This does sound like a decent plan. Let me setup a cobbler server and run some tests to get comfortable with the templating and also giving it an answer file. Then we can see where we can go from there.
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> wrote: > Spencer Parker wrote: > > I am posting this in response to a questions by mpdehaan on IRC about > > Windows guests on Xen. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cobbler mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > Content free post :) > > Spencer was asking what the state of affairs for Window support was. > > I know there was some interest in getting linux-ris support integrated, > but I think a better approach is doing guests first. > > I have some information (which I can probably check in to git), about > creating a virtual floppy when creating the guest, and using that to > script the install. > > The workflow would be: > > cobbler image add --name=windows > --file=nfs://server:/path/to/windows.iso > --kickstart=/path/to/answerfile.template > > cobbler system add --name=winsystem .... # create the virtual system > record (optional) > > koan --virt --image=windows ... > > We would then template out the answer file via cobbler's templating > engine, have koan create and attach the virtual FDD, copy the answer > file to the HDD, and kick off the install as we do today for image > based installs. This can all be done without ever having to modify the > original windows ISO image. > > Sound good for starters? > > We then have to figure out whether we care enough about Windows on metal > or not... but we could just leave what's there there and disable it > until we care to finish it up. > > This, however, should be /relatively/ easy. Maybe a week's worth of > work tops. Probably less. > > --Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >
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