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Download StarCluster AMIs

NOTE: These files are not required to use StarCluster. They are here for advanced users who would like to have a local copy of the StarCluster AMI's for development. Again,these files are not required to use StarCluster.

The StarCluster AMIs are available for download as gzip-compressed iso images via the links below. You will need to use gunzip, winzip, or similar tool to extract the iso image from each *.gz file.

  1. starcluster-base-ubuntu-11.10-x86.iso.gz
  2. starcluster-base-ubuntu-11.10-x86_64.iso.gz
  3. starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86.iso.gz
  4. starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86_64.iso.gz
  5. starcluster-base-ubuntu-9.04-x86.iso.gz
  6. starcluster-base-ubuntu-9.04-x86_64.iso.gz

Using the ISO Files

NOTE: You must be on a 64bit host to use the x86_64 images.

After downloading one of the above isos, run the following commands to login to the iso image (change x86 to x86_64 below depending on which file you downloaded):

$ sudo -i

(enter root password)

$ mkdir -p /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86

$ mount -o loop /path/to/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86.iso /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86

$ mount -t proc none /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86/proc

$ mount -o bind /dev /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86/dev

$ cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86/etc/resolv.conf

$ grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86/etc/mtab

$ chroot /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86 /bin/bash

Automate the process

If you'd like to not have to run these commands by hand (or remember them for that matter), you can download a simple script to do this for you (only tested on Linux). To use this:

$ sudo -i

(enter root password)

$ mkdir -p /mnt/starcluster-base-ubutu-10.04-x86

$ python /path/to/chroot_iso.py /path/to/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86.iso /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86