Defining Install Bundles


Defining Install Bundles
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You can use Install Bundles to directly install the latest base, maintenance, and patch releases on your system. Install Bundles are a combination of base, maintenance, and patch releases that can be bundled and installed or upgraded in one operation.

Note:

Install Bundles can be defined only from version 6.1 or later. The exception to this rule is base releases 6.0.1, 6.0.2, or 6.0.4 or later with maintenance release 6.0.5 or later.

To define Install Bundles

Launch the Deployment Server.

# /opt/VRTS/install/deploy_sfha

You see the following output:

Task Menu:

R) Manage Repository Images             M) Update Metadata
V) Version Check Systems                S) Set Preferences
I) Install/Upgrade Systems              U) Terminology and Usage
B) Define/Modify Install Bundles        ?) Help
T) Create Install Templates             Q) Quit

Enter a Task: [R,M,V,S,I,U,B,?,T,Q]

Select option B, Define/Modify Install Bundles.

You see the following output the first time you enter:

Select a Task:

     1)  Create a new Install Bundle
     b)  Back to previous menu

Select the task you would like to perform [1-1,b,q]

Select option 1, Create a new Install Bundle.

You see the following output:

Enter the name of the Install Bundle you would like to define: 
{press [Enter] to go back)

For example, if you entered:

rhel605

You see the following output:

To create an Install Bundle, the platform type must be selected:

     1)  AIX 5.3                   2)  AIX 6.1
					3)  AIX 7.1                   4)  HP-UX 11.31
					5)  RHEL5 x86_64              6)  RHEL6 x86_64
					7)  RHEL7 x86_64														8)  SLES10 x86_64             
					9)  SLES11 x86_64													10) Solaris 9 Sparc          
					11) Solaris 10 Sparc									 12) Solaris 10 x64          
					13) Solaris 11 Sparc									 14) Solaris 11 x64           
					b)  Back to previous menu


Select the platform of the release for the Install Bundle rhel605: 
[1-14,b,q]

Select the number corresponding to the platform you want to include in the Install Bundle. For example, select the number for the RHEL5 x86_64 release, 5.

You see the following output:

Details of the Install Bundle: rhel605

Install Bundle Name    rhel605
Platform               RHEL5 x86_64
Base Release           N/A
Maintenance Release    N/A
Patch Releases         N/A

     1)  Add a Base Release
     2)  Add a Maintenance Release
     3)  Add a Patch Release
     4)  Change Install Bundle Name
     b)  Back to previous menu

Select an action to perform on the Install Bundle rhel605 [1-4,b,q]

Select option 1, Add a Base Release.

You see the following output:

     1)  6.0.1
     2)  6.0.2
     3)  6.1
     b)  Back to previous menu

Select the Base Release version to add to the Install Bundle rhel605 
[1-3,b,q]

Select option 1, 6.0.1.

You see the following output:

Symantec Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 6.2 Deployment Server Program
                    pilotlnx11

Details of the Install Bundle: rhel605

Install Bundle Name    rhel605
Platform               RHEL5 x86_64
Base Release           6.0.1
Maintenance Release    N/A
Patch Releases         N/A

     1)  Remove Base Release 6.0.1
     2)  Add a Maintenance Release
     3)  Add a Patch Release
     4)  Change Install Bundle Name
     b)  Back to previous menu

Select an action to perform on the Install Bundle rhel605 [1-4,b,q]

Select option 2, Add a Maintenance Release.

You see the following output:

     1)  6.0.5
     b)  Back to previous menu

Select the Maintenance Release version to add to the Install Bundle 
rhel605 [1-1,b,q]

Select option 1, 6.0.5.

You see the following output:

Symantec Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 6.2 Deployment Server Program
                                    pilotlnx11

Details of the Install Bundle: rhel605

Install Bundle Name    rhel605
Platform               RHEL5 x86_64
Base Release           6.0.1
Maintenance Release    6.0.5
Patch Releases         N/A

     1)  Remove Base Release 6.0.1
     2)  Remove Maintenance Release 6.0.5
     3)  Add a Patch Release
     4)  Save Install Bundle rhel605
     5)  Change Install Bundle Name
     b)  Back to previous menu

Select an action to perform on the Install Bundle rhel605 
[1-5,b,q]

Select option 4, Save Install Bundle.
You see the following output:
```
Install Bundle rhel605 has been saved successfully

Press [Enter] to continue:
```
If there are no releases for the option you selected, you see a prompt saying that there are no releases at this time. You are prompted to continue.

After selecting the desired base, maintenance, or patch releases, you can choose to save your Install Bundle.

The specified Install Bundle is saved on your system. The specified Install Bundle is available as an installation option when using the I) Install/Upgrade Systems option to perform an installation or upgrade.

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