XCAT_2.16.3_Release_Notes - xcat2/xcat-core GitHub Wiki
2.16.3 Release Notes (November 17 2021)
Highlighted Functions and Changes in Behavior
Features
Operating System Support
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RHEL 8.4
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Beta support for Oracle Linux 8.4 and Rocky Linux 8.4
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For complete list of supported operating systems see xCAT2 Release Information and Compute node support matrix
Highlighted Changes
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Updated xCAT Genesis Base (xCAT-genesis-base-ppc64-2.16.3) to support IBM Power System AC922 servers out of the box and no longer require rebuilding after installation
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Virtual Machine QEMU-KVM machine type can now be configured via vmothersetting=machine
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xNBA has been updated to an iPXE 1.21.1 base
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xCAT Genesis boot for x86_64 updated to no longer use elilo during UEFI boot
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Improvements to the logic for disabling firewalld during node installation on RHEL 8
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Improvements to go-xcat to display more accurate "In Repository" information on RHEL based systems
xCAT Documentation
xCAT documentation is hosted on ReadTheDocs: http://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/
Download xCAT
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xcat-core
- RHEL/SLES - xcat-core-2.16.3-linux.tar.bz2
- Ubuntu - xcat-core-2.16.3-ubuntu.tar.bz2
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xcat-dep
- RHEL/SLES - xcat-dep-2.16.3-linux.tar.bz2
- Ubuntu - xcat-dep-2.16.3-ubuntu.tar.bz2
Test Environment
Hardware Platforms and Operating Systems which have been verified:
| Hardware Platform | Operating System |
|---|---|
| IBM Power System AC922 | RHEL 8.4 |
| IBM Power System AC922 | RHEL 8.2 |
| IBM Power System AC922 | RHEL 7.6-Alt |
| IBM Power System AC922 | SLES 15.1 |
| IBM Power System AC922 | Ubuntu 18.04.2 |
| IBM Power System S822LC | RHEL 8.4 |
| IBM Power System S822LC | RHEL 8.2 |
| IBM Power System S822LC | RHEL 7.7 |
| IBM Power System S822LC | SLES 12.4 |
| IBM Power System S822LC | Ubuntu 18.04.2 |
| IBM Power System S822LC | Ubuntu 16.04.5 |
| IBM iDataPlex M4 DX360 | RHEL 8.4 |
| IBM iDataPlex M4 DX360 | RHEL 8.2 |
| IBM iDataPlex M4 DX360 | RHEL 7.6 |
| IBM iDataPlex M4 DX360 | SLES 15.2 |
| IBM iDataPlex M4 DX360 | SLES 12.4 |
| IBM iDataPlex M4 DX360 | Ubuntu 18.04.2 |
| IBM iDataPlex M4 DX360 | Ubuntu 16.04.6 |