Re: RAID + UEFI

Hello Justin,

thanks for the quick answer.

I tried to use your disk_config. And I get a a raid as expected.
But the script for settign up grup [ config/scipts/GRUP_EFI/10-setup ] 
fails.
Hence I end up with a system tha can not boot.

What I find in [ scripts.log ]:
-------------------------------
=====   shell: GRUB_EFI/10-setup   =====
...
+ echo Install grub on /dev/sda
+ unshare --pid --fork --kill-child
    --mount-proc chroot /target grub-install
    --no-floppy --force-extra-removable /dev/sda
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
grub-install: error: disk `md0' not found.
++ error=1
...
Install grub on /dev/sdb
+ unshare --pid --fork --kill-child
   --mount-proc chroot /target grub-install
   --no-floppy --force-extra-removable /dev/sdb
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
grub-install: error: disk `md0' not found.
++ error=1
...
done
+ exit 1
GRUB_EFI/10-setup    FAILED with exit code 1.
-------------------------------

So my question is: Have you twaked [ GRUP_EFI/10-setup ] ?
How can I fix this error?
Why is the script telling me it uses [sda] for installation bun then 
trying [md0]?

Perhaps some of the envirenment-variables might help, so I list a few:
FAI_VERSION=6.0.5
disklist='sda sdb '

Regards
Thomas Kloepfer

On 20.09.23 09:21, Justin Cattle wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> There's probably a few different ways to do this.  Here is a fairly 
> generic disk_config example I created last time I was working on FAI.
> I haven't used the config n a while, but it's should be some 
> inspiration even if it doesn't work for you as it is:
>
> $ cat disk_config/FAIBASE_EFI_RAID
> # default EFI raid disk config
> # <type> <mountpoint> <size> <fs type> <mount options> <misc options>
> disk_config disk1 disklabel:gpt fstabkey:uuid align-at:1M
> primary         -         256M            -       -
> primary         -         256M-           -       -
> primary         -         RAM:20%         -       -
>
> disk_config disk2 sameas:disk1
>
> disk_config raid fstabkey:uuid
> raid1           /boot/efi disk1.1,disk2.1 vfat    rw 
> mdcreateopts="--metadata=1.0"
> raid1           /         disk1.2,disk2.2 ext4  defaults,noatime,discard
> raid1           swap      disk1.3,disk2.3 swap    sw
>
>
> You can also use LVM as well on top if you like. Here is my example 
> for htat [ again, from last time I looked at this stuff ]:
>
> $ cat LVM_EFI_RAID
> # default LVM EFI raid disk config
> # <type> <mountpoint> <size> <fs type> <mount options> <misc options>
> disk_config disk1 disklabel:gpt fstabkey:uuid align-at:1M
> primary         -         256M            -       -
> primary         -         1G              -       -
> primary         -         4G-             -       -
>
> disk_config disk2  sameas:disk1
>
> disk_config raid fstabkey:uuid
> raid1           /boot/efi disk1.1,disk2.1 vfat    rw 
> mdcreateopts="--metadata=1.0"
> raid1           /boot     disk1.2,disk2.2 ext4  defaults,noatime,discard
> raid1           -         disk1.3,disk2.3 -       -
>
> disk_config lvm fstabkey:uuid
>
> vg vg md2
> vg-root         /         256M-           ext4  defaults,noatime,discard
> vg-swap         swap      RAM:20%         swap    sw
>
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Cheers,
> Just
>
>
> On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 08:14, Thomas Kloepfer 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     I am rather new to FAI. But I am impresst by this great tool.
>     Especially by the documentation that commes with it.
>
>     But I am suprised I do not find any working example on how to set
>     up a
>     simple RAID 1 with UEFI boot.
>
>     I read all the discussions in this mailinglist (found two threads
>     dealing with the problem).
>
>     I am aware that RAID and UEFI do not get together well due to the
>     fact
>     that the RAID information is not available at boot-time and [grup]
>     has
>     to deal with a device [sda] rather than with a partition [md0].
>     Futher
>     more [grup] needs a partition with partition type [vfat].
>
>     I can imaging a solution with FAI that needs special one-time
>     treatment
>     done manualy after FAI hast terminated, but this kills the aim of
>     FAI :
>     A=fully, A=automated .
>
>     so my question is:
>     - Can any one supply a solution that manages RAID 1 with UEFI at the
>     same time?
>        (I would be sadisfied with a solution where the Partition used by
>     UEFI-boot is *not* on a RAID.)
>
>        or
>
>     - Is it realy just not so easy to get RAID and UEFI to work together
>     because FAI was established at a time where there was no UEFI boot.
>     Hence the stucture of FAI is not intended to solve this in the first
>     pace. Attemts to solve this will result in rather ugly workarounds?
>
>     I'd appreciate any helpfull reply.
>     And thanks again for this great tool.
>
>     Thomas Kloepfer
>
>
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