

For a full overview of the 8.6.1 release, please reference the release notes noted in the table below. Our commitment to quarterly feature and enhancement releases remains steadfast. This ensures we continually refine Hive Fabric to maintain its reputation as a high-performing and reliable platform.

Release Version Hive Fabric 8.6.1
Release Date November 12, 2025
Release Type Maintenance release
Release Notes Support Portal – Release Notes
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