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Created attachment 1967849 [details]
rhel9.3 kictstart install got stuck

Description of problem:
Kickstart installation got stuck with message:
cancel waiting for multipath siblings of sda
cancel waiting for multipath siblings of sdb


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL-9.3.0-20230529.38-x86_64-dvd1.iso

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Copy content from RHEL-9.3.0-20230529.38-x86_64-dvd1.iso
2.Add kickstart file, change config info in isolinux.cfg, grub.conf, grub.cfg, etc.
3.Generate the customized ISO, mount the new ISO to Dell PowerEdge R640/R630, reboot the server to start installation.

Actual results:
Installation process got stuck, please see the attachment.

Expected results:
Installation should be successful.

Additional info:
We created an automation tool for rhel installation, which works for rhel from 8.x to 9.2, however, it doesn't work for rhel9.3, it's like a bug introduced in 9.3?
BTW, the server has no multipath installed, and rhel 8.x to 9.2 can be successfully installed with the same automation tool.

Richard, can you please provide the kernel command line of your customized ISO?
Could you try adding "inst.wait_for_disks=0" to the kernel command line to se if it helps?
It's possible you are hitting bug 2209599.

Thanks,
Jan

Hello Jan,

After adding "inst.wait_for_disks=0" to the isolinux.cfg, kickstart works as expected.


append initrd=initrd.img inst.ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=RHEL-9-3-0-BaseOS-x86_64 inst.wait_for_disks=0 quiet

Regards,

Richard

Thanks for confirming that "inst.wait_for_disks=0" works as a temporary workaround. Based on that I'm closing this bug as a duplicate of bug 2209599.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2209599 ***