document autoinstaller

[invirt/packages/invirt-web.git] / code / main.py

diff --git a/code/main.py b/code/main.py
index 15647b9..7060bb4 100755 (executable)
--- a/code/main.py
+++ b/code/main.py
@@ -426,7 +426,18 @@ def helpHandler(username, state, path, fields):
     simple = fields.getfirst('simple')
     subjects = fields.getlist('subject')
 
-    help_mapping = {'ParaVM Console': """
+    help_mapping = {
+                    'Autoinstall': """
+The autoinstaller builds a minimal Debian or Ubuntu system to run as a
+ParaVM.  You can access the resulting system by logging into the <a
+href="help?simple=true&subject=ParaVM+Console">serial console server</a>
+with your Kerberos tickets; there is no root password and no sshd.</p>
+
+<p>Under the covers the autoinstaller uses our own patched version of
+xen-create-image, which is a tool based on debootstrap.  If you're
+quick in logging into the serial console, you can see it running.
+""",
+                    'ParaVM Console': """
 ParaVM machines do not support local console access over VNC.  To
 access the serial console of these machines, you can SSH with Kerberos
 to %s, using the name of the machine as your