[Xen-devel] [PATCH OSSTEST] README.dev: Updates to commissioning process

[Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

- mkpxedir requires the resource to be allocated
- mention the need to bless the hosts for comissioning run, and to add
  proper blessings afterwards.
- run mg-execute-flight in screen

Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 README.dev |   17 ++++++++++++++++-
 mg-hosts   |    3 ++-
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.dev b/README.dev
index 3303e77..b26f8df 100644
--- a/README.dev
+++ b/README.dev
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Base it on an existing machine:
 
 $ mg-hosts create-like marilith-n5 marilith-n4
 
+Allocate it for the duration of setup
+$ mg-allocate HOST
+
 Set up the props and flags
 $ mg-hosts setprops ...
 $ mg-hosts setflags ...
@@ -52,9 +55,21 @@ $ echo $FLIGHT
 Clone an existing flight, e.g. 20855 was previous successful flight
 $ OSSTEST_CONFIG=production-config ./cs-adjust-flight $FLIGHT copy 20855 
 
-Run it:
+"commission" is a blessing, hosts should be blessed with it, e.g.
+
+$ mg-hosts setflags HOSTA HOSTB -- blessed-commission
+
+Can use anything e.g. commission-$classofmachine if doing multiple
+commissions in parallel.
+
+Run it, e.g. in a screen session:
 OSSTEST_CONFIG=production-config ./mg-execute-flight  -Bcommission 
-Eian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx -f20855 $FLIGHT
 
+Once machines are ready for production use remove the commission
+blessing and add the production ones, e.g.
+
+$ mf-hosts setflags HOSTA HOSTB -- \!blessed-commission 
blessed-{real,play,adhoc}
+
 Shutting down
 =============
 
diff --git a/mg-hosts b/mg-hosts
index c49be79..a6f6e6e 100755
--- a/mg-hosts
+++ b/mg-hosts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 #
 #  ./mg-hosts mkpxedir HOST...
 #               Create directories for pxeboot as expected by the rest
-#               of osstest.  Will use "sudo".
+#               of osstest.  Will use "sudo". The HOST(s) must be
+#               allocated (via mg-allocate HOST).
 #
 #  ./mg-hosts create-like SOURCE-HOST NEW-HOST[,NEW-HOST...]
 #               Create new host(s).  This does NOT copy the
-- 
1.7.2.5


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