[SystemImager-discuss] VA - System Imager

[Brian Elliott Finley]

Thus spake JParker at coinstar.com (JParker at coinstar.com):

> G'Day !
> 
> I am having problems with VA-SystemImager (ver 1.4.0).   It seems that I 
> can not get my remote machine to retrieve the kernel and reboot as per 
> step 6 and 7 of the HOWTO.
> 
> I do not have a floppy or cdrom attached to the machine, so I am using the 
> rsync/updateclient -autoinstall method.
> 
> The problem is that when I try to run "updateclient -autoinstall -server 
> bhead -c eth0" it crashes because it can not find the modules 
> Getopt::Long, etc.  A quick search of the hard drive on the local node 
> confirms it is not a part of the standard Perl-5.005 debian package, but 
> it is located on my head server bhead.

But it is part of the standard Perl-5.005 debian package.  

 [bfinley at dr-jeckyl:~]
 $ dpkg --search /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/Getopt/Long.pm
 perl-5.005: /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/Getopt/Long.pm

Perhaps it was deleted somehow?  Maybe try doing a:
"$ apt-get install perl-5.005 --reinstall"

> I believe the cause of my confusion may be the documentation.  As I read 
> step 6, where you prepare the boot media, the example on how to prepare a 
> remote machine's local hd is exactly the same as the instructions for step 
> 7, where the actually transfer of the image takes place.
> 
> Do you need to "compile" the perl script on the headnode prior to 
> transfering to the remote machine ?  If so what is the command to do this 
> ?
> 
> BTW, all my remote nodes have a base Debian install with basic networking 
> installed.
> 
> Another question.  During the step 5, I did not have systemImager write to 
> the /etc/hosts file.  All my nodes already have the correct network 
> settings.  Is this a problem ? 

You should at least copy this file to /tftpboot/systemimager on the
imageserver as it is used in part of the autoinstall process.

If you do these things, then you should be able to run:
"updateclient -autoinstall -server bhead -c eth0"

and everything should work fine.  If it still doesn't work, mail the 
list again.

Cheers, -Brian


> 
> cheers,
> Jim Parker
> 
> Sailboat racing is not a matter of life and death ....  It is far more 
> important than that !!!
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