Is anaconda broken roadmap

This page provides a high-level roadmap for implementing the Is_anaconda_broken_proposal project. More detailed tasks can be found in autoqa TRAC roadmap. We follow these steps to define the methods by which we initiate testing

Step 1: Identify boot methods, retrieve files and check file sanity

Method	Files	Sanity
DVD	DVD.iso exits	DVD size
CD	4 CDs exit,	CD size
Minimal Boot Media	boot.iso exits	Sanity
PXE	initrd.img, vmlinuz exit	Sanity

Step 2: Write kick start file

Most of the test cases can be covered by configure different kick start files. The kick start options are below:

Kick start options
Options	Values	Description	Required	Typical
clearpart	--all
	--drives
	--initlabel
	--linux
	--none
autopart	--encrypted
	--passphrase
part or partition	--size
	--grow
	--maxsize
	--noformat
	--onpart= or --usepart=
	--ondisk= or --ondrive=
	--asprimary
	--fsprofile=
	--fstype=
	--fsoptions=
	--label=
	--recommended
	--onbiosdisk=
	--encrypted
	--passphrase=
	--escrowcert=<url>
	--backuppassphrase
ignoredisk	ignoredisk --drives=[disk1,disk2,...]
	ignoredisk --only-use=[disk1,disk2,...]
zerombr	zerombr
autostep	--autoscreenshot
bootloader	--append
	--driveorder
	--location
	--password
	--md5pass
	--upgrade
	--timeout
comdline
device	--opts
dmraid	dmraid --name= --dev=
firewall	--enabled or --enable
	--disabled or --disable
	--trust=
	<incoming>
	--port=
	--service=
firstboot	--enable or --enabled
	--disable or --disabled
	--reconfig
group	group --name=<name> [--gid=<gid>]
mode	text
	graphical
halt	halt
install	cdrom
	harddrive
	nfs
	url
upgrade	--root-device=<root> (optional)
keyboard
lang
logging	--host=
	--port=
	--level=
poweroff	poweroff
raid	--level
	--device
	--spares=
	--fstype
	--fsoptions
	--label=
	--noformat
	--useexisting
	--encrypted
	--passphrase=
	--escrowcert=<url>
	--backuppassphrase
reboot	--reject
shutdown	shutdown
repo	--name=
	--baseurl=
	--mirrorlist=
	--cost=
	--excludepkgs=
	--includepkgs=
	--proxy=[protocol://][username[:password]@]host[:port]
	--ignoregroups=true
	--noverifyssl
rescue	--romount]
rootpw	--plaintext
	--lock
selinux	--disabled
	--enforcing
	--permissive
services	--enabled=
	--disabled=
sshpw	--username
	--plaintext
	--lock
skipx	skipx
timezone	--utc
updates	updates [URL]
user	--name=
	--gecos=
	--groups=
	--homedir=
	--lock
	--password=
	--plaintext
	--shell=
	--uid=
vnc	--host=
	--port=
	--password=
volgroup	<name>
	--noformat
	--useexiting
	--pesize
xconfig	--defaultdesktop=
	--startxonboot
zfcp	--devnum=
	--fcplun=
	--wwpn=

Step 2

List test scenarios,it will make clear that which suite needs to support.

Test Scenarios
	Boot Method
Test	DVD	CD	boot.iso	PXE images	efidisk.img	Live Image
Installation Method
autodetect cdrom	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
repo=cdrom	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
repo=http://host/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
repo=ftp://[user:passwd@]server/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
repo=nfs:server:/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
repo=nfsiso:server:/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
repo=hd:device/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
repo=hdiso:	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
repo=livecd:	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Methods to locate kickstart file
ks (autodetect from dhcp ???(default is nfs))	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
ks=http://server/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
ks=ftp://[user:passwd@]server/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
ks=nfs:server:/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
ks=file:/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
ks=hd:device:/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
ks=bd:biosdevice:/path	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
ks=floppy	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
ks=cdrom	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	unknown
Methods to locate updates.img
updates	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
updates=http	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
images/updates.img	no	no	no	yes	yes	no
RHUpdates	no	no	no	yes	yes	no
Methods to determine display device
graphical	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
text	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
vnc	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
cmdline	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
serial console=ttyS0	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
telnet	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Methods to choose kickstart network device
ksdevice=link	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
ksdevice=bootif	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
ksdevice=eth0	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
ksdevice=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Methods to activate network device
ip=dhcp	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
ip=a.b.c.d	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
dns=	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
gateway=	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
netmask=	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no

step 3

Set priorities for each test. The test drivers will support the tests with high priority.

Colour	Explanation
yes	supported and default (high priority)
yes	supported (medium priority)
yes	supported (low priority)
no	unsupported configuration
unknown	unknown

step 4

Identify potential test drivers that trigger off of those events.

• URL install source available (typically, http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/13/i386/os)
  • url_install.py
  • iso_sanity.py (for provided images/boot.iso)
  • bootiso_install.py
  • pxe_install.py (kind of silly, but a possible future test)
• DVD image(s) available (typically, somewhere on http://serverbeach1.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/)
  • iso_sanity.py
  • dvd_install.py
  • hdiso_install.py
  • nfsiso_install.py
• CD image(s) available (typically, somewhere on http://serverbeach1.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/)
  • iso_sanity.py
  • cd_install.py
  • hdiso_install.py
  • nfsiso_install.py

Step 5

Write test drivers using requirements gathered in steps #2,#3,#4

Step 6

Write kickstart files to exercise the tests identified in step#2