[sles-beta] AutoYast Issues SLES12 B9 - with steps and screenshots/sample files

[Darren Thompson]

Team

OK some clarifications...

The "follow the defaults" server build produces (what appears to be) a
fully installed and working server, with the themed login and customised
Gnome desktop. It's only the subsequent "autoyast" workflow that has issues.

The password for the root user in the attached autoyast files is "novell" -
just in case you want to run them...

Darren


On 23 June 2014 16:07, Darren Thompson <darrent at akurit.com.au> wrote:

> Team
>
> I'm having some issues with the SLES12 B9 autoyast workflows:.
>
> I'm doing the following:
> 1. Create "install server" with all media (Sles12, HA and each of the
> modules).
> 2. Boot from "mini" disk and pass "install=http://{install server}/{repo
> name}/CD1"
> 3. Do "accept all defaults" install.
> 4. Log into server and run yast/autoinstall module.
> 5. Open /root/autoinst.xml file (example attached -
> B9-autoinst.xml
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c753c94b3a6fd&attid=0.5&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdqpot5&zw>
>  ) and get bootloader error (screenshot attached -
> Autoyast-error-B9-dogfooding.png
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c7513c1f8c36e&attid=0.1&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdkw6a0&zw>
> ).
> 6. customise auto-yast file and save (example attached -
> test01-autoyast-B9.xm
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c75482fe3c9b4&attid=0.6&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdrq0x6&zw>
>   ) and copy resulting autoyast file to "install server"
> 7.  Boot from "mini" disk and pass "install=http://{install server}/{repo
> path}/CD1 autoyast=http://{install server}/{autoyast
> path}/{autoyastfile.xml}
> 8. Install runs but throws bootloader error (screenshot attached -
> Autoyast-error-B9.png
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c750cb4d85cad&attid=0.2&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdmi3a1&zw>
>  ), I select "skip/continue"
> 9. Install appears to complete and goes into "yast - first boot" screen
> and gets stuck (screenshot attached -
> Autoyast-error-B9-stuck-first-boot.png
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c752492fee5b6&attid=0.3&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdolsf3&zw>
> ), I reboot server.
> 10. Server boots to generic (un-themed) GUI login screen (screenshot
> attached -
> Autoyast-error-B9-unconfigured-login_screen.png
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c753016916dc2&attid=0.4&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdpm214&zw>
> ).
>
> Is any of this new issues???? which if any of these are worth raising new
> SR's for?
>
> Regards
> Darren
>
>
> --

Darren Thompson

Professional Services Engineer / Consultant

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