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List:       opensolaris-bugs
Subject:    [osol-bugs] Where to submit x86 jumpstart bugs?
From:       Neal Pollack <Neal.Pollack () Sun ! COM>
Date:       2007-02-13 23:08:22
Message-ID: 45D244E6.8050100 () Sun ! Com
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Hi  Jens:

The Bug I.D. is 6460985

regarding your previous message from;

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:50:37 -0800 (PST)
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opensolaris-bugs@opensolaris.org

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Hi,

haven't found any category related to jumpstart on the bug reporting page.
So perhaps somebody is able to point me to the right URL or submit this 
one to the appropriate people:

Subject: add_install_client for x86 (10u3 as well as snv_56+) may cause 
boot problems

DESC: add_install_client creates a directory like 
/tftpboot/I86PC.Solaris_10-1 and also silently adds a lofs entry like 
this into /etc/vfstab:
/pool1/install/i386/Solaris_11/boot - /tftpboot/I86PC.Solaris_11-1 lofs 
- yes ro

So if e.g. /tftpboot resides on the / ufs and the 
/pool1/install/i386/Solaris_11/boot on zfs, the machine can't boot 
properly anymore, because mount -a  fails (i.e. local-fs service fails) 
since the zpool/zfs is not available at this time. So one gets a 
behavior comparable to Solaris 9-, when a local fs is damaged...

IMHO x86 add_install_client should check the src and dst, and if they 
are on different fs types, one should avoid lofs in favor of copying the 
boot directory from the install media to the appropriate tftpboot 
directory...

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FYI

The real problem is the order of zfs/lofs mounts - it tries to do the 
lofs mounts before the zfs mounts
are done, which then fail.   So if you then go into the shell and try 
again, it works, because the zfs
mounts are now done, and it can do the lofs mounts.  so you don't 
actually need to remove the lofs mounts.

Sincerely,

Neal


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