User`s guide

For example, # cp -R /media/cdrom/Win2003-R2-SP2-Standard /tmp/Win2003-R2-SP2-Standard
3. Replace the first CD with the second CD and type:
# cp -R /media/cdrom/<source directory name> /tmp/<directory name>
For example, # cp -R /media/cdrom/Win2003-R2-SP2-Standard /tmp/Win2003-R2-SP2-Standard
When importing the second CD, do not replace any files if prompted during the copy operation.
Import Windows Distributions
Distributions are the operating system installation files. You must import each OS distribution into the OS
Provisioning repository before you can use VCM to install it on target machines.
NOTE Importing distributions with spaces in the file name is not supported. Before importing, remove
the spaces or replace the spaces with underscores.
Procedure
1. Mount the ISO by either attaching to the media image or mounting the image. For Windows 2008 and
Windows 7, use -t udf mount type and do not include any spaces in the path. For all other Windows,
use loopback. For example, $ mount -oloop /<iso_file.iso> /<mount point>
NOTE Do not use -t iso9660 when mounting the image. Some automounted media will not import. If
you receive a fingerprint error message during basicimport, unmount the directory and manually
mount it without the -t iso9660 option.
2. Log in as vcmuser.
3. For your first import, type the command:
# basicimport -d /mnt/<directory name> -l <OS Provisioning Server IP address>
NOTE Changing the OS Provisioning Server IP address at a later time is not currently supported. If the
initial IP address of the OS Provisioning Server after install is not the address you intend for it to have
when it is put into production, you must change its address, and related DHCP and TFTP
configurations, before you import any OS distributions.
For subsequent imports, the -l option is not necessary:
# basicimport -d /mnt/<directory name>/
Where the <directory name> is the file name. For example, Win2k3SE-R2-SP2-i386. If you created a
/tmp/ directory for a multi-CD distribution, include the path. For example /tmp/<directory name>, or
/tmp/Win2003-R2-SP2-Standard.
4. Type the Family Name.
For example, Windows. You must provide a unique family name to perform the basicimport of
different operating systems in the same family. No other family can exist with the same combination
of name, version, and architecture values.
5. Type the Family Version.
For example, 2008R2.
6. Type the Family Architecture, either i386 or x86_64
7. Type the Provenance.
For example, CD, hotfix, or SP.
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