On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 06:59:01PM +0800, Michael Felt wrote:
> Well, I tried the install again. ANd made a small change. The previous
> attempt was using a logical volume as the data area exported to the
> partition as hdisk0. I'll repeat that later - as a test. However, when
> installing to an iscsi disk (exported via vscsi to client, so iscsi mounted
> by the VIOS - I do this regularly for AIX installs).
> I get a disk partiton proposal that I expect:
>
>
> +-------------------------¦ [!] Partition disks
> +-------------------------+
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ Selected for partitioning:
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sda) - AIX VDASD: 12.9 GB
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ The disk can be partitioned using one of several different schemes.
> ¦
> ¦ If you are unsure, choose the first one.
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ Partitioning scheme:
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ All files in one partition (recommended for new users)
> ¦
> ¦ Separate /home partition
> ¦
> ¦ Separate /home, /usr, /var, and /tmp partitions
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ <Go Back>
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> This is with an iscsi disk being presented via vscsi interface
>
>
> +------------------------¦ [!!] Partition disks
> +-------------------------+
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount
> ¦
> ¦ points. Select a partition to modify its settings (file system, mount
> ¦
> ¦ point, etc.), a free space to create partitions, or a device to
> ¦
> ¦ initialize its partition table.
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ Configure the Logical Volume Manager
> ¦
> ¦ Configure encrypted volumes ¦
> ¦
> ¦ ¦
> ¦
> ¦ SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sda) - 12.9 GB AIX VDASD ¦
> ¦
> ¦ > #1 primary 7.3 MB B K ¦
> ¦
> ¦ > #2 primary 12.3 GB f ext4 / ¦
> ¦
> ¦ > #5 logical 591.4 MB f swap swap ¦
> ¦
> ¦ ¦
> ¦
> ¦ Undo changes to partitions
> ¦
> ¦ Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ <Go Back>
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> But, in the end, install fails - no recognizable boot partition.
>
>
>
> However, when studying what was made - the partitioner seems to know what
> is about:
>
> +------------------------¦ [!!] Partition disks
> +-------------------------+
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ You are editing partition #1 of SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sda). No existing file
> ¦
> ¦ system was detected in this partition.
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ Partition settings:
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ Use as: PowerPC PReP boot partition
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ Bootable flag: on
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ Copy data from another partition
> ¦
> ¦ Erase data on this partition
> ¦
> ¦ Delete the partition
> ¦
> ¦ Done setting up the partition
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦ <Go Back>
> ¦
> ¦
> ¦
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
>
> So, is this a bug - in what, and if so, where do I submit my findings?
Good question. Certainly a PReP boot partition of about 8MB is exactly