Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 14:34:15 +0200 (CEST) From: Claus Andersen <clan@wheel.dk> To: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unattended install using bsdinstall and ZFS Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1505191427120.63121@freesbee.wheel.dk> In-Reply-To: <555B141A.3000901@quip.cz> References: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1505191102100.63121@freesbee.wheel.dk> <555B141A.3000901@quip.cz>
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On Tue, 19 May 2015, Miroslav Lachman wrote:
> I didn't use bsdinstall script, but I look in to code and I think you should
> not set ZFSINTERACTIVE at all (or leave it empty?).
> If it is set, you get Interactive install.
>
> You just need to set NONINTERACTIVE
Thanks! This makes sense - but does not work for me. I have tried to set
NONINTERACTIVE but I get the same result: The "ZFS Configuration" dialog.
On a side note I would expect NONINTERACTIVE to be set in "script" - but I
digress.
When I follow the source as you suggest I see:
/usr/libexec/bsdinstall/script
calls "bsdinstall zfsboot" because ZFSBOOT_DISKS is set.
Looking in /usr/libexec/bsdinstall/zfsboot the interesting bit here seems
to be:
#
# If interactive and the user has not explicitly chosen a vdev type or disks,
# make the user confirm scripted/default choices when proceeding to install.
#
: ${ZFSBOOT_CONFIRM_LAYOUT:=1}
But I have set both vdev type and disks. I have even tried setting
ZFSBOOT_CONFIRM_LAYOUT=0 - but most of my tests are without setting this.
And this seems to control a later confimation step - and not the initial
"ZFS Configuration" dialog.
This bit kills me if I have ZFSINTERACTIVE set. But I have not (anymore):
# User may have specifically requested ZFS-related operations be interactive
! f_interactive && f_zfsinteractive && unset $VAR_NONINTERACTIVE
So when I examine the code with my limited capabilities everything looks
correct. But it still fails for me.
I do the following in a new clean and pristine VM booting the 10.1 CD.
# export ZFSBOOT_DISKS="da0 da1"
# export ZFSBOOT_VDEV_TYPE="mirror"
# bsdinstall script install.txt
But this still gives me the menu "ZFS Configuration". In the menu I can
see that it has picked up ZFSBOOT_DISKS and ZFSBOOT_VDEV_TYPE.
I have tried the following invariant:
# export ZFSBOOT_DISKS="da0 da1"
# export ZFSBOOT_VDEV_TYPE="mirror"
# export NONINTERACTIVE="YES"
# bsdinstall script install.txt
With the same result.
The minimal "install.txt" contains:
DISTRIBUTIONS="kernel.txz base.txz"
RELEASE="10.1"
NONINTERACTIVE="YES"
#!/bin/sh
echo "Installation complete, running in host system"
Anything obvious I am doing wrong? Or even the not-so-obvious would be
welcome :-)
Rgds,
Claus
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