Hi Scott, Last message after copying files is "Windows Needs to Restart to Continue", seen from the console to view my blade progress in a Windows setup screen. If there is an error message, it's not readily available. I should have some Windows logs to sift through, but this does seem like a razor issue where the instruction to boot locally is absent. Why? Because I can force a local boot by interrupting the repeat razor boot.wim loop, and Windows will then load. Does razor leave a trai/log for this type of activity? The reboot in Windows is normal, AFIK. I am using a noop.broker, btw and have not added anything to that directory. Someone in my group suggested that a hook may be needed to promote the installation.
I am expecting razor to boot locally to SAN and it does not. It appears that Windows does complete a normal installation. Can you shed some light on this? Thank you, Lee On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 2:01 PM Scott McClellan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lee, > > First a clarification about the `stage_done_url` and how that relates to > Windows tasks. The second stage of the Windows tasks is not an actual > reboot, but a second stage of the same boot. The client will fetch the > second-stage.ps1 file and run it without rebooting. Here are a few lines as > reference: > > - > https://github.com/puppetlabs/razor-server/blob/master/build-winpe/razor-client.ps1#L61-L66 > - The code that fetches the rendered second-stage.ps1.erb file. > - > https://github.com/puppetlabs/razor-server/blob/master/tasks/windows/2016.task/metadata.yaml#L7-L8 > - The boot sequence for the windows/2016 task, which has one install step > and an indefinite local boot step. > > With that said, could there be an error that's causing it not to advance? > What's the last thing that happens before the reboot? > > I'm happy to answer the rest of your questions here, but this is where I'd > start. > > Scott > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 3:53 PM Lee Turchin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have installed Razor Server on a CentOS 7 platform and have followed >> the GitHub instructions to run the installation for Windows Server. In my >> case, I am testing the installation of Windows 2016 Server on a SAN. I have >> gotten to the point where my installation successfully loads the >> microkernel, reboots my blade, and then unpacks the ps1 created boot.wim >> file, attaches to a share, runs the Windows 2016 setup and copies the files >> to the appropriate SAN disk. >> >> However, after the reboot, stage 2 never happens. There is the continual >> loop that unpacks the boot.wim on the next go around. I am using the >> Windows 2016 task and have the correct path selected for tasks. >> >> In the razor documentation, >> https://github.com/puppetlabs/razor-server/wiki/Writing-Tasks, there is >> a statement that says: >> >> Each boot (except for the default boot) must culminate in something akin >> to curl <%= stage_done_url %> before the node reboots. Omitting this will >> cause the node to reboot into the same boot template over and over again. >> >> My questions are: >> >> 1. where should the line 'curl <%= stage_done_url %' go? I need to let >> razor know that stage 1 is completed. >> 2. what edits do I make to the unattended.xml ? >> 3. why does Windows 2016.task show that it is related to the Windows 2008 >> pro engine, when it should be related to the Windows 2010 engine? as in the >> following output from the command 'razor tasks windows/2016 base' >> >> [root@Lee-Centos7 etc]# razor tasks windows/2016 base >> From http://localhost:8150/api/collections/tasks/windows: >> >> name: windows >> description: Microsoft Windows Generic Installer >> os: >> version: 8-pro >> boot_seq: >> 1: boot_wim >> default: boot_local >> >> 4. is there an edit that I can apply to the boot order, for example, in >> 'second-stage.ps1.erb', a file housed in >> the >> /opt/puppetlabs/server/apps/razor-server/share/razor-server/tasks/windows/8pro.task >> directory, that can move the process forward? >> 5. would an upgrade of 'wimboot' be of any help and does this file need >> to be in the Windows/2016 task folder? >> 6. are there any Windows 2016 Server example tasks that I might model my >> own after? for now, it appears that the jump to stage 2 in the windows >> server setup is vital to the success of our project. >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> Lee >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "puppet-razor" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-razor. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "puppet-razor" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-razor. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "puppet-razor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-razor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
