diff --git a/xml/depl_inst_admin.xml b/xml/depl_inst_admin.xml index 2fd4401ef..366672f84 100644 --- a/xml/depl_inst_admin.xml +++ b/xml/depl_inst_admin.xml @@ -916,13 +916,13 @@ smt-mirror -L /var/log/smt/smt-mirror_ha.log Product Repositories The files in the product repositories for &sls; and &cloud; do not - change, therefore they do not need to be synced with a remote source. - It is sufficient (and recommended) to copy the data once, either from a - remote host or directly from the installation media. Alternatively you - may mount the product repository from a remote server via - NFS. Note that the data - must be directly available from the local - directories listed below. It is not possible to use links. + change, therefore they do not need to be synced with a remote source. It + is sufficient to either copy the data (from a remote host or the + installation media) or mount the product repository from a remote server + via NFS. Alternatively you may copy the iso images of + DVD1 from both products to the admin node and loop mount + them. Note that the data must be directly available + from the local directories listed below. It is not possible to use links. While the &sls; product repository must be made available locally, the @@ -933,7 +933,8 @@ smt-mirror -L /var/log/smt/smt-mirror_ha.log The following product repositories need to be available for - &productname; deployment: + &productname; deployment. Make sure to create these directories prior to + copying or mounting the data: Local Product Repositories for &cloud; @@ -990,8 +991,7 @@ smt-mirror -L /var/log/smt/smt-mirror_ha.log it first (for example, after inserting the DVD in the &admserv; and waiting for the device to become ready): -mkdir -p /srv/tftpboot/suse-11.3/install/ -mount /dev/dvd /mnt +mount /dev/dvd /mnt rsync -avP /mnt/ /srv/tftpboot/suse-11.3/install/ umount /mnt @@ -999,8 +999,7 @@ umount /mnt available at /srv/tftpboot/repos/Cloud/ the same way: -mkdir -p /srv/tftpboot/repos/Cloud/ -mount /dev/dvd /mnt +mount /dev/dvd /mnt rsync -avP /mnt/ /srv/tftpboot/repos/Cloud/ umount /mnt @@ -1020,15 +1019,32 @@ umount /mnt way: rsync -avPz /data/Cloud/ 192.168.124.10:/srv/tftpboot/repos/Cloud/ - - Target directories must exist - - Make sure the target directories for the rsync commands - (/srv/tftpboot/suse-11.3/install/ and - /srv/tftpboot/repos/Cloud/) exist on the &admserv; - prior to executing rsync. - - + + + Mounting from an NFS Share + + If the SLES installation data is provided via NFS by a remote machine, + mount them as follows: + + mount -t nfs nfs.&exampledomain;:/exports/SLES-11-SP3/x86_64/DVD1/ /srv/tftpboot/suse-11.3/install +mount -t nfs nfs.&exampledomain;:/exports/SUSE-CLOU/DVD1/ /srv/tftpboot/repos/Cloud + + To automatically mount these directories either create entries in + /etc/fstab or set up the automounter. + + + + Mounting ISO Images + + The product repositories can also be made available by copying the iso + images of DVD1 to the &admserv; and mounting them: + + mount -o loop /local/SLES-11-SP3-DVD-x86_64-DVD1.iso /srv/tftpboot/suse-11.3/install +mount -o loop /local/SUSE-CLOUD-3-DVD1.iso /srv/tftpboot/repos/Cloud + + To automatically mount these directories either create entries in + /etc/fstab or set up the automounter. +