Bootable USB KEY with all of ASIMOV's PXE boot functions

• Location: /images/rawiso/linux_utils/RIP
• File: mkusb_acronis
• mkusb_acronis
  • Also uses add_acronis:

References

• RIP
• CSApplicationServer
• ImageDeploymentAcronis
• ImageDeploymentGhost
• PXEBootFilesExample
• UbuntuScripts

Assumptions

• We assume you are running Ubuntu Linux on your local workstation
• You have access to ASIMOV as an admin and know the cscf-adm password
  • That you have asimov:/images/rawiso mounted via ssh_fs
  • See: UbuntuScripts#mnt_asimov
    • This script will create a directory ~/asimov on you linux workstation home directory. Then mount the common ASIMOV directories there.
• You have a 4G USB KEY, or larger,for the full install.
  • - OR - 1G, or larger, for the Light install

Install and Format USB KEY

• NOTE: We format your USB KEY!
• cd ~/asimov/rawiso/linux_utils/RIP
• fdisk -l (find the partition of your USB key - we assume /dev/sdh1 here)
• ./mkusb_acronis -f RIP13.7/RIPLinuX-13.7-new.iso /dev/sdh1
  • you will be prompted for the cscf-adm password unless you have an SSH key
  • Wait a long time - this will move a bit over 3G to your key * about 30 minutes or more depending on speed of USB KEY

Install without formating USB KEY

• Note: We do NOT format your USB key
• We assume you already have an active partition with boot code
• cd ~/asimov/rawiso/linux_utils/RIP
• fdisk -l (find the partition of your USB key - we assume /dev/sdh1 here)
• ./mkusb_acronis RIP13.7/RIPLinuX-13.7-new.iso /dev/sdh1
  • you will be prompted for the cscf-adm password unless you have an SSH key
  • Wait a long time - this will move a bit over 3G to your key * about 30 minutes or more depending on speed of USB KEY

RIP"> Light Version with Just RIP

• cd ~/asimov/rawiso/linux_utils/RIP
• If not yet done, Update the PXE code for the version of RIP you want.
  • See: https://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/twiki/view/CF/RIP#Updating_a_new_RIP_ISO_or_PXE_im
  • Example: ./add_ghost 13.7 pxe

RIP only install a"> Install light RIP only install and Format USB KEY

• NOTE: We format your USB KEY!
• cd ~/asimov/rawiso/linux_utils/RIP
• cd RIP13.7 - or the version you want
• fdisk -l (find the partition of your USB key - we assume /dev/sdh1 here)
• ./mkusb.sh -f RIP13.7/RIPLinuX-13.7-new.iso /dev/sdh1
  • Wait about 10 minutes - this will move a bit over 300Meg to your key * or more depending on speed of USB KEY

RIP only Install w"> Install light RIP only Install without formating USB KEY

• Note: We do NOT format your USB key
  • We assume youre key is FAT32 with boot code and an active partition
• cd ~/asimov/rawiso/linux_utils/RIP
• cd RIP13.7 - or the version you want
• fdisk -l (find the partition of your USB key - we assume /dev/sdh1 here)
• ./mkusb.sh RIP13.7/RIPLinuX-13.7-new.iso /dev/sdh1
  • Wait about 10 minutes - this will move a bit over 300Meg to your key * or more depending on speed of USB KEY