Lissa, I agree that information from the Node Install HOWTO should be added to the official xCAT documents. Despite the name, this document is not really a HOWTO. It is a reference document about how xCAT communicates with a new node and how xCAT determines what to install on that node. This information would be best placed in an official "reference" document rather than a "quickstart." Obvoiusly, the information should be reviewed by an expert before being placed in an official document.
I am not using the official documentation right now because the information I need is not in the official documents. The iDataPlex Cluster QuickStart gives a high-level overview of how xCAT works. "Setting Up a Linux xCAT Mgmt Node" helped me get a management node up and running, but it does not explain how to set up the rest of the nodes. In fact, not a single page on the Wiki explains how xCAT knows what to install on a node. The only way I found this information was through a search engine, which pointed me to the outdated Node Installation HOWTO. This is my motivation for adding it to the Wiki. Craig On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Lissa Valletta <[email protected]> wrote: > The document you updated is still a document not supported by the xCAT > team. I would prefer you to request the information added to one of the > official xCAT docs, that will be maintained and updated by the development > team. You can do that by selecting the discussion button while in the > document. You also should be using the official documentation for you > cluster, so we can suppport you better. > For example the first document we recommend for x-series is > > https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=XCAT_iDataPlex_Cluster_Quick_Start > > Or another one is > > https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Setting_Up_a_Linux_xCAT_Mgmt_Node > > Lissa K. Valletta > 2-3/T12 > Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 > (tie 293) 433-3102 > > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Craig Finch ---09/24/2012 11:42:53 > AM---I have found that many xCAT-related searches on Google land o]Craig > Finch ---09/24/2012 11:42:53 AM---I have found that many xCAT-related > searches on Google land on the old node installation HOWTO at: > > From: Craig Finch <[email protected]> > To: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]> > Date: 09/24/2012 11:42 AM > Subject: [xcat-user] Node installation documentation added to Wiki; > expert attention requested! > ------------------------------ > > > > I have found that many xCAT-related searches on Google land on the old > node installation HOWTO at:* > **http://www.xcat.org/doc/1.x/nodeinstall-HOWTO.html*<http://www.xcat.org/doc/1.x/nodeinstall-HOWTO.html> > > Since this document contains some information that is still relevant and > cannot be found on the current Wiki, I added it to the Wiki: * > ** > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Custom_Node_Installation > *<http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Custom_Node_Installation> > > I have made quite a bit of progress towards formatting the page and > correcting outdated information, but I am a beginner to xCAT, and this page > would benefit from some attention from an experienced xCAT user. > > Also, this document would probably be better if it were split into two > separate pages. The first half is not really a HOWTO, but a description of > how xCAT handles a new node, which should probably be part of the > "official" documentation rather than being consigned to the list of > user-contributed HOWTOs. The second half is really more of a HOWTO. > > What do you think? > > Craig Finch > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > >
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