Description of problem: Switch of the kickstart virtualization type to Paravirtualized-Guest changes the partitioning layout Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 5.2 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. clone some kickstart of a non-virtualized system with a specific patitioning layout 2. change the virtualization type to Paravirtualized-Guest 3. check the layout Actual results: Layout changes to a "predefined type". Expected results: Layout is kept. Additional info: Should the switch of the virtualization type really influence partitioning? Shouldn't the two kickstart sections be independent? Let's say I want to migrate system to the virtual environment. I have the kickstart, so I should just clone it, change the virtualization type and go. Why the hassle with the layout changing independently, in the background?
As far as I know we are not using cobblers partitioning template and still specify it ourselves. In spacewalk 0.4 for a physical host or fully virtualized guest the default partition info looks like: clearpart --all part /boot --fstype=ext3 --size=200 part pv.01 --size=1000 --grow part swap --size=1000 --maxsize=2000 volgroup myvg pv.01 logvol / --vgname=myvg --name=rootvol --size=1000 --grow Changing to Xen para-virt results in: clearpart --all part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=xvda part pv.00 --size=0 --grow --ondisk=xvda volgroup VolGroup00 --pesize=32768 pv.00 logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=LogVol00 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=1024 --grow logvol swap --fstype swap --name=LogVol01 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=272 --grow --maxsize=544 The major difference here is the use of xvda, the other differences were specified before my time but I believe we done with para-virtualized guests in mind. Note that on the kickstart details page where you can change the virtualization type for your profile the following message is displayed beneath the dropdown: "NOTE: Changing the Virtualization Type may require changes to the kickstart profile's bootloader and partition options, potentially overwriting user customizations. Please visit the Partitioning tab to verify the new settings." Changing the virtualization type to/from a combination that does not involve Xen Para-Virt (in Spacewalk and 5.3 there will be new options) should not result in any changes to the partition table. (though I am unable to verify this as it's blocked by another bug currently) IMO this is by design, clarified when changing the virt type, and thus not a bug.
I agree with the general statement that this is working as designed, and Devan helped to clarify that a message is displayed in the interface to make the user aware, before making the change. Going to close this out as not a bug. Regards, Clifford.