Daniel Hilst
4c530e44c9
The diskful service-node otherpkgs pkglist exists for every EL version and
both arches EXCEPT rhels10 ppc64le: install/rh/ has
service.rhels10.x86_64.otherpkgs.pkglist (and install/alma/ symlinks it) but
no ppc64le counterpart, while rhels5/6/7/8/9 and the netboot/ tree carry both
arches. xcat-test's SN_setup_case points a ppc64le service node's osimage
otherpkglist at install/<distro>/service.<ver>.ppc64le.otherpkgs.pkglist; with
the file absent the list resolves empty, so the otherpkgs postscript installs
nothing -- xCATsn never lands, xcatd never starts on the service node, and
every hierarchical dispatch fails with "<sn>:3001 No route to host /
Connection refused", cascading the whole *_hierarchy test suite.
Add install/rh/service.rhels10.ppc64le.otherpkgs.pkglist (xCATsn + the rh10
ppc64le goconserver, mirroring rhels9) and the install/alma symlink to it,
matching the existing x86_64 layout.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Hilst <392820+dhilst@users.noreply.github.com>
(cherry picked from commit 9ea3de343b)
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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