How do I create a bootable SALI CD?

[Katherine.Nakazono@jpl.nasa.gov]

With systemimager, I could create a CD that would allow me to image a workstation on any subnet by communicating to the systemimager server.

Now that I have SALI installed and working fine with pxeboot, I need to be able to create a CD that will allow me to connect to the sali server in the same way.

How do I create an autoinstall CD using SALI?

Thank you in advance for your reply.

[dennis]

It's quite easy to create a bootable SALI CD using isolinux

• ​http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/ISOLINUX

I shall create a shell script which allows you to generate an iso

[Katherine.Nakazono@jpl.nasa.gov]

Thank you for your reply.

I haven't had an opportunity to read the information on isolinux yet.

It would be appreciated if you could create a shell script that allows us to generate an iso.

[dennis]

In 541:

Added a new directory to the svn, this folder will contain the isolinux stuff, see #56

[dennis]

In 542:

Added some first files to create a bootable cd/dvd/usb, see #56

[dennis]

In 544:

Added a simple setup to generate a bootable iso which can be burned to
an cd or can be used to create a bootable USB disk, see #56

The bootdisk files will be packed with the tar.gz which can be downloaded from out ftp. When unpacked you just have to run the shell script
sali_create_bootdisk. This requires the following tools:

• genisoimage (on most distributions available as genisoimage package)
• isohybrid (on most distribution available in the syslinux package)

[dennis]

We have release a new version of SALI which contains the utilities for generating an iso image which can be used for either a cd or on an USB drive.

For instructions see this page:

• SaliUsage

[dennis]

The new version can be downloaded here: ​ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sali/sali-x86_64-1.5.7.tar.gz

[katherine.d.nakazono@jpl.nasa.gov]

Thank you Dennis!  :)

I wanted to close the loop with you and let you know that the iso script
worked.  :)

Thanks again for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Katherine Nakazono

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On 2/6/13 1:54 AM, "SALI" <sali@surfsara.nl> wrote:

>#56: How do I create a bootable SALI CD?
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>  Reporter:  Katherine.Nakazono@jpl.nasa.gov  |      Owner:  somebody
>      Type:  enhancement                      |     Status:  closed
>  Priority:  major                            |  Milestone:
> Component:  sali kernel/initrd               |    Version:  1.5.6
>Resolution:  fixed                            |   Keywords:
>----------------------------------------------+----------------------
>Changes (by dennis):
>
> * status:  new => closed
> * resolution:   => fixed
>
>
>--
>Ticket URL: <https://oss.trac.surfsara.nl/sali/ticket/56#comment:8>
>SALI <https://oss.trac.surfsara.nl/sali>
>This software is based on SystemImager: a tool to clone a running
>computer system. We developed SALI to make this cloning process more
>reliable and easier.