Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 14:54 +0200, Rainer Duffner wrote: Jerry Geis schrieb: Hi all, I have a kickstart file that works for /dev/sda. I now need to detect an HP server and use /dev/cciss instead of hard coded /dev/sda. How can I detect what the name of the device is and use /dev/cciss and not /dev/sda? Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos You want to use cobbler (www.et.redhat.com). Or you can use a begin script that does a 'fdisk -l' and parses out the available disks and puts that into the ks file... -I ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] kickstart question
Hi all, I have a kickstart file that works for /dev/sda. I now need to detect an HP server and use /dev/cciss instead of hard coded /dev/sda. How can I detect what the name of the device is and use /dev/cciss and not /dev/sda? Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
Jerry Geis schrieb: Hi all, I have a kickstart file that works for /dev/sda. I now need to detect an HP server and use /dev/cciss instead of hard coded /dev/sda. How can I detect what the name of the device is and use /dev/cciss and not /dev/sda? Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos You want to use cobbler (www.et.redhat.com). cheers, Rainer ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
On Jun 12, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Jerry Geis ge...@pagestation.com wrote: Hi all, I have a kickstart file that works for /dev/sda. I now need to detect an HP server and use /dev/cciss instead of hard coded /dev/sda. How can I detect what the name of the device is and use /dev/cciss and not /dev/sda? Don't explicitly list devices for a server kickstart, let anaconda detect what's there and use the graphical disk utility to set things up. Server hardware and installs vary too much to standardize disk layouts, packages, sure, but not disks. -Ross ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
I have a kickstart file that works for /dev/sda. I now need to detect an HP server and use /dev/cciss instead of hard coded /dev/sda. If you already know where you want the install, simply replace 'sda' or whatever it was with 'cciss/c0d0' or whatever controller/disc you intend. jlc ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
On Monday 04 May 2009 18:28:16 Jerry Geis wrote: Hi all, My kickstart section for packages is %packages @base-x @dialup @gnome-desktop @base @development-libs @core snip I do not have package @mysql in the list - yet after install rpm -qa | grep -i mysql reports mysql loaded. how can I stop mysql from loading from anaconda? Thanks, this is centos 5.3 x86_64 Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos If you look through comps.xml file in the install disks /repodata/ directory it will list all the packages that are mandatory, default, and optional for each package group. If you are remastering your install disks then you can edit the file to match your needs. Hope this helps, John ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] kickstart question
Hi all, My kickstart section for packages is %packages @base-x @dialup @gnome-desktop @base @development-libs @core @x-software-development @mail-server @development-tools @web-server @graphical-internet @sound-and-video @legacy-software-development @editors @smb-server @ftp-server mesa-libGLU-devel device-mapper-multipath xorg-x11-server-Xnest xorg-x11-server-Xvfb imake I do not have package @mysql in the list - yet after install rpm -qa | grep -i mysql reports mysql loaded. how can I stop mysql from loading from anaconda? Thanks, this is centos 5.3 x86_64 Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
On Mon, 4 May 2009 at 1:28pm, Jerry Geis wrote I do not have package @mysql in the list - yet after install rpm -qa | grep -i mysql reports mysql loaded. how can I stop mysql from loading from anaconda? Type 'yum remove mysql' and see what depends on it. I'd guess something in the gnome-desktop group is bringing it in as a dependency. -- Joshua Baker-LePain QB3 Shared Cluster Sysadmin UCSF ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
/ I do not have package @mysql in the list - yet after install rpm -qa | // grep -i mysql reports mysql loaded. // // how can I stop mysql from loading from anaconda? / Type 'yum remove mysql' and see what depends on it. I'd guess something in the gnome-desktop group is bringing it in as a dependency. I get dovecot and mysqlclient ?? How do I keep it out? Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
On Mon, 4 May 2009 at 1:38pm, Jerry Geis wrote / I do not have package @mysql in the list - yet after install rpm -qa | // grep -i mysql reports mysql loaded. // // how can I stop mysql from loading from anaconda? / Type 'yum remove mysql' and see what depends on it. I'd guess something in the gnome-desktop group is bringing it in as a dependency. I get dovecot and mysqlclient ?? Keep going up the tree -- try 'yum remove'ing those and see how much gets ripped out. If you're ok with it, then put those packages at the bottom of the 'packages section in your ks.cfg with - signs in front of them. -- Joshua Baker-LePain QB3 Shared Cluster Sysadmin UCSF ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
Jerry Geis wrote: / I do not have package @mysql in the list - yet after install "rpm -qa | // grep -i mysql" reports mysql loaded. // // how can I stop mysql from loading from anaconda? / Type 'yum remove mysql' and see what depends on it. I'd guess something in the gnome-desktop group is bringing it in as a dependency. I get dovecot and mysqlclient ?? How do I keep it out? are you using dovecot (a POP/IMAP mail service) ? if not, remove it too. ditto mysqlclient, however, removing that likely will complain about yet more dependencies. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] kickstart question with 2 network cards
I am using kickstart to automate installs. working nicely. I now have a box with 2 NIC cards and I am getting prompted for which nick to use. I have a line like: network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --hostname tmp.msgnet.com in my kickstart. This line does not seem to be enough to say install with eth0 even though there may be an eth1. How do I tell kickstart to not prompt for which network and just use eth0. Thanks, Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question with 2 network cards
On Mon, 19 May 2008, Jerry Geis wrote: I am using kickstart to automate installs. working nicely. I now have a box with 2 NIC cards and I am getting prompted for which nick to use. I have a line like: network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --hostname tmp.msgnet.com in my kickstart. This line does not seem to be enough to say install with eth0 even though there may be an eth1. How do I tell kickstart to not prompt for which network and just use eth0. ksdevice=eth0 .. read http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/KickStart?highlight=%28ksdevice%29 for more options ...; -- Fabian Arrotin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet network currently down, TCP/IP packets delivered now by UPS/Fedex ... ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] kickstart question
I have a couple lines like: part / --ondisk=sda --fstype ext3 --size=2 --asprimary part swap --ondisk=sda --size=4000 --asprimary part /home --ondisk=sda --fstype ext3 --size=1 --asprimary --grow in my kickstart file. Is there a way to have 1 kickstart file that works for hda and sda both??? So I would like to have 1 kickstart file that works for either a hda install or sda install. Thanks, Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 at 2:46pm, Jerry Geis wrote I have a couple lines like: part / --ondisk=sda --fstype ext3 --size=2 --asprimary part swap --ondisk=sda --size=4000 --asprimary part /home --ondisk=sda --fstype ext3 --size=1 --asprimary --grow in my kickstart file. Is there a way to have 1 kickstart file that works for hda and sda both??? If you only expect to have 1 drive in the systems you're installing, you can just leave off the --ondisk=. -- Joshua Baker-LePain QB3 Shared Cluster Sysadmin UCSF ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart question
Jerry Geis wrote:
I have a couple lines like:
part / --ondisk=sda --fstype ext3 --size=2 --asprimary
part swap --ondisk=sda --size=4000 --asprimary
part /home --ondisk=sda --fstype ext3 --size=1 --asprimary --grow
in my kickstart file.
Is there a way to have 1 kickstart file that works for hda and sda
both???
So I would like to have 1 kickstart file that works for either a hda
install or sda install.
Thanks,
Jerry
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Jerry,
see the attached example of my partitioning %pre script i use for all my
builds.
hope it helps.
Ben
%include /tmp/part-include
%pre
#!/bin/bash
set $(list-harddrives)
#$1 = 1st disk name
#$2 = 1st disk size
#$3 = 2nd disk name
#$4 = 2nd disk size
#so on
let numhd=$#/2
drive1=$1
drive2=$3
# calculate swap
mem=$(grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2}')
swap=$(( $mem / 1000 * 2 ))
#Write out partition scheme based on whether there are 1 or 2 hard drives
if [ $numhd == 2 ] ; then
#2 drives
echo # partitioning scheme generated in %pre for 2 drives
/tmp/part-include
echo bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=$drive1,$drive2
/tmp/part-include
echo clearpart --all --initlabel
/tmp/part-include
echo part raid.11 --size=100 --ondisk=$drive1
/tmp/part-include
echo part raid.21 --size=100 --ondisk=$drive2
/tmp/part-include
echo part raid.13 --size=100 --ondisk=$drive1 --grow
/tmp/part-include
echo part raid.23 --size=100 --ondisk=$drive2 --grow
/tmp/part-include
echo raid /boot --fstype ext3 --level=RAID1 --device=md0 raid.11
raid.21 /tmp/part-include
echo raid pv.01 --level=RAID1 --device=md2 raid.13 raid.23
/tmp/part-include
echo volgroup vg0 pv.01
/tmp/part-include
echo logvol swap --fstype swap --name=swap --vgname=vg0 --size=$swap
/tmp/part-include
echo logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=root --vgname=vg0 --size=300
--grow /tmp/part-include
else
#1 drive
echo # partitioning scheme generated in %pre for 1 drives
/tmp/part-include
echo bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=$drive1
/tmp/part-include
echo clearpart --all --initlabel
/tmp/part-include
echo part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=$drive1
/tmp/part-include
echo part swap --fstype ext3 --size=$swap --ondisk=$drive1
/tmp/part-include
echo part / --fstype ext3 --size=300 --ondisk=$drive1 --grow
/tmp/part-include
fi
[ -f /tmp/part-include ] || touch /tmp/part-include
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