package: fai version: 2.8.4 severity: wishlist Hi,
On Thursday 11 August 2005 18:58, Henning Glawe wrote: > On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 11:39:33AM +0200, Christopher Huhn wrote: > > I'd like to use FAI to install debian systems into local chroots on the > > FAI server (i.e. for Xen/UML virtualization). > > > > While quite familiar with FAI by now, I did not investigate much in this > > subject yet. > > Has anybody on the list attempted something like that yet? > > What would be the best approach then? > > Can it be done by calling /usr/sbin/fai at all? > > There are two options you have here: > > I. use XEN to install the chroot > ================================ > 1) install and configure XEN on the host > 2) do a 'normal' fai installation using XEN+nfsroot > > > II. a real chroot install > ========================= > chroot-installs should work in principle, but are not carefully checked. we > chose to disable them for the moment. > If you are really adventurous and want to try something risky: > > 0) do a backup of all your data on the machine chosen to host the chroots > (or choose a machine where data-loss doesn't matter) > 1) edit /usr/share/fai/subroutines, comment out the "return" in the safety > check in line 253 > 2) set FAI_ROOT in /etc/fai/fai.conf to the intended destination directory > 3) disable task_partition under all circumstances (otherwise it will > destroy your running system) > 4) pray it will work= > 5) pray it will work > 6) run '/usr/sbin/fai install' > > NOTE: I have succeeded in this once in the last year with my fai fork pfai, > which has been merged into fai now, but as much development has happened in > fai during that time, I don't know if this will work now. thanks Henning! :-) Please don't forget to include XEN in the documentaion. It's easy and fancy! regards, Holger
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