install anaconda on a running machine.... /usr/share/anaconda/list-harddrives-stub
The "set" in the partitioning snippet is not a cheetah macro command, it's a shell command. The partitioning snippet gets executed as a %pre section in the kickstart. -C On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:07 AM, Bai Shen <baishen.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > I tried doing that and it says that set is not a recognized command. I > put a # in front like I did for the other set and now it can't find the > kickstart file. Not sure if it's related or not. > > Also, how do you run list-harddrives-stub manually? It doesn't show up as > a command on my system. > > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Corey Kovacs <corey.kov...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> If you install anaconda and run list-harddrives-stub manually, you'll see >> what it's doing. >> >> Basically, it returns something like this. >> sda 1907729.08594 >> sdb 1907729.08594 >> sdc 1907729.08594 >> >> the set $(list-harddrives) bit of code, assigns these values to the $1 $2 >> $3 ... variables. So when you need to refer to the drives in the >> partitioning snippet code, you can just refer to the first drive and $d1, >> then second as $d2 etc. >> >> Remember to escape the "$" in the snippet tho.. >> >> for example the snippet code would look like this.... >> set \$(list-harddrives) >> let numd=\$#/2 # Number of harddrives >> d1=\$1 # Device for first drive >> d2=\$3 # Device for first drive >> d3=\$5 # Device for first drive >> >> etc... >> >> Nice thing about this is it lets you make some decisions based on the >> existence of the "d" variables. So if "$d3" exists on a certain machine, >> add it to the config, otherwise, don't include it's partitioning info etc. >> Quite handy >> >> Hope this helps >> >> >> -C >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Bai Shen <baishen.li...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Can you explain that in more detail? I'm not quite sure I follow what >>> it's supposed to do. Do I continue with $3 for the second drive and $4 for >>> the second drives size? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Pablo Iranzo Gómez < >>> pablo.ira...@redhat.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Why don't you use: >>>> >>>> set $(list-harddrives) >>>> let numd=$#/2 # Number of harddrives >>>> d1=$1 # Device for first drive >>>> S1=$2 # size for first drive >>>> >>>> and then "--ondisk=$d1" ?? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Pablo >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> *De: *"Owen Mann" <owen.m...@interactivedata.com> >>>> *Para: *"cobbler mailing list" <cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org> >>>> *Enviados: *Lunes, 10 de Septiembre 2012 18:02:11 >>>> *Asunto: *Re: [cobbler] Different partitioning requirements >>>> for identical blades >>>> >>>> >>>> Are you sure there /is/ a /dev/sda? If it’s an HP, try "cciss/c0d0". >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Owen Mann, Interactive Data Real Time Services >>>> 60 Codman Hill Rd, Boxborough, MA 01719 >>>> 978-795-3758 owen.m...@interactivedata.com >>>> >>>> “We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself, but >>>> nature exposed to our method of questioning.” -Werner Heisenberg >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto: >>>> cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org] *On Behalf Of *Bai Shen >>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 10, 2012 11:38 AM >>>> *To:* cobbler mailing list >>>> *Subject:* Re: [cobbler] Different partitioning requirements for >>>> identical blades >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> How do you configure multiple disks when not using raid? I'm trying to >>>> specify --ondisk=sda and cobbler keeps giving me an error saying bad >>>> keyword '/dev/sda' >>>> >>>> Any suggestions? >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:15 PM, James Clendenan < >>>> james.clende...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Personally I would just use a tag and in the partitioning section test >>>> if that tag is set or not. It gets a bit more interesting when you start >>>> merging roles so keeping each of the tags as atomic as possible is useful. >>>> But I have had to do this when doing bake offs with different raid >>>> configurations in the past and it works well. >>>> >>>> James >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from my phone. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2012-09-06, at 7:11 PM, Bai Shen <baishen.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> > I have a blade server that I'm building using cobbler to be a hadoop >>>> cluster. Since the data nodes like seeing the individual drives, I'm going >>>> to partition those differently than the other nodes. >>>> > >>>> > Is there a recommended method to handling the parititions? >>>> Everything else about the kickstart will be the same. >>>> > >>>> > Thanks. >>>> >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > cobbler mailing list >>>> > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org >>>> > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> cobbler mailing list >>>> cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org >>>> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ******************************************************* >>>> This message (including any files transmitted with it) may contain >>>> confidential and/or proprietary information, is the property of Interactive >>>> Data Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, and is directed only to the >>>> addressee(s). 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