Dave Miner stated:
> Jack wrote:
>> Hi Gurus,
>>
>> While comparing with the anaconda, I found that we're lack of a way to
>> dynamically configure storage. For example, I like to install Solaris onto
>> an iSCSI storaget (as I'm working on the iSCSI booting) but currently
>> there is just no way to do it. Just to raise a request and start a thread
>> to discuss if the requirements can be met with caiman.
>>
>
> My primary reaction is that this the most common use case seems likely to
> be using iSCSI targets in automated installation, not the interactive
> installer. How does Red Hat provide this in Kickstart?
Kickstart configs..
Its a flat file which doesn't seem to have well defined sections etc, just
sections seperated by %<keywords>
Anyway for pre and post installs these sections of a Kickstart are located
with %pre and %post keywords. Theres nothing to say when these sections
end other than another section starting with a %<keyword>
For example we (perfpit) have this as the pre and post sections:
%pre
#!/bin/sh
rcp NFSSERVER:DISKCONFIG /tmp/diskcfg
rsh NFSSERVER /dom/pxe-linux SYSNAME del
%post
rcp NFSSERVER:/auto/ifcfg_Linux/autofs/auto.* /etc
...
... other bits.
the words NFSSERVER and DISKCONFIG are Kickstart keywords, replaced with
what ones install server etc are.
The packages section is defined by a %packages like:
%packages -resolvedeps
@ Server
@ X Window System
@ GNOME Desktop Environment
@ Web Server
@ Windows File Server
rsh-server
These packages with '@' are meta-packages, similar to say gcc-dev in IPS.
>
> In the context of an interactive installer (though it could also apply to
> the automated case), what capabilities are available to automatically
> discover potential iSCSI targets for a particular system? My bias is
> towards providing something simpler than what's in Anaconda, if at all
> possible.
yes please :) Anaconda can be painful at times. Even different Rehdat
releases are at times incompatabile with their Kickstart configs.
>
> Dave
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