Spencer Parker wrote: > This does sound like a decent plan. Let me setup a cobbler server and > run some tests to get comfortable with the templating and also giving > it an answer file. Then we can see where we can go from there. >
I'll see about checking my sample content into git with a bit more of a plan shortly. (Also please see about avoiding top posting to the list if you can help it -- helps if all threads are readable as conversations.) --Michael > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Michael DeHaan <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Spencer Parker wrote: > > I am posting this in response to a questions by mpdehaan on IRC > about > > Windows guests on Xen. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cobbler mailing list > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > Content free post :) > > Spencer was asking what the state of affairs for Window support was. > > I know there was some interest in getting linux-ris support > integrated, > but I think a better approach is doing guests first. > > I have some information (which I can probably check in to git), about > creating a virtual floppy when creating the guest, and using that to > script the install. > > The workflow would be: > > cobbler image add --name=windows > --file=nfs://server:/path/to/windows.iso > --kickstart=/path/to/answerfile.template > > cobbler system add --name=winsystem .... # create the virtual system > record (optional) > > koan --virt --image=windows ... > > We would then template out the answer file via cobbler's templating > engine, have koan create and attach the virtual FDD, copy the answer > file to the HDD, and kick off the install as we do today for image > based installs. This can all be done without ever having to > modify the > original windows ISO image. > > Sound good for starters? > > We then have to figure out whether we care enough about Windows on > metal > or not... but we could just leave what's there there and disable it > until we care to finish it up. > > This, however, should be /relatively/ easy. Maybe a week's worth of > work tops. Probably less. > > --Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
