XCAT_2.16.4_Release_Notes - xcat2/xcat-core GitHub Wiki
2.16.4 Release Notes (June 20 2022)
Highlighted Functions and Changes in Behavior
Features
Operating System Support
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RHEL 8.5
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Beta support for SLES15 SP3, Oracle Linux 8.5, and Rocky Linux 8.5
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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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OpenBMC Python framework support on RHEL 8
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Documentation and test case improvements
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ed25519 ssh host key improvements
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Alpha support for provisioning diskful X86 compute node with Ubuntu 20.04. For restrictions and workarounds see https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-core/pull/6975
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-2.16.4-linux.tar.bz2
- Ubuntu - xcat-core-2.16.4-ubuntu.tar.bz2
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xcat-dep
- RHEL/SLES - xcat-dep-2.16.4-linux.tar.bz2
- Ubuntu - xcat-dep-2.16.4-ubuntu.tar.bz2
Test Environment
Hardware Platforms and Operating Systems which have been verified:
| Hardware Platform | Operation System |
|---|---|
| IBM Power System AC922 | RHEL 8.5 |
| 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 8.5 |
| 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 8.5 |
| 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 15.3 |
| 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 |