def parseCreate(user, fields):
name = fields.getfirst('name')
if not validation.validMachineName(name):
- raise InvalidInput('name', name, 'You must provide a machine name.')
+ raise InvalidInput('name', name, 'You must provide a machine name. Max 22 chars, alnum plus \'-\' and \'_\'.')
name = name.lower()
if Machine.get_by(name=name):
subjects = fields.getlist('subject')
help_mapping = dict(paravm_console="""
-ParaVM machines do not support console access over VNC. To access
-these machines, you either need to boot with a liveCD and ssh in or
-hope that the sipb-xen maintainers add support for serial consoles.""",
+ParaVM machines do not support local console access over VNC. To
+access the serial console of these machines, you can SSH with Kerberos
+to sipb-xen-console.mit.edu, using the name of the machine as your
+username.""",
hvm_paravm="""
HVM machines use the virtualization features of the processor, while
ParaVM machines use Xen's emulation of virtualization features. You
href="help?subject=quotas">quotas</a>. It must be the name of a
locker that you are an AFS administrator of. In particular, you or an
AFS group you are a member of must have AFS rlidwka bits on the
-locker. You can check see who administers the LOCKER locker using the
-command 'fs la /mit/LOCKER' on Athena.) See also <a
+locker. You can check who administers the LOCKER locker using the
+commands 'attach LOCKER; fs la /mit/LOCKER' on Athena.) See also <a
href="help?subject=administrator">administrator</a>.""",
administrator="""
The administrator field determines who can access the console and