Parallel Cluster Sync for Multiple Clusters

SMI supports parallel cluster sync triggered from the same inception deployer or cluster manager.

Note

This functionality is currently supported only on Bare Metal and not fully supported on VMware.

The following enhancements optimize time while downloading artifacts:

  • Only the individual files will be locked to allow subsequent syncs parallely

  • Only the software required to be synced will be downloaded and verified

  • Each sync will perform SHA256 or SHA512 validation on each package

  • For clusters that require different packages, the downloads will happen concurrently

Note

The download process creates file locks that must be persisted for the life of the file. You must not delete or modify the files under any conditions.