---
name: "si_pushupdate"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemimager-server"
version: "3.6.3dfsg1-3"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/si_pushupdate"
---

# si\_pushupdate(8)

update the image of one or more remote clients

## NAME

si\_pushupdate - update the image of one or more remote clients

## SYNOPSIS

**si\_pushupdate** \[ **-help** \] \[ **-version** \] \[ **-client** *HOSTNAME* \] \[ **-range** *X-Y* \] \[  **-domain** *DOMAINNAME*  \] \[ **-clients-file** *FILE* \] \[  **-concurrent-processes** *N*  \] \[ **-ssh-user** \] \[ **-continue-install** \] \[ **-reboot** \]

Options for updateclient: (The following options will be passed on to the **si\_updateclient** command)

 \[ **-server** *HOSTNAME* \] \[ **-image** *IMAGENAME* \] \[  **-directory** *DIRECTORY*  \] \[ **-nolilo** \] \[ **-autoinstall** \] \[  **-configure-from** *DEVICE*  \] \[ **-reboot** \] \[ **-log** *"STRING"* \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **si\_pushupdate** command.

**si\_pushupdate** is a tool for updating the image on one or more client nodes.  It relies on the availability of ssh as a transport layer for communicating with client nodes.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-help**

  Show summary of options

- **-version**

  Display version and copyright information

- **-client HOSTNAME**

  Host name of the client you want to update.  When used with -continue-install, the name of the client to autoinstall.

- **-range X-Y**

  Number range used to create a series of host names based on the -client option.  For example, "-client www -range 1-3" will cause si\_pushupdate to use www1, www2, and www3 as host names.  If no -range is given with -client, then si\_pushupdate assumes that only one client is to be updated.

- **-domain DOMAINNAME**

  If this option is used, DOMAINNAME will be appended to the client host name(s).

- **-clients-file FILE**

  Read host names and images to process from FILE.

- **-concurrent-processes N**

  Number of concurrent process to run.  If this option is not used, N will default to 1.

- **-ssh-user**

  Username for ssh connection to client.

- **-continue-install**

  Hosts should be treated as autoinstall clients waiting for further instruction.

- **-server HOSTNAME**

  Hostname or IP address of the imageserver. (-imageserver is a deprecated option and will go away soon.)

- **-image IMAGENAME**

  Image from which the client should be updated

- **-directory DIRECTORY**

  Absolute path of the directory to be updated (defaults to "/")

- **-nolilo**

  Don't run lilo after update completes.  (lilo is always run unless specified)

- **-autoinstall**

  Autoinstall this client the next time it reboots. (can't be run with -nolilo)

- **-configure-from DEVICE**

  Only used with -autoinstall.  Stores the network configuration for DEVICE in the /local.cfg file so that the same settings will be used during the autoinstall process.

- **-reboot**

  Reboot client after update completes

- **-log "STRING"**

  Quoted string for log file format.  See the rsyncd.conf man page for options.

## SEE ALSO

[**si\_updateclient**(8)](/si_updateclient/8.md)

More details can be found in the *SystemImager* *manual.*

## AUTHOR

This manual page was compiled by dann \<\<dannf@debian.org\>\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).