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defect 2848288: fix the description of pkglist file path

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daniceexi 2009-09-02 03:16:15 +00:00
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xCAT-client/pods/man1/updatenode.1.pod
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@ -125,33 +125,39 @@ such as xdsh and xdcp to accomplish these update tasks.
=head2 B<To install or update software (only available on Linux Nodes)>
The basic process for updating software on diskfull nodes is:
- Copy the software to a mountable directory.
The basic process for updating software on a node is:
- Copy the software to a directory.
- Create a record of what software to install.
- Run the updatenode command to update the nodes.
On Linux systems
To install additional software for Linux diskfull nodes,
To install additional software for Linux nodes,
First, copy the extra rpms you are going to add on to
/install/post/otherpkgs/<os>/<arch>/* directory where <os> and
<arch> are defined in the <nodetype> table.
/install/post/otherpkgs/<os>/<arch>/* directory where <os>
and <arch> are defined in the <nodetype> table.
Second, add rpm names (without version number) into
/install/custom/install/<ostype>/profile.otherpkgs.pkglist
where <profile> is defined in the <nodetype> table. <ostype>
is the operating system name without the version number.
The following os types are recognized by xCAT.
/install/custom/<inst_type>/<ostype>/
<profile>.<os>.<arch>.otherpkgs.pkglist
In the file path, the <inst_type> should be "install" if the
node was installed in diskfull state, otherwise it should be
"netboot" if it was installed in diskless state.
<ostype> is the operating system name without the version
number.The following <ostype> are recognized by xCAT.
centos
fedora
rh
sles
windows
In the file name, the <profile>, <os>, <arch> are defined in
the <nodetype> table. And the <os> and <arch> fields can be
ignored if the pkglist file is available just depend on the
<profile> attribute.
Third, type:
updatenode <noderange> -S