(SIMP-8824) Drop EL6 ISO/tarball references (#423)

* (SIMP-8824) Announce no EL6 ISO in CHANGELOG

[SIMP-8824] #close

* Remove EL6 ISO/tarball references

docs/changelogs/latest.rst

@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ OS compatibility
 
 This release is known to work with:
 
-  * CentOS 6.10 x86_64
+  * CentOS 6.10 x86_64 — no server ISO or release tarball
   * CentOS 7.0 2003 x86_64
   * CentOS 8.2 2004 x86_64 — :ref:`client systems only<changelog-6-5-0-el8-client-only>`
-  * OEL 6.10 x86_64
+  * OEL 6.10 x86_64 — no server ISO or release tarball
   * OEL 7.8 x86_64
   * OEL 8.2 x86_64 — :ref:`client systems only<changelog-6-5-0-el8-client-only>`
-  * RHEL 6.10 x86_64
+  * RHEL 6.10 x86_64 — no server ISO or release tarball
   * RHEL 7.8 x86_64
   * RHEL 8.2 x86_64 — :ref:`client systems only<changelog-6-5-0-el8-client-only>`
 
@@ -79,17 +79,23 @@ This release does NOT support EL8 for:
   * For details, see: :ref:`changelog-6-5-0-el8-client-limitations`.
 
 
-Support for managing EL6 is drawing down
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-  * EL6 maintenance support is EOL for both RHEL 6 and CentOS 6, and upstream
-    vendor support will end on 30 November 2020.
-  * **New Puppet modules may not support EL6.**
-  * Some optional Puppet modules (provided by the :package:`simp-extras` RPM)
-    no longer support EL6. In particular, this affects :pupmod:`simp/autofs`,
-    :pupmod:`simp/nfs`, and :pupmod:`simp/simp_nfs`.  If you need those
-    capabilities on EL6, use earlier versions of these modules in EL6-specific
-    Puppet environments.
+EL6 support is EOL
+""""""""""""""""""
+
+* EL6 maintenance support is EOL for both RHEL 6 and CentOS 6.
+  * Upstream vendor support ended on 30 November 2020.
+* **New Puppet modules may not support EL6.**
+* **EL6 SIMP tarball and ISO releases have been discontinued.**
+  * There will be no CentOS6 server tarball or ISO release for SIMP 6.5.0.
+* EL6 _has_ been tested for use with SIMP 6.5.0's Puppet modules, the
+  ``unpack_dvd`` script, and PXE kickstarts.
+  * However: **No further EL6 support is planned for SIMP Puppet modules**
+  * **EL6 support may be removed completely in each module's next release.**
+* Some optional Puppet modules (provided by the :package:`simp-extras` RPM) no
+  longer support EL6. In particular, this affects :pupmod:`simp/autofs`,
+  :pupmod:`simp/nfs`, and :pupmod:`simp/simp_nfs`.  If you need those
+  capabilities on EL6, use earlier versions of these modules in EL6-specific
+  Puppet environments.
 
 
 Breaking Changes

docs/contributors_guide/maintenance/iso_release_procedures/Pre_Release_Checklist.rst

@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ To verify that the ``simp-core`` acceptance tests have succeeded
 Verify ISOs can be created
 --------------------------
 
-This check verifies that SIMP ISOs for CentOS 6 and CentOS 7 can be
+This check verifies that SIMP ISOs for CentOS 7 can be
 built from the local ``simp-core`` clone  and RPMs pushed to the SIMP
 Download Server.
 
-For CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
+For CentOS 7:
 
 #. Login to a machine that has `Docker`_ installed and the ``docker``
    service running.
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ For CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
 
       git clone https://github.com/simp/simp-core.git
       cd simp-core
-#. Populate ``simp-core/ISO`` directory with CentOS 6/7 distribution ISOs
+#. Populate ``simp-core/ISO`` directory with CentOS 7 distribution ISOs
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
       mkdir ISO
       cp /net/ISO/Distribution_ISOs/CentOS-6.9-x86_64-bin-DVD*.iso ISO/
       cp /net/ISO/Distribution_ISOs/CentOS-7-x86_64-1708.iso ISO/
 
-#. Build each ISO for CentOS 6 and CentOS 7.  For example,
+#. Build each ISO for supported CentOS versions.  For example,
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -240,12 +240,6 @@ For CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
 
    .. IMPORTANT::
 
-      #. By default, the ``default.yml`` for the ``rpm_docker`` suite
-         builds an ISO for CentOS 7.  You must manually edit the
-         ``default.yml`` file to disable the ``el7-build-server``
-         instead of the ``el6-build-server``, in order to create
-         a CentOS 6 ISO.
-
       #. The most reliable way to build each ISO is from a clean checkout
          of ``simp-core``.
 
@@ -415,11 +409,11 @@ tested in acceptance/simp-packer tests) do function as advertised:
 * The SIMP server can be converted from Selinux permissive to Selinux
   enforcing.
 * A local user with sudo privileges can be created and login to both
-  the SIMP server and client on CentOS 6 and CentOS 7.
+  the SIMP server and client on CentOS 7.
 * An LDAP user in the ``administrators`` group can login to both
-  the SIMP server and client on CentOS 6 and CentOS 7.
+  the SIMP server and client on CentOS 7.
 * Local and LDAP users can change their passwords on both the SIMP
-  server and client on CentOS 6 and CentOS 7.
+  server and client on CentOS 7.
 * The Rsyslog rules from ``simp_rsyslog``, ``syslog`` and
   SIMP application modules (``aide``, ``tlog``, etc.) result
   in application log messages being written to the correct local
@@ -452,11 +446,10 @@ tested in acceptance/simp-packer tests) do function as advertised:
 Verify SIMP server RPM install
 ------------------------------
 
-This check verifies that CentOS 6 and CentOS 7 SIMP servers can be
-installed using the set of RPMs contained in the SIMP ISOs
-The verification steps largely follow the details in
-:ref:`gsg-installing_simp_from_a_repository`.  All RPMs except
-the ``simp-core`` RPM should be able to be pulled from the appropriate location
+This check verifies that CentOS 7 SIMP servers can be installed using the set
+of RPMs contained in the SIMP ISOs The verification steps largely follow the
+details in :ref:`gsg-installing_simp_from_a_repository`.  All RPMs except the
+``simp-core`` RPM should be able to be pulled from the appropriate location
 under https://download.simp-project.com.
 
 Verify SIMP server RPM upgrade
@@ -501,10 +494,10 @@ the last full SIMP release.
 Verify SIMP server R10K install
 -------------------------------
 
-This check verifies that CentOS 6 and CentOS 7 SIMP servers can be
-installed via :term:`r10k`.  Since this capability is already automatically
-tested in a ``simp-core`` acceptance test, all verification is handled by
-`Verify simp-core tests pass`_.
+This check verifies that CentOS 7 SIMP servers can be installed via
+:term:`r10k`.  Since this capability is already automatically tested in a
+``simp-core`` acceptance test, all verification is handled by `Verify simp-core
+tests pass`_.
 
 
 .. _Docker: https://www.docker.com

docs/contributors_guide/maintenance/other_iso_related_project_release_procedures/Pre_Release_Checklist.rst

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Verify the component RPM upgrade succeeds
 -----------------------------------------
 
 This check verifies that the RPM for this component can be used to
-upgrade the last full SIMP release.  For both CentOS 6 and CentOS 7,
+upgrade the last full SIMP release.  For CentOS 7,
 do the following:
 
 #. Bring up a CentOS server that was booted from the appropriate SIMP
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ Verify the component yields valid SIMP ISOs
 -------------------------------------------
 
 This check verifies that with this component, valid SIMP ISOs
-for CentOS 6 and CentOS 7 can be built. An ISO is considered
+for CentOS 7 can be built. An ISO is considered
 to be valid when a SIMP server can be booted from it, configured via
 ``simp config``, and then bootstrapped via ``simp bootstrap``.  For
-CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
+CentOS 7:
 
 #. Login to a machine that has `Docker`_ installed and the ``docker``
    service running.
@@ -213,15 +213,14 @@ CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
    any of its updated dependencies have been updated to reference
    the versions under test.
 
-#. Populate ``simp-core/ISO`` directory with CentOS6/7 distribution ISOs
+#. Populate ``simp-core/ISO`` directory with CentOS 7 distribution ISOs
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
       mkdir ISO
-      cp /net/ISO/Distribution_ISOs/CentOS-6.9-x86_64-bin-DVD*.iso ISO/
       cp /net/ISO/Distribution_ISOs/CentOS-7-x86_64-1708.iso ISO/
 
-#. Build each ISO for CentOS 6 and CentOS 7.  For example,
+#. Build each ISO for CentOS.  For example,
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -233,12 +232,6 @@ CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
 
    .. IMPORTANT::
 
-      #. By default, the ``default.yml`` for the ``rpm_docker`` suite
-         builds an ISO for CentOS 7.  You must manually edit the
-         ``default.yml`` file to disable the ``el7-build-server``
-         instead of the ``el6-build-server``, in order to create
-         a CentOS 6 ISO.
-
       #. The most reliable way to build each ISO is from a clean checkout
          of ``simp-core``.
 

docs/contributors_guide/maintenance/simp_puppet_module_release_procedures/Pre_Release_Checklist.rst

@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ Verify the component RPM upgrade succeeds
 -----------------------------------------
 
 This check verifies that the RPM for this component can be used to
-upgrade the last full SIMP release.  For both CentOS 6 and CentOS 7,
-do the following:
+upgrade the last full SIMP release.  For CentOS 7, do the following:
 
 #. Bring up a CentOS server that was booted from the last SIMP ISO
    release and for which ``simp config`` and ``simp bootstrap`` has
@@ -284,10 +283,11 @@ Verify the component yields valid SIMP ISOs
 -------------------------------------------
 
 This check verifies that with this component, valid SIMP ISOs
-for CentOS 6 and CentOS 7 can be built. An ISO is considered
-to be valid when a SIMP server can be booted from it, configured via
-``simp config``, and then bootstrapped via ``simp bootstrap``.  For
-CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
+for CentOS 7 can be built. An ISO is considered to be valid when a SIMP server
+can be booted from it, configured via ``simp config``, and then bootstrapped
+via ``simp bootstrap``.
+
+For CentOS 7:
 
 #. Login to a machine that has `Docker`_ installed and the ``docker``
    service running.
@@ -298,14 +298,14 @@ CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
       that is available with CentOS works best.
 
 #. Checkout the ``simp-core`` project for the last SIMP release.
-   For this discussion, we will assume it is ``6.0.0-1``.
+   For this example, we will use ``6.5.0-0``.
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
       git clone https://github.com/simp/simp-core.git
       cd simp-core
       git fetch -t origin
-      git checkout tags/6.0.0-1
+      git checkout tags/6.5.0-0
 
 #. Create a ``Puppetfile.tracking`` file that contains the contents
    of ``Puppetfile.stable`` in which the URLs for the component and
@@ -317,10 +317,9 @@ CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
    .. code-block:: bash
 
       mkdir ISO
-      cp /net/ISO/Distribution_ISOs/CentOS-6.9-x86_64-bin-DVD*.iso ISO/
       cp /net/ISO/Distribution_ISOs/CentOS-7-x86_64-1708.iso ISO/
 
-#. Build each ISO for CentOS 6 and CentOS 7.  For example,
+#. Build ISO(s).  For example,
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -332,16 +331,10 @@ CentOS 6 and CentOS 7:
 
    .. IMPORTANT::
 
-      #. By default, the ``default.yml`` for the ``rpm_docker`` suite
-         builds an ISO for CentOS 7.  You must manually edit the
-         ``default.yml`` file to disable the ``el7-build-server``
-         instead of the ``el6-build-server``, in order to create
-         a CentOS 6 ISO.
-
       #. The most reliable way to build each ISO is from a clean checkout
          of ``simp-core``.
 
-#. Use `simp-packer`_ to verify the SIMP ISO can be bootstrapped, when
+#. Use `simp-packer`_ to verify that the SIMP ISO can be bootstrapped, when
    booted with the default options.
 
 Verify the component works in an actual SIMP system

docs/getting_started_guide/Installation_Options/ISO/ISO_Build/Building_SIMP_From_Tarball.rst

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ Download the SIMP release tar file, found on our `SIMP artifacts repository`_.
 Download the latest tar file according to your needs. If you are not sure what
 version you need, check the :ref:`faq-simp_version_guide`.
 
-  * The `latest 6.4 release (for EL 6)`_
-  * The `latest 6.4 release (for EL 7)`_
+  * The `latest 6.5 release (for EL 7)`_
   * The `latest checksums`_
 
 .. NOTE::
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ branch for your target SIMP version:
 .. code::
 
    cd simp-core
-   git checkout tags/6.4.0-0 # for SIMP 6.4
+   git checkout tags/6.4.0-0 # for SIMP 6.5
 
 Update your Dependencies
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -128,6 +127,5 @@ Once the process completes, you should have a bootable SIMP ISO, in:
 ``build/distributions/<OS>/<Release>/<Arch>/SIMP_ISO/``
 
 .. _SIMP artifacts repository: https://download.simp-project.com/simp/ISO
-.. _latest 6.4 release (for EL 6): https://download.simp-project.com/simp/ISO/tar_bundles/SIMP-6.4.0-0.el6-CentOS-6-x86_64.tar.gz
-.. _latest 6.4 release (for EL 7): https://download.simp-project.com/simp/ISO/tar_bundles/SIMP-6.4.0-0.el7-CentOS-7-x86_64.tar.gz
+.. _latest 6.5 release (for EL 7): https://download.simp-project.com/simp/ISO/tar_bundles/SIMP-6.5.0-0.el7-CentOS-7-x86_64.tar.gz
 .. _latest checksums: https://download.simp-project.com/simp/ISO/tar_bundles/SHA512SUM

docs/getting_started_guide/Installation_Options/ISO/Installing_SIMP_From_An_ISO.rst

@@ -49,23 +49,19 @@ Install as follows:
 
    .. |bios_boot_options|           image:: ../../../images/screenshots/simp_boot_options.png
       :alt: SIMP boot options screen (BIOS)
-   .. |efi_grub097_boot_options|    image:: ../../../images/screenshots/simp_boot_options_efi__grub097.png
-      :alt: SIMP boot options screen (UEFI, el6)
    .. |efi_grub2_boot_options|      image:: ../../../images/screenshots/simp_boot_options_efi__grub2.png
       :alt: SIMP boot options screen (UEFI, el7)
    .. |efi_grub2_boot_options_submenu| image:: ../../../images/screenshots/simp_boot_options_efi__grub2_submenu.png
       :alt: SIMP boot options screen (UEFI, el7)
 
 
-   +------------+----------------------------------+
-   | BIOS       | |bios_boot_options|              |
-   +------------+----------------------------------+
-   | UEFI (el6) | |efi_grub097_boot_options|       |
-   +------------+----------------------------------+
-   | UEFI (el7) | |efi_grub2_boot_options|         |
-   +------------+----------------------------------+
-   |            | |efi_grub2_boot_options_submenu| |
-   +------------+----------------------------------+
+   +----------------+----------------------------------+
+   | BIOS           | |bios_boot_options|              |
+   +----------------+----------------------------------+
+   | UEFI           | |efi_grub2_boot_options|         |
+   +----------------+----------------------------------+
+   | UEFI (submenu) | |efi_grub2_boot_options_submenu| |
+   +----------------+----------------------------------+
 
 
 #. Press *Enter* to boot the standard SIMP installer, or customize the