=head1 NAME

B<copycds> - Copies Linux distributions and service levels from CDs/DVDs to install directory.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<copycds> [{B<-n|--name|--osver>}=I<distroname>] [{B<-a|--arch>}=I<architecture>] {I<iso>|I<device-path>} ...

B<copycds> [B<-h>|B<--help>]


=head1 DESCRIPTION

The B<copycds> command copies all contents of Distribution CDs/DVDs or Service Pack CDs/DVDs to the install directory as
designated in the B<site> table attribute: B<installdir>.  The B<copycds> command can copy from one or more ISO files,
or from the CD/DVD device path.  If xCAT doesn't recognize the signature of the CD/DVD (e.g. in the .discinfo
file), you must specify the -n and -a options.  This is sometimes the case for distros that have very
recently been released, and the xCAT code hasn't been updated for it yet.


=head1 OPTIONS

=over 6

=item {B<-n|--name|--osver>}=I<distroname>

The linux distro name and version that the ISO/DVD contains.  Examples:  rhels5.3, centos5.1, fedora9.

=item {B<-a|--arch>}=I<architecture>]

The architecture of the linux distro on the ISO/DVD.  Examples:  x86, x86_64, ppc64.

=back


=head1 EXAMPLES

=over 2

=item *

To copy the RPMs from a set of ISOs that represent the CDs of a distro:

B<copycds cd1.iso cd2.iso cd3.iso>

=item *

To copy the RPMs from a physical DVD:

B<copycds /dev/dvd>

=item *

To copy the RPMs from a DVD ISO of a very recently released distro:

B<copycds -n rhels5.3 -a x86_64 dvd.iso>

=back


=head1 SEE ALSO

L<nodeset(8)|nodeset.8>, site(5), nodetype(5)