I think I asked a question about this a few years ago, and the dev team said that you have to clean up /tftpboot manually. When you make a new osimage, xCAT creates files in /tftpboot for it. If your root partition is limited in size, you could run out of space in /tftpboot.
> On February 15, 2020 at 11:31 AM Vinícius Ferrão via xCAT-user > <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Hi Cassandra, issuing rmdef will remove all the definitions about the > image on xCAT, right? > > But the files will stay on the disk, and they must be manually removed. > > Is there’s anything more than /install/*images* to be deleted? Or this is > sufficient? > > Thanks, > > > > > > On 14 Feb 2020, at 16:35, Casandra H Qiu < > cxh...@us.ibm.com mailto:cxh...@us.ibm.com > wrote: > > > > > > we don't use `rmosdistro`, > > only need `rmdef` command, you may need to issue multiple time > > because there are multiple osimage name with the same DISTRO > > > > > > ................................................................... > > Casandra Hong Qiu > > Phone: (845) 433-9291, t/l 293-9291 > > Office: Building 8, 3-B-04 > > cxh...@us.ibm.com mailto:cxh...@us.ibm.com > > > > > > > > <graycol.gif>Andrew Loftus ---02/14/2020 02:14:31 PM---> ... it > > seems like rmosdistro with the -f flag did what I expected. I'll have to > > take that back. Af > > > > From: Andrew Loftus <alof...@illinois.edu > > mailto:alof...@illinois.edu > > > To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > mailto:xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Date: 02/14/2020 02:14 PM > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [xcat-user] Delete old osimages > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > ... it seems like rmosdistro with the -f flag did what I > > expected. > > I'll have to take that back. After running rmosdistro, lsdef -t > > osimage still lists the images. I had to also run "rmdef" (as pointed out > > by Aaronhcarr and Casandra H Qiu). > > > > So, in summary, what is the proper way to delete an old osdistro > > that was created from copycds? > > > > I was hoping there was a single command to do this, but it seems it > > requires: > > > > 1. lsdef -t osimage | grep <DISTRO> | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -n1 > > rmdef -t osimage > > 2. rmosdistro <DISTRO> > > > > Please add to this list if it is missing anything. > > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 1:06 PM Casandra H Qiu < cxh...@us.ibm.com > > mailto:cxh...@us.ibm.com > wrote: `rmimage` only remove the files under > > `rootimgdir=` attribute for the diskless/netboot image. > > > > `rmdef -t osimage imagename ` should remove the image created by > > the `copycds` > > > > what kind of error message did u see when u run `rmdef` command? > > > > > > Casandra Qiu > > > > > > ................................................................... > > Casandra Hong Qiu > > Phone: (845) 433-9291, t/l 293-9291 > > Office: Building 8, 3-B-04 > > cxh...@us.ibm.com mailto:cxh...@us.ibm.com > > > > > > > > <graycol.gif> Andrew Loftus ---02/14/2020 01:50:59 PM---No, I > > didnt' try the -f flag because it didn't seem like the right approach. If > > copycds always creat > > > > From: Andrew Loftus < alof...@illinois.edu > > mailto:alof...@illinois.edu > > > To: xCAT Users Mailing list < xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > mailto:xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Date: 02/14/2020 01:50 PM > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [xcat-user] Delete old osimages > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > No, I didnt' try the -f flag because it didn't seem > > like the right approach. > > > > > > If copycds always creates an "install" image and rmdef > > doesn't support removing the "install" image, then "rmosdistro" will never > > run without the -f flag. That seems broken to me. > > > > > > That aside, it seems like rmosdistro with the -f flag > > did what I expected. > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 11:07 AM Mark Gurevich < > > gurev...@us.ibm.com mailto:gurev...@us.ibm.com > > > wrote: > > Have you tried "rmosdistro -f" to force remove ? > > > > Mark Gurevich > > Poughkeepsie Development Lab > > HPC Software Development - xCAT > > > > "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called > > research, would it?" > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > <graycol.gif> Andrew Loftus ---02/14/2020 12:00:33 PM---Is there a > > way to clean up old osimages (created from copycds)? I tried "rmosdistro" > > but that fails > > > > From: Andrew Loftus < alof...@illinois.edu > > mailto:alof...@illinois.edu > > > To: xCAT Users Mailing list < xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > mailto:xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Date: 02/14/2020 12:00 PM > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [xcat-user] Delete old osimages > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Is there a way to clean up old osimages > > (created from copycds)? > > > > > > I tried "rmosdistro" but that fails with > > the message that it is referenced by osimages. > > > > > > I tried "rmimage" to remove the osimages > > but that fails with the message that it will only delete certain image > > files. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > --Andy > > _______________________________________________ > > xCAT-user mailing list > > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > mailto: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 > > mailto: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 > > mailto:xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > xCAT-user mailing list > > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > mailto:xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > 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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