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# 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 on the disc. Make sure to ONLY have the | {{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. Make sure to ONLY have the latest DVD build for each architecture in the directory or it may pick wrong DVD!)}} | ||
# Proceed with installation | # Proceed with installation | ||
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Revision as of 21:01, 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.iso
accessible 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
192.168.1.0/24
subnet. 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.iso
into/share
directory. 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.iso
file or multiple.iso
files, or to the.iso
file directly.
Example:inst.repo=nfs:your_IP:/share/DVD.iso
Make sure the.iso
file architecture matches the architecture of your installer media.
- 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