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|description=Deliver an appliance to a locally mounted drive.
|description=Deliver an appliance to a locally mounted drive.
|setup=
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* Clone the BoxGrinder test appliances into a convenient location using command <code>git clone https://github.com/msavy/boxgrinder-appliances.git</code>
# [[Test_Day:2011-04-28_Cloud_SIG_BoxGrinder_Build#Prepare your environment|Prepare your environment]]
* Create a directory to deliver file, for instance <code>mkdir ~/delivered_appliances</code>
# Put the following BoxGrinder config into a file named: <code>/root/.boxgrinder/config</code>.
* Put the following BoxGrinder config into a file named: <code>~/.boxgrinder/config</code>. Please replace '''YOUR_USERNAME''' above with the appropriate username in the snippet.
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<pre>
plugins:
plugins:
   local:
   local:
     path: /home/YOUR_USERNAME/delivered_appliances
     path: /tmp/boxgrinder-appliances
     package: true
     package: true
     overwrite: false
     overwrite: false
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</pre>


{{admon/note|You cannot use environment variables such as $HOME or ~/ for the local delivery plugin's ''path'' parameter|At present a literal path must be used for ''local path'' param, as BoxGrinder Build does not handle environment variables correctly for this specific field. This will be fixed in an upcoming version.}}
{{admon/warning|BoxGrinder Build config file location|The default location for this file is <code>/root/.boxgrinder/config</code>. You can put this file in different location by specifying <code>BG_CONFIG_FILE</code> environment variable.}}


{{admon/tip|Choose the right $HOME|Please note the location of $HOME (~/) will vary depending upon the manner in which you elevated to root privileges. Ensure you place the configuration file in the correct location for your preferred method.}}
|actions=
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# Navigate to directory <code>boxgrinder-appliances/testing-appliances/jeos-appls/</code>
# Execute: <pre>boxgrinder-build testing-appliances/jeos-appls/fedora-14-jeos.appl -d local --trace</pre>   
# Execute <code>boxgrinder-build fedora-15-jeos.appl -d local</code>   
|results=
|results=
The following must be true to consider this a successful test run.
The following must be true to consider this a successful test run.
# Step #2 completes without error (indicated on console)
# Step #1 completes without error (indicated on console)
# Program completes with exit code 0
# Program completes with exit code 0
# Determine whether a tar.gz file has appeared in the expected local directory
# Determine whether a tar.gz file has appeared in the expected local directory
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 07:33, 28 April 2011

Description

Deliver an appliance to a locally mounted drive.

Setup

  1. Prepare your environment
  2. Put the following BoxGrinder config into a file named: /root/.boxgrinder/config.
plugins:
  local:
    path: /tmp/boxgrinder-appliances
    package: true
    overwrite: false
BoxGrinder Build config file location
The default location for this file is /root/.boxgrinder/config. You can put this file in different location by specifying BG_CONFIG_FILE environment variable.

How to test

  1. Execute:
    boxgrinder-build testing-appliances/jeos-appls/fedora-14-jeos.appl -d local --trace

Expected Results

The following must be true to consider this a successful test run.

  1. Step #1 completes without error (indicated on console)
  2. Program completes with exit code 0
  3. Determine whether a tar.gz file has appeared in the expected local directory