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Also using the scheduling API it can be used to automate the provisioning of servers in a server farm or HPC cluster.
The release supports provisioning nodes using xCAT 1.3, xCAT 2.1, vmware server 1.x, ESX standard Server using the toolkit the vmware-cmd on the esx host, ESXi using the vmware toolkit.
II. VCL Roadmap
VCL 2.1 (this release)
- completed modularization of vcld
- xCAT 2.1 support
- Shibboleth authentication
- VMWare management via VMWare toolkit
- ESXi with thin provisioning on a NetApp
- Only supports xCAT 1.3 and xCAT 2.1 versions
VCL 2.2
- support for xCAT 2.3 or later versions
- improve cluster reservations VMWare Free Server 2.x (changed after 2.1 release)
- improve block reservations(rename improve block reservations(rename to block allocations)
VCL 2.3
- Service deployments
- power management
- VMWare Free Server 2.x improve cluster reservations (changed after 2.1 release)
VCL 2.4
- improve hypervisor support
- dynamic provisioning of host servers
- possibly XEN or KVM
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Change Log
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- \[[VCL-67|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-67] \] - Allow OS, provisioning engine, and other module objects to access each other
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\[[VCL-14|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-14]\] - xCAT.pm's capture_monitor output always displays ""attempt 1/80" Wiki Markup |
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\[[VCL-26|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-26]\] - get_reservation_remote_ip subroutine redefined warning |
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\[[VCL-34|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-34]\] - When adding computers, missing requirement for the provisioning module |
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\[[VCL-51|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-51]\] - user groups that have a name that is a number cause problems on the privilege page |
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\[[VCL-54|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-54]\] - disable LDAP referrals for all LDAP connections to handle firewalls |
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\[[VCL-55|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-55]\] - processBulkComputerInput in computers.php not always setting startpripaddress, endpripaddress, startmac |
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\[[VCL-61|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-61]\] - blockrequest and the reload state |
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\[[VCL-62|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-62]\] - Calls to _rpower in Windows.pm cause reservation processes to die |
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\[[VCL-64|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-64]\] - EmptyRecycleBin.exe utility causes problems during image capture |
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\[[VCL-69|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-69]\] - Unknown column 'af.shibonly' in 'field list' |
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\[[VCL-71|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-71]\] - Reservation processes being killed unexpectedly |
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\[[VCL-73|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-73]\] - new.pm::computer_not_being_used hangs occasionally |
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\[[VCL-74|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-74]\] - Reservation may fail if user's UID value is null |
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\[[VCL-75|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-75]\] - Bug in Perl 5.8.0 causes exit status to be reported incorrectly |
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\[[VCL-76|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-76]\] - form tags outside of td tags on Edit Image Profiles page |
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\[[VCL-79|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-79]\] - error in how the end time for schedule times is computed |
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\[[VCL-81|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-81]\] - Image retrieval does not verify if it was successful |
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\[[VCL-85|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-85]\] - watchInFlight error appears if image description contains special characters |
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\[[VCL-88|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-88]\] - vclreload account assumed to match the default affiliation |
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\[[VCL-90|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-90]\] - Image reservation for sub-image with "nousercheckout" flag set |
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\[[VCL-91|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-91]\] - edit reservation allows saving/updaing image for cluster reservations |
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\[[VCL-96|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-96]\] - < and > in user's passwords not handled properly |
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\[[VCL-101|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-101]\] - forimaging flag causes wrong user when imaging linux in reserved.pm |
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\[[VCL-103|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-103]\] - vclreload account has invalid curiculumid |
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\[[VCL-108|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-108]\] - apostrophe in image name causes AJAX updates to privilege page to break |
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\[[VCL-109|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-109]\] - viewing requests from timetable not using continuations |
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\[[VCL-111|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-111]\] - missing default values for vmtype table |
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\[[VCL-119|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-119]\] - Reservations insert log.ending = EOR when they shouldn't |
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\[[VCL-126|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-126]\] - get_new_dbh() doesn't return correct value if different database is specified |
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\[[VCL-129|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-129]\] - LockerWrtUser doesn't work with usernames containing underscores |
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\[[VCL-131|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-131]\] - utils getdynamicaddress routine - bad regex |
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\[[VCL-136|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-136]\] - missing perlpackage for id 6 in module table |
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\[[VCL-143|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-143]\] - need to drop allowing new reservations to take priority over reload reservations |
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\[[VCL-151|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-151]\] - apostrophe in last name can cause an error when adding user to database |
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\[[VCL-166|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-166]\] - Windows firewall subs not catching "Object already exists" in netsh.exe output |
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\[[VCL-167|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-167]\] - run_ssh_command not catching host key differs warning messages |
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\[[VCL-172|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-172]\] - xCAT21.pm - xcat database is locked at dbdimp.c error |
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\[[VCL-186|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-186]\] - Windows images losing default gateway |
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\[[VCL-187|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-187]\] - Ubuntu.pm - not completed |
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\[[VCL-191|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-191]\] - path changes in vshpere SDK vmware perl toolkit |
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\[[VCL-207|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-207]\] - Predictive reload modules not accounting for machines in block computers table |
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\[[VCL-213|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-213]\] - Bug in retrieve_image sub in vmware.pm and xCAT.pm calls next instead of return |
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\[[VCL-218|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-218]\] - vmware.pm may delete image being captured by cleanup process |
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\[[VCL-226|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-226]\] - Windows reboot fails - processing another action error |
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\[[VCL-238|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-238]\] - Linux.pm pre-capture routine not shuting down OS |
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\[[VCL-240|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-240]\] - utils.pm - insert_reload_request |
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\[[VCL-246|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-246]\] - READY flag check for VMware and xCAT is being thrown off by other processes running on machines |
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\[[VCL-247|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-247]\] - computer with shortname only in database not being reloaded after being used |
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\[[VCL-263|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-263]\] - Linux.pm - add default vcl user group |
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- [VCL-26] - get_reservation_remote_ip subroutine redefined warning
- [VCL-34] - When adding computers, missing requirement for the provisioning module
- [VCL-51] - user groups that have a name that is a number cause problems on the privilege page
- [VCL-54] - disable LDAP referrals for all LDAP connections to handle firewalls
- [VCL-55] - processBulkComputerInput in computers.php not always setting startpripaddress, endpripaddress, startmac
- [VCL-61] - blockrequest and the reload state
- [VCL-62] - Calls to _rpower in Windows.pm cause reservation processes to die
- [VCL-64] - EmptyRecycleBin.exe utility causes problems during image capture
- [VCL-69] - Unknown column 'af.shibonly' in 'field list'
- [VCL-71] - Reservation processes being killed unexpectedly
- [VCL-73] - new.pm::computer_not_being_used hangs occasionally
- [VCL-74] - Reservation may fail if user's UID value is null
- [VCL-75] - Bug in Perl 5.8.0 causes exit status to be reported incorrectly
- [VCL-76] - form tags outside of td tags on Edit Image Profiles page
- [VCL-79] - error in how the end time for schedule times is computed
- [VCL-81] - Image retrieval does not verify if it was successful
- [VCL-85] - watchInFlight error appears if image description contains special characters
- [VCL-88] - vclreload account assumed to match the default affiliation
- [VCL-90] - Image reservation for sub-image with "nousercheckout" flag set
- [VCL-91] - edit reservation allows saving/updaing image for cluster reservations
- [VCL-96] - < and > in user's passwords not handled properly
- [VCL-101] - forimaging flag causes wrong user when imaging linux in reserved.pm
- [VCL-103] - vclreload account has invalid curiculumid
- [VCL-108] - apostrophe in image name causes AJAX updates to privilege page to break
- [VCL-109] - viewing requests from timetable not using continuations
- [VCL-111] - missing default values for vmtype table
- [VCL-119] - Reservations insert log.ending = EOR when they shouldn't
- [VCL-126] - get_new_dbh() doesn't return correct value if different database is specified
- [VCL-129] - LockerWrtUser doesn't work with usernames containing underscores
- [VCL-131] - utils getdynamicaddress routine - bad regex
- [VCL-136] - missing perlpackage for id 6 in module table
- [VCL-143] - need to drop allowing new reservations to take priority over reload reservations
- [VCL-151] - apostrophe in last name can cause an error when adding user to database
- [VCL-166] - Windows firewall subs not catching "Object already exists" in netsh.exe output
- [VCL-167] - run_ssh_command not catching host key differs warning messages
- [VCL-172] - xCAT21.pm - xcat database is locked at dbdimp.c error
- [VCL-186] - Windows images losing default gateway
- [VCL-187] - Ubuntu.pm - not completed
- [VCL-191] - path changes in vshpere SDK vmware perl toolkit
- [VCL-207] - Predictive reload modules not accounting for machines in block computers table
- [VCL-213] - Bug in retrieve_image sub in vmware.pm and xCAT.pm calls next instead of return
- [VCL-218] - vmware.pm may delete image being captured by cleanup process
- [VCL-226] - Windows reboot fails - processing another action error
- [VCL-238] - Linux.pm pre-capture routine not shuting down OS
- [VCL-240] - utils.pm - insert_reload_request
- [VCL-246] - READY flag check for VMware and xCAT is being thrown off by other processes running on machines
- [VCL-247] - computer with shortname only in database not being reloaded after being used
- [VCL-263] - Linux.pm - add default vcl user group
Improvement
- [VCL-3] - clean up database
- [VCL-6] - update healthcheck.pl to use modularized code
- [VCL-15] - modify blockrequest module to use frontend API for scheduling
- [VCL-20] - Configuration of sshd port for image retrieval
- [VCL-23] - Modularize Windows OS code
- [VCL-63] - Remove critical notification if image is configured with a user group containing 0 members
- [VCL-65] - Remove pagefile from all drives during image capture
- [VCL-72] - die and warning signals are not handled by the backend code
- [VCL-84] - Prevent users from starting create image until computer is in inuse state
- [VCL-105] - an image cannot have itself as a subimage
- [VCL-106] - mail notifications notify routine
- [VCL-107] - User email notifications
- [VCL-110] - 2 second deley in vcld may cause problems with imaging
- [VCL-112] - Provide access to image affiliation data via DataStructure.pm
- [VCL-115] - allow user groups with the same name but different affiliations
- [VCL-118] - Add delay to run_ssh_command() & run_scp_command() retry attempts
- [VCL-120] - Add subroutine to set IE's runonce registry keys so user isn't presented with it
- [VCL-124] - locally affiliated users need a way to change their password
- [VCL-128] - Update reclaim.pm
- [VCL-132] - vcld check_time
- [VCL-156] - insert current_image.txt file on kickstart based nodes
- [VCL-157] - Add support for xCAT 2.1 partimage format
- [VCL-173] - add
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\[[VCL-3|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-3]\] - clean up database |
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\[[VCL-6|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-6]\] - update healthcheck.pl to use modularized code |
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\[[VCL-15|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-15]\] - modify blockrequest module to use frontend API for scheduling |
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\[[VCL-20|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-20]\] - Configuration of sshd port for image retrieval |
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\[[VCL-23|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-23]\] - Modularize Windows OS code |
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\[[VCL-63|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-63]\] - Remove critical notification if image is configured with a user group containing 0 members |
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\[[VCL-65|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-65]\] - Remove pagefile from all drives during image capture |
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\[[VCL-72|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-72]\] - die and warning signals are not handled by the backend code |
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\[[VCL-84|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-84]\] - Prevent users from starting create image until computer is in inuse state |
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\[[VCL-105|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-105]\] - an image cannot have itself as a subimage |
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\[[VCL-106|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-106]\] - mail notifications notify routine |
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\[[VCL-107|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-107]\] - User email notifications |
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\[[VCL-110|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-110]\] - 2 second deley in vcld may cause problems with imaging |
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\[[VCL-112|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-112]\] - Provide access to image affiliation data via DataStructure.pm |
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\[[VCL-115|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-115]\] - allow user groups with the same name but different affiliations |
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\[[VCL-118|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-118]\] - Add delay to run_ssh_command() & run_scp_command() retry attempts |
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\[[VCL-120|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-120]\] - Add subroutine to set IE's runonce registry keys so user isn't presented with it |
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\[[VCL-124|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-124]\] - locally affiliated users need a way to change their password |
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\[[VCL-128|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-128]\] - Update reclaim.pm |
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\[[VCL-132|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-132]\] - vcld check_time |
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\[[VCL-156|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-156]\] - insert current_image.txt file on kickstart based nodes |
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\[[VCL-157|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-157]\] - Add support for xCAT 2.1 partimage format |
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- \[[VCL-175|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-175] \] - Set virtual switch 0 from database value for VMware GSX
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\[[VCL-176|https://issuesfor VMware GSX - [.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-176]\] - Prevent vmware.pm from looping 15 times before checking ssh during load
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\[[VCL-177|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-177]\] - Remove Windows OS post-load configuration tasks from vmware.pm |
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- [VCL-177] - Remove Windows OS post-load configuration tasks from vmware.pm
- [VCL-183] - DataStructure.pm contains duplicate subroutines:
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\[[VCL-183|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-183]\] - DataStructure.pm contains duplicate subroutines: get_computer_private_ip and get_computer_private_ip_addressunmigrated-wiki-markup - \[[VCL-184|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-184] \] - Update database schema for 2.1 release
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\[[VCL-185|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-185]\] - Modularize Linux OS Code |
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\[[VCL-188|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-188]\] - Document Windows tools dependencies |
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\[[VCL-190|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-190]\] - Add time configuration and synchronization commands to Windows post_load |
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\[[VCL-205|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-205]\] - allow esx provisioing module to set MAC addresses |
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\[[VCL-212|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-212]\] - Add code to set SysprepStatus registry keys for Windows 6 |
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\[[VCL-217|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-217]\] - xcat modules - Throttle control |
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\[[VCL-228|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-228]\] - Windows image capture fails to delete user profiles because file is open |
New Feature
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\[[VCL-1|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-1]\] - xCAT 2.0 module |
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\[[VCL-4|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-4]\] - add support for Shibboleth authentication |
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\[[VCL-7|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-7]\] - modify healthcheck.pl to monitor vms |
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\[[VCL-18|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-18]\] - allow dynamic change of predictive loading module |
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\[[VCL-19|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-19]\] - add configuration of v2 fields for management nodes |
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\[[VCL-21|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-21]\] - add check for existance of image libraries |
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\[[VCL-29|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-29]\] - author an ESX and ESX 3i provisioning module (using netboot) |
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\[[VCL-33|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-33]\] - add user group management to XML RPC API |
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\[[VCL-78|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-78]\] - API for backend to allocate computers for block reservations via the frontend |
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\[[VCL-123|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-123]\] - add Ubuntu Support using the new OS Module framework |
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\[[VCL-209|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-209]\] - create a page that will test for required php modules and correct configuration |
Task
- database schema for 2.1 release
- [VCL-185] - Modularize Linux OS Code
- [VCL-188] - Document Windows tools dependencies
- [VCL-190] - Add time configuration and synchronization commands to Windows post_load
- [VCL-205] - allow esx provisioing module to set MAC addresses
- [VCL-212] - Add code to set SysprepStatus registry keys for Windows 6
- [VCL-217] - xcat modules - Throttle control
- [VCL-228] - Windows image capture fails to delete user profiles because file is open
New Feature
- [VCL-1] - xCAT 2.0 module
- [VCL-4] - add support for Shibboleth authentication
- [VCL-7] - modify healthcheck.pl to monitor vms
- [VCL-18] - allow dynamic change of predictive loading module
- [VCL-19] - add configuration of v2 fields for management nodes
- [VCL-21] - add check for existance of image libraries
- [VCL-29] - author an ESX and ESX 3i provisioning module (using netboot)
- [VCL-33] - add user group management to XML RPC API
- [VCL-78] - API for backend to allocate computers for block reservations via the frontend
- [VCL-123] - add Ubuntu Support using the new OS Module framework
- [VCL-209] - create a page that will test for required php modules and correct configuration
Task
- [VCL-70] - Create a basic helloworld.pm provisioning module
- [VCL-95] - Set Subversion properties for files in repository
- [VCL-135] - remove all references to ncsu
- [VCL-198] - Release tasks
- [VCL-264] - VCL 2.1 RC2 todo
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\[[VCL-70|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-70]\] - Create a basic helloworld.pm provisioning module |
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\[[VCL-95|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-95]\] - Set Subversion properties for files in repository |
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\[[VCL-135|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-135]\] - remove all references to ncsu |
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\[[VCL-198|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-198]\] - Release tasks |
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\[[VCL-264|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-264]\] - VCL 2.1 RC2 todo items