Boot SP node into maintenance

[oraytektips]

Hi,
How do I boot an SP node into maintenance mode,so that I can run a dd command to wipe the data off the disk.
Oray

 

[kHz]

spbootins -r maintenance -l <node>

 

[oraytektips]

Do I need to run nodecond after running spbootins?

Thnaks
Oray

 

[Breslau]

yeah. or you can 'Network Boot' the node in the PSSP Hardware perspectives at the CWS.

 

[oraytektips]

How do I network boot from the CWS?

Thanks
Oray

 

[Breslau]

bring up perspectives, it's the management GUI for the SP. type:

perspectives

within a window at the CWS. (run 'xinit' at the command line if you do not have X windows up on your CWS).

double click the 'Hardware Perspectives' icon, it should be in the upper left area. you should then see a graphic representation of your frame(s) and node(s). double click on the node you want to manage. within the next window you see should be a button to 'Network Boot' the node, just click on that and it will perform the nodecond for you.

it's of course quicker to do this on the command line, but with the GUI you have an interface where you can watch what's happening.

 

[kHz]

Why use Perspectives?

Just run:

nodecond <frame> <node> &