Mixed_Cluster_Support_Matrix
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Supported xCAT cross-distribution installation environments
| MN(SN)/CN | RedHat on POWER | SLES on POWER | RedHat on system x | SLES on system x | Ubuntu on system x | AIX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RedHat on POWER | yes | yes, verified with rh6.5(mn)/sles11.3(cn) and rh7(mn)/sles11.3(cn).1 | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | no | no |
| SLES on POWER | yes,verified with sles11.3(mn)/rh6.5(cn). 1 | yes | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | yes,verified with sles11.1 1 | no | no |
| RedHat on system x | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| SLES on system x | should work but hasn't been verified.1 | yes,verified with sles11.1 1 | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | yes | no | no |
| Ubuntu on system x | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | should work but hasn't been verified. 1 | yes | no |
| AIX | no | no | no | no | no | yes |
Notes:
1. For diskless node, need another node to create diskless image
2. All the "supported" and "not supported" statements in the table are referring to os provisioning, for the general purpose management like hardware control and parellel commands, we do not see any obvious problem with any of the combination.
