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Description of problem: PXE booted instance in openstack kvm environment. kernel boot options were inst.repo=nfs:nolock:xxx:/path inst.ks=http://xx/path.ks.cfg vmlinuz and initrd copied from the QCI ISO The text mode install routine needed to ask what storage device to use. I noticed my 40gb vda was only at 35.5gb, and the option is set to use all free space. The vda is normally untouched in a pxe booted rhel 7.2 installation. I just finished one, using the same method and a standard rhel 7.2 dvd iso. When I CHANGED the selection to use all the disk space, and hit 'c' to continue, it tried to calculate storage and then crashed. Version-Release number of selected component: anaconda-21.48.22.56-1 The following was filed automatically by anaconda: anaconda 21.48.22.56-1 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/spokes/software.py", line 183, in _apply self.environment = self.payload.environments[self._selection] File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/spokes/software.py", line 172, in apply self._apply() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/spokes/software.py", line 79, in status self.apply() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/spokes/__init__.py", line 88, in render title = _(self.title), text = self.status) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/simpleline/widgets.py", line 123, in render item.render(col_max_width) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/simpleline/widgets.py", line 123, in render item.render(col_max_width) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/simpleline/base.py", line 589, in show_all w.render(self.app.width) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/simpleline/base.py", line 288, in _do_redraw screen.show_all() IndexError: list index out of range Additional info: addons: com_redhat_kdump cmdline: /usr/bin/python /sbin/anaconda cmdline_file: initrd=rhel-qci/initrd.img inst.repo=nfs:nolock:10.55.2.155:/mnt/drobo/software/ISO/rhel-qci inst.ks=http://10.55.4.105/ksfiles/ks-rhqci.cfg text BOOT_IMAGE=rhel-qci/vmlinuz executable: /sbin/anaconda hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 3.10.0-327.13.1.el7.x86_64 product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.2 (Maipo) release_type: pre-release type: anaconda uid: 0 version: 7.2
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Created attachment 1200936 [details] Screenshot of parted -l and fdisk -l /dev/vda Entering into debug mode, I was able to mount /dev/vda1. parted shows it as a single 40 fat16 partition fdisk says unknown partition scheme, and displays several partitions. I mounted it as a vfat and listed the contents. The 3 files on disk are only used to pxe boot, and rhel 7.2 installation didn't have a problem. Screenshot attached.
After reviewing the partition script generated in /tmp/storage, I see it tries to create a partition with a minimum size of 71gb. Once I attached a 80gb drive to the installation, it passed the Storage requirement, but crashed after I set the root password and when it was redrawing the Installation tui screen. (I think it crashed on the software selection widget) I modified the ks.cfg in the inst.repo http tree, and added an entry for rootpw. Installation succeeded. Interestingly, when the 40gb disk was attached, it said I needed 2800mb to complete the installation, so I didn't consider the size of the disk. The system requirements are linked on the guide https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/quickstart-cloud-installer/1.0/paged/quickstart-cloud-installer-guide/chapter-2-installing-the-quickstart-cloud-installer , but I didn't read it until trying to figure out what was going on. It says the minimum disk size is 210gb. I would recommend a note on page https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/quickstart-cloud-installer/1.0/paged/quickstart-cloud-installer-guide/chapter-2-installing-the-quickstart-cloud-installer stating the installation will not succeed without at least a 80gb disk, but 210gb is the recommended minimum. Or have anaconda correctly report the minimum needed to satisfy the partition request.
After evaluating this issue, there are no plans to address it further or fix it in an upcoming release. Therefore, it is being closed. If plans change such that this issue will be fixed in an upcoming release, then the bug can be reopened.