=head1 NAME
 
B<packimage> - Builds the stateless image from the chroot file system.  
 
=head1 SYNOPSIS
 
I<packimage [-h| --help]>

I<packimage  [-v| --version]>


I<packimage [-o OS] [ -p profile] [-a architecture] [-m method]>


=head1 DESCRIPTION

Builds the stateless image from the chroot file system.
The install dir is setup by using "installdir" attribute set in the site table. 
The nodetype table "profile" attribute for the node should reflect the profile of the install image. 

This uses the package information from the /opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/[os] directory files for the profile input.

=head1 OPTIONS


B<-h>          Display usage message.

B<-v>          Command Version. 

B<-o>          Operating system (redora8, rhel5, sles10,etc) 

B<-p>          Profile (compute,service) 

B<-a>          Architecture (ppc64,x86_64,etc) 

B<-m>          Method (default cpio) 


=head1 RETURN VALUE

0 The command completed successfully.

1 An error has occurred.

=head1 EXAMPLES

1. To pack a fedora8 image for a compute node architecture x86_64 and place it in the  /install/netboot/fedora8/x86_64/compute/rootimg directory enter: 

I<packimage  -o fedora8 -p compute -a x86_64> 

This would use the package information from the /opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/fedora/compute* files.

=head1 FILES
 
/opt/xcat/sbin/packimage


=head1 NOTES

This command is part of the xCAT software product.