SC//HyperCore 9.8.6 adds a redesigned VM console, C1E power-state management and new guest tools. It also improves HE250 performance and boot time, and fixes boot, drive power-management and in-place re-imaging issues.
Product: SC//HyperCore · Version: 9.8.6 · Classification: Early Production Release
Release details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Production impact | Software update |
| Versions replaced | 9.8.2, 9.8.3, 9.8.4, 9.8.5 |
| Hardware excluded | None |
Early and Limited Production releases may not appear in your web interface. If this release isn’t available to you, contact Scale Computing Support. See Release classifications.
Enhancements
- The VM console is redesigned.
- SC//HyperCore now manages the C1E processor power state.
- SC//HyperCore Guest Tools are updated to 5.0-1, which adds VirtIO SCSI drivers.
- The web interface no longer allows you to create more than one VM with the same name.
Fixes
- Improved performance and fixed network issues on HE250 nodes. HE250 nodes also boot faster.
- Fixed issues with in-place re-imaging.
- Fixed an issue with NVMe power management on Crucial drives. Power management is now turned off for these drives.
- Fixed a boot stability issue. SC//HyperCore now uses a single EFI shim.
- Fixed an issue where the REST API reported incorrect created and modified times for VMs.
Security
- Addressed CVE-2026-64847 and CVE-2026-63374.
Upgrade information
Supported update paths to 9.8.6 are listed in Update paths. Before you start, follow Before you update.