Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:48:57 +0000 From: Kris Moore <kris@pcbsd.org> To: Marian Hettwer <mh@kernel32.de> Cc: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>, freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG, =?UTF-8?B?RGFnLUVybGluZyBTbcODwrhyZ3Jhdg==?= <des@des.no>, Teske <dteske@vicor.com>, Randi Harper <randi@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher@yandex.ru>, Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Subject: Re: [RFC] Rewriting sade(8) Message-ID: <4BBDD0B9.3060902@pcbsd.org> In-Reply-To: <e76b392c4fd8f0563c66743b7efde9a2@localhost> References: <55861270658151@web135.yandex.ru> <l2we277d6c81004071049h21670783ic4a9f419aedca272@mail.gmail.com> <4BBD68DB.7050600@yandex.ru> <201004080727.21020.bruce@cran.org.uk> <4BBD7CDC.2070505@yandex.ru> <20100408103809.13496s9i6ny03ocg@webmail.leidinger.net> <867hoi8gbl.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20100408121500.13995d1eu7b9bt0k@webmail.leidinger.net> <86fx36up9e.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20100408155309.42884l21ogy7m7sw@webmail.leidinger.net> <86vdc2t4hs.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20100408163936.137245fp5ycrre0w@webmail.leidinger.net> <4BBDB5BC.3060002@pcbsd.org> <e76b392c4fd8f0563c66743b7efde9a2@localhost>
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On 04/08/2010 16:30, Marian Hettwer wrote: > On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:53:48 +0000, Kris Moore<kris@pcbsd.org> wrote: > > It's not nice to hijack a topic, but this is way to interesting for me, so > I do it anway :) > :) I didn't mean to hijack either, was trying to discuss advantage of having backend as a executable vs a library which can't be used standalone without front-end. This would in effect lock you completely into front-end logic, which may not meet a users specific needs, even though backend can do what user wants. >> This has a few advantages, in that the backend can be used stand-alone >> for scripted installations and also provide great flexibility >> to the front-end developer. They don't need to worry about performing >> any of the actual installation logic, they just provide a way >> for users to select their installation options, generate a configuration >> > >> script, and let the backend run with it. >> > scripted installation! > Are you able to do a pxeboot, nfsroot and then scripted installation? > Are those scripts portable to FreeBSD or PC-BSD only? > Could you give me a hint where to find them? > > TIA, > Marian > Correct, every install it does is a fully-scripted installation, and it can be used with pxeboot, or in a custom mfsroot image easily. Supports ZFS, glabel, gmirror, geli, GPT, gpart, vanilla FreeBSD installs, etc. http://trac.pcbsd.org/browser/pcbsd/trunk/pc-sysinstall Checkout examples/README for all the gory details of config-file generation. One caveat, the version in trunk is being very actively worked on by myself at the moment to prepare for 8.1, needs more docs, etc ;) -- Kris Moore PC-BSD Software iXsystems
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