Daniel Hilst
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reg_linux_diskfull_installation_flat fails on every ppc64le cell of xcat-core-devel-ubuntu-cd. nodeset stops before it writes a grub2 entry (build #119, ubuntu-24-ppc64le-devel): xcat25-cn: The network boot initrd.gz is not found in /install/ubuntu24.04.4/ppc64el/install/netboot. The Ubuntu ppc64el live-server ISO carries no netboot tree. It keeps the installer kernel and initrd under casper: 22.04 and 24.04 ship hwe-vmlinux and hwe-initrd beside vmlinux and initrd, 26.04 ships the release pair only. %INSTALL_BOOT_FILES describes that layout for x86 and not for POWER, and mkinstall carries a second, POWER-only precondition on install/netboot/initrd.gz that no live image satisfies. The new cases resolve the POWER casper layouts, and ask a single routine whether media is bootable. They fail now. 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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