2007-04-26 01:54:08 UTC
Hi,
Check out the package plugin-win. This has the agent and documentation..
This package will put the necessary files on the QRM server for download by nodes..
Take a look at files:
/opt/qrm/plugins/win/README
/opt/qrm/plugins/win/doc/usage.txt
On windows:
You will have to
1. Download and install the qrm agent
http://yourqrmserver/unsecure/qrminfod-win32_0.8.6.9.exe
2. On qrm server, run the command to grab the windows image. You need the mac address of windows node
3. Run sysprep on windows node where the image needs to be grabbed from.
There is sysprep template in the package on QRM server
http://yourqrmserver/unsecure/Sysprep.zip - for windows 2003
http://yourqrmserver/unsecure/Sysprep_win2k.zip - for Windows 2000
As a result of running sysprep, the node shutsdown.
4. Reboot the windows node using PXE and the image grab process kicks in.
Here is the rough documentation that I had..
Hope this helps..
Good luck!
Regards,
Mahesh
Local Deployment - System Preparation
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General
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This document describes the steps for preparing systems as golden images. After
following the described procedure, the system is ready for grabbing. At this
point it should be shut down. Then, the user can call the relevant grab command
on the server, and network boot the source node.
When the process completes, the node will shut down or reboot to become an idle
node (in the maintenance pool).
Windows
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Install the qrm-infod for windows on the system, but do not run it yet.
Obtain the package "local_deploy.zip".
From the archive, inside the directory corresponding to your operating system,
copy the "sysprep" subdirectory to the root directory of the target system's
drive.
Update the sysprep.inf file in that directory to correspond to your
environment.
Pay special attention to parameters like administrator password, timezone,
Orgname (from which the computer name is derived) and any domain or workground
parameters you want to set. You should also set the productid and licensing
information to your Windows license.
After modifying the sysprep.inf file, run sysprep.exe.
It will prepare the system and shut it down.
You are now ready to grab the environment from this system.
Linux
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Before calling grab, install the qrm-resource rpm on the node.
Then update /etc/qrm.conf with the address of the QRM server.
Shut down the node.
You are now ready to grab the environment from this system.
Grab command
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Call the following command on the QRM server:
# /opt/qrm/bin/qrm-cli -u qrm -p qrm filesystem local grab \
-t <linux|windows> -m <MAC address> -d /dev/sda \
-n <image name> -s <storage server name> \
-i <path to image location on server>