Ubuntu

Fix root on iSCSI install issues

Registered by Robbie Williamson

We need to fix the remaining issues that make it difficult to install and boot from an iSCSI root device.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-iscsi/+bug/447377
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-iscsi/+bug/473036

We also need to make sure there is a test plan in place for ensuring this code works as designed.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Robbie Williamson
Priority:
Essential
Drafter:
Colin Watson
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Colin Watson
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for lucid
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon ubuntu-10.04-beta-1
Started by
Colin Watson
Completed by
Robbie Williamson

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Work items for lucid-alpha-3:
Change /etc/init.d/networking to avoid stopping networking if the root filesystem is on iSCSI: DONE
Make sure to bring up the interface configured in netcfg in the initramfs: DONE
Work with QA team to develop a test plan: DONE
[apulido] Develop test plan: DONE

Work items for ubuntu-10.04-beta-1:
Chase down issues that cause iscsi.initramfs not to be written: POSTPONED

The worst of this has been resolved. There are still problems with setting up the network boot, which we should fix eventually, but for the meantime these are amenable to documentation. See http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Install/ServeriSCSIRoot/KVMExample (not documentation, but a potential source of it).

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