[Sisuite-devel] New systemimager beta build (4.9.0-0.20190320git.el7)

[LAHAYE O. <oli...@ce...>]

Hi,

A new systemimager build (4.9.0-0.20190320git.el7) is available for centos-7 / rhel-7 distro.
Source: https://github.com/finley/SystemImager/tree/initrd-from-imageserver-and-dont-package-initrd

Those who want to test can install it.
See quick start guide here: https://github.com/finley/SystemImager/wiki/QuickStartGuide for download/install/setup/usage.

New in this build (not sorted by importance):

  *   Systemimager-client package. Now you can do si_prepareclient whitout needing to install systemimager-server
  *   Systemimager-doc package is splitted from main package so you don’t have to install it on all your cluster nodes for example. This also reflect Debian packaging.
  *   Debian package vailable but still incomplete (don’t use them yet)
  *   More imager breakpoints (si systemimager.cmdline(7) manual)
  *   systemimager-monitor-rebooted script is now installed by imager. Postinstall script is not needed anymore.
  *   New bootloader section in disk-layout.xml file
     *   See example here: https://github.com/finley/SystemImager/blob/initrd-from-imageserver-and-dont-package-initrd/doc/examples/disk-layout-complex.xml
  *   Bootloader is now installed as described in disk layout file (no more post install script required, only installed on designated disks)
  *   Support for EFI bootloader added (rEFInd)
  *   Disks-layout validation using xsd (a si_lint command (to be written) will help checking all systemimager configurations)
     *   In the mean time you can check your disk layout file validity using the following command:
     *   xmlstarlet val --err --xsd /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/51systemimager/disks-layout.xsd /var/lib/systemimager/scripts/disks-layouts/<your disk layout.xml>
  *   si_mkbootserver now supports systemd
  *   si_mkbootserver now creates a GFX menu with cool systemimager background image (--vesamenu=y|n). (only available on systemd systems).
  *   brand new very smart partitioning code with optimized aligment and sizes rounded to next aligment to avoid gaps between partitions. This smart partitioning is able to create ‘*’ sized partition between 2 fixed size partitions thans to xsl recursive processing.
  *   Smart fstab generator. Line= parameter is ignored.
  *   Enhanced partition flags (efi, PART spécific GUID (linux swap, EFI system partition, …))
  *   Many many many bugfixes thanks to David Livingstone patience and heavy testing.

Now I’m working on the following stuffs:

  *   Network configuration (xml file; example: https://github.com/finley/SystemImager/blob/initrd-from-imageserver-and-dont-package-initrd/doc/examples/net-config.xml
  *   Cleanup manuals. Move autoinstallscript.conf to systemimager.disks-layout for example
  *   si_lint command to check if client is ready for installation (all configurations files are valid, …)
  *   update bootloader section in disk layout file for better EFI options/configuration.
  *   Finish Debian packaging (update file list, dependances and post install scripts)

Happy testing.

--
Olivier LAHAYE
CEA Saclay