CentOS-HPC 7.9 Image availability about azhpc-images

[anshuljainansja]

@tbugfinder @N3WWN
I am testing the new ks file for Centos79-hpc. Will add the new ks file to the AzureBuildCentOS repo once done.

[N3WWN]

Hi @tbugfinder !

Yes, this is the correct venue. 😃

At https://github.com/openlogic/AzureBuildCentOS , we can only build the CentOS-HPC images for the CentOS versions that the https://github.com/Azure/azhpc-images project provides support for.

[vermagit]

@tbugfinder : Could you also provide your view on how you're looking at 7.9? Is it "long-term", or simply a short-term migration from 7.x to 7.9 while awaiting where the ecosystem moves to? In other words, would 7.9 be a replacement for other 7.x VMI for you?

[tbugfinder]

@vermagit
We'll migrate onprem to 7.9 and would require 7.9 environment within Azure, too. Ideally cloud should be even ahead of onprem. As 7.9 is "supported" for several months (mid-2024), this is a mid-term :-) decision while we are indeed figuring out next major OS upgrade.
Personally, I'm in favour of rocky-linux 8.x.

[tbugfinder]

I'd like to add some emphasis to this request.
Any chance to get a pre-built HPC image?

[vermagit]

@tbugfinder We're considering the path ahead, and at the moment, it is aligned with yours as expressed above.
As a data point, where would you be migration from, to 7.9? In other words, could 7.9 be a substitute for 7.8, say?

[tbugfinder]

In our case 7.9 can certainly replace 7.8.

[tbugfinder]

Hi @anshuljainansja ,
your CentOS7.9 changes got integrated into the repo. Is it ready to build CentOS 7.9 Images?

FYI: @N3WWN

[vermagit]

@tbugfinder Indeed, we are now initiating working towards a 7.9 going forward.

[tbugfinder]

Is there any estimated release date?

There is a ks file, but no 79-HPC image.
https://github.com/openlogic/AzureBuildCentOS/blob/master/ks/azure/centos79-hpc.ks

[vermagit]

ETA close to end of month right now due to some publishing delays.
Anyway, the docs will be updated: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/hpc/configure#vm-sizes-supported-by-the-hpc-vm-images
and so will the linked blog post: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute/azure-hpc-vm-images/ba-p/977094