Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of Internal/RunningInventory

Timestamp:

Jan 5, 2016, 3:54:21 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

jkol

Comment:

fixed formatting to improve legibility

Internal/RunningInventory

@@ -1 +1 @@
 == How to Run Inventory ==
-To run inventory preform the following: 
+To run inventory preform the following ('''ALL STEPS AS ROOT'''): 
 
- From repository1::
+'''From repository1'''
  1. Goto the tfptboot directory and make a symbolic link for the appropriate domain
     {{{
@@ -22 +22 @@
     || 0A28      || Outdoor       ||
 
- 2. goto the /export/nfsroot/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d and make a symbolic link to head for the proper domain e.g. for grid:
+ 2. goto the /export/nfsroot/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d and make a symbolic link to head for the proper domain:
+
+    For grid:
     {{{
 cd /export/nfsroot/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d
 root@repository1:/export/nfsroot/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d# ln -s head.grid head
     }}}
-    for sb1:
+    For sb1:
     {{{
 cd /export/nfsroot/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d
 root@repository1:/export/nfsroot/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d# ln -s head.sb1 head
     }}}
- 3. '''If you are inventorying grid:'''
-As root run the run_inventory script:
-    {{{
+
+'''From console (grid or sandbox)'''
+ 3. '''''If you are inventorying grid:'''''
+
+  Run the run_inventory script (this script will take 45 minutes to run):
+   {{{
 root@console.grid:~# cd /root/inventory/
 root@console.grid:/root/inventory# ./run_inventory.rb
-    }}}
-    Starting Output will look like:
-    {{{
+   }}}
+  Starting Output will look like:
+   {{{
 root@console.grid:/root/inventory# ./run_inventory.rb 
 /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/restclient/response.rb:11: warning: method redefined; discarding old body
@@ -52 +57 @@
 .
 .
-    }}}
-    This script will take 45 minutes to run.
-'''If you are inventorying a sandbox:'''
-   1. Turn on (or restart) all nodes, so the boot into the inventory pxe-image
-   1. Check the inventory page for the sandbox you are inventorying, e.g. for sandbox9:
+   }}}
+ '''''If you are inventorying a sandbox:'''''
+  Turn on (or restart) all nodes, so they boot into the inventory pxe-image
+
+  Check the inventory page for the sandbox you are inventorying, e.g. for sandbox9:
    {{{
 http://internal1.orbit-lab.org:5054/inventory/attribute_list?set=node*.sb9.orbit-lab.org*
    }}}
-   1. Wait until all the nodes check in, then proceed to next step.   
- From repository1::
- 4. '''Break the link''' if this is not done the next person to use the grid will have a bad time. 
-    {{{
+  Wait until all the nodes check in, then proceed to next step.   
+'''From repository1'''
+ 4. '''''Break the symbolic link!!! ''''' If this is not done the next person to use the grid/sandbox will have a bad time. 
+
+ '''Note''': Where ''0A0A'' is the Hex set in Step 1.
+   {{{
 rm 0A0A
-    }}}
+   }}}
  5. Update the inventory service "domain topology" cache (which nodes belong to what testbeds) by visiting the following URL:
    {{{
 http://internal1.orbit-lab.org:5054/inventory/update_cache
    }}}
- From internal1::
- 6. run the ruby scripts:
+'''From internal1'''
+ 6. Update topologies by running the ruby scripts:
     {{{
 root@internal1:~# cd /usr/share/omf-aggmgr-5.4/omf-aggmgr/ogs_inventory/
@@ -78 +85 @@
 root@internal1:/usr/share/omf-aggmgr-5.4/omf-aggmgr/ogs_inventory# ruby mktopo_disk.rb
     }}}
-    '''Note''': each ruby script takes some time to preform all the actions, and the omf-agg-manager restarts every even hour on the 11th minute. If the ruby process is running at that time it will fail. 
+    '''Note''': Each ruby script takes some time to preform all the actions, and the omf-agg-manager restarts every even hour on the 11th minute. If the ruby process is running at that time it will fail.