When %pre is used in a kickstart the code that follows is executed before the install begins. If you are building your partition info in a pre section you also need to put it out to a file. Then later in the kickstart template use an include to bring the section in. There examples all over. Good luck.
C On Sep 11, 2012 8:28 AM, "Bai Shen" <baishen.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > So the snippet needs to execute after the %pre instead of before as the > autopart does? > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Corey Kovacs <corey.kov...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 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. 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