On 7/16/15 1:17 , Schmurfy wrote: > Hi, > sorry to slightly derail this discussion but that is the first time I see a > mention of this "answers.json" and it looks really interesting to me, is it > linked to SDC or also available for SmartOS ? > I am currently using PXE to boot my hosts and I was looking for a way to > automate initialization of new hosts without having to grab a > console/keyboard.
It's linked to SDC, but there's a new installer in the works[0] that would eventually allow us to lay the foundation for SmartOS to use a similar mechanism and in the case of PXE booting, pass in that information via boot-time modules. [0] https://github.com/joyent/smartos-live/pull/439 Robert > On 14 July 2015 at 17:38, Robert Mustacchi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 7/13/15 23:53 , Dirk Steinberg wrote: >>> Thanks for the pointer - I might try this. >>> But I would actually like to run full SDC/Triton. >>> >>> I suspect that the SDC installer does just I want to do: >>> unpack a bunch of zone images (zfs send/recv format) >>> and do some minor config tweaks to the base SmartOS. >>> >>> Maybe someone knows how this works and how I can reproduce >>> this without actually running the installer from the USB/ISO boot >>> image. Or — maybe I can actually extract the installer script >>> from the boot image and run it on an existing SmartOS. >>> But I would still need some pointers. >> >> The SDC headnode is designed around having that USB key there to boot >> from. It's not sufficient to just try and replicate it, there are other >> things which are stored persistently back to that USB key. I would not >> recommend trying to manually work around this, as you'll quickly end up >> having to fight against quite a lot of SDC. >> >> There are a few options here. Given that you don't have a console, what >> you can do is go and fill out answers.json entirely on the USB key and >> then wipe and reboot. Test the answers.json in coal first, but if filled >> out completely, there will be no manual prompting and the installation >> will be automated. >> >> If you don't have a usbkey available, the other thing that you can do is >> to sacrifice a physical disk to be a giant USB key. It's not great, but >> it may work for you. >> >> Robert >> >>>> Am 14.07.2015 um 03:42 schrieb Usama Ahmad <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Hello Dirk, >>>> >>>> If it is only Docker you want, saw this not tried and removed from >> original >>>> >>>> >> http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BuxCv3ku0v8J:www.smllr.nl/2015/07/11/docker-on-smartos/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca >> < >> http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BuxCv3ku0v8J:www.smllr.nl/2015/07/11/docker-on-smartos/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca >>> >>>> >>>> I was thinking of trying it out, page was up last night but seems to be >> gone now. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Usama >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Eric <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >>>> Unless the hosting services allow you to use your own image, I'm not >> sure what they will let you do :\ >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Dirk Steinberg <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Am 13.07.2015 um 18:41 schrieb Eric <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>>: >>>>> >>>>> Technically, could you have SmartOS run SDC within it? >>>> >>>> I do not quite understand what you are trying to say. >>>> Do you mean nested virtualization? That’s definitely >>>> not what I am looking for. >>>> >>>> / Dirk >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:16 AM, Dirk Steinberg <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I have a rented server with SmartOS pre-installed and >>>>> no remote console access (Kimsufi). Therefore I >>>>> cannot reinstall SDC. >>>>> >>>>> But SDC is basically SmartOS plus a number of service zones >>>>> and some agents in the global zone. Recent SDC images >>>>> should contain the exact same SmartOS image that is also >>>>> distributed separately, AFAIK. >>>>> >>>>> I would like to use Docker, wich is integrated with SDC if >>>>> I understand correctly. >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to somehow install SDC on top of an existing, >>>>> virgin (no VMs/zones configured) SmartOS installation? >>>>> I am not trying to preserve anything from the SmartOS install >>>>> except the networking config since I have to do this remotely >>>>> via an SSH connection. >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Dirk Steinberg >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.listbox.com <http://www.listbox.com/> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> smartos-discuss | Archives < >> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> < >> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/24390006-796fb66c> | >> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription < >> http://www.listbox.com/> >>> >>> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
