Daniel Hilst
73ebe96f72
The syncfiles deferral resolved the node's provmethod through
$image_hash{$osimgname}{provmethod} when the node names an osimage. makescript
fills %image_hash from getImage(), which stores pkglist, pkgdir, otherpkglist,
otherpkgdir and environvar -- and no provmethod. getScripts() has a separate
hash that does store one, which is where the pattern was copied from. So the
lookup was always undef, the override never fired, and the code claimed a
behaviour it did not have.
Pass $provmethod directly and say in the comment why there is nothing to
resolve it with. No behaviour changes -- the branch was inert -- so there is no
red to show first; what the deletion needs is coverage that the path it was
supposed to serve still works.
That is what the two new assertions do: an osimage-named provmethod with
nodesetstate 'install' still defers, and the same name with no nodesetstate is
not mistaken for a diskful install. nodesetstate is what carries the install
signal here, which is why the override was never load-bearing. Making the
deferral ignore nodesetstate and require provmethod eq 'install' reddens both.
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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