[Users] Ovirt Node Automated Installation... full unattended installation?

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The plot thickens.  I removed BOOTIF and used IPAPPEND 2 directive which per
the documentation does automatic append of BOOTIF parameter using the MAC of
the adapter that PXE used, and received the DHCPOFFER. then the automated
installation worked as the documentation suggests.  Does this make sense, or
is this some type of odd quirk or bug?

 

Does not work. (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF is not the real MAC used, just redacted
the real MAC).

 

KERNEL images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/vmlinuz0

APPEND rootflags=loop initrd=images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/initrd0.img
root=live:/ovirt-node-iso-2.5.5-0.1.fc17.iso rootfstype=auto ro liveimg
check rootflags=ro crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline
rd_NO_LVM rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 storage_init=/dev/sda
BOOTIF=<FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF>

 

Works.

 

KERNEL images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/vmlinuz0

IPAPPEND 2

APPEND rootflags=loop initrd=images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/initrd0.img
root=live:/ovirt-node-iso-2.5.5-0.1.fc17.iso rootfstype=auto ro liveimg
check rootflags=ro crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline
rd_NO_LVM rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 storage_init=/dev/sda

 

 

 

From: users-bounces at ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces at ovirt.org] On Behalf Of
Schorschi
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 20:07
To: users at ovirt.org
Subject: [Users] Ovirt Node Automated Installation... full unattended
installation?

 

Ok, reading the RHEV-H node automated installation, given the oVirt
documentation states the same automated installation parameters are
supported, I can't see to resolve one key issue.

 

First boot  of PXE configuration does an 'uninstall' to ensure no past
installation of oVirt node exists. this works 100% unattended.  However
using install or reinstall or local_boot (a.k.a. upgrade) or even firstboot
option, and even no option, on the APPEND command line via PXE, the
automated installation stops.  Waiting for interactive response?  Is this
the expected behavior?  Even just using init_storage and BOOTIF, the only
two required parameters, the automated process stops for interactive input?
So how do you do a completely automated installation with zero human
interactive action required?

 

Uninstall.  This works as expected.

 

KERNEL images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/vmlinuz0

APPEND rootflags=loop initrd=images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/initrd0.img
root=live:/ovirt-node-iso-2.5.5-0.1.fc17.iso rootfstype=auto ro liveimg
check rootflags=ro crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline
uninstall

 

Install.  This does not work as expected, per how the documentation implies
it should?

 

KERNEL images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/vmlinuz0

APPEND rootflags=loop initrd=images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/initrd0.img
root=live:/ovirt-node-iso-2.5.5-0.1.fc17.iso rootfstype=auto ro liveimg
check rootflags=ro crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline
rd_NO_LVM rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 storage_init=/dev/sda
BOOTIF=<FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF>

 

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