Using shared folder to create ISO

[Marco A.]

Hello,

I'm trying to perfom an Ignite process(make_media_install), then write the image to a DVD, in this case I don't have a DVD, I'm using a cifs mount to do that, the problem is that the growisofs apparently does not support this process because does not detect a valid device, is there another way to create this ISO to a shared folder in another equipment ?

Thanks,


Marco,

[Tim Nelson · Accepted solution]

What if you just ftp the ISO file that is created to the other system and then burn the DVD ??

[Dee_3]

I am having the EXACT same issue and want a better solution than to ftp to another server. I thought Ignite could write to a shared folder - does anyone know if that changed? I did not want to start another thread on this and have already talked to HP about it - in their world it is has to be a physical DVD drive (according to what we were told) - any help on this would be AWESOME! Thanks, D

[Marco A.]

Wow, I'm so smart !!

Sorry, I had a brain fart ..., that's what I'm gonna do, or maybe just use the SHARES!!! ...

Thanks,

Marco,

[Marco A.]

Thanks Tim and Dee , I think that this software is just looking for that .. a physical unit, for that reason it is failing.

Well, maybe someday that's going to change and we will be able to use those shares as virtual medias.

Regards,

Marco,

[Dee_3]

plus how can you ftp an image that you do not have because it errors out?

[Tim Nelson]

Below is how I use this. Maybe it would be the same as your results.

I use ignite to clone a large number of Integrity Virtual Machines.

I use the make_media_install script to create an ISO image to use as a boot helper in order to boot my IVMs.

When running the make_media_install I let it fail, as I also do not have a DVD burner on my unix server(s). Even though the script fails the ISO file is still created. I take that ISO file and use it as virtual media for my IVMs.

In your case, can you not select the output destination ( I believe it is the -m switch) to specify where to put the ISO file ? If so can you not specify this CIFS mount and will the ISO file not still be created ?

The make_media_install script is failing on the DVD burn ( because we do not have one ), it is not failing on the creation of the image.iso file...

[Marco A.]

That's the point guys, I got the ISO here, but I'm trying to burn it ..., like to a IVM virtual media ...

I'll use the cifs mounts to move the ISO to another location.

Regards,

Marco,

[Tim Nelson]

Here is another way, much easier.

Create your virtual host (vHost) if you have not already.

ftp this image.iso to the vHost. Let's say to /iux_images/

Once you have your Virtual Guest vGuest created. Present this file as a virtual DVD ( vDVD ).
e.g.
hpvmmodify -P guest1 -a dvd:scsi::file:/iux_images/image.iso

You can now boot your vGuest from this image, the vDVD will show up as a boot devices on the vEFI ..
Ta Da....

To create more vGuests using the same ISO, modify this vDVD backingstore so you can share it with all vGuests.
e.g. hpvmmodify -m gdev:/iux_images/image.iso:attr:SHARE=YES

There are some other tricks to allow picking a number of files to be vDVDs, let me know if you would like that too..

[Dennis Handly]

A similar thread where I put some pointers on how to mount ISO images:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1278795