Hi,
I finally figured out where Cobbler picked up the value from. In my
/var/lib/tftpboot/uefi/elilo.conf, I have the following:
prompt
timeout=100
default=linux
image=linux
label=linux
description = "Installation"
initrd=initrd
append="/images/slestest/initrd textmode=1 install=
http://192.168.0.10/sles/mnt autoyast=
http://192.168.0.10/sles/autoyast/old.xml";
I tried to remove the autoyast part where it points to the old autoyast
file, but then Cobbler won't start the installation automatically. It seems
like the profile that I added into Cobbler using "cobbler profile add" is
pretty much pointless. How do I fix this?
Thanks.
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 3:06 AM, Gi Dot <[email protected]> wrote:
> @Alan, Yes you're absolutely right. My mistake to refer it as a kickstart.
> I have always assumed 'kickstart' as a generic term for all auto
> installation files, like autoyast. Learned my lesson when I first played
> with spacewalk and I was wondering why the kickstart file option was greyed
> out for SuSe distro :P. Thanks.
>
> @Drew, Originally the value for /opt is 30GB. I modified it to 36GB, to
> see if it changes. No go. The setup is 2 drives, each with the size of
> 300GB, configured as RAID1 (hardware RAID). Now come to think about it, not
> long ago I added a post-script in the autoyast file, but it never got
> executed. The changes must have not been picked up at all. So I guess it's
> not just a partition problem. Any changes just won't take effect. I'll do
> more testing when I have the chance. Thanks.
>
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Marold, Drew <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Is the /opt volume getting created as 36GB or is it also getting 18 ?
>> Does changing the size value on that one work ? How big is the drive
>> overall ?
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gi Dot
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 23, 2015 05:51
>> *To:* cobbler mailing list
>> *Subject:* Re: [cobbler] Changes in kickstart file do not take effect in
>> Cobbler.
>>
>>
>>
>> My kickstart file for reference.
>>
>> http://pastebin.com/HxfUkFE8
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Gi Dot <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Update: I tried on a brand new server, and still the same. I am baffled.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Gi Dot <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> It is a reinstall over an existing system, though I'm pretty sure I did
>> try on a new system as well. The 'clearpart -all' is how you clear
>> partitions with CentOS kickstart? In my SuSE autoyast kickstart file I have
>> this:
>>
>> <initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize>
>> ## If set to "true", the partition table gets wiped out before AutoYaST
>> starts the partition calculation.
>>
>> During the installation I can see that all of the partitions got wiped
>> out, but during the creation, the old values took place.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Marold, Drew <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Are you reinstalling over an existing system, or a totally new one ?
>> If the former, does your kickstart include the stanza to remove any
>> existing partitions ?
>>
>>
>>
>> # Partition clearing information
>>
>> clearpart --all
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gi Dot
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2015 00:29
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* [cobbler] Changes in kickstart file do not take effect in
>> Cobbler.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am using Cobbler to install SLES 11 SP2 and it has been running fine
>> all the while. Recently I modified the kickstart file by changing the size
>> of the root partition from 18GB to 36GB. To my surprise the modification
>> did not take place - Cobbler created a root partition with the size of
>> 18GB. I tried removing the profile, renaming it, but no success.
>>
>> I am completely stump as to where Cobbler is getting the value 18GB from.
>> Is there some kind of cache that is keeping the old kickstart file
>> somewhere and I need to clear that up first?
>>
>> The part where I did the modification:
>>
>> <partition>
>> <create config:type="boolean">true</create>
>> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
>> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem>
>> <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
>> <fstopt>acl,user_xattr</fstopt>
>> <loop_fs config:type="boolean">false</loop_fs>
>> <lv_name>lvroot</lv_name>
>> <mount>/</mount>
>> <mountby config:type="symbol">device</mountby>
>> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id>
>> <raid_options/>
>> <resize config:type="boolean">false</resize>
>> <size>36GB</size>
>> </partition>
>>
>>
>> Any help is appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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