RE: [cobalt-users] Raq Restoration

["Paul Shuttleworth" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tony Mealing
> Sent: 19 July 2003 07:14
> To: Gerald Waugh
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq Restoration
>
>
> Hello cobalt-users,
>
> Friday, July 18, 2003, 8:30:04 PM, Gerald wrote:
>
>
> >>   If not, and I've asked this before without response, is it possible
> >>   to force install (in the correct order) all the updates since day
> >>   one? If so How, please?
>
> >     Yes,
> >     Add the patches with a prefix 01_ 02_ and so forth to
> >     nfsroot-x86/bto-sync/updates
> >     Then do a normal restore
>
> Thanks a lot Gerald, not being fully conversant with this linux thing,
> could you be a little more specific please, sorry to be a pain.
> :-)

First you need the OS restore CD.
Copy this to your hard disk.
Then you need to add all the latest patches or 3rd party stuff to it.
Then you need to create an ISO image file.
Then you need to burn a CD.
Then restore your server.

I find that you do need to create the ISO image on a linux box and not a
windoze platform
otherwise you get problems with filenames.
All the other steps including the CD burning can be done in either.

You need to make sure that the sun packages are loaded first AND in the
correct order.
so rename your package files

01_Raq4.all.etc.etc.etc
02_Raq4.kernel update .etc.etc

so that they get loaded in the order 01, 02, 03 etc (01 the oldest pkg
loaded first)

Put them in

\NFSROOT_X86\BTO_SYNC\BUNDLES

and they will be loaded after the os restore

have a look at Bruce Timberlakes how to
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2002-May/070800.html

you need to update this how to, to incorporate all the latest patches, it is
also for a RAQ3/4
but the same rules apply on the 550.


Good luck

Paul.