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Anaconda iSCSI Cleanup
Summary
Improve anaconda's iSCSI support.
This is a complete iscsi rewrite that also adds the new libiscsi and associated python bindings.
Owner
- Hans DeGoede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
Current status
- Targeted release: [Fedora 11]
- Last updated: (02/10/09)
- Percentage of completion: 95%
Detailed Description
iSCSI support in anaconda needed extensive cleanup. This patch replaces the iscsi.py code with new code using libiscsi.
Fixes:
- Report error when we cannot add a disk instead of silently failing (461830)
- Report error when trying to use iscsi from kickstart without having an iscsiname directive first (463156)
- Better feedback while scanning iscsi disks
- Make ibft work with chap and 2-way chap
- Make ibft configured disks available for upgrades and in rescue mode
- Make ibft boot work even when iscsi-initiator-utils is installed after the kernel in the transaction
Benefit to Fedora
Fewer anaconda bugs and easier maintenance. Additional support for ibft, CHAP, reverse CHAP.
Scope
- Review and fix numerous reported problems
- Include latest ibft, CHAP and reverse CHAP support
Test Plan
User Experience
Dependencies
None
Contingency Plan
None; this is a necessary revision of existing (broken) support
Documentation
See http://people.atrpms.net/~hdegoede/html/index.html for details of the libiscsi API
Release Notes
Not user visible so none needed