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Release notesCIQ Enterprise Linux Manager 0.1.0 (Aug 2026)

CIQ Enterprise Linux Manager 0.1.0 (Aug 2026)

Released 2026-08-06.

Highlights

  • Deployment: the elm-server RPM installs a native Podman deployment managed by systemd, with role flags for web, database, MCP, DHCP, and TFTP services.
  • Sources: mirror repositories from remote HTTP(S) URLs, rsync, ISO uploads, and the CIQ Depot catalog, with SHA-256 verification of RPM downloads, resumable re-syncs, weekly schedules, daily cleanup of unreferenced packages, and filters for type, product, status, and bootable content.
  • Content views: compose curated repositories from a source or an upstream content view, with pin and exclude rules, custom RPM uploads, priorities, optional HTTP Basic protection, optional OpenPGP metadata signing, dependency warnings, versioned snapshots, rollback, and filters for input, creator, and bootable content.
  • Provisioning: one-shot network installs keyed by MAC address, with iPXE, Secure Boot shim chains for x86_64 and arm64, optional DHCP and TFTP services, templated kickstarts, and an encrypted credentials vault.
  • Hosts and groups: agent-based registration, pre-creation by MAC address, nested groups, multiple inherited content-view assignments, installed package inventory, available-update status, package update previews, and filters for assignments, updates, agents, and provisioning status.
  • Agent: a lightweight on-host daemon that reports facts and installed RPMs, manages /etc/yum.repos.d/elm.repo, applies repository priorities and metadata keys, and maintains its own update repository.
  • Access control: local, LDAP, and SAML 2.0 authentication, team-based granular permissions, and an audit log.
  • Integrations: CIQ Depot catalog browsing, Ascender job and workflow launching with survey support, and Ascender Ledger connection settings.
  • API: a browsable REST API at /api/v1/ with session or HTTP Basic authentication.
  • MCP: an optional read-only MCP server with permission-scoped tools for hosts, groups, sources, content views, snapshots, packages, and kickstarts.
  • Localization: the web interface is available in 11 languages.
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