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:Setup test enviroment

• Virtualization
  • python-fedora installed
  • libvirt installed
  • qemu-kvm installed
  • python-virtinst installed
  • pax installed
  • service libvirtd started

• Logging
  • service rsyslog started
  • rsyslog listening on specific port

Step 2: Identifying boot methods, preparing installation media and checking media sanity

Method	Files	Sanity	Implementation
URL	initrd.img, vmlinuz	sha256sum,md5sum,version	url_install/url_sanity.py
DVD	DVD.iso	size,sha256sum, md5sum	dvd_install/dvd_sanity.py
CD	4 CD.iso	size,sha256sum, md5sum	cd_install/cd_sanity.py
Minimal Boot Media	boot.iso	size,sha256sum, md5sum	bootiso_install/bootiso_sanity.py
Live	live.iso	size,sha256sum, md5sum	live_install/live_sanity.py

Step 3: Preparing kick start file

Most of the test cases can be covered by configuring different kick start files. As the startup, the typical kick start template is choose to be implemented.

Installation Kick Start Options

	Description	Scripts	Test Case
Partitioning	autopart	# Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel # Disk partitioning information autopart	QA:Testcase Anaconda autopart install
	autopart encrypted	# Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel # Disk partitioning information autopart --encrypted --passphrase=redhat	QA:Testcase Anaconda autopart (encrypted) install
	specify partition	# Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel # Disk partitioning information part / --fstype="ext4" --size=3000 part /boot --fstype="ext4" --size=500 part swap --fstype="swap" --size=500
Install Source	Http	repo=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/development/i386/os	QA/TestCases/InstallSourceHttp
	Anonymous Ftp	repo=ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/development/i386/os	QA/TestCases/InstallSourceFtpAnonymous
	NonAnonymous Ftp	repo=ftp://USER:PASS@download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/development/i386/os	QA/TestCases/InstallSourceFtpNonAnonymous

Upgrade Kick Start Options

	Description	Scripts	Test Case
Boot loader	Install new bootloader	# System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr	QA:Testcase Anaconda Upgrade New Bootloader
	Do not install a bootloader	# System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=none	QA:Testcase Anaconda Upgrade Skip Bootloader
	Upgrade Exiting boot loader	# System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=none --upgrade	QA:Testcase Anaconda Upgrade Update Bootloader

Rescure Kick Start Options 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 4: Creating Virt Guest

virt-install is adopted to initialize the guest. The functions to create guest with virt-install from url, DVD,ect. should be defined firstly. The following functions are defined in the class VirtGuest located in /lib/python/virtguest.py.

Method	Function
URL	url_create()
DVD,CD,boot.iso	iso_create()

Identify potential test drivers that trigger off of those events.

• URL install source available (typically, http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/15/i386/os)
  • url_sanity.py (for provided images/boot.iso)
  • url_install.py
  • 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/)
  • dvd_sanity.py
  • dvd_install.py
  • hddvc_install.py
  • nfsdvc_install.py
• CD image(s) available (typically, somewhere on http://serverbeach1.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/)
  • cd_sanity.py
  • cd_install.py
  • hdcd_install.py
  • nfscd_install.py

Step 5 : Logging and watching the steps of installation

Get the installation output and logs at every step:

Stage	Log file	End label
Boot	boot.log	Greetings
Stage1	stage1.log	Running anaconda [version], system installer - please wait
Stage2	stage2.log

Key

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