XCP-ng 8.3 betas and RCs feedback 🚀

stormi

Note: as soon as possible, we'll switch to Xen 4.17 for everyone so you won't have to think about the fact you were using packages from xcp-ng-lab.

archw

@Danp

I think all of this is my fault and I wouldn't worry about it. After I left the last post, I went in and saw a but of stuff from the @xcp-ng-lab repo. I quasi fixed it doing a bunch of yum downgrades until I no longer got an error and and I think I fixed it. I had to remove a few things but I took a "yum list installed" from a good system and made everything the same. Again, its a dummy system that I don't really use except to test things.

Here is the output from "yum repolist --verbose"

Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Config time: 0.010
Yum version: 3.4.3
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Excluding mirror: updates.xcp-ng.org
 * xcp-ng-base: mirrors.xcp-ng.org
Excluding mirror: updates.xcp-ng.org
 * xcp-ng-updates: mirrors.xcp-ng.org
Setting up Package Sacks
pkgsack time: 0.004
Repo-id      : xcp-ng-base
Repo-name    : XCP-ng Base Repository
Repo-revision: 1711706182
Repo-updated : Fri Mar 29 05:56:22 2024
Repo-pkgs    : 3,599
Repo-size    : 12 G
Repo-baseurl : http://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/8/8.3/base/x86_64/,
             : http://updates.xcp-ng.org/8/8.3/base/x86_64/
Repo-expire  : 21,600 second(s) (last: Sat Mar 30 15:37:49 2024)
  Filter     : read-only:present
Repo-filename: /etc/yum.repos.d/xcp-ng.repo

Repo-id      : xcp-ng-updates
Repo-name    : XCP-ng Updates Repository
Repo-revision: 1693236966
Repo-updated : Mon Aug 28 11:36:06 2023
Repo-pkgs    : 2
Repo-size    : 4.6 k
Repo-baseurl : http://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/8/8.3/updates/x86_64/,
             : http://updates.xcp-ng.org/8/8.3/updates/x86_64/
Repo-expire  : 21,600 second(s) (last: Sat Mar 30 15:37:50 2024)
  Filter     : read-only:present
Repo-filename: /etc/yum.repos.d/xcp-ng.repo

repolist: 3,601

stormi

@archw yum update --enablerepo=xcp-ng-lab didn't work for you?

gduperrey

A new version of xo-lite for XCP-ng 8.3 has been released:

Version: xo-lite-0.2.1-1.xcpng8.3

You can update it like this:

yum update xo-lite

For more information about the changes between version 0.1.3 or 0.2.0 and 0.2.1, you can consult this link: https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/blob/master/%40xen-orchestra/lite/CHANGELOG.md

archw

@stormi I didn't even think to try that I just did it and its rebooting.

0nelight

Tried to Boot the Installer for XCP-ng 8.3 beta 2 ISO (07-Feb-2024 19:21) on my Testmachine today:

Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor
Adaptec 6405E (Hardware-RAID PCIe 2.0-Card)

But the (discontinued by Adaptec but flawlessly working) RAID 6405E creates the following Errors (as in 8.2) on Boot:

aacraid 0000:03:00.0: AAC0: aac_eh_abort: Host adapter abort request.
aacraid 0000:03:00.0: AAC0: aac_eh_abort: Timed out Command

In case anyone wants to fix this, this is my other forum posts regarding this:
https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/47040 (RAID 6405E)

Adaptec RAID 8405E (also discontinued by Adaptec but newer) is on my productive System and I cannot test 8.3 at the moment there, but as I am aware of it should be better supported with 8.3. In case I manage to test it there, I will update you in this thread.
https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/47048 (RAID 8405E)

https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/issues/472

stormi created this issue in xcp-ng/xcp

open Adaptec Series 6 Raid Cards not working because of kernel bug #472

stormi

A new update is available. It's a small one (though, as it touches XAPI, it causes many packages to be updated): the webserver will now report the correct mimetype for SVG files, which is needed by XO Lite.

Andrew

@stormi The base update conflicts with the 4.17 lab update...

@olivierlambert Will XCP-ng 8.3 be using Xen 4.17 for the release (like XenServer)? If so, when will Xen 4.17 be part of the base install?

ravenet

@Andrew Yes 8.3 will be xen 4.17. They've stated that this will be moved out of lab into the 8.3 official branch once they are happy with their and our feedback.

stormi

@Andrew I now pushed a rebased build of XAPI in the xcp-ng-lab repo.

stormi

@Andrew said in XCP-ng 8.3 beta :

@olivierlambert Will XCP-ng 8.3 be using Xen 4.17 for the release (like XenServer)? If so, when will Xen 4.17 be part of the base install?

I'm the one who can answer the second part of this question, actually. It's all built in the xcp-ng-ci repository. We are now testing them in CI, will fix issues if there's any, and then this will reach the xcp-ng-base repository and make the packages in xcp-ng-lab deprecated (and should update them smoothly).

Andrew

@stormi So, is it better/safer to now just use xcp-ng-ci for an actual representation of XCP 8.3/Xen 4.17 beta/RC release?

stormi

@Andrew No, it's not safer, as it's not tested, and there are far more changes than just Xen.

archw

@stormi said in XCP-ng 8.3 beta :

yum update --enablerepo=xcp-ng-lab

After the new updates came out yesterday, I did the update but, this time, I did what you said (" yum update --enablerepo=xcp-ng-lab") and it worked perfectly...thanks!

stormi

New updates are propagating to the mirrors as I write this. Xen 4.17 for everyone, XAPI 24.11, and various other changes bringing us closer to a release candidate for XCP-ng 8.3.

Users of Xen 4.17 from the xcp-ng-lab repository don't need to use this repository anymore, as the new update supersedes it.

ph7

@stormi
I tried it but....
I will try to paste a pic here, don't laugh at me

I have a few weeks ago installed nut client:
yum --enablerepo=* install nut-client.x86_64
I hope that didnt break it

ph7

@ph7
I was running xo from a container in truenas
I shall fire up a fresh xoce

---------- edit -------------------
Here is the output from my 2:nd try, now with a fresh xoce

-1(Command '['yum', 'update', '--disablerepo=*', '--enablerepo=xcp-ng-base,xcp-ng-updates', '-y']' returned non-zero exit status 1, , Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/etc/xapi.d/plugins/xcpngutils/init.py", line 119, in wrapper
return func(*args, **kwds)
File "/etc/xapi.d/plugins/updater.py", line 96, in decorator
return func(args, **kwargs)
File "/etc/xapi.d/plugins/updater.py", line 182, in update
return install_helper(session, args, 'update')
File "/etc/xapi.d/plugins/updater.py", line 153, in install_helper
raise error
CalledProcessError: Command '['yum', 'update', '--disablerepo=', '--enablerepo=xcp-ng-base,xcp-ng-updates', '-y']' returned non-zero exit status 1

ph7

@ph7
I removed Netdata then I was able to update the host from the cli.
I only have one host now so I dont know if it works from within xo.

Houbsi

Can it be that after update and reboot and the bar goes to the left it needs a lot of time to reboot?

On tty 2 it hangs after “stopped the zen xenstore”

ph7

@Houbsi
If that was a reply to me, no
The update didnt even start
but after i removed netdata it seems like the update worked.
I got a 4 hung tasks after the " Smart reboot" i tried before I found the netdata issue,
I have to deal with that tomorrow

good night