Hi, I'm giving a spin RHEL7rc[1]. I had machine with 4 drives (2x3TB and 2x500GB), with following disk configuration: part raid.11 --size=512 --ondisk=sda --asprimary # /boot part raid.12 --size=2048 --ondisk=sda --asprimary # swap part raid.13 --size=2048 --ondisk=sda --asprimary # / part raid.15 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sda # /var part raid.21 --size=512 --ondisk=sdb --asprimary # /boot part raid.22 --size=2048 --ondisk=sdb --asprimary # swap part raid.23 --size=2048 --ondisk=sdb --asprimary # / part raid.25 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sdb # /var part raid.31 --size=512 --ondisk=sdc --asprimary # /boot part raid.32 --size=2048 --ondisk=sdc --asprimary # swap part raid.33 --size=2048 --ondisk=sdc --asprimary # / part raid.35 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sdc # /var part raid.41 --size=512 --ondisk=sdd --asprimary # /boot part raid.42 --size=2048 --ondisk=sdd --asprimary # swap part raid.43 --size=2048 --ondisk=sdd --asprimary # / part raid.45 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sdd # /var raid /boot --fstype ext4 --level=1 --device=md1 raid.11 raid.21 raid.31 raid.41 raid swap --fstype swap --level=10 --device=md2 raid.12 raid.22 raid.32 raid.42 raid / --fstype ext4 --level=10 --device=md3 raid.13 raid.23 raid.33 raid.43 raid pv.01 --level=1 --device=md8 raid.15 raid.35 raid pv.02 --level=1 --device=md9 raid.25 raid.45 volgroup vg0 pv.01 pv.02 logvol /var --fstype ext4 --vgname=vg0 --size=1 --grow --name=lv0 However one of the 500GB drives died and I'm waiting for replacement. All data is already wiped on existing drives, so I can do whatever I want on them. I would like to install RHEL7 before my replacement drive arrives, but I don't know how to specify `missing' (like in mdadm(8)) in Kickstart file, so I decided to create all partitions, MD and LVM volumes by hand: (drives have beginning and end of the drive wiped) parted -s /dev/sdX -- mklabel msdos # 500GB parted -s /dev/sdX -- mklabel gpt # 3TB Partitions created with parted as: mkpart primary 2048s 512MB # 512MB mkpart primary 512MB 2560MB # 2GB mkpart primary 2560MB 4608MB # 2GB mkpart primary 4608MB -1 # * MD devices created with: mdadm -C /dev/md1 -e default -n 4 -l raid1 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 missing mdadm -C /dev/md2 -e default -n 4 -l raid10 /dev/sda2 /dev/sdb2 /dev/sdc2 missing mdadm -C /dev/md3 -e default -n 4 -l raid10 /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdc3 missing mdadm -C /dev/md4 -e default -n 2 -l raid1 /dev/sda4 /dev/sdc4 mdadm -C /dev/md5 -e default -n 2 -l raid1 /dev/sdb4 missing Assembly devices with: mdadm -A /dev/md1 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 mdadm -A /dev/md2 /dev/sda2 /dev/sdb2 /dev/sdc2 mdadm -A /dev/md3 /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdc3 mdadm -A /dev/md4 /dev/sda4 /dev/sdc4 mdadm -A /dev/md5 /dev/sdb4 Logical volume created as: pvcreate /dev/md4 /dev/md5 vgcreate vg0 /dev/md4 /dev/md5 vgchange -ay vg0 lvcreate -l 100%VG -n lv0 vg0 At this stage I have all devices needed to install the OS: /dev/md1 swap /dev/md2 / /dev/md3 /boot /dev/vg0/lv0 /var However when Anaconda starts, Dracut assebles the devices during %pre stage, I can start sshd via %pre script, I can login I can see volumes assembled (even if they wouldn't I can assembly them by hand in %pre), then Anaconda starts scaning storage devices, storage.log is filled with disocvered details and MD devices are all stopped (well, md4 and md5 fail to stop as they are busy, while being part of LVM) and installation fails with nonexsitent device md1. So, my question is, how to use exising partitions, to make Anaconda format them and install the OS? Actually, I can format them too, but how to make Anaconda keep going and insall everything. I've tried --onpart, --useexisting in so many different ways. I think I've tested all most obvious possible setups, but eatch time Anaconda stopped MD devices and Kickstart failed with nonexistent md device. Here are some examples: # fail, this doesn't work clearpart --none part /boot --fstype ext4 --onpart /dev/md1 part swap --fstype swap --onpart /dev/md2 part / --fstype ext4 --onpart /dev/md3 part /var --fstype ext4 --onpart /dev/vg0/lv0 # fail, this doesn't work clearpart --none raid /boot --fstype ext4 --useexisting --device=md1 raid swap --fstype swap --useexisting --device=md2 raid / --fstype ext4 --useexisting --device=md3 raid pv.01 --useexisting --device=md4 raid pv.02 --useexisting --device=md5 volgroup vg0 pv.01 pv.02 logvol /var --fstype ext4 --vgname=vg0 --size=1 --grow --name=lv0 Also, I don't exactly care how I can install RHEL7rc (as long as it's automatic, and I can repeat the step multiple times), but how to do it with missing drive, so when it arrices, I can just plug it in, partition it, re-install bootloader, and sync raid. [1]: http://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/rhel/rc/7/ -- best regards q# _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
