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In our sql statement examples we will use RedHat 5 and the image id of 25 as above rhel5-base25-v0.  In the below sql statement make any changes as needed such as ownerid, in this example it is set to 1 or the admin user id.

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INSERT INTO `image` (id, `name`, `prettyname`, `ownerid`, `platformid`, `OSid`, `minram`, `minprocnumber`, `minprocspeed`, `minnetwork`,
`reloadtime`, `deleted`, `lastupdate`, `forcheckout`, `maxinitialtime`,`project`, `size`) VALUES (25, 'rhel5-base25-v0', 'RHEL 5 base', 1, 1, 19, 1024, 1, 0, 10, 14, 0, NOW(), 1, 0, 'vcl', 1045);

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INSERT INTO `imagerevision` (`imageid`, `revision`, `userid`, `datecreated`, `deleted`, `production`,
`comments`, `imagename`) VALUES (25, 0, 1, NOW(), 0, 1, NULL, 'rhel5-base25-v0');

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INSERT INTO `resource` (`resourcetypeid`, `subid`) VALUES (13, 25);

 Again, the xCAT template .tmpl file must match the the entry VCL database entry of image.name.  

VCL image.name = rhel5-base25-v0 xCAT template file name = rhel5-base25-v0.tmpl
At this point you will be able to manage this image through the VCL interface. 

  • Go to Manage images 
  • Edit image grouping
  • Select image group mapped to load onto your bare-metal blades. See adding computers to VCL if you have not added any physical nodes yet.
  • Add 'RHEL 5 base' to the desired image group

Testing kickstart file

Test the load, by either making a reservation for the new environment or try to reload a physical node through manage computers computer utilities. Watch the vcld.log file to view the processing and to debug any issues that may occur.

Extending the OS table

If VCL supports the OS, extending the OS table for a new OS is fairly straight forward. In this example we will use Red Hat 6.

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