Michael DeHaan wrote:
Michael DeHaan wrote:
>
> Could we create "rescue" profiles automatically when we do imports?
> It would just be a different profile ending in "-rescue" that would
> just have "--kopts=rescue" added. Example "DistroName-i386-rescue".
> The other thing we /might/ want to do is set up a kickstart template
> for that profile (and assign it) that can be used to feed the rescue
> image the media information, so you don't have to enter that in
> manually.
> Presumably that could all be done with modifications to action_import.py
>
>
> If we do something like having a rescue profile, it's just:
>
> cobbler system edit --name=server1 --profile=F-9-i386-rescue
> --netboot-enabled=1
> # fix system
> cobbler system edit --name=server1 --profile=originalname
> --netboot-enabled=0
>
> The one thing that requires is knowing the proper rescue profile for
> server1, so it's possible we could add a --rescueprofile= to the
> system and also have a --rescuemode=1/0 like --netboot-enabled if you
> think that's useful. That could be interesting.
>
> That workflow might be like:
>
> cobbler system edit --name=server1 --rescuemode (rescuemode could
> actually set netboot-enabled to 1 for simplicity)
> cobbler system edit --name =server1 --workingmode (this could set
> netboot enabled back)
To clarify syntax a bit more and see if we're on the same page, how
about the following?
cobbler import --name=F9A --mirror=path
# automatically creates F9A-i386, F9A-i386-xen, F9A-i386-rescue as both
distros and profiles (action_import.py)
# automatically does the equivalent of "cobbler profile edit
--name=F9A-i386 --rescueprofile=F9A-i386-rescue"
Basically the above would allow any given profile to store the name of
/another/ profile that is used for rescue mode.
You may ask "why isn't rescue mode part of the distro", and the answer
here is that if it's a profile we can take advantage
of it also showing up in PXE menus automatically.
System syntax could also look like this:
cobbler system edit --name=F9A --rescuemode [implies --netboot-enabled=1]
cobbler system edit --name=F9A --workingmode [--netboot-enabled=1/0]
The commands --rescuemode would toggle netboot-enabled and temporarily
set up PXE to point to the rescue profile.
The command --workingmode would set it back, but at no time do you have
to remember what the proper rescue distro
is for a given system -- because it asks the profile for that info.
This would be something that would be really easy to incorporate into
the web interface as well -- as it would just be a couple of checkboxes.
That eventually involves also modifying files like action_sync.py and
modules/cli_system.py and item_system.py/item_profile.py -- though
nothing too invasive. (And I can help on this...)
That sounds great to me! I like the idea of putting it in the profile.
I'll start taking a look at the code. Thanks Michael!
--Jennifer
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