SC//HyperCore 9.6.27 adds a CPU conformance check, improves USB NIC support and addresses a security vulnerability. It also fixes alert, VM console sign-in, VM filtering and snapshot display issues.
Product: SC//HyperCore · Version: 9.6.27 · Classification: Limited Production Release
Release details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Production impact | Software update |
| Versions replaced | 9.6.6, 9.6.7, 9.6.8, 9.6.9, 9.6.10, 9.6.11, 9.6.13, 9.6.14, 9.6.15, 9.6.16, 9.6.17, 9.6.18, 9.6.19, 9.6.20, 9.6.21, 9.6.22, 9.6.23, 9.6.24 |
| Hardware excluded | HC1250DFG, HC3450FG and HC5250DFG |
| Also includes changes from | 9.6.26 |
Check your hardware before updating. HC1250DFG, HC3450FG and HC5250DFG nodes are excluded from this release. Exclusion from a release doesn’t always mean a product is permanently unsupported for later updates. See Compatibility and end of life.
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Enhancements
- A CPU conformance check now finds any unmitigated vulnerabilities in the running kernel.
- Support for USB NICs is improved.
- Backplane-over-VLAN networking is turned off for HC5650D nodes.
- Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) handles SC//HyperCore software serial numbers better.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where pop-up alerts repeated over time, and Hide all messages didn’t hide every message.
- Fixed an issue where OIDC sign-in didn’t work through the VM console.
- Fixed an issue where you could no longer filter VMs by remote cluster name.
- Fixed an issue where long user sessions caused dropped web interface events and a misleading display.
- Fixed an issue where the Support Tunnel opened notification didn’t appear promptly.
- Fixed an issue where new snapshots didn’t show in the snapshot list until you refreshed the browser or reopened the web interface.
- Fixed an issue where no timestamp or progress indicator showed while a snapshot transferred to a remote cluster.
Security
- Fixes and enhancements address CVE-2026-31431.
Upgrade information
Supported update paths to 9.6.27 are listed in Update paths. Before you start, follow Before you update.