I can confirm using after enabling the 14.10 images in MAAS, I now have hwe-u as an option. I can also confirm that this does not in fact work in the case of the Power 8 when commissioning:
Error: Couldn't load kernel image -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1425699 Title: kernel panic on IBM Power8 PPC MAAS ephemeral image To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas-images/+bug/1425699/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs