One of the problems I've noticed since testing, building, deleting, rebuilding, is that if the disk already and an existing Linux on it, it boots the old OS and seems to ignore the IPL=00C. If I format the disk first, I don't have this problem.
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Thang Pham <[email protected]> wrote: > The reason for not formatting the disk upon delete is it takes some time > for the delete to complete, which could bog you down if you are deleting > >10 nodes at once. Also, the worker machine (DATAMOVE) that does the > deletion is fragile. I have observed cases where a work unit on DATAMOVE > gets stalled on the formatting, and you have to manually take care of the > work unit. We can certainly add an option in rmvm to do the formatting, if > there is a requirement for it. > > For now, you can actually modify the zvm.pm plugin to run the NOCLEAN > option. It's pretty simple: > > # sed -i 's/Image_Delete_DM -T $userId -e 1/Image_Delete_DM -T $userId > -e 2/g' /opt/xcat/lib/perl/xCAT_plugin/zvm.pm > # service xcatd restart > > Using -e 2 will force DirMaint to format the disk. > > Another option is to encrypt the partition in autoyast, which would secure > the disk's contents. > > <partition> > <crypt>twofish256</crypt> > <crypt_key>abc12345678901234567890</crypt_key> > <loop_fs config:type="boolean">true</loop_fs> > <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">true</crypt_fs> > <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> > <format config:type="boolean">true</format> > <mount>/tmp</mount> > <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> > <size>1GB</size> > <partition_type>primary</partition_type> > </partition> > > This sample was taken from this thread: * > http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-autoinstall/2006-06/msg00114.html*<http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-autoinstall/2006-06/msg00114.html> > . > > Regards, > ------------------------------------- > *Thang Pham* > IBM Poughkeepsie > Phone: (845) 433-7567* * > e-mail: [email protected] > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Mark Pace ---04/03/2013 09:15:39 > AM---Can I find where the DIRMAINT commands are issued? It appears]Mark > Pace ---04/03/2013 09:15:39 AM---Can I find where the DIRMAINT commands are > issued? It appears to me that when I do a remove VM comm > > From: Mark Pace <[email protected]> > To: xCat <[email protected]>, > Date: 04/03/2013 09:15 AM > Subject: [xcat-user] DIRMAINT commands > ------------------------------ > > > > Can I find where the DIRMAINT commands are issued? It appears to me that > when I do a remove VM command (rmvm) that it is sending a purge with the > NOCLEAN option. I do not want it done this way. I want the minidisk > cleaned(reformatted). Or is there some reason for this behavior that I may > not understand? > > -- > The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent > Mainline’s positions or opinions > > Mark D Pace > Senior Systems Engineer > Mainline Information Systems > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. > Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire > the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the > Employer Resources Portal > http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. > Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire > the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the > Employer Resources Portal > http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > -- The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent Mainline’s positions or opinions Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems
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