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===Setting up the image server to serve images=== | ===Setting up the image server to serve images=== | ||
OPEN: 873 TCP (not sure if this is required on the image-server) | |||
*Start the image server daemon: | |||
/etc/init.d/systemimager-server-rsyncd start | |||
Revision as of 05:09, 13 August 2007
- A script that grabs the required components: http://compbio.chemistry.uq.edu.au/mediawiki/upload/b/ba/Install.txt
- Download and place in systemimager dir
mkdir systemimager cd systemimager wget http://compbio.chemistry.uq.edu.au/mediawiki/upload/b/ba/Install.txt mv Install.txt Install.pl chmod +x Install.pl
- Now we use the installer to grab the required packages:
- systemimager
- systemimager-bittorrent
- systemimager-client
- systemimager-common
- systemimager-flamethrower
- systemimager-server
- systemimager-x86_64boot-standard
- systemimager-x86_64initrd_template
./Install.pl -v --download-only --tag stable --directory . systemconfigurator systemimager-client \ systemimager-common systemimager-x86_64boot-standard systemimager-x86_64initrd_template systemimager-server \ systemimager-bittorrent systemimager-flamethrower
Setup the imaging server
- First off, I installed some files that may be required later (if not these can be removed):
yum install tftpd yum install tftp* (xinetd dependency which is required will be grabbed) NOTE: These packages are also suggested: pxe dhcp-server dhcp
- Transfer the required files to guava
scp systemconfigurator-* systemimager-common-* systemimager-server-* systemimager-x86_64boot-standard-* \ systemimager-bittorrent-* username@guava:/working/dir
- Install the packages on guava
rpm -ivh systemconfigurator-* (yum install perl-AppConfig to satify dependency) rpm -ivh systemimager-common-* systemimager-server-* systemimager-x86_64boot-standard-* (yum install perl-XML-Simple to satisfy dependency) rpm -ivh systemimager-bittorrent-*
- Setup the directory structure
mkdir /other/systemimages(images, overrides, tarballs, torrents)
- Edit the config file
cd /etc/systemimager cp systemimager.conf systemimager.conf.BAK vi systemimager.conf -- Change to reflect the directory structure created above
Setup the golden client
- OPEN: 873 TCP (not sure if this is required on the image-server)
- Install the required packages
rpm -ivh systemconfigurator-* (yum install perl-AppConfig) rpm -ivh systemimager-common-* systemimager-client-* systemimager-x86_64initrd_template-*
- These files need to be possibly edited:
client.conf updateclient.local.exclude -- THIS DEFINATELY: To avoid nfs shared etc.
Prepare an image of the golden client
NOTE: The si_* tools are placed in:
- /usr/sbin/si_prepareclient
- /usr/sbin/si_updateclient
PREPARE AN IMAGE
- On the golden client:
/usr/sbin/si_prepareclient --server guava
Setting up the image server to serve images
OPEN: 873 TCP (not sure if this is required on the image-server)
- Start the image server daemon:
/etc/init.d/systemimager-server-rsyncd start
UPLOAD AN IMAGE TO THE IMAGE SERVER
- On the golden client
si_getimage --golden-client uqmd05 --image my_image --exclude '/media/*' --exclude '/lib/klibc/events/*'