XCP-ng 8.2 - Release Candidate

Release Oct 30, 2020

This is it, after a month of testing the beta version of XCP-ng 8.2, the Release Candidate is now available. This is the final step before the definitive release of XCP-ng 8.2.

How to upgrade

XCP-ng 8.2 is a minor number upgrade, which means you can either use the yum upgrade method or download the ISO file.

Download files are available here:

Standard ISO: http://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/isos/8.2/xcp-ng-8.2.0-RC1.iso
Net-install ISO: http://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/isos/8.2/xcp-ng-8.2.0-RC1-netinstall.iso
SHA256SUMS: http://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/isos/8.2/SHA256SUMS
Signatures of the sums: http://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/isos/8.2/SHA256SUMS.asc

If you want a more complete "How to Upgrade" guide, you can refer to our documentation.

Provide feedback about the RC

If you don't know what to test, use our documentation regarding our development process.

As always a dedicated forum thread is available to get more information about the release, participate in the discussion, and provide constructive feedback.

The RC phase should be quite short (approximately two weeks), so don't miss an opportunity to help the XCP-ng project with your tests and feedback.

What changed since the beta?

Not that much - the feedback we got for the beta was globally very good and we are expecting a very smooth period for this Release Candidate. Despite the global stability during the beta, there are some notable changes: