=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>, L<site(5)|site.5>, L<nodetype(5)|nodetype.5>