Changes between Version 37 and Version 38 of HowTo/ManageCustomImagesInstaGENI

Timestamp:

06/14/16 13:13:07 (8 years ago)

Author:

lnevers@bbn.com

Comment:

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HowTo/ManageCustomImagesInstaGENI

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 === Creating a Custom Image ===
 
-The omni tool allows experimenters to create custom images by replicating any node in an active experiment.  In this example a slice '' '''lntest''' '' is used which includes 2 hosts.  The '' '''host1''' '' image will be snapshotted with omni.
+The Omni tool allows experimenters to create custom images by replicating any node in an active experiment.  In this example a slice '' '''lntest''' '' is used which includes 2 hosts.  The '' '''host1''' '' image will be snapshotted with omni.
 
 1. In order to capture the Image running on '' '''host1''' '' we must determine the URN for the host1 device by getting a sliver status:
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  "component_id": "urn:publicid:IDN+instageni.gpolab.bbn.com+node+pc1"     
 }}}
-3. You now have the device URN that is actively running as ''' ''host1'' ''' in the slice lntest.  With this information we can now have omni create a custom image which we will name ''Icreatedthisimage'' using the slice ''lntest' and the URN that corresponds to ''host1'':
+3. You now have the device URN that is actively running as ''' ''host1'' ''' in the slice lntest.  With this information we can now have Omni create a custom image which we will name ''Icreatedthisimage'' using the slice ''lntest' and the URN that corresponds to ''host1'':
 {{{
 $ omni createimage -a gpo-ig lntest Icreatedthisimage -u urn:publicid:IDN+instageni.gpolab.bbn.com+sliver+18223
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 === Using a Custom Image ===
 
-First find out the Image URL and URN information. This can be done with the omni '' '''listimages'' ''' option at your rack aggregate:
+First find out the Image URL and URN information. This can be done with the Omni '' '''listimages'' ''' option at your rack aggregate:
 {{{
 $ omni listimages -a my_rack_nickname
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 Deleting your custom image is done as follows with omni. 
 
-1. First determine the image urn by using the omni '' '''listimages'' ''' option:
+1. First determine the image urn by using the Omni '' '''listimages'' ''' option:
 {{{
 lnevers@sendaria:~/gcf-2.4.1/instarspec$ omni listimages -a gpo-ig
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 === Deleting a Custom Image ===
 
-Any custom images that are no longer used should be deleted. Currently it is possible to delete a custom image with Omni tools:
-{{{
-$ omni deleteimage urn:publicid:IDN+instageni.gpolab.bbn.com+image+ch-geni-net:MyImage -a aggregate-id
-}}}
-There is no delete image function in the GENI Portal at this time.
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+Any custom images that are no longer used should be deleted. Currently it is only possible to delete a custom image with Omni tools, as described in the [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/HowTo/ManageCustomImagesInstaGENI#DeletingaCustomImage Delete Custom Image] section above. There is no delete image function in the GENI Portal at this time.
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