Creating Install Templates

You can use Install Templates to discover installed components (RPMs, patches, products, or versions) on a system that you want to replicate. Use Install Templates to automatically install those same components on to other systems.

To create Install Templates

  1. Launch the Deployment Server.
    # /opt/VRTS/install/deploy_sfha
  2. 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]
  3. Select option T, Create Install Templates.
  4. You see the following output:
    Select a Task:
    
         1)  Create a new Install Template
         b)  Back to previous menu
    
    Select the task you would like to perform [1-1,b,q]
     
  5. Select option 1, Create a new Install Template.

    You see the following output:

    Enter the system names separated by spaces for creating an Install Template: 
    (press [Enter] to go back)

    For example, if you entered rhel89202 as the system name, you see the following output:

    Enter the system names separated by spaces for version checking: rhel89202
    
    Checking communication on rhel89202 .............................................. Done
    Checking installed products on rhel89202 ......................................... Done
    
    Platform of rhel89202:
       Linux RHEL 6.3 x86_64
    
    Installed product(s) on rhel89202:
       Symantec Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA - 6.1.1 - license vxkeyless
    
    Product:
       Symantec Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA - 6.1.1 - license vxkeyless
    
    Packages:
       Installed Required packages for Symantec Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 6.1.1:
              #PACKAGE     #VERSION
              VRTSamf      6.1.1.000
              VRTSaslapm   6.1.1.000
              ..........   .........
              ..........   .........
              VRTSvxfs     6.1.1.000
              VRTSvxvm     6.1.1.000
    
       Installed optional packages for Symantec Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 6.1.1:
              #PACKAGE     #VERSION
              VRTSdbed     6.1.1.000
              VRTSgms      6.1.0.000
              ..........   .........
              ..........   .........
              VRTSvcsdr    6.1.0.000
              VRTSvcsea    6.1.1.000
    
       Missing optional packages for Symantec Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 6.1.1:
              #PACKAGE
              VRTScps
              VRTSfssdk
              VRTSlvmconv
    
    Summary:
    
    Packages:
     17 of 17 required Symantec Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 6.1.1 packages installed
     8 of 11 optional Symantec Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 6.1.1 packages installed
    
    Installed Public and Private Hot Fixes for Symantec Storage Foundation Cluster File 
    System HA 6.1.1:
     None
    
    Would you like to generate a template file based on the above release information? [y,n,q] (y)
    
     1)  rhel89202
     b)  Back to previous menu
    
    Select a machine list to generate the template file [1-1,b,q]
  6. Select option 1, rhel89202.

    You see the following output:

    Enter the name of the Install Template you would like to define: 
    (press [Enter] to go back)
  7. Enter the name of your Install Template. For example, if you enter MyTemplate as the name for your Install Template, you would see the following:
    Install Template MyTemplate has been saved successfully
    
    Press [Enter] to continue:

    All of the necessary information is stored in the Install Template you created.