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The check ran on EL9 only, and only when the version carried a minor number, so CentOS Stream was never checked. On EL10 a management node without EPEL or CRB failed inside dnf install with a dependency error instead of the message that names the missing repository. The CRB message proposed a CentOS Stream repository file with signature checks disabled, on every distribution. The probe used dnf list, which an installed copy of the probe package satisfies with the repository disabled, and which reports a failed query as a missing repository. Check EL9 and EL10, with or without a minor version. Probe the enabled repositories with repoquery for the host architecture and noarch, so a source repository does not stand in for the binary one, and stop with the package manager's own error when the query fails. Name the EPEL release package of the running major version. For CRB, name crb enable from a current epel-release, which handles Red Hat Enterprise Linux under both subscription management and RHUI, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux and CentOS Stream, and the dnf config-manager command for Oracle Linux.
xCAT
xCAT is a toolkit for deployment and administration of clusters of all sizes.
The xCAT sunset was only a quick eclipse
Dear xCAT Community,
The xCAT sunset has changed course. VersatusHPC has been invited to join the xCAT Consortium, and future development will move toward direct upstream contributions coordinated with the Consortium and its existing member companies.
That matters most for Enterprise Linux 10 (EL10). EL10 support is coming to xCAT, restoring a future operating-system path for sites that still rely on xCAT. This is an important change from the previous sunset guidance, where the lack of an EL10 path was one of the strongest reasons to move away from xCAT.
The xCAT Consortium continues to recommend Confluent as the long-term successor to xCAT, and that remains the Consortium position. Users planning new cluster-management deployments should evaluate Confluent and its xCAT comparison documentation.
At the same time, xCAT is no longer sunsetted. The Consortium and participating companies will continue updating xCAT while there is community and user demand for it.
In summary:
- xCAT development is continuing upstream through the Consortium and participating companies.
- Enterprise Linux 10 support is coming.
- Confluent remains the Consortium-recommended successor and migration path.
- xCAT updates will continue while there is community and user demand.
We want to thank the xCAT Consortium and community for keeping this project moving. The sun went behind the moon for a moment, but xCAT is still here.
For more information on Confluent and how to get started, please visit the Confluent: Project Page, Documentation or Confluent vs xCAT comparison.
With thanks,
The xCAT Consortium
Documentation
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