Daniel Hilst
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restore_state in ipxe_secureboot_shim.sh matched the saved nodeset state against boot, offline, shell and standby. nodeset stat reports chain.currstate verbatim, so runcmd=bmcsetup, osimage=<name>, runimage=<task> and the deprecated install, netboot and statelite all fall past that list. The helper then restored nothing and still printed IPXE_SHIM_OK, so the node kept the installation the case configured and the next case on that node measured it. The lookups hide the same failure one layer down. lsdef and nodeset run in a pipeline, so the exit status comes from sed or head and is always zero, and an attribute that is unset prints the same empty string as a lookup that failed. The helper clears the provmethod and the netboot method it reads as unset, so a failed lookup makes it delete a value the node really had. The tests drive the helper through nine states and lookups. Against the unfixed helper, all four refusal cases exit 0 and print IPXE_SHIM_OK after calling nodeset osimage= on the node, and the provmethod case prints "provmethod=unset" for a provmethod the stub holds set. 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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