nice thanks :) On 16 July 2015 at 16:36, Robert Mustacchi <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7/16/15 1:17 , Schmurfy wrote: > > Hi, > > sorry to slightly derail this discussion but that is the first time I > see a > > mention of this "answers.json" and it looks really interesting to me, is > it > > linked to SDC or also available for SmartOS ? > > I am currently using PXE to boot my hosts and I was looking for a way to > > automate initialization of new hosts without having to grab a > > console/keyboard. > > It's linked to SDC, but there's a new installer in the works[0] that > would eventually allow us to lay the foundation for SmartOS to use a > similar mechanism and in the case of PXE booting, pass in that > information via boot-time modules. > > [0] https://github.com/joyent/smartos-live/pull/439 > > Robert > > > On 14 July 2015 at 17:38, Robert Mustacchi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 7/13/15 23:53 , Dirk Steinberg wrote: > >>> Thanks for the pointer - I might try this. > >>> But I would actually like to run full SDC/Triton. > >>> > >>> I suspect that the SDC installer does just I want to do: > >>> unpack a bunch of zone images (zfs send/recv format) > >>> and do some minor config tweaks to the base SmartOS. > >>> > >>> Maybe someone knows how this works and how I can reproduce > >>> this without actually running the installer from the USB/ISO boot > >>> image. Or — maybe I can actually extract the installer script > >>> from the boot image and run it on an existing SmartOS. > >>> But I would still need some pointers. > >> > >> The SDC headnode is designed around having that USB key there to boot > >> from. It's not sufficient to just try and replicate it, there are other > >> things which are stored persistently back to that USB key. I would not > >> recommend trying to manually work around this, as you'll quickly end up > >> having to fight against quite a lot of SDC. > >> > >> There are a few options here. Given that you don't have a console, what > >> you can do is go and fill out answers.json entirely on the USB key and > >> then wipe and reboot. Test the answers.json in coal first, but if filled > >> out completely, there will be no manual prompting and the installation > >> will be automated. > >> > >> If you don't have a usbkey available, the other thing that you can do is > >> to sacrifice a physical disk to be a giant USB key. It's not great, but > >> it may work for you. > >> > >> Robert > >> > >>>> Am 14.07.2015 um 03:42 schrieb Usama Ahmad <[email protected]>: > >>>> > >>>> Hello Dirk, > >>>> > >>>> If it is only Docker you want, saw this not tried and removed from > >> original > >>>> > >>>> > >> > http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BuxCv3ku0v8J:www.smllr.nl/2015/07/11/docker-on-smartos/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca > >> < > >> > http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BuxCv3ku0v8J:www.smllr.nl/2015/07/11/docker-on-smartos/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca > >>> > >>>> > >>>> I was thinking of trying it out, page was up last night but seems to > be > >> gone now. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Usama > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Eric <[email protected] <mailto: > >> [email protected]>> wrote: > >>>> Unless the hosting services allow you to use your own image, I'm not > >> sure what they will let you do :\ > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Dirk Steinberg <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Am 13.07.2015 um 18:41 schrieb Eric <[email protected] <mailto: > >> [email protected]>>: > >>>>> > >>>>> Technically, could you have SmartOS run SDC within it? > >>>> > >>>> I do not quite understand what you are trying to say. > >>>> Do you mean nested virtualization? That’s definitely > >>>> not what I am looking for. > >>>> > >>>> / Dirk > >>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:16 AM, Dirk Steinberg < > [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>>>> Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>> I have a rented server with SmartOS pre-installed and > >>>>> no remote console access (Kimsufi). Therefore I > >>>>> cannot reinstall SDC. > >>>>> > >>>>> But SDC is basically SmartOS plus a number of service zones > >>>>> and some agents in the global zone. Recent SDC images > >>>>> should contain the exact same SmartOS image that is also > >>>>> distributed separately, AFAIK. > >>>>> > >>>>> I would like to use Docker, wich is integrated with SDC if > >>>>> I understand correctly. > >>>>> > >>>>> Is it possible to somehow install SDC on top of an existing, > >>>>> virgin (no VMs/zones configured) SmartOS installation? > >>>>> I am not trying to preserve anything from the SmartOS install > >>>>> except the networking config since I have to do this remotely > >>>>> via an SSH connection. > >>>>> > >>>>> Any ideas? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Dirk Steinberg > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.listbox.com <http://www.listbox.com/> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> smartos-discuss | Archives < > >> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> < > >> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/24390006-796fb66c> | > >> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription < > >> http://www.listbox.com/> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
