Hi Erich, I would suggest to highlight that the following 2 files need to exist BEFORE running " $ update-pxe-network-installer" "$MY_REPO/$CENTOS_REPO/Binary/images/pxeboot/initrd.img" "$MY_REPO/$CENTOS_REPO/Binary/LiveOS/squashfs.img" - Yong On 18/09/2018, 11:51 PM, "Cordoba Malibran, Erich" <erich.cordoba.malibran@intel.com> wrote: Thanks for the feedback :) I updated the documentation in the wiki. I included the note that this procedure doesn't need to be done frequently.. Here is the wiki link: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/StarlingX/Developer_Guide#Build_installer -Erich On Mon, 2018-09-17 at 16:40 +0000, Penney, Don wrote: > It's good to note that if you've already got installer images > generated (ie. on a shared system, in /import/mirror/CentOS/tis- > installer), you don't need to run "build-pkgs --installer". So > presumably, this would not be part of a general designer workflow. > > Historically, we upversioned these images whenever they were updated, > but this introduces some challenges under Starling-X. It may make > sense to drop the version number from the images as referenced in the > pxe-network-installer package build, essentially treating it as a > .latest version. Individuals or groups could then manage their own > installer version history as they see fit, ie. build images with 0.1, > 0.2, 0.3, with symlinks to the latest perhaps. If these images aren't > being hosted somewhere, if individuals/groups are generating their > own, then the versioning shouldn't be in the build files. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cordoba Malibran, Erich [mailto:erich.cordoba.malibran@intel.co > m] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 12:12 PM > To: starlingx-discuss@lists.starlingx.io > Subject: [Starlingx-discuss] Build installer instructions > > Hi, > > I would like to share/discuss the instructions to generate the > installer before are publish into the wiki. I couldn't find a > previous > version of these instructions, probably I confused with this warning > from the download_mirror.sh[0]. The update-pxe-network-installer > script > follows the steps detailed here[1]. > > Build installer > =============== > > To get your StarlingX ISO ready to use, you will need to create the > init files that will be used to boot the ISO as well to boot > additional > controllers and compute nodes. > > Once you had run `build-iso`, run: > > ``` > build-pkgs --installer > ``` > > This will build `rpm` and `anaconda` packages. Then run: > > ``` > update-pxe-network-installer > ``` > > The update-pxe-network-installer` covers the steps detailed in > `$MY_REPO/stx/stx-metal/installer/initrd/README`. This script will > create three files on `/localdisk/loadbuild/<user>/<project>/pxe- > network-installer/output` > > ``` > new-initrd.img > new-squashfs.img > new-vmlinuz > ``` > > Then, rename them to: > > ``` > initrd.img-stx-0.2 > squashfs.img-stx-0.2 > vmlinuz-stx-0.2 > ``` > > There are two ways to use these files: > > 1. Store the files in the '/import/mirror/CentOS/tis-installer/` > folder for future use. > 2. Store it in an arbitrary location and modify the > `$MY_REPO/stx/stx- > metal/installer/pxe-network-installer/centos/build_srpm.data` file to > point to these files. > > Now, the `pxe-network-installer` package needs to be recreated and > the > ISO regenerated. > > ``` > build-pkgs --clean pxe-network-installer > build-pkgs pxe-network-installer > build-iso > ``` > > Now your ISO should be able to boot. > > Updating these files is not a common tasks, it is recommended only do > it if the kernel version is upgraded or new kernel modules are added. > > > ===================== > End of documentation > > > > [0] http://git.starlingx.io/cgit/stx-tools/tree/centos-mirror-tools/d > ownload_mirror.sh#n264 > [1] http://git.starlingx.io/cgit/stx-metal/tree/installer/initrd/READ > ME > _______________________________________________ > Starlingx-discuss mailing list > Starlingx-discuss@lists.starlingx.io > http://lists.starlingx.io/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/starlingx-discuss _______________________________________________ Starlingx-discuss mailing list Starlingx-discuss@lists.starlingx.io http://lists.starlingx.io/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/starlingx-discuss