Provisioning Copies of Gold Images
Use RHPCTL to provision copies of gold images to Fleet Patching and Provisioning Servers, Clients, and targets.
After you create and import a gold image, you can provision software by adding a copy of the gold image (called a working copy) on the Fleet Patching and Provisioning Server, on a Fleet Patching and Provisioning Client, or a target. You can run the software provisioning command on either the Server or a Client.
Note:
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The directory you specify in the
-path
parameter must be empty. -
You can re-run the provisioning command in case of an interruption or failure due to system or user errors. After you fix the reported errors, re-run the command and it will resume from the point of failure.
- Storage Options for Provisioned Software
Choose one of two storage options where Fleet Patching and Provisioning stores working copies of gold images. - Provisioning for a Different User
If you want a different user to provision software other than the user running the command, then use the-user
parameter of therhpctl add workingcopy
command. - User Group Management in Fleet Patching and Provisioning
When you create a working copy of a gold image as part of a move or upgrade operation, Fleet Patching and Provisioning configures the operating system groups in the new working copy to match those of the source software home.
Related Topics
Parent topic: Managing Gold Images and Working Copies