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tcons opens an rcons console per node in a tiled tmux session. On tmux 3.x
(shipped by all currently supported platforms) it no longer works:
* The session was named "tcons.$$". Modern tmux treats "." as the
session:window.pane target separator, so "tmux attach -t tcons.$$" is
parsed as session "tcons", pane "$$" and fails with "can't find
session"/"can't find pane" -- tcons cannot attach to the session it
just created. Rename it to "tcons_$$".
* The per-node "tmux select-pane", "tmux split" and "tmux select-layout"
commands had no target. When tcons is run from inside an existing tmux
session (the common case) they act on the caller's current session
instead of the detached tcons session, splitting the operator's own
window. Target every command explicitly at the tcons session.
* Move the pane-border-status option inside the loop so the console title
is set on each pane as it is created.
Validated on tmux next-3.4: the reworked script builds a 3-pane tiled
session with no errors, whereas the previous version's dotted session name
is unaddressable ("can't find pane").
Recovered from the unmerged lenovobuild branch (originals 5107b6ba1,
cefefa7d1, 6c72a2707, e040d24bb).
Co-authored-by: Jarrod Johnson <10814490+jjohnson42@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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