On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Cheryl L. Southard wrote: > Hi All, > > I've finally gotten my completely hands-off upgrade procedure working > fairly well. However, for various reasons, the kickstart installation > bombs out. Some examples are this: > 1. I forget to export the nfs kickstart file to the client. > 2. There is an error in the kickstart file, so the installation > bombs with an error. > 3. There is a problem with the disk partitioning or maybe the > mouse isn't auto recognized, so the installation pauses > asking for keyboard/mouse input to answer questions. > > In any case, when I perform a hands-off upgrade, I set it in motion, > then I usually pray for success for an hour. If the machine doesn't > come back within an hour, THEN I walk over to the console to figure out > what went wrong. Is there any way for me to check the progress > while the upgrade is going on? Maybe something can be put into the > %post and %pre sections to send me updates. Or maybe there is a way > to watch the NFS server since the clients upgrade off the ISOS on my > NFS kickstart server. I rather like http installs. One of the reasons is I can keep an eye on the webserver log. If you use http to access a remote site (ftp.redhat.com for example), if you get your firewall rules and squid setup properly, you can watch the squid log. -- Please, reply only to the list.
