Daniel Hilst
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genimage returns 2 with "Failed to find usr/bin/dig" for ubuntu22.04 and ubuntu24.04 on ppc64el, so packimage writes no initrd.gz and the diskless compute node never boots. xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/ubuntu had a ppc64el package list for 20.04 and 26.04 only. imgutils::get_profile_def_filename then falls back to compute.pkglist, which installs no dig, no cpio and no chrony. Add the 22.04 and 24.04 ppc64el lists, and the ppc64le spelling each release already carries. Both take the content of the 26.04 ppc64el list: the ppc64el images build their initrd with mkinitrd, so they install bind9-dnsutils and leave out the dracut packages the x86_64 lists take. ubuntu_ppc64el_pkglists.t fails without these files. 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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