From Fedora Project Wiki
No edit summary |
(.discinfo not .treeinfo from convo from anaconda folks) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
# Before booting the installer, specify a target NFSISO repository by adding a following boot option: <pre>inst.repo=nfs[:options]:<server>:/<path></pre> where <code><path></code> can refer to a directory containing a single {{filename|.iso}} file or multiple {{filename|.iso}} files, or to the {{filename|.iso}} file directly.<br/>Example: <pre>inst.repo=nfs:your_IP:/share/DVD.iso</pre> Make sure the {{filename|.iso}} file architecture matches the architecture of your installer media. | # Before booting the installer, specify a target NFSISO repository by adding a following boot option: <pre>inst.repo=nfs[:options]:<server>:/<path></pre> where <code><path></code> can refer to a directory containing a single {{filename|.iso}} file or multiple {{filename|.iso}} files, or to the {{filename|.iso}} file directly.<br/>Example: <pre>inst.repo=nfs:your_IP:/share/DVD.iso</pre> Make sure the {{filename|.iso}} file architecture matches the architecture of your installer media. | ||
{{admon/tip|{{filename|.ISO}} Detection|If no {{filename|.iso}} is specified in <code><path></code>, Anaconda will try to find a {{filename|.iso}} image in your NFS directory matching the same architecture of your installer media (via the .discinfo | {{admon/tip|{{filename|.ISO}} Detection|If no {{filename|.iso}} is specified in <code><path></code>, Anaconda will try to find a {{filename|.iso}} image in your NFS directory matching the same architecture of your installer media (via the .discinfo on the disc)}} | ||
# Proceed with installation | # Proceed with installation | ||
|results= | |results= | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 24 April 2013
Description
This is to verify that Anaconda's inst.repo boot option works together with a DVD.iso mounted over an NFS protocol. This is called "NFSISO repository", because it uses the DVD-mounted-over-NFS as a repository.
Setup
- You need to have a
DVD.isoaccessible over an NFS protocol. If you do have it, no further setup is needed. If you don't, set up a NFS share this way:- Install
nfs-utils - Create a directory that will be shared:
# mkdir /share - Let's say your (virtual) test machine is in the
192.168.1.0/24subnet. Put the following line into/etc/exports:/share 192.168.1.0/24(ro)
- Restart the NFS service:
# systemctl restart nfs-server.service - Copy the
DVD.isointo/sharedirectory. Make sure the file has world-readable file permissions. - The directory is now accessible over NFS via
<your_IP>:/share
- Install
- Prepare any non-live media for booting the installer (anything except
Live.iso).
How to test
- Before booting the installer, specify a target NFSISO repository by adding a following boot option:
inst.repo=nfs[:options]:<server>:/<path>
where<path>can refer to a directory containing a single.isofile or multiple.isofiles, or to the.isofile directly.
Example:inst.repo=nfs:your_IP:/share/DVD.iso
Make sure the.isofile architecture matches the architecture of your installer media.
.ISO DetectionIf no
.iso is specified in <path>, Anaconda will try to find a .iso image in your NFS directory matching the same architecture of your installer media (via the .discinfo on the disc)- Proceed with installation
Expected Results
- The installer auto-selects requested NFSISO repository as the installation source in its GUI
- The requested repository is used to download and install required packages. This can be checked by inspecting
/tmp/packaging.log. Example output:14:44:07,093 INFO packaging: mounting 192.168.1.1:/share on /mnt/install/source ... 14:44:07,545 DEBUG packaging: adding yum repo anaconda with baseurl file:///mnt/install/source and mirrorlist None 14:44:07,568 DEBUG packaging: disabling repo fedora 14:44:07,569 DEBUG packaging: disabling repo updates-testing 14:44:07,569 DEBUG packaging: disabling repo updates
- The installation completes and the new system initiates boot properly