Changes between Version 29 and Version 30 of Internal/ImageInstall

Timestamp:

Feb 12, 2013, 3:11:37 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

ssugrim

Comment:

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Internal/ImageInstall

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 == 2/11/2013  - More recent version of manual image load ==
 
- 1. Add dhcp entry for the mac of the interface you'll be pxeing off (probably done on dhcp1, for testing use outdoor 4-11)
-  1. on dhcp1 edit /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf to change the appriorpiate entry
-  1. Make sure you add your mac to a group with the next-server token set
- 1. Goto repository1 and make a symbolic link to your pxe-boot information
+ 1. Add/modify a dhcp entry for the mac of the interface you'll be pxeing off. In outdoor there are test addresses for this purpose. Specfically node4-10.outdoor.orbit-lab.org(10.40.4.10)
+  1. on dhcp1 edit /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf to change the apropriate entry
+     {{{
+     host node4-10 {hardware ethernet 00:03:1d:09:56:66; fixed-address 10.40.4.10;}
+     }}}
+  1. If you set this mac next-server will be repository1.outdoor.orbit-lab.org(10.40.0.42)
+ 1. Goto repository1 and make a symbolic link to your pxe-boot information (currently omf-5.4). 
   1. cd to /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg
-  1. The symbloic link should be named your ip address in hex
+  1. The symbloic link should be named your ip address in hex (10.40.4.10 -> 0A28040A)
      {{{
      ln -s omf-5.4 0A28040A
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      This will generate:
      {{{
-     lrwxrwxrwx 1 ssugrim      winlab      7 Feb 11 21:26 0A28040A -> omf-5.4
+     lrwxrwxrwx 1 user      winlab      7 Feb 11 21:26 0A28040A -> omf-5.4
      }}}
- 1. Turn on the node
+ 1. Turn on the node (manually)
   1. get dhcp address
-  1. pxe boot
-  1. enter the console (either via the serial port, or by KVM). You should be greeted with the busybox prompt (start bash if you want). 
- 1. On repository1 start frisbee daemon with proper flags for image you want
+  1. see that it pxe boots
+  1. enter the console (either via the serial port, or by KVM). You should be greeted with the busybox prompt (start bash if you want).
+ 1. On repository1 start frisbee daemon with proper flags for image you want (probably baseline.ndz)
     {{{
-    frisbeed -p 5050 -m 10.0.250.221 /tmp/orbit-pc2...
+    frisbeed -p 15000 -m 10.40.4.10 -i 10.40.0.42 /export/omf/omf-images/baseline.ndz
     }}}
- 1. On image machine start frisbee client
+ 1. On image machine start frisbee client and point it to the disk you are trying to image (/dev/sda for new nodes, /dev/hda for old ones). 
     {{{
-    frisbee -p 5050 -m 10.0.101.10 -i 10.0.250.221 /dev/hda
+    /usr/sbin/frisbee -p 15000 -m 10.40.0.42 -i 10.40.4.10 /dev/sda
     }}}
- 1. delete the symlink you made on reposiotry earlier
- 1. reboot
+ 1. Once the imageing is done delete the symlink you made on repository earlier
+    {{{
+    rm 0A28040A
+    }}}
+ 1. reboot the node and it should boot into the new os.
 
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