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=head1 Name
B<rinstall> - Begin installation on a noderange
=head1 B<Synopsis>
B<rinstall> [I<-o>|I<--osver>] [I<-p>|I<--profile>] [I<-a>|I<--arch>] [I<-c>|I<--console>] [I<noderange>]
=head1 B<Description>
B<rinstall> is a convience command that will change tables as requested for operating system version, profile, and architecture, call nodeset to modify the network boot configuration, and rpower to begin a boot cycle. If -c is specified, it will then become the
text console of the node. If wanting consoles on multiple nodes with a similar command, see L<winstall(8)|winstall.8>.
=head1 B<Options>
=over 7
=item B<-o>|B<--osver>
Specifies which os version to install. If unspecified, the current table values are used.
=item B<-p>|B<--profile>
Specifies what profile should be used of the operating system. If not specified the tables are used as is.
=item B<-a>|B<--arch>
Specifies what architecture of the OS to install. Typically this is unneeded, but if provisioning betweer x86_64 and x86 frequently, this may be a useful flag.
=item B<-c>|B<--console>
Requests that rinstall become rcons once the install commences. This will only work if there is only one node in the noderange. See L<winstall(8)|winstall.8> for consoles on multiple systems.
=back
=head1 B<Examples>
B<rinstall> I<node1-node20>
Install nodes 1 through 20, using configuration as is from tables.
B<rinstall> -o rhels5.1 -p compute I<node1-node20>
Install nodes 1 through 20, forcing rhels5.1 and compute profile.
B<rinstall> -c I<node1>
Install node1 and start a console to monitor the process
=head1 B<See> B<Also>
L<noderange(3)|noderange.3>, L<winstall(8)|winstall.8>, L<rcons(1)|rcons.1>