Hello, I am trying to setup a SLES 8 using autoyast for servers. Using the original software coming on CD, the installation using autoyast works quite well. But I have no idea how to deal with the patch rpm files from the web. Should I copy them into the /install/sles/CD1 or /install/ul/CD[1,2,3] directory and run the create_package_descr ? Or what is the best way the install the new packages from the begin using using autoyast ? Or must I install the original software and after that perform an update ? How should I deal with the patches in generell ? I dont want to make a online update using the internet. What is the best way to keep a lot of servers up to date ? ThanX Michael
Is there a method for incorporating a service pack into an auto install of SLES8. I tried putting the service pack in its own directory in my auto install repository and giving it preference in the order and instorder directories. The install starts ok but, after package install I get alot of package install failures. After hitting ok to the fail log it prompts me to insert the service pack cdrom. I thought about just replacing the original packages with the new ones from the service pack but, I would like to keep the service pack separate from the original repository so I can install without it if I want. thanks -- _______ Aaron McSorley RHCE \____ | Advanced Processor Validation /| | | Micro Texas Microprocessor Division | |___| | Devices |____/ \|
Hi, It can be done in an automated way. For example, my nfs export for SLES8 i386 with SP2 looks like this: |-- SP2 | |-- UnitedLinux | |-- boot | |-- docu | |-- i386 | |-- images | |-- linux | `-- media.1 |-- SuSE-Linux-SLES-i386-8 | `-- CD1 | |-- boot | |-- docu | |-- media.1 | |-- suse | `-- yast |-- UnitedLinux-i386-1 | |-- CD1 | | |-- UnitedLinux | | |-- boot | | |-- docu | | |-- dosutils | | `-- media.1 | `-- CD2 | |-- UnitedLinux | |-- boot | `-- media.2 |-- boot | `-- loader |-- media.1 `-- yast `-- ul in the directory yast, there are 2 files: order and instorder This is the content which references the location of the root of every source. (where the media.1 directory is available) # cat yast/instorder /UnitedLinux-i386-1/CD1 /UnitedLinux-i386-1/CD1 /SP2 /SP2 /SuSE-Linux-SLES-i386-8/CD1 /UnitedLinux-i386-1/CD1 avicenna:/work/CDs/sles8-i386 # cat yast/order /SP2 /SP2 /SuSE-Linux-SLES-i386-8/CD1 /SuSE-Linux-SLES-i386-8/CD1 /UnitedLinux-i386-1/CD1 /UnitedLinux-i386-1/CD1 (delimiter is tab) more details can be found at http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/8.1/html/advanced.html#AEN1251 Hope that helps... Anas Aaron McSorley wrote:
Is there a method for incorporating a service pack into an auto install of SLES8.
I tried putting the service pack in its own directory in my auto install repository and giving it preference in the order and instorder directories. The install starts ok but, after package install I get alot of package install failures. After hitting ok to the fail log it prompts me to insert the service pack cdrom.
I thought about just replacing the original packages with the new ones from the service pack but, I would like to keep the service pack separate from the original repository so I can install without it if I want.
thanks
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