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packimage.1
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NAME
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\ **packimage**\  - Packs the stateless image from the chroot file system.


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SYNOPSIS
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\ **packimage [-h| -**\ **-help]**\ 

\ **packimage  [-v| -**\ **-version]**\ 

\ **packimage**\  [\ **-m | -**\ **-method**\  \ **cpio|tar|squashfs**\ ] [\ **-c | -**\ **-compress**\  \ **gzip|pigz|xz**\ ] [\ **-**\ **-nosyncfiles**\ ] \ *imagename*\ 


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DESCRIPTION
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Packs the stateless image from the chroot file system into a file to be sent to the node for a diskless boot.

Note: For an osimage that is deployed on a cluster, running \ **packimage**\  will overwrite the existing rootimage file and be unavailable to the compute nodes while \ **packimage**\  is running.


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PARAMETERS
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\ *imagename*\  specifies the name of a OS image definition to be used. The specification for the image is stored in the \ *osimage*\  table and \ *linuximage*\  table.


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OPTIONS
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\ **-h**\ 
 
 Display usage message.
 


\ **-v**\ 
 
 Command Version.
 


\ **-m| -**\ **-method**\ 
 
 Archive Method (cpio, tar, squashfs (requires overlayFS or aufs modules during provisioning), default is cpio)
 


\ **-c| -**\ **-compress**\ 
 
 Compress Method (pigz, gzip, xz, default is pigz/gzip)
 


\ **-**\ **-nosyncfiles**\ 
 
 Bypass of syncfiles requested, will not sync files to root image directory
 



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RETURN VALUE
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0 The command completed successfully.

1 An error has occurred.


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EXAMPLES
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1. To pack the osimage 'rhels7.1-x86_64-netboot-compute':


.. code-block:: perl

  packimage rhels7.1-x86_64-netboot-compute


2. To pack the osimage 'rhels7.1-x86_64-netboot-compute' with "tar" to archive and "pigz" to compress:


.. code-block:: perl

  packimage -m tar -c pigz rhels7.1-x86_64-netboot-compute


3. To pack the osimage 'rhels7.1-x86_64-netboot-compute' without syncing files:


.. code-block:: perl

  packimage --nosyncfiles rhels7.1-x86_64-netboot-compute



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FILES
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/opt/xcat/sbin/packimage


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NOTES
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This command is part of the xCAT software product.


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SEE ALSO
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genimage(1)|genimage.1