I got this when I tried the following command: [root@rh8-mgmt ~]# rmosdistro rocky8.6-x86_64 Error: [rh8-mgmt]: rmosdistro: failed to remove rocky8.6-x86_64, it is referenced by osimages: rocky8.6-x86_64-install-compute,rocky8.6-x86_64-install-service,rocky8.6-x86_64-netboot-compute,rocky8.6-x86_64-statelite-compute retry with -f option !
So, I tried with the -f option. [root@rh8-mgmt ~]# rmosdistro -f rocky8.6-x86_64 rmosdistro: remove rocky8.6-x86_64 success then I still see the distro in osimage listing: root@rh8-mgmt ~]# lsdef -t osimage *rocky8.6-x86_64-install-compute (osimage)rocky8.6-x86_64-install-service (osimage)rocky8.6-x86_64-netboot-compute (osimage)* rocky8.6-x86_64-statelite-compute (osimage) rocky8.7-x86_64-install-compute (osimage) rocky8.7-x86_64-install-service (osimage) rocky8.7-x86_64-netboot-compute (osimage) rocky8.7-x86_64-stateful-mgmtnode (osimage) rocky8.7-x86_64-statelite-compute (osimage) and I see the rocky8.6 directory in /installl area. [root@rh8-mgmt ~]# ls -ld /install/rocky8* drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 6 Jul 13 09:14 /install/rocky8.6 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 20 Jan 5 2023 /install/rocky8.7 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 20 Jun 27 11:04 /install/rocky8.8 is the rmdistro command supposed clear the osimage listing ( above ) , directory from /install and clear out other references of this distro/osimage? If not, what is the right way to do this? thanks. On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 6:42 AM Mark Gurevich via xCAT-user < xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > For diskless, you can use "rmimage" command. > For diskful, you can try "rmosdistro" command. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Imam Toufique <techie...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 9:28 AM > To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [xcat-user] Best known methods to clean up old > osimage(s) > > Hi everyone, > I am in need of cleaning up some of my old OS images from one of my mgmt > nodes. I am sure you all have done it before, but I have not. > What are your recommendations to do this? > > thank you, as always! > > -- > Regards, > Imam Toufique > 213-700-5485 > > > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > 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 > -- Regards, *Imam Toufique* *213-700-5485*
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