Novell Documentation: Novell Linux Point of Service - POSCopyTool Command Line Options

7.2 POSCopyTool Command Line Options

POSCopyTool is a simplified version of POSCDTool that performs only the following tasks:

It copies the NLD and SLES source CDs to the default distribution directory, /opt/SLES/POS/dist/. As POSCopyTool copies the source CDs, it prompts you for the CDs it needs to complete the process. You can provide the CDs in any order; POSCopyTool tracks which CDs it has copied.
It creates the AdminServer.conf file and Distribution.xml document in their default directories. It defines the Distribution.xml document with both the NLD and SLES image classes.
It verifies the availability of the both the NLD and SLES CD source files.

The POSCopyTool command syntax is as follows:

poscopytool [options]

Table 7-2 summarizes the available POSCopyTool command options.

Table 7-2 POSCopyTool command options

Option		Description
`--source=source_media`		Indicates the path to the source media. For a CD, the path is expressed as /media/cdrom_name, For example, cdrom, dvdrecorder, cdrecorder, dvd. For a directory, the contents of the directory are treated as a CD. For an ISO, the path is expressed as a full path including the filename.
`[--dest=distribution_ directory]`		Indicates the distribution directory to which the CD media is copied. This parameter is optional. If it is not defined, POSCDTool copies to the default distribution directory, /opt/SLES/POS/dist/. IMPORTANT:/opt/SLES/POS/dist/ is the default path ImageBuilder uses to build client images. The CDs are copied by distribution and CD number. That is, under the destination directory (/opt/SLES/POS/dist/), there are distribution directories (NLD, SLES, SLRS). Within each of the distribution directories are revision directories (FCS, SP1, SP2, and so forth). Under each revision directory are CD directories (CD1, CD2, and so forth). A complete path might appear as follows: /opt/SLES/POS/dist/SLRS/FCS/CD1/
--list		Lists the CDs the POSCopyTool will copy to the distribution directory.
`[--force]`		Forces POSCopyTool to copy the source CDs, even if they already exist in the distribution directory.