Thank you Lissa,
The templates that we were using were carried on from 2.3 to 2.8 and
2.8.4.1.
I understand that i can modify the mypostscript template, to use the
variables for postscript or post-kickstart installation. ( after initial
kickstart installation, and not postboot installation)
Are you trying to say, that the mypostscript variables can be used even
before the post-kickstart session? ( that is during the period where :
--url is read by the anaconda installer)
Please advice.
Thank you,
Lohit
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 7:14 AM, Lissa Valletta <[email protected]> wrote:
> Did you mean you were running 2.3 or 2.8.3 xCAT release previously. In
> any case, you can customize your postscript template. Please read this
> documentation.
>
> https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Postscripts_and_Prescripts
>
>
>
> But for a non-node key'd table, I think your only option is
> tabdump(linuximage)
>
> Lissa K. Valletta
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> Valleru ---06/16/2014 06:31:53 PM---I found a solution to the above issue.
> We had been updating xCAT from 2.3 version, and copying the t
>
> From: Lohit Valleru <[email protected]>
> To: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]>,
> Date: 06/16/2014 06:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [xcat-user] xCAT variables during OS install
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> I found a solution to the above issue.
>
> We had been updating xCAT from 2.3 version, and copying the templates from
> one version to other.
>
> After I removed the URL from the template, i observed that xCAT
> automatically populated the same from OSimage table.
>
> However, it would be good to know, how do we export xCAT variables before
> the postscript section.
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 4:57 PM, Lohit Valleru <*[email protected]*
> <[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am currently using xCAT 2.8.4.1.
>
> I understand that xCAT variables could be used during post script
> installation, by editing the postscript template that xCAT has provided.
>
> However, i would like to use few variables before postscript
> installation :
>
> For example, the following table variable, helps receive the nfs
> server information:
>
> #TABLE:noderes:$NODE:nfsserver#
>
> Is there anyway i could receive the linux image table information in
> the same way?
>
> I am trying to customize and automate the osimage directories to
> custom directories instead of xCAT default.
>
> Since linux image table does not have $NODE vause
> I have tried to use
>
> url --url
>
> http://#TABLE:noderes:$NODE:nfsserver#/#TABLE:linuximage:\#TABLE:nodetype:$NODE:provmethod#\:pkgdir#
>
> or
>
> PROVMETHOD=#TABLE:nodetype:$NODE:provmethod#
>
> PKGDIR=#TABLE:linuximage:$PROVMETHOD:pkgdir#
>
> url --url http://#TABLE:noderes:$NODE:nfsserver#/$PKGDIR
>
> I need to find a way to nest the table variables or assign the table
> value to a variable and use them later.
>
> Else, i would be happy to know - how does xCAT populate $NODE, and if
> i could populate other variables in a similar way.
>
> Please do let me know, if anyone has tried doing the above.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Lohit
>
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