I'd like to add a qualified "yes" to having http/nfs choice.
We don't use RHEL, but SLES, so %pre doesn't come into play, but I'd like
the option for autoyast too. Currently, we go in after any xCAT rpm update
and modify /opt/xcat/lib/perl/xCAT_plugin/sles.pm to put in nfs: in place
of http:, since we've found nfs installs to be much quicker than http. As
long as we remember to do the hack...
As for what to put it under, maybe noderes.installtype or something
similar? that would give the option of having nodegroups be either/or...
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|[xcat-user] dynamic 'url' in RedHat type installs, config driven http/nfs
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Fyi, I'm moving to having the %pre section change url on the fly in the
default templates. My main goal is to default to inferring install server
from netboot server (like the stateless stuff does today), but also making
nfs or http selection a config parameter instead of a template change seems
reasonable. Of those interested, would you want me to bother with this and
if so, what sort of table.column would you like or do you think having your
own custom template is the most straightforward approach.
Anyway, at a minimum, noderes.nfsserver becomes an optional field with this
set of changes unless your custom templates require it.
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