XCAT_2.7.8_Release_Notes

• New Function and Changes in Behavior
• Tested OS
• Restrictions and Known Problems
• Key Bug fixes
• Restrictions and Known Problems

New Function and Changes in Behavior

• updatenode -k to hierarchical compute nodes has been disabled. Use xdsh -K to update ssh keys. See defect for details. 3652
• to support AIX 6.1.9 you need to install the latest AIX deps package. You need the a new level perl-Net_SSLeay.pm in the new deps package because the change to OpenSSL 1.0.1.501 in 6.1. Installing the new xcat-dep ( instoss) will upgrade the package. http://sourceforge.net/projects/xcat/files/xcat-dep/2.x_AIX/dep-aix-201403110451.tar.gz/download

Tested OS

AIX: 7.3.1.0 and 7.3.1.1) ( 71L and 71L sp1) and AIX 6.1.9.1

LInux: Rhel5,6 SLES 10,11

Restrictions and Known Problems

• NFS based statelite cannot configure bond0 in confighfi postscript. 3939

Key Bug fixes

• rinstall did not support provmethod=osimagename. This support has been added. 3644
• rnetboot hang, P5 AIX 6.1 3533
• litefile error with mkdsklsnode -r 3183
• confighfi postscript errors for hfi bonding 3179
• mkhwconn -s fails for Firebird from Redhat MN 3583
• lsslp unicast on Power Linux 3947

Restrictions and Known Problems

• lsslp unicast doesn't support AIX.