Updating documentation around distro importing and KVM virtualization requirements

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/MachineTypes.xml b/genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/MachineTypes.xml
index beba25f..63db5ff 100644
--- a/genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/MachineTypes.xml
+++ b/genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/MachineTypes.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
                         <listitem><simpara>A cloud appliance can be installed on either i386 or x86_64 architectures.</simpara></listitem>
                     </varlistentry>
                     <varlistentry>
+                        <term>Hardware Virtualization</term>
+                        <listitem><simpara>When using Fedora as the distribution for the cloud, the machine must support hardware virtualization.</simpara></listitem>
+                    </varlistentry>
+                    <varlistentry>
                         <term>Storage</term>
                         <listitem><simpara>This depends on how many cloud members you plan on hosting.  We recommend 100G of hard drive space to start.</simpara></listitem>
                     </varlistentry>
diff --git a/genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/QuickStart.xml b/genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/QuickStart.xml
index c1251ed..beffd04 100644
--- a/genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/QuickStart.xml
+++ b/genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/QuickStart.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                     <simpara><glossterm linkend="glossary-genomeappliance">Genome Appliance</glossterm></simpara>
                 </listitem>
                 <listitem>
-                    <simpara><glossterm linkend="glossary-genomeappliance">Cloud Appliance</glossterm></simpara>
+                    <simpara><glossterm linkend="glossary-cloudappliance">Cloud Appliance</glossterm></simpara>
                 </listitem>
                 <listitem>
                     <simpara>An arbitrary number of <glossterm linkend="glossary-genomeappliance">Cloud Members</glossterm></simpara>
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@
         </para>
         <important>
             <para>
-                Be sure to check the system requirements for the <link linkend="genome-appliance-systemreqs">Genome Appliance</link>
+		When using the default setup with Fedora, you need two machines and one will need to have
+                hardware virtualization support.  Check the following link to see if your machine meets the
+                requirements: <ulink url="http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki/FAQ#head-a78f5f083749cb9c2e57d7d4efaf2ecf25b9db60">KVM Information</ulink>
+                Also check the system requirements for the <link linkend="genome-appliance-systemreqs">Genome Appliance</link>
                 and the <link linkend="genome-cloud-appliance-systemreqs">Cloud Appliance</link> before beginning the quick start.
+		If you don't have a machine that supports hardware virtualization, you won't be able to
+                use Fedora for your <link linkend="genome-cloud-appliance-systemreqs">Cloud Appliance</link>
+                but you can still use any distribution that supports Xen (e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Linux).
             </para>
         </important>
     </section>
@@ -102,11 +108,15 @@
     <section id="quickstart-FirstDistro">
         <title>Setting Up the First Distro</title>
         <para>
-            Use the following command to import a OS distro into cobbler.  This will import the Fedora 8 distro into 
-            your cobbler server.  You can replace the mirror URL with any other rsync-based mirror.
+            While there are several ways to import a distro into cobbler, we highly recommend downloading
+            and mounting an ISO image and importing it.  Run these commands on the &PRODUCT; machine to 
+            import the Fedora distribution.
         </para>
         <screen>
-cobbler import --mirror=rsync://rsync.gtlib.gatech.edu/fedora-enchilada/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/ --name=F8
+mkdir /mnt/Fedora-9-i386
+wget -O /tmp/Fedora-9-i386-DVD.iso http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/9/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-9-i386-DVD.iso
+mount -o loop /tmp/Fedora-9-i386-DVD.iso /mnt/Fedora-9-i386
+cobbler import --mirror=/mnt/Fedora-9-i386 --name=Fedora-9-i386
         </screen>
     </section>
     <section id="quickstart-FirstGuest">