So far we have not revisited the EOS date for 4.2.3, but I would not rule it
out entirely if the lockdown continues well into the summer. If we did, the
next likely EOS date would be April 30th.
Even if we do postpone the date for 4.2.3, keep two other dates in mind for
planning:
- RHEL 6 support is coming to an end in November. We won't support Scale with
RHEL 6 once Red Hat stops supporting RHEL 6
- RHEL 7 will be supported with 5.0.5, but not "5.next", the release scheduled
for the second half of 2020. So you'll need to plan to adopt RHEL 8 before
upgrading to Scale "5.next"
As much as possible we are going to try to stick to our release cadence of
twice a year even through these difficulties, including designating 5.0.5 for
Extended Updates.
"Keep Calm and Scale Out".
Carl Zetie
Program Director
Offering Management
Spectrum Scale
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:09:12 +0000
From: Jonathan Buzzard <jonathan.buzz...@strath.ac.uk>
To: gpfsug-discuss@spectrumscale.org
Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] GPFS 5 and supported rhel OS
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On 19/02/2020 23:34, Renata Maria Dart wrote:
> Hi, I understand gpfs 4.2.3 is end of support this coming September.
A planning question at this stage. Do IBM intend to hold to this date or
is/could there be a relaxation due to COVID-19?
Basically I was planning to do the upgrade this summer, but what with
working from home I am less keen to do a a 4.2.3 to 5.x upgrade while
not on hand to the actual hardware.
Obviously if we have to we have to, just want to know where we stand.
JAB.
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