c3's "cpushimage" command will execute "updateclient" on each machine. You can also use cexec to issue the updateclient on each node if you need something from SIS that cpushimage doesn't support - that's the way we deal with our cluster. Of course, as Michael said - you have to have all the SIS files correct first, c3 doesn't do that.
----------------------------------- PH34R MY NUKL34R FIR3W4LL On Fri, 30 May 2003, Michael Chase-Salerno wrote: > Yes, updateclient will do that for you. However, you need to configure > the updateclient.exclude file properly. Otherwise some of the > configuration files get overwritten, lilo.conf is the big one. > Unfortunately, this is a manual process for right now, which is why > OSCAR doesn't officially recommend it. In the end an reinstall might be > faster than trying to get the file right. > > Mike > > On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 15:01, Vuko Brigljevic wrote: > > Hello Mike, > > > > Michael Chase-Salerno wrote: > > > > >If you want to add an RPM to an existing SIS image all you have to do is > > >use the -r flag on the rpm command. You give it the image path. For > > >example, to add emacs to an image you could simply type: > > > > > > rpm -ivhr /var/lib/systemimager/images/oscarimage > > >/tftpboot/rpm/emacs-21.2-12.i386.rpm > > > > > >You can also copy files into the same path and they will get copied over > > >to the client during installation. You can even chroot into the image > > >and do installs from tarballs and such. > > > > > OK, thanks. Once I have updated the SIS image (with an RPM or a > > tarball), how do > > I get the clients to update their system to take the modifications of > > the image into account. > > Is this what the SIS command > > > > updateclient > > (to be run on the clients as far as I have understood) > > > > will do? Or do I need to go through a new install from scratch of the > > clients (I know, even this is actually fast and straightforward). > > > > Vuko > > > > > > > > > > >Mike > > > > > >On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 11:57, Vuko Brigljevic wrote: > > > > > >>Hi Stephen, > > >> > > >>(and all who answered, thanks!) > > >> > > >>"Stephen L. Scott" wrote: > > >> > > >>>cluster compute nodes are intended to be a "lite" install with only the > > >>>functionality necessary to perform actions as a "compute node". Thus > > >>>"workstation" functionality is not considered necessary and thus the > > >>>reason why not all available rpms are installed. > > >>> > > >>>specifically regarding emacs - why do you want emacs installed on all > > >>>your computation nodes? unless of course you are doing PDEs (Parallel > > >>>Distributed Edits) :^) > > >>> > > >>You're of course absolutely right about emacs (or any > > >>other editor for that sake), it's not needed on the > > >>computation nodes, I just happened to notice the general > > >>question due to its absence. > > >> > > >>So if I want to update an existing image by adding > > >>a RPM, what should I do if I want to get it in SIS: > > >>update the rpmlist file and run the SIS command > > >>updateclient (section 2.8.3 in user's guide)? > > >> > > >>I understand that I can do it with C3 but that has > > >>a drawbak I think: if I add a client to the same > > >>image later, it won't include the changes I have > > >>done with C3, or will it? > > >> > > >>And coming back to a question I had before deciding to > > >>install oscar at all: how do I install, if it is possible, > > >>a tar file in SIS. Stephen's answer had suggested that > > >>you can also use SIS for non RPM stuff, or did I misunderstand > > >>it? I know it is possible with c3, but I'd prefer SIS for > > >>the reason mentioned above. > > >> > > >>Thanks, > > >> > > >>Vuko > > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay > > Get office equipment for less on eBay! > > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > > _______________________________________________ > > Oscar-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > -- > Michael Chase-Salerno [EMAIL PROTECTED] > IBM Linux Systems Technology Poughkeepsie, NY > Advanced Linux Response Team http://www.ibm.com/linux > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay > Get office equipment for less on eBay! > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay Get office equipment for less on eBay! http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
