I have a cluster configuration which contains some RHEL 6.1 nodes and some RHEL 6.2 nodes. I simply wanted to change a few of the nodes from 6.1 to 6.2.
Initially, I thought all I needed to do was to change the settings for that node in the nodetype table, but that did not work. The node still booted as RHEL 6.1. Then I updated the information in the bootparams table. Still booting as 6.1. I examined the information being written to the console during boot, and saw that the file (on the Mgt Server) /tftpboot/etc/<nodeMacAddr> was being tftp'd over to the node at the beginning of the boot process. When I updated that file to use the RHEL 6.2 boot image rather than the 6.1 image, the node finally booted with the RHEL 6.2 OS. For another RHEL 6.1 node, I tried the same thing, but I updated the /tftpboot/etc/<nodeMacAddr> file first. Again, the node rebooted as RHEL 6.2, but the xCAT tables (nodetype, bootparams, etc.) are still showing RHEL 6.1 information for that node. Do I have to manually update the xCAT tables *and* the /tftpboot/etc/<nodeMacAddr> file when I want to change a node's OS release from RHEL 6.1 to RHEL 6.2 (or any other release that I have configured)? Thank you. DCSmith ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
