Daniel Hilst
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genimage stops with "Failed to find usr/bin/dig in /install/netboot/ubuntu24.04.4/ppc64el/compute/rootimg" and returns 2, so packimage writes no initrd.gz and nodeset reports "Did you run genimage before running packimg?". The diskless compute node never boots. xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/ubuntu ships a package list for ppc64el on 20.04 and on 26.04 only. imgutils::get_profile_def_filename finds no ppc64el list for 22.04 or 24.04 and falls back to compute.pkglist, which installs no dig. mkinitrd copies usr/bin/dig into the initrd and find_rootimg_file calls xdie when the file is absent. The test reads the four ppc64el package lists the pipeline provisions and asserts each one installs dig, a kernel and nfs-common. It fails on 22.04 and 24.04 and passes on 20.04 and 26.04. Evidence: reg_linux_diskless_installation_flat on ubuntu-24-ppc64le-devel in xcat-core-devel-ubuntu-cd build 120, xcattest.log.20260911175800 on xcat25-mn. Signed-off-by: Daniel Hilst <392820+dhilst@users.noreply.github.com>
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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