Daniel Hilst
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The nodeset_shell_incorrectmasterip case passed while "nodeset testnode shell" failed with "/tftpboot/boot/grub2/grub2.x86_64 does not exits". The grub2 sub-case asserted nothing. Every genesis case reported "After 30 iterations node status: powering-on" and passed anyway. check_destiny in xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/genesis/test.sh discarded the return value of runcmd and read the boot configuration file, which grub2.pm writes before it stops on the missing boot loader. xCAT builds no grub2 boot loader for x86_64, so the file is absent on a correctly built management node. wait_for_boot in genesistest.pl waited for nodelist.status "booted"; a Genesis node reports its destiny with getdestiny and xcatd writes "shell", "configuring" or "booting" from it. Every caller discarded the return value. The node did not reach even those statuses, because getdestiny makes its request file with mktemp and the dracut module never installed it. check_destiny now returns the status of nodeset, and the grub2 check stages an empty grub2.<arch> when the management node has none and removes it after. wait_for_node_status takes the status the destiny implies and each caller fails when the node does not reach it; the shell case moved into run_nodeset_shell_test so its result can be read. clearenv no longer waits, because "rinstall <node> boot" boots a disk with no operating system and reports nothing. The dracut modules install mktemp and verify-genesis-payload requires it. Tests: genesis_incorrectmasterip_check.t runs the check with a failing nodeset and reads whether the boot loader is present when nodeset runs; genesis_testcase_helpers.t drives the status wait and the shell case; genesis_payload_verification.t reads a payload without mktemp. Each fails on the parent commit. Signed-off-by: Daniel Hilst <392820+dhilst@users.noreply.github.com> (cherry picked from commit 8ecf0a806785023aca0ea6d1b0e41810630816b2) The Release hunk of the original commit is dropped. buildrpms.pl writes Release from SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH at build time, so the committed snap stamp is build debris.
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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