Re: Installation repository

Hi Robert,

no I didn't try this. But will test it soon!

Thanks!

Bye, Peer

On 24.06.2016 10:29, Robert Klein wrote:
> Hi,
>
> did you try to add the update repositories to the initial installation
> instead of changing the SLES repository?
>
> (My autoYaST xml files look like this:
>
>    <add-on>
>       <add_on_products config:type="list">
>        <!-- you got the first also via the “pxe install=” line -->
>        <listentry>
>          <media_url><![CDATA[ftp://reposerver/repos/sle11sp3/sles11sp3-x86_64/CD1]]></media_url>
>          <product>SLES 11 SP3 (x86_64)</product>
>          <product_dir>/</product_dir>
>          <name>sles-x86_64</name>
>        </listentry>
>        <listentry>
>          <media_url><![CDATA[http://USER:PASS@EXTERNAL_REPOSERVER/Y....]]></media_url>
>          <product>SLES 11 SP3 (x86_64) Updates</product>
>          <product_dir>/</product_dir>
>          <name>sles-x86_64-updates</name>
>        </listentry>
>        ...
>
> Best regards
> Robert
>
> On Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:57:47 +0200
> "Dr.Peer-Joachim Koch" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> the installation is working very well now using this kind of
>> repository. However when I'm trying to use the YAST tool for auto
>> installation to work on the package list, I get an error. Whenever I
>> select "modify" the system is working for some time, but I never get
>> into the subsection to select packages. I will stay in the top level
>> menu again. Any idea ?
>>
>>
>> Bye, Peer
>>
>> On 15.04.2016 20:15, Peer-Joachim Koch wrote:
>>> Hi Oliver,
>>>
>>> seems to be exactly what I'm looking for!
>>> Nice and detailed description.
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot!
>>>
>>> Bye, Peer
>>> Am 15.04.2016 um 17:56 schrieb Oliver Schweikert:
>>>> Hi Peer,
>>>>
>>>> 1. Copy the SLES-11-SP3 repository from DVD to $REPO and
>>>> replace/add your packages below $REPO/suse/*/ as you need.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Update the package metadata:
>>>>
>>>>      #> create_package_descr -d $REPO/suse -o $REPO/suse/setup/descr
>>>>
>>>>      (create_package_descr is part of the inst-source-utils package)
>>>>
>>>> 3. Remove all "META SHA1 .... packages*" lines from $DIR/content
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> 4. add the new hashs to the same file:
>>>>
>>>>      #> (cd $REPO/suse/setup/descr && sha1sum packages* | \
>>>>          while read LINE; \
>>>>          do echo META SHA1 $LINE;done ) >> $REPO/content
>>>>
>>>> At this point you can install manually, but you will get disturbed
>>>> by signature and security warnings, which you have to commit.
>>>>
>>>> 5. Configure the signature handling in your AutoYaST profile:
>>>>
>>>>    <general>
>>>>
>>>>      ...
>>>>
>>>>       <signature-handling>
>>>>         <accept_unsigned_file
>>>> config:type="boolean">true</accept_unsigned_file>
>>>>         <accept_file_without_checksum
>>>> config:type="boolean">true</accept_file_without_checksum>
>>>>         <accept_verification_failed
>>>> config:type="boolean">true</accept_verification_failed>
>>>>         <accept_unknown_gpg_key
>>>> config:type="boolean">true</accept_unknown_gpg_key>
>>>>         <import_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</import_gpg_key>
>>>>       </signature-handling>
>>>>     </general>
>>>>
>>>> 6. Install with "autoyast=<theprofile>    insecure=1".
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Oliver
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 15.04.2016 um 13:32 schrieb Dr.Peer-Joachim Koch:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> we are using autoinstall for our HPC cluster. However we have
>>>>> to use old releases, because we are using a global file system on
>>>>> the cluster.
>>>>> So we could now migrate to SLES11SP3 and I'm wondering, if there
>>>>> is a way
>>>>> to setup a repository containing all updates for the system
>>>>> (current status),
>>>>> but with the original kernel from the DVD.
>>>>> Is there an easy way to create this kind of repository ? Or just
>>>>> add the
>>>>> update
>>>>> repository while we install the nodes (but what about the
>>>>> kernel ??) ....
>>>>> Any help will be welcome!
>>>>>
>>
>
>


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