Currently, when Automated Installation is done, it waits for user
to manually reboot the system. There is a desire to support
automatic reboot feature, so that the overall process of the
installation might be hands-off. This requirement is tracked
by bug 6556.
In order to provide end user with possibility to automatically
reboot machine after AI is done, I am thinking about approach
described in proposal below.
Please let me know, if you think it should be modified or different
approach should be taken.
Thank you very much,
Jan
[1] introduce new element in AI manifest
...
<optional>
<element name="ai_auto_reboot">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
...
It would be optional - if not specified, machine would not reboot.
[2] If 'ai_auto_reboot' option is provided and set
to 'true', AI would 'touch' file in /tmp/ directory
as indicator that auto reboot should take place.
[3] Reboot in AI SMF service
Reboot itself would be done from auto-installer SMF method as the
last action - after AI engine is done and only if it returned success
(in order to allow user inspect log files in case installer failed,
since they might be unaccessible after reboot):
SMF AI start method (/lib/svc/method/auto-installer):
...
# Invoke AI engine to install the machine
$AI_ENGINE -p $AISC_MANIFEST
ret=$?
if [ $ret -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "Automated Installation finished successfully" > /dev/msglog
if [ -f "$AUTO_REBOOT" ] ; then
echo "Machine will be rebooted now" > /dev/msglog
/usr/sbin/reboot
else
fi
else
fi
