Yak Mandango wrote:
> I want to install a set of systems using software RAID1 with fai.   The RAID-ing 
>method I've been using, for single dual-drive system installations needs a reboot, 
>and then has an indefinite delay before completion.
> 
> I can write a script to detect when the delay ends (by parsing /proc/mdstat).  
>However, in the documentation, I don't see a ready method for integrating reboots 
>into the fai process.
> 
> So, I'm considering how to properly integrate these steps.  I imagine that I might 
>have fai set the system up to reboot, and run some additional rc's.  Those rc's would 
>take the system from boot, complete the RAID installation, and then remove themselves 
>from the boot process.
> 
> Does this process fit with fai's method?  Has anyone else used fai to install 
>RAID'ed systems, or other systems that require rebooting during the installation 
>process?

Hallo there,
as I've understood the process of fai, after the installation
process you'll have to reboot to get the installed system running.
You may set up cron jobs @reboot or rc's but you can't use
anything of fai which you didn't set up in the installation
process.

I managed to set up an yp server at the first reboot with
a cron job and delete the appropriate file in /etc/cron.d at
the end of the set up process.

Greetings
Albrecht

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