HI, On Fri, May 7, 2021 2:55 am, Gianluca Cecchi wrote: > On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 2:39 AM Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > [snip] > >> >> *THIS* truly answers my underlying question(s). I was concerned that >> the >> engine would be like the node, but this assures me it is not, it's just >> a >> "faster" way to build the engine VM, but it turns into (effectively) a >> standard CentOS+Engine VM post-install... Which SHOULD be good enough >> for >> what I want to do! (I have the engine running a few extra services, and >> wanted to make sure I could continue to do so). >> >> > OK. > But in the mid term the problem will impact you anyway. > What to do after 31/12/2021 with this system, as no new updates from > CentOS > repos?
Umm, according to https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-resets-centos-linux-and-users-are-angry/ which links back to https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/#Life_Cycle_Dates which claims CentOS 7 will retain support through 2024-06-30. I think your 2021-12-31 date refers to EL8, not EL7. > > I think in the next months it would be nice to have at least a CentOS --> > CentOS Stream migration path for the Hosted Engine VM or for an external > engine that are now based on CentOS There is no "stream" for EL7. > Or to confirm that the standard path described at > https://centos.org/centos-stream/ works also for CentOS systems where > oVirt > repos are configured and active and engine packages installed. > Currently it says: > dnf swap centos-linux-repos centos-stream-repos > dnf distro-sync > > Gianluca -derek -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 [email protected] www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ Users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html oVirt Code of Conduct: https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ List Archives: https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AUOVOBQJGKX5267DXKMZWHL6WYLW3A5M/
