Hi All, I seem to be having trouble with correctly partitioning a hard drive using a PXE boot + preseed file , and am seeking help.
What works: I can use an expert_recipe string as part of a preseed.cfg file contained in a custom ISO (booted via grub-imageboot), and it correctly partitions a drive with LVM. Additionally, and I can use http-served kickstart file commands like: part /boot --fstype ext4 --size 1024 --asprimary part pv.01 --size 1 --grow volgroup linuxvg pv.01 logvol swap --fstype swap --vgname=linuxvg --size=6272 --name=swap logvol / --fstype xfs --vgname=linuxvg --size=80248 --name=root_vol logvol /spare --fstype xfs --vgname=linuxvg --size=61440 --name=spare_vol logvol /home --fstype xfs --vgname=linuxvg --size=76800 --name=home_vol --grow in an http-served ks=http://path/to/file.ks file, and it will also partition the drive with LVM, but my issue is that the results between the two aren't consistent, and I want to use an expert_recipe string for both. This is because the expert_recipe string allows for proportional partition sizes based on the overall size of the disk. (Note: I use the "spare_vol" as a placeholder, and it gets removed in the "post" install section of the installer). Where things break down for me: For me, any attempt to use a kickstart / kickseed file served via http with an expert_recipe string doesn't give me my desired partitions. If I use bare d-i commands for the expert_recipe string in an http-served preseed.cfg file, the partitions don't get picked-up at all. I tried doing something like (note: this partition layout uses a "spare" partition which gets removed in the "post" installer section): echo "d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \ boot-root :: \ 1024 1024 1024 ext4 \ $primary{ } \ $bootable{ } \ method{ format } \ format{ } \ use_filesystem{ } \ filesystem{ ext4 } \ mountpoint{ /boot } \ . \ 100 1000 -1 xfs \ $defaultignore{ } \ $primary{ } \ method{ lvm } \ vg_name{ linux } \ . \ 80248 80248 80248 xfs \ $lvmok{ } \ in_vg{ linux } \ lv_name{ root_vol } \ method{ format } \ format{ } \ use_filesystem{ } \ filesystem{ xfs } \ mountpoint{ / } \ . \ 6272 6272 6272 linux-swap \ $lvmok{ } \ in_vg{ linux } \ method{ swap } \ lv_name{ swap_vol } \ format{ } \ filesystem{ swap } \ . \ 61440 61440 61440 xfs \ $lvmok{ } \ in_vg{ linux } \ lv_name{ spare_vol } \ method{ format } \ format{ } \ use_filesystem{ } \ filesystem{ xfs } \ mountpoint{ /spare } \ . \ 76800 76800 76800 xfs \ $lvmok{ } \ in_vg{ linux } \ lv_name{ home_vol } \ method{ format } \ format{ } \ use_filesystem{ } \ filesystem{ xfs } \ mountpoint{ /home } \ ." >> /var/spool/kickseed/parse/preseed.cfg But I wind up with partitions at /dev/sda1, /dev/sda5 - /sda9 (which I don't want) instead of a primary partitions at /dev/sda1 along with a bunch of /dev/mapper/ . . . LVM partitions (which I do want). I've also tried including my preseed.cfg in a custom initrd.gz which is out on the server, but to no avail. I hope this all makes sense. Let me know if you have any advice or additional questions. Kind regards, Jim
