Vinícius Ferrão
03a16dd081
The quiet kernel parameter was hardcoded in anaconda.pm and sles.pm,
making it impossible for admins to get verbose boot output without
editing plugin source code. The existing addkcmdline mechanism
(bootparams and linuximage tables) only appends to the kernel command
line, so there was no way to remove quiet.
Move quiet out of the plugin kcmdline construction and into the
linuximage.addkcmdline default set during copycds osimage creation.
Admins who want verbose boot for debugging can now remove it per
osimage:
chdef -t osimage <image> addkcmdline=""
New osimages get addkcmdline="quiet" by default. Existing osimages
with a custom addkcmdline are not overwritten on re-run of copycds.
Genesis/discovery boot (mknb.pm) is unchanged as it does not use
osimage definitions.
Addresses #6916
xCAT
xCAT is a toolkit for deployment and administration of clusters of all sizes.
The xCAT sunset was only a quick eclipse
Dear xCAT Community,
The xCAT sunset has changed course. VersatusHPC has been invited to join the xCAT Consortium, and future development will move toward direct upstream contributions coordinated with the Consortium and its existing member companies.
That matters most for Enterprise Linux 10 (EL10). EL10 support is coming to xCAT, restoring a future operating-system path for sites that still rely on xCAT. This is an important change from the previous sunset guidance, where the lack of an EL10 path was one of the strongest reasons to move away from xCAT.
The xCAT Consortium continues to recommend Confluent as the long-term successor to xCAT, and that remains the Consortium position. Users planning new cluster-management deployments should evaluate Confluent and its xCAT comparison documentation.
At the same time, xCAT is no longer sunsetted. The Consortium and participating companies will continue updating xCAT while there is community and user demand for it.
In summary:
- xCAT development is continuing upstream through the Consortium and participating companies.
- Enterprise Linux 10 support is coming.
- Confluent remains the Consortium-recommended successor and migration path.
- xCAT updates will continue while there is community and user demand.
We want to thank the xCAT Consortium and community for keeping this project moving. The sun went behind the moon for a moment, but xCAT is still here.
For more information on Confluent and how to get started, please visit the Confluent: Project Page, Documentation or Confluent vs xCAT comparison.
With thanks,
The xCAT Consortium
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