Local-Storage deployment

When you select local-storage (with or without parameters) this means
that the installed server will always boot from local disk!

To grab an image from an installed node and provision a 'scratch node' follow the steps below :

• Enable and start the local-storage plugin via the plugin manager
• Create a new 'local-storage' storage component
  • choose storage overview
  • select new storage
  • fill in : storage name, storage type ('local-storage' server), storage capabilities,
    comment and select the storage server in the resource list
• Create a new 'local-deployment' image
  • choose images overview
  • select new image
  • select 'local-deployment'
  • fill in : image name, image version, root device, root-fs type, deployment parameter, comment, capabalities and select the local storage server from the local storage server list
  • deployment parameters :
    • IMAGE_GRAB_TO='nfs-share'
      fill in the 'nfs-share' which is defined on your 'local-storage' server to store your images
    • IMAGE_INSTALL_FROM='nfs-share'
      fill in the 'nfs-share' where your deployment image is stored on your 'local-storage' server (mostly the same as grab_to 'i guess')
    • You can also transform your rootfs to an nfs share with IMAGE_TRANSFORM_TO_NFS='nfs-share' the 'root device' will then be copied to the 'nfs-share'
    • When you want to install your rootfs via nfs you can use the parameter IMAGE_INSTALL_FROM_NFS='nfs-share' the data on the 'nfs-share' will then be copied to the 'root device'
• Create a new appliance (link kernel, image and resource)
  • choose appliances overview
  • select new appliance
  • fill in : appliance name, select kernel (mostly default), select server image (the one you just made), give optional parameters and select the resource (where you want to grab or install an image)
• If you want to grab or install the image
  • start the appliance

Notes :
I used the first two parameters to install my cluster nodes. first 'grab' an image from a fully installed node and then 'install_from' to provision the rest but i also tested the other parameters.

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