Dave Miner stated:
> Sean McGrath wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>
> So, if I'm understanding you right, Kickstart doesn't have any actual
> support for iSCSI, you just get to work around it with your own scripting.
> Classic.
Err sorry I was just describing the pre/post methods.
(Can't read this evening.)
For iscsi Anaconda supports two options/commands:
scsi and iscsiname
From http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart
iscsi (optional)
iscsi --ipaddr= [options]
--target=
--port=
--user=
--password=
iscsiname (optional)
and use like:
iscsiname foo
iscsi --ipaddr 192.168.1.6 --user "alice" --password "bob"
(from examples via google)
Hope that makes more sense.
>
> Dave
>
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Sean.
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