[atlas] RIPE Atlas Anchor Operating System Upgrade

Dear colleagues,

RIPE Atlas anchors are scheduled for an Operating System (OS) upgrade
soon since the current OS will reach its end-of-life on 30 June 2024
[1].

We are currently implementing and testing the necessary changes to
support a smooth transition to the new OS without service
interruption. Consequently, all live anchors will be upgraded by 31
August 2024.

During this period, anchors will run on an outdated OS for a couple of
months, but we do not anticipate any security issues here. For the few
outward-facing services or lower-level software (such as the kernel)
running on anchors, we will provide backports of necessary packages.
If needed, we will shut down affected services or the anchor until the
upgrade is complete.

Due to this upgrade process, we have now paused applications for new
anchors. New applications will resume from 15 July 2024 with anchors
that will be provisioned with the new OS.

If you have any questions please email gii-requests at ripe.net.

Kind regards,

Paul de Weerd
RIPE NCC

[1]  https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/centos-linux-eol