Just PXE boot whatever OS you like at the time. If you need to switch to another, a reboot is enough to switch OS. It's even possible without containers, so absolute no problem at all. -- Martin Verges Managing director Mobile: +49 174 9335695 | Chat: https://t.me/MartinVerges croit GmbH, Freseniusstr. 31h, 81247 Munich CEO: Martin Verges - VAT-ID: DE310638492 Com. register: Amtsgericht Munich HRB 231263 Web: https://croit.io | YouTube: https://goo.gl/PGE1Bx On Thu, 30 Sept 2021 at 15:58, Stefan Kooman <stefan@xxxxxx> wrote: > On 9/30/21 14:48, Drew Weaver wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am going to migrate our ceph cluster to a new OS and I am trying to > choose the right one so that I won't have to replace it again when python4 > becomes a requirement mid-cycle [or whatever]. > > > > Has anyone seen any recommendations from the devs as to what distro they > are targeting for lets say the next 5 years? > > CentOS 8 stream should be supported to may 31, 2024. Ubuntu 20.04 should > bring you to april 2025. I don't think Ubuntu 20.04 will be targeted for > a Ceph version released in 2026. > > If, in some point in time, you want to decouple host OS from Ceph, a > containerized approach can be used (cephadm). You will just use whatever > container is available / preferred at that time. With extended > maintenance, you might be able to leave host OS running Ubuntu 20.04 for > ~ 8.5 years from now. As long as requirements regarding container infra > (docker / podman, etc.) don't change in the mean time ... > > It also depends to what Ceph version you want to upgrade. You can wait > for new Ubuntu version 22.04, and newest Ceph release Quincy and manage > a 5 year period. > > Gr. Stefan > _______________________________________________ > ceph-users mailing list -- ceph-users@xxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to ceph-users-leave@xxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ ceph-users mailing list -- ceph-users@xxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to ceph-users-leave@xxxxxxx
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