Hi all,

We routinely use reposync [1] to mirror the xcat-core and xcat-dep
repositories, without rsync, and without having to re-download already
downloaded packages.
[2] has pointers on how to use it.

Hope this helps!

[1]: https://linux.die.net/man/1/reposync
[2]: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/23016

Cheers,
--
Kilian

On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 12:51 PM Nathan A Besaw via xCAT-user
<xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Vinícius,
>
> Currently rsync is not available from xcat.org, but we can consider enabling 
> it.
>
> How frequently do you plan to sync your local mirror from the xcat.org 
> version?
>
> For the initial sync, I think you can use wget or curl to recursively 
> download everything from https://xcat.org/files/xcat/ (or whatever 
> directories are relevant to you).
> If you are going to refresh your mirror infrequently (after every release?), 
> using wget or curl may be sufficient. If you want to resync more regularly I 
> would prefer to use a solution that includes incremental copying so you don't 
> have to redownload ever file every time.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Vinícius Ferrão via xCAT-user <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 1:02 PM
> To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Cc: Vinícius Ferrão <fer...@versatushpc.com.br>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [xcat-user] rsync on https://xcat.org/files/xcat/repos
>
> Hello, I would like to know if rsync is available on xCAT repository. I want 
> to mirror it locally.
>
> I know that I can download the entire tarball from a given version, but I 
> would like to use rsync to keep it updated.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
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