On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 2:04 PM Derek Atkins <derek(a)ihtfp.com> wrote:
HI,
On Fri, May 7, 2021 2:55 am, Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 2:39 AM Derek Atkins <derek(a)ihtfp.com> wrote:
> [snip]
>
>>
>> *THIS* truly answers my underlying question(s). I was concerned that
>> the
>> engine would be like the node, but this assures me it is not, it's just
>> a
>> "faster" way to build the engine VM, but it turns into (effectively)
a
>> standard CentOS+Engine VM post-install... Which SHOULD be good enough
>> for
>> what I want to do! (I have the engine running a few extra services, and
>> wanted to make sure I could continue to do so).
>>
>>
> OK.
> But in the mid term the problem will impact you anyway.
> What to do after 31/12/2021 with this system, as no new updates from
> CentOS
> repos?
Umm, according to
https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-resets-centos-linux-and-users-are-a...
which links back to
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/#Life_Cycle_Dates
which claims CentOS 7 will retain support through 2024-06-30.
I think your 2021-12-31 date refers to EL8, not EL7.
yes, but as the thread was related to upgrade to 4.4 that needs version 8,
I thought you were speaking about it.
Even if version 7 of CentOS is supported through 2024, you are almost not
getting any oVirt based update since June last year when the latest version
of oVirt 4.3.x (4.3.10) has been released.
RH EL for its 7.x version updates doesn't necessarily track
incompatibilities with oVirt packages.
So in my opinion iit s also risky to remain with a frozen 4.3 oVirt
installation and to go with os overall updates for 3 years
I would identify the reasons not allowing to pass to 4.4 and solve them in
the meantime.
YMMV