Bug 677331 - [RFE] NFS Install from ISO instructions should be more specific
Summary: [RFE] NFS Install from ISO instructions should be more specific
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: doc-Installation_Guide
Version: 6.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Jack Reed
QA Contact: ecs-bugs
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Blocks: 607248
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-02-14 11:48 UTC by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)
Modified: 2018-11-14 15:03 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Enhancement
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Last Closed: 2011-12-09 01:09:27 UTC
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Description J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) 2011-02-14 11:48:57 UTC
2. What is the nature and description of the request?

The RHEL6 install Guide needs to be more specific on NFS Install from ISO
instructions.
It is not specific enough about what will need to be in the /images folder.
The ONLY two files to be in the directory are product.img and install.img

If the entire directory, files like pxeboot and trans.tbl are included, the
install fails.

Here is what does work:
I shared out a folder called /install with these contents:

[root@user etc]# cd /install
[root@user install]# ls -l
total 3351200
drwxrwxr-x. 2 user user       4096 Jan 26 17:26 images
-rw-rw-r--. 1 user user 3431618560 Sep 22 21:40 RHEL6.0-20100922.1-Server-x86_64-DVD1.iso

In the images folder I got ONLY install.img and product.img out of the Big
3.4gb iso/images folder and put them in:
[root@user images]# ls -l
total 125416
-rw-rw-r--. 1 user user 122527744 Sep 22 18:04 install.img
-rw-rw-r--. 1 user user   5898240 Sep 22 18:08 product.img
[root@user images]# 

Here is my /etc/exports.  I also disabled selinux and iptables for times sake:

[root@user images]# cat /etc/exports
/install		*(ro)

I booted from the network install disk you get off the web site:

-rw-rw-r--. 1 user user  232761344 Jan 27 14:16 rhel-server-6.0-x86_64-boot.iso

This disk is like doing a linux askmethod.  

I started the install from the disk, chose nfs directory, 

NFS server name: 10.12.66.13

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Directory: /install

NFS Mount options (optional):  I did not have any mount options.  I was sharing
it out via my Fedora workstation.

The Graphical Installer launched and because the Product.img file was there I
was able to go through and pick what I needed and install from any of the
product categories.

3. Why does the customer need this? (List the business requirements here)

There is already a BZ out to have the iso be enough to do the install.  It just
needs to be clearer about what needs to be in there.  Maybe one of those red
alert boxes in there.

4. How would the customer like to achieve this? (List the functional
requirements here)

Just a blurb to explain that ONLY those two files should be in /images

5. For each functional requirement listed in question 4, specify how Red Hat
and the customer can test to confirm the requirement is successfully
implemented.

I tested this here at my desk

6. Is there already an existing RFE upstream or in Red Hat bugzilla?

BZ 584472 is related but is not a complaint about the Doc

7. How quickly does this need resolved? (desired target release)

we will get more calls about this I am sure.

8. Does this request meet the RHEL Inclusion criteria (please review)

[Empty]

9. List the affected packages

Just the install Doc

10. Would the customer be able to assist in testing this functionality if
implemented?

Just verify the Doc


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