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stormi

Also note that there is a simpler approach if you don't need an "all-in-one" ISO image: driver disks.

You can build driver disks using https://github.com/xcp-ng/driver-disks and load them during the installation.

You can also ask us to provide driver disks for alternate drivers for which we haven't built them yet. We make them available on https://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/isos/drivers/8.x/...

That's also something we need to document in the official docs. It's mentioned in the release notes for 8.3 but not in other sections of the documentation.

stormi

And fixes for XCP-ng 8.2 are coming but they require more work to backport the patches.

stormi

I moved this discussion to its own topic, as we need the other one for update candidate testing.

stormi

That's actually a question for @Team-XAPI-Network

stormi

@gduperrey said in XCP-ng 8.3 updates announcements and testing:

Since it doesn't indicate that an updated 8.2 is actually 8.2.1, only the major version is displayed.

Not a very good example actually (but what's true is that for 8.2 we didn't add a "LTS" mention next to the version number in the system either).

But yes, we decided not to increment the version number for XCP-ng 8.3.0. That breaks compatibility with some third party software because they wouldn't recognize a "8.3.1".

However we're working on a secondary version identifier that would allow you to know your precise patch level.

stormi

@gb.123 Yes. If you think it's not clear in the blog post, I'll think how I can word it.

Current wording:

This announcement does not represent a new release. It applies to the existing XCP-ng 8.3.

If you're already running XCP-ng 8.3, you're on the LTS version. There's no need for a full upgrade. Standard package updates will keep your system current.

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