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ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.1.0 User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management)

6.7 Changing the Image Folder Location

Use the following procedure to change the location (path) of the image files folder.

  1. Select the [Image List] tab in the ROR console and confirm the current image list.

  2. Log on to the admin server with OS administrative privileges.

  3. Stop the manager.

    Stop the manager, referring to "2.1 Starting and Stopping the Manager" in the "Operation Guide CE".

  4. Change the location of the image file storage folder.

    Change the location of the image file storage folder according to the instructions given in "5.9 rcxadm imagemgr" in the "Reference Guide (Command/XML) CE".
    Because image files are actually copied over to the new location, this step may take some time to complete.

    In a clustered manager configuration, for details on how to change the image file storage folder location, refer to "Settings for Clustered Manager Configurations".

  5. Restart the manager.

    Start the manager referring to "2.1 Starting and Stopping the Manager" in the "Operation Guide CE".

  6. Select the [Image List] tab in the ROR console and confirm the image list is same as before.


Settings for Clustered Manager Configurations

Settings differ depending on the operating system used for the manager.

[Windows Manager]

  1. Cancel registry replication settings.

    Bring the manager's shared disk online, and take all other resources offline.
    Next, remove the following registry key from the registry replication settings set for the [Deployment Service] cluster resource.

    • x64

      SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Fujitsu\SystemcastWizard\ResourceDepot

    • x86

      SOFTWARE\Fujitsu\SystemcastWizard\ResourceDepot

    Use the following procedure to remove the registry key.

    1. In the [Failover Cluster Management] window, right-click the [Deployment Service] resource in [Summary of RC-manager]-[Other Resources], and select [Properties] from the popup menu.

      The [Deployment Service Properties] window is displayed.

    2. In the [Registry Replication] tab, select the above registry key.

    3. Click <Remove>.

      The selected key is removed from the "Root registry key" list.

    4. After removing the registry key, click <Apply>.

    5. Click <OK> to close the dialog.

  2. Change the location of the image file storage folder.

    Change the location of the image file storage folder according to the instructions given in "5.9 rcxadm imagemgr" in the "Reference Guide (Command/XML) CE".
    Because image files are actually copied over to the new location, this step may take some time to complete.

    Run the rcxadm imagemgr command from either node of the cluster resource.
    The new location should be a folder on the shared disk.

  3. Restore registry replication settings.

    Restore the registry key deleted in step 1 to the registry replication settings of the [Deployment Service] resource.
    Use the following procedure to restore the registry key.

    1. In the [Failover Cluster Management] window, right-click the [Deployment Service] resource in [Summary of RC-manager]-[Other Resources], and select [Properties] from the popup menu.

      The [Deployment Service Properties] window is displayed.

    2. Click <Add> on the [Registry Replication] tab.

      The [Registry Key] window will be displayed.

    3. Configure the above registry key in [Root registry key].

    4. Click <OK>.

    5. After configuration of the registry keys is complete, click <Apply>.

    6. Click <OK> to close the dialog.

[Linux Manager]

  1. Mount the shared disk on the primary node.

    Log in to the primary node with OS administrator privileges and mount the admin server's shared disk.

  2. Change the location of the image file storage directory.

    Change the location of the image file storage directory according to the instructions given in "5.9 rcxadm imagemgr" in the "Reference Guide (Command/XML) CE".

    Because image files are actually copied over to the new location, this step may take some time to complete.

    Run the rcxadm imagemgr command on the primary node.

    Also, specify a directory on the shared disk for the new image file storage directory.

  3. Un-mount the shared disk from the primary node.

    Un-mount the shared disk (for which settings were performed in step 1) from the primary node.