From d938a255f74b27e4c1892e52f72865bd66b1bd6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brenton Leanhardt Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:37:14 -0400 Subject: Updating the docs to mention the new Genome/Cloud combincation appliance --- genome-docs/genome-docs-1.0.0/en-US/QuickStart.xml | 90 +++++++++++----------- genome-docs/genome-docs.spec | 2 +- 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) 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 7774ccb..0b5781f 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 @@ -40,14 +40,24 @@ - 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: KVM Information - Also check the system requirements for the Genome Appliance - and the Cloud Appliance 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 Cloud Appliance - but you can still use any distribution that supports Xen (e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Linux). + When using the default quick start setup with Fedora, you + only need to dedicate one machine for your &PRODUCT; + environment. This machine must have + hardware virtualization support. Check the following link + to see if your machine meets the requirements: KVM + Information Also check the system + requirements for the Genome + Appliance and the Cloud + Appliance 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 + Cloud + Appliance but you can still use any + distribution that supports Xen (e.g. Red Hat Enterprise + Linux). @@ -56,61 +66,47 @@ - Download and burn the - Genome Appliance boot CD - - - - - Download and burn the - Cloud Appliance boot CD + Download and burn the Genome/Cloud + Appliance boot CD - -
- Setting Up the Genome Appliance - - Choose a server to be the Genome Appliance and boot with the Genome Appliance CD. - At the boot menu, choose the default option (Install from Kickstart). - Booting the CD will kickstart the server with the appropriate Genome Appliance - operating system. After the kickstart finishes, the genome-firstboot service - will start and initialize the server as a Genome Appliance. - + - The kickstart reboots the server when it completes. Be sure to remove the - CD from the drive when the kickstart finishes to ensure it does not try to - run the kickstart after rebooting. + The quick start guide uses a combination Genome and + Cloud + appliance distribution for purpose of getting up and + running without further ado.
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- Setting Up the Cloud Appliance - - Choose a server to be the Cloud Appliance and boot with the Cloud Appliance CD. - Booting the CD will kickstart the server with the appropriate Cloud Appliance - operating system. - +
+ Setting Up the Appliance + - This server now serves as both the Cloud Appliance and the first - cloud member. You can always add - additional cloud members. + Boot a machine with the Genome Appliance CD. At the boot menu, + choose the default option (Install from Kickstart). That will + begin the installation process. - The kickstart reboots the server when it completes. Be sure to remove the - CD from the drive when the kickstart finishes to ensure it does not try to - run the kickstart after rebooting. + All data on the machine will be lost once the kickstart begins. + When it completes the machine will reboot. Be sure to remove + the CD from the drive when the kickstart finishes to ensure it + does not try to run start the entire process over again.
Setting Up the First Distro - 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. + 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;/Cloud Appliance + to import the Fedora distribution. mkdir /mnt/Fedora-9-i386 @@ -157,7 +153,7 @@ Select your cobbler profile (This determines the OS): 2 Your system is now being provisioned Trying to determine the ip address. -We'll try and maximum of 10 times. +We'll try and maximum of 20 times. Polling for cobbler status... Retrying in 5 seconds Polling for cobbler status... @@ -177,7 +173,7 @@ The IP address of the new system is 1.2.3.4. Once you have created that machine, you should be able to see it - in the cloud at http://CLOUD-APPLIANCE/cloud/status.html. In a few + in the cloud at http://COMBO-APPLIANCE/cloud/status.html. In a few minutes, your machine should have finished installing and will be ready for use. diff --git a/genome-docs/genome-docs.spec b/genome-docs/genome-docs.spec index 7843318..1171181 100644 --- a/genome-docs/genome-docs.spec +++ b/genome-docs/genome-docs.spec @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Name: genome-docs Version: 1.0.0 -Release: 34%{?dist} +Release: 35%{?dist} Summary: Genome documentation Group: Applications/System -- cgit