Re #1, have you seen https://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/advanced/migration/index.html <https://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/advanced/migration/index.html> ?
Michael > On Sep 16, 2020, at 1:51 PM, Imam Toufique <techie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > It has been a while I have asked questions in the forum, hope you all are > well. > > Got a couple of questions, would greatly appreciate if you can help out with > all your collective wisdom. > > question #1 > We have xcat version 2.15 MN running on centOS 7.7, and I am looking into > backup/restore of the setup. Currently I am only using > /opt/xcat/sbin/dumpxCATdb to backup the database. I also backup the /install > directory of the system. If there anything else I should be backing up in > the system? How about /tftpboot , all the DNS information? In case of a > total system failure ( of the MN ) , I am thinking about how to bring the > system back to its original working state. > > Also, what is the recommended method of restoring a system like this? I > would guess - a. build the OS b. install base xcat rpms c. restore DB backup > d. may be restore /tftpboot e. restore /install directory ? > > question #2 > So, we currently have a single network defined to build systems in the MN. I > need to be able to build systems from another network. How does one get to > do this? I assume I can set up another network in the networks table, create > a virtual interface in the MN with that vlan, assign a DHCP scope and do > makedhcp? Would that work? Or do I need to do anything else? > > > Any help/reference/guidance is very helpful and appreciated. > > thanks > --imam toufique > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
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