Hi all, thank you so much for your prompt responses. I wanted to try out rocky9 , that's why I was wondering.
Markus, thanks for your valuable advice. Yeah, I wanted to get an idea about how 'ifcfg' would behave, you explained the issue exactly. --IT On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 10:37 AM Markus Hilger <markus.hil...@megware.com> wrote: > Hi, > > yes, EL9 distros are working mostly fine. > Officially EL9 is in alpha state right now. See: > https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-core/wiki/XCAT_2.16.5_Release_Notes > The next release will most probably move this to the next level, but it > will take some more time. Please bear with us. > > Some special configs like nics.nicextraparms etc. do not work (because > ifcfg is deprecated and nicextraparams is not using nmcli yet). > But otherwise, management node installation and stateless/stateful node > deployment is working fine. > > Some example default osimage definitions with alma9: > > # <xCAT data object stanza file> > > alma9-x86_64-install-compute: > objtype=osimage > imagetype=linux > osarch=x86_64 > osdistroname=rhels9-x86_64 > osname=linux > osvers=rhels9 > otherpkgdir=/install/post/otherpkgs/alma9/x86_64 > > pkgdir=/install/repos/almalinux/9/BaseOS/x86_64/os,/install/repos/almalinux/9/AppStream/x86_64/os,/install/repos/almalinux/9/CRB/x86_64/os,/install/repos/epel/9/Everything/x86_64 > pkglist=/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels9.x86_64.pkglist > profile=compute > provmethod=install > synclists=/install/custom/install/alma/compute.alma9.synclist > template=/opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhels9.tmpl > > > # <xCAT data object stanza file> > > alma9-x86_64-netboot-compute: > objtype=osimage > exlist=/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels9.x86_64.exlist > imagetype=linux > osarch=x86_64 > osdistroname=rhels9-x86_64 > osname=linux > osvers=rhels9 > otherpkgdir=/install/post/otherpkgs/alma9/x86_64 > permission=755 > > pkgdir=/install/repos/almalinux/9/BaseOS/x86_64/os,/install/repos/almalinux/9/AppStream/x86_64/os,/install/repos/almalinux/9/CRB/x86_64/os,/install/repos/epel/9/Everything/x86_64 > pkglist=/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels9.x86_64.pkglist > > postinstall=/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels9.x86_64.postinstall > profile=compute > provmethod=netboot > rootimgdir=/install/netboot/alma9/x86_64/compute > synclists=/install/custom/netboot/alma/compute.alma9.synclist > > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards > > *Markus Hilger* > > > > HPC Engineer > > > > MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH > > Tel: +49 3722 528-47 > > > > Nordstraße 19 > markus.hil...@megware.com > > > > 09247 Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf, Germany > > www.megware.com > > > > Geschäftsführer: André Singer, Axel Auweter > > > > > > Amtsgericht: Chemnitz HRB 584 > > ------------------------------ > *Von:* Ryan Novosielski via xCAT-user <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 11. Januar 2024 17:40 > *An:* xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Cc:* Ryan Novosielski <novos...@rutgers.edu> > *Betreff:* Re: [xcat-user] RHEL9 support in xcat > > I don’t know what-all happened at SC or whether a group has come together > to continue it, but just remember that there’s a thread on this mailing > list about the fact that xCAT is not going to be maintained going forward. > > -- > #BlackLivesMatter > ____ > || \\UTGERS, |---------------------------*O*--------------------------- > ||_// the State | Ryan Novosielski - novos...@rutgers.edu > || \\ University | Sr. Technologist - 973/972.0922 (2x0922) ~*~ RBHS Campus > || \\ of NJ | Office of Advanced Research Computing - MSB > A555B, Newark > `' > > On Jan 10, 2024, at 11:54, Imam Toufique <techie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > Are there any plans to add RHEL9 support for xcat? If so, will it be > available for community use? > > Thanks > > Regards, > *Imam Toufique* > *213-700-5485* > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > -- Regards, *Imam Toufique* *213-700-5485*
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