Folks, In some recent work with Ubuntu I ended up opening a bug to request the netboot files (vmlinux, initrd.gz) be added to the server CDROM for powerpc64 and ppc64el archs. They put the netboot files on the CDROM for the amd64 arch but they currently don't do it for the PPC archs.
If the files were present it would allow a "nodeset <node> install" to get the files from the ISO for the PPC archs in the same way it does for x86, without having to download the netboot files separately. (It's debian.pm here, but all the other distros and all the other .pm modules do it this way AFAIK). Other good reasons for having the files on the ISO: less hassle, less chance for mismatch between netboot files and CDROM or netboot files and upstream repo. This is particularly helpful when testing the Ubuntu daily builds. If you feel this is important as I do and would like to see Ubuntu put the netboot files on the PPC ISOs, please add your comments to the bug here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1407714 Thanks, Dave H. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
