User`s guide

# su - fsrepo
[fsrepo@<machine name>~]$ create-repository
11. When the action completes, run the [fsrepo@<machine name>~]$ exit command.
If necessary you can review the /opt/FastScale/home/fsrepo/fscreate-repo.log.
The OS Provisioning Server maintenance commands can also be added to the root user's path. The
default shell profiles are modified by OS Provisioning Server to add /opt/FastScale/sbin to the
root account. When the user is root, the maintenance commands in /opt/FastScale/sbin are
available in the default path and are available when the profile is reloaded.
12. Reboot the OS Provisioning Server to ensure that all related services are started in the correct order.
13. Run the # service FastScale status command to verify the OS Provisioning Server services
after reboot.
A successful installation displays the same results as above.
What to do next
When you install the OS Provisioning Server, specific OS Provisioning users were created.
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fsrepo: Used to create the repository.
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vcmuser: Used to run basicimport of distributions and for communication with VCM.
The ensure proper security, you must set the password for the vcmuser. See "Set the vcmuser Password"
on page 25.
Set the vcmuser Password
The vcmuser is used when importing distributions into the OS Provisioning repository and for
communication between VCM and the OS Provisioning Server. You must not delete the user or change
the permissions, but you should set the vcmuser password based on your corporate standards.
Prerequisites
The OS Provisioning Server is installed.
Procedure
1. Log on to the OS Provisioning Server as root.
2. Run the passwd vcmuser command.
3. Type the new password, and then confirm the password.
Configure DHCP
The recommended configuration for OS provisioning is to use a private isolated network set up specifically
for OS provisioning. When using a private provisioning network, the best practice is to configure the
DHCP server included with the OS Provisioning Server to provide addresses and network boot
information to nodes connected to this isolated network. If, however, you are provisioning systems on a
network shared for other uses, you will likely already have a DHCP server on the network. In this case,
you must disable the OS Provisioning Server's DHCP server and configure your regular DHCP server to
provide network boot information for machines to be provisioned. See "Configure a DHCP Server other
than the OS Provisioning Server" on page 26 for more information.
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