From 017b8a8c3e237a38c221eedddfa75af39b03448a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick Lundgren Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 09:49:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added detail to 'Update Service Node Diskfull Image' section --- .../hierarchy/provision/diskful_sn.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/advanced/hierarchy/provision/diskful_sn.rst b/docs/source/advanced/hierarchy/provision/diskful_sn.rst index 4e1211790..346bb8fcb 100644 --- a/docs/source/advanced/hierarchy/provision/diskful_sn.rst +++ b/docs/source/advanced/hierarchy/provision/diskful_sn.rst @@ -108,5 +108,22 @@ Update Service Node Diskfull Image To update the xCAT software on the Service Node: -#. Obtain the new xcat-core and xcat-dep RPMS -#. +First, remove previous xcat-core, xcat-dep, and tar files in the NFS mounted /install/post/otherpkgs/ directory: :: + + rm /install/post/otherpkgs///xcat/xcat-core + rm /install/post/otherpkgs///xcat/xcat-dep + rm /install/post/otherpkgs///xcat/ + rm /install/post/otherpkgs///xcat/ + +Next, download the desired tar files from xcat.org on to the Management Node, and untar them in the same NFS mounted /install/post/otherpkgs/ directory: :: + + cd /install/post/otherpkgs///xcat/ + tar jxvf + tar jxvf + +Finally, on the Service Node, run the package manager commands relative to the OS to update xCAT: :: + + yum clean metadata # or yum clean all + yum update '*xCAT*' + +