The document seems to have a problem with the examples — the description talks about “kerneldir” attribute, but the example uses “pkgdir”. When I use pkgdir it clobbers the existing value (/install/rhels7.3/x86_64) with new value (/install/kernels/3.10.0-862.14.14.el7.x86_64)
I think it should say chdef -t osimage <> -p kerneldir=<> I got further using that format. However, I’m still having trouble with the packimage command “Error: Cannot find rhels7.3-x86_64-neboot-comp_kup from the linuximage table. But it’s there: [root@mgt5 ~]# tabdump linuximage | grep rhels7.3-x86_64-netboot-comp_kup "rhels7.3-x86_64-netboot-comp_kup",,,,,"/install/kernels/3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64,/install/rhels7.3/x86_64",,,,,,"/install/kernels/3.10.0-862.14.14.el7.x86_64",,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks for the pointers, — ddj > On Dec 3, 2018, at 4:08 AM, Yuan Y Bai <by...@cn.ibm.com> wrote: > > > Hi David, > > Do you want to create osimage to use RHEL 7.5 kernel rpms based on RHEL 7.3 > .iso? > > I think you can refer to examples in this doc, if you have problem, contact > us freely. > > https://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/diskless/customize_image/install_new_kernel.html?highlight=kernel > > <https://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/diskless/customize_image/install_new_kernel.html?highlight=kernel> > > > Best Regards > -------------------------------------------------- > Yuan Bai (白媛) > > CSTL HPC System Management Development > Tel:86-10-82451401 > E-mail: by...@cn.ibm.com > Address: IBM ZGC Campus. Ring Building 28, > ZhongGuanCun Software Park,No.8 Dong Bei Wang West Road, Haidian District, > Beijing P.R.China 100193 > > IBM环宇大厦 > 北京市海淀区东北旺西路8号，中关村软件园28号楼 > 邮编:100193 > > > ----- Original message ----- > From: David Johnson <david_john...@brown.edu> > To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Cc: > Subject: [xcat-user] choosing kernel for genimage (xCAT 2.13.4) > Date: Sat, Dec 1, 2018 3:47 AM > > I am trying to build new netboot images based on the RHEL 7.3 .iso, > while updating only the kernel (to the one released with RHEL 7.5). > I would like to retain the ability to rebuild the original images. > It seems to me that “otherpkgs” is probably too late, as the kernel > and initrd are populated first. > > If I drop the updated RPMS in /install/rhels7.3/x86_64/Packages > and rebuild the repo, it should choose the newer ones. Then I’d > need the -g and/or -k options to genimage to use the originals. > Does this make sense or is there an easier way? > > Thanks, > — ddj > Dave Johnson > > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user> > > > > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
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