orcharhino 6.9: Ubuntu 24.04 „Noble Numbat“ Support, Elevating Data Security, System Integrity, and Automated Offline Upgrades

New Features and Enhancements in orcharhino 6.9:

• Support for Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat”
  orcharhino 6.9 now supports the provisioning and management of hosts running Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat”. This integration allows users to seamlessly deploy and maintain the latest Ubuntu servers, ensuring up-to-date performance and security.
• Scaling Data Security: Disk Encryption Support using Clevis and Tang
  With the growing risks to data security in modern distributed environments, orcharhino 6.9 introduces comprehensive disk encryption support using Clevis and Tang. This feature is available for AlmaLinux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, and Ubuntu.
  • Key Benefits:
    • Enhanced Security: Disk encryption prevents unauthorized access to sensitive data.
    • Scalability: Implement encryption throughout your entire data infrastructure with ease.
    • Automation: Clevis and Tang simplify the encryption process, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
  • Practical Application: Users can now associate partition tables with disk encryption seamlessly during the provisioning process, securing their data confidently with robust and scalable disk encryption solutions.
• System Integrity: Secure Boot Support
  Ensuring system integrity is vital for a secure infrastructure. orcharhino 6.9 now includes support for Secure Boot, ensuring only validated code runs on your operating system. This feature strengthens the security of your systems and is now supported during the provisioning of hosts.
  • Comprehensive Documentation
    • Detailed step-by-step guides for configuring orcharhino Proxy to provision AlmaLinux on Secure Boot-enabled hosts.
    • Additional resources available on the ATIX Service Portal for Secure Boot configurations on Debian, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu.
• Automated Offline Upgrades
  Ideal for isolated ‚air gap‘ environments, orcharhino 6.9 introduces automated offline upgrades using ISO images and Ansible playbooks. This feature ensures that users with offline servers can perform seamless updates, enhancing system robustness and maintaining peak performance without compromising security.

Upgrade to orcharhino 6.9 today to benefit from these new features.  For more information, visit our website at orcharhino.com.