Rocks 5.4.3 (Viper) Now Available
The Production Version of Rocks 5.4.3 (Viper) is now available.Please goto the Downloads menuPlease see the Release Notes
View ArticleRocks Version 5.5/6.0 (Mamba) Beta Slated for End of March 2012
If you are interested in Beta testing the Next version of Rocks (Mamba), Please sign-up and indicate the versions your want to test. Mamba will have the same Rocks code base for 5.5 and 6.0. Expected...
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Rocks Mamba (5.5/6.0) is Released
The latest update of Rocks codename Mamba is now released. Mamba is available for both CentOS 5.8 (Rocks 5.5) and CentOS 6.2 (Rocks 6.0). The Rocks-supplied OS rolls have all updates applied as of May...
View ArticleRocks 6.1 (x86-64) Beta (Emerald Boa) Available
Rocks 6.1 is now available for Beta testing. Please see Downloads page.This preview is based upon CentOS Version 6.3 with all updates as 21 October, 2012 applied.Some of the new features/updates of...
View ArticleRocks 6.1 (Emerald Boa) for i386 and x86_64 Released!
The latest update of Rocks codename Emerald Boa is now released. Emerald Boa is available for CentOS 6.3 (Rocks 6.1). Rocks 5.6 will be released when CentOS 5.9 becomes available The Rocks-supplied OS...
View ArticleService Pack Roll for Rocks 6.1 Released
This fixes a number bugs/errors/omissions in Rocks 6.1 (Emerald Boa). All new clusters should be built including the service pack roll. No further action is required when installed on a new cluster.The...
View ArticleRocks 6.1.1 (Sand Boa) is now available
The latest update of Rocks codename Sand Boa is now released. Sand Boa is a 64-bit only release and is based upon CentOS 6.5. The Rocks-supplied OS rolls have all updates applied as of April 14, 2014....
View ArticleBash Vulnerability in CentOS
Dear Rocks Community, There is a particularly troublesome vulnerability in bash for which RedHat and CentOS published fixes today (24 Sep 2014).The description of the bug can be found at the following...
View ArticleRocks 6.2 is Released
The latest update of Rocks codename Sidewinder is now released. Sidewinder is a 64-bit only release and is based upon CentOS 6.6 The Rocks-supplied OS rolls have all updates applied as of May 10,...
View ArticleRocks 7.0 is Released
The latest update of Rocks codename Manzanita is now released. Manzanita is a 64-bit only release and is based upon CentOS 7.4. The Rocks-supplied OS rolls have all updates applied as of December 1,...
View ArticleRocks 7.0 ZFS Roll Updated
The ZFS roll for Rocks 7.0 has been updated. It addresses an issue at node installation when a new kernel is in rocks distribution (via rocks create distro), but there is no corresponding...
View ArticleUpdating Rocks 7.0 for Spectre/Meltdown Vulnerabilities
The Spectre/Meltdown security vulnerabilites affect (nearly) all hardware and is addressed by OS updates. This is not a Rocks-specific issue, but Rocks-based systems are vulnerable. See the Centos List...
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Rocks Mamba (5.5/6.0) is Released
The latest update of Rocks codename Mamba is now released. Mamba is available for both CentOS 5.8 (Rocks 5.5) and CentOS 6.2 (Rocks 6.0). The Rocks-supplied OS rolls have all updates applied as of May...
View ArticleRocks 6.1 (Emerald Boa) for i386 and x86_64 Released!
The latest update of Rocks codename Emerald Boa is now released. Emerald Boa is available for CentOS 6.3 (Rocks 6.1). Rocks 5.6 will be released when CentOS 5.9 becomes available The Rocks-supplied OS...
View ArticleRocks 6.1.1 (Sand Boa) is now available
The latest update of Rocks codename Sand Boa is now released. Sand Boa is a 64-bit only release and is based upon CentOS 6.5. The Rocks-supplied OS rolls have all updates applied as of April 14, 2014....
View ArticleBash Vulnerability in CentOS
Dear Rocks Community, There is a particularly troublesome vulnerability in bash for which RedHat and CentOS published fixes today (24 Sep 2014).The description of the bug can be found at the following...
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