7.4 Downloading Images from the Administration Server

After the primary Branch Server is up and running, you can run the possyncimages.pl script to download the Point of Service images that you have created from the Administration Server to the /tftpboot/ directories on the Branch Server. They are then copied to the secondary Branch Server via drbd.

  1. Verify the scPosImage object settings for the Point of Service images in the /tftpboot/image/ directory.

    IMPORTANT:You must create the scPosImage objects and set the scPosImageVersion attribute to Active before you boot the Point of Service terminals. The Point of Service terminals require an scPosImage object with an active scPosImageVersion attribute before they can download the corresponding physical image from the Branch Server at boot time. For more information on setting the scPosImageVersion attribute to Active, see Section 11.2.7, Activating Images.

  2. On BS1 only, run possyncimages.pl to download the Point of Service images.

    NOTE:The possyncimages.pl script can also be used to update Point of Service images on the Branch Server. However, to implement image version changes, you must also activate the version changes inside the corresponding scPosImage objects in the LDAP directory. Otherwise Point of Service terminals already registered in LDAP and on the Branch Server cannot boot the new image version.

  3. Verify the result of running the possyncimages.pl script by checking the contents of the following Branch Server directories:

    • /tftpboot/boot
    • /tftpboot/image

For more information on the Administration and Branch Server directory structure, see Novell Linux Point of Service Files and Directory Structurein the Novell Linux Point of Service 9 Administration Guide.