OpenCHAMI Weekly Digest

Dec 01 – Dec 08, 2025

Highlights#

• Expanded Hardware Support: Ongoing work to support air-cooled Grace-Grace ARM CPU nodes in ex-bootstrap.
• Enhanced DHCPv6 Support: Added DHCPv6 support in coresmd, improving dual-stack network configurations for modern environments.
• Improved Serial Console Access: Introducing RF SerialConsole support in magellan for better remote management.
• API Package Generation: New feature in fabrica to generate API packages for existing modules/applications, streamlining developer workflows.
• Versioning Improvements: Added Kubebuilder-style versioning in fabrica and new versioning features in metadata-service.
• Simplified Policy Management: Replaced the internal policy engine with Casbin in tokensmith for robust and flexible access control.
• Hostname and Configuration Enhancements: Introduced hostname patterns and key=value config format in coresmd and coresmd to improve clarity and customization.
• Documentation and Process Improvements: Added README and external collectors section to fru-tracker, plus testing and CI upgrades for various repos.
• Releases:
  • coresmd v0.5.0 with major updates including IPv6 support and config improvements.
  • coresmd v0.4.2 patch release.
  • ex-bootstrap v1.0.3 with IP allocation enhancements.

New & Notable PRs#

• Specify starting IP address for BMC/node allocation (ex-bootstrap #2)
• Add DHCPv6 and dual-stack config support (coresmd #41)
• Integrate Casbin policy engine (tokensmith #6)
• Add external collectors (fru-tracker #3)
• Kubebuilder style versioning (fabrica #27)

Issues to Watch#

• Support for air-cooled Grace-Grace ARM CPU nodes (ex-bootstrap #3)
• Full DHCPv6 support and documentation updates in coresmd (coresmd #40)
• Adding RF SerialConsole support in magellan (magellan #127)
• API package generation improvements in fabrica (fabrica #26)
• Renaming services ADR in community (community #33)

Releases#

• coresmd v0.5.0
• coresmd v0.4.2
• ex-bootstrap v1.0.3

Contributor Thanks#

Thanks to all contributors this week including alexlovelltroy, synackd, bmcdonald3, asalois, and others for driving new features, bug fixes, and process improvements!

What’s Next#

• Expand support for diverse architectures like the Grace-Grace nodes.
• Finalize DHCPv6 features and validate in production environments.
• Continue improving developer experience in Fabrica with API generation and versioning.
• Broaden remote management capabilities with RF SerialConsole and hostname patterns.
• Enhance documentation and community ADRs to support collaborative growth.

Proposed Blog Titles#

• “Expanding Hardware Horizons: Grace-Grace ARM CPU Support in ex-bootstrap”
• “Simplifying Network Config: DHCPv6 and IPv6 Support Now in coresmd”
• “Policy Control Made Easy: Introducing Casbin in Tokensmith”
• “Boosting Developer Productivity with Fabrica’s New API Package Generator”
• “Managing Remote Nodes Made Simple: RF SerialConsole Support in Magellan”