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Provide a pxe-bootable rescue image
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The goal is to have a minimal image bootable via pxe to perform rescue tasks. Other use cases include wiping disks, OOB configuration, etc. debirf seems suited for this task.

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Change 178845 had a related patch set (by Filippo Giunchedi) published:
import debirf 0.34

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178845

Patch-For-Review

Change 178846 had a related patch set (by Filippo Giunchedi) published:
debirf.conf: adjust options for this environment

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178846

Patch-For-Review

Change 178847 had a related patch set (by Filippo Giunchedi) published:
add hwraid repository and some utilities

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178847

Patch-For-Review

Change 178848 had a related patch set (by Filippo Giunchedi) published:
add utility Makefile

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178848

Patch-For-Review

Change 178849 had a related patch set (by Filippo Giunchedi) published:
ignore build artifacts

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178849

Patch-For-Review

Change 178845 merged by Filippo Giunchedi:
import debirf 0.34 "rescue" configuration

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178845

Change 178846 merged by Filippo Giunchedi:
debirf.conf: adjust options for this environment

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178846

Change 178847 merged by Filippo Giunchedi:
add hwraid repository and some utilities

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178847

Change 178848 merged by Filippo Giunchedi:
add utility Makefile

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178848

Change 178849 merged by Filippo Giunchedi:
ignore build artifacts

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/178849

Prerequisite to this work is to add a pxelinux menu (defaulting to d-i) that will also offer to wipe/rescue/etc, tracked in T191018: Provide an option menu when booting via PXE

fgiunchedi renamed this task from provide a pxe-bootable rescue image to Provide a pxe-bootable rescue image.Mar 29 2018, 12:34 PM
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