Hi xCAT users, I have had success in using genimage, both on and off the management node to produce stateless images. (Blade cluster, using xCAT 2.7.1)
Now trying to use imgcapture following the instructions from http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Capture_Linux_Image But the process falls over with the following error <pre> [root@gouda-san ~]# imgcapture gouda6 -o centos6.2img -p compute -i eth0 -V nodename is gouda6; os is centos6.2; arch is x86_64; profile is compute bootif is eth0; netdriver is the output of "stat / -f |grep Type" on gouda6 is: gouda6: ID: c184347c80c784e8 Namelen: 255 Type: ext2/ext3 The file type is ext2/ext3 The excludestr is "cd /; find . ! -path "./tmp/*" ! -path "./proc/*" ! -path "./dev/*" ! -path "./sys/*" ! -path "./install/*" ! -path "./xcatpost/*" |cpio -H newc -o |gzip -c - >/tmp/xcat_imgcapture.19411" running "echo -n > /tmp/xcat_imgcapture.19411" on gouda6 Capturing image on gouda6... running "cd /; find . ! -path "./tmp/*" ! -path "./proc/*" ! -path "./dev/*" ! -path "./sys/*" ! -path "./install/*" ! -path "./xcatpost/*" |cpio -H newc -o |gzip -c - >/tmp/xcat_imgcapture.19411" on gouda6 via the "xdsh" command Transfering the image captured on gouda6 back... Running "scp gouda6:/tmp/xcat_imgcapture.19411 /tmp/xcat_imgcapture.19411" Extracting the image to /install/netboot/centos6.2/x86_64/compute/rootimg Creating the spots exluded when capturing on gouda6... Generating kernel and initial ramdisks... "The genimage command is: /opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/centos/genimage centos6.2img-i eth0 " Error: Usage: genimage [ -i <nodebootif> ] [ -n <nodenetdrivers> ] [-r <otherifaces>] -o <osver> -p <profile> -k <kernelver> [--permission <permission>] Error: --permission only works with statelite mode Error: Examples: Error: genimage -i eth0 -n tg3 -o centos5.1 -p compute Error: genimage -i eth0 -r eth1,eth2 -n tg3,bnx2 -o centos5.1 -p compute Error: genimage -i eth0 -n igb,e1000e,e1000,bnx2,tg3 -o centos5.4 -p nfsroot Error: genimage -i eth0 -n igb,e1000e,e1000,bnx2,tg3 -o centos5.4 -p nfsroot --permission 777 </pre> Since the genimage process is not working, can a previously generated image be used with the imgcapture data? For example using a kernel and initial ramdisks from an image generated on that specific compute node? Regards, Marianne. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
