Is anaconda broken solution

Test Environment

• Virtualization
  • python-fedora installed
  • libvirt installed
  • qemu-kvm installed
  • python-virtinst installed
  • pax installed
  • service libvirtd started

• Virtual disk (required for hd installation and ks hosted on hd)
  • libguestfs installed
  • python-libguestfs installed

• Interaction with Desktop
  • Linux Desktop Test Project (LDTP)[[1]]
    • ldtp installed
    • python-ldtp installed
  • dogtail

• Logging
  • service rsyslog started on host
  • rsyslog listening on specific port on host

Watcher and Download Images

Identify potential test drivers that trigger off of events.

• Source to watcher
  • URL install source (typically, http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/15/i386/os)
  • DVD images (typically, http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/)
  • Live images (typically, http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/)
  • netinst.iso images (typically, http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/)

• Download Methods

To avoid multiple download for saving bandwidth and time, the following methods can be adopted:

• • mirror
  • proxy, such as squid

Image Sanity

• size
• sha256sum
• md5sum
• repoclosure for DVD
• file conflict for DVD

Create Guest

• virt-install

Boot Arguments

• Linux Desktop Test Project [[2]]

The mapping of test cases with kick start files can be found at Testcase_Kickstart_Mapping

Virtue Disk

• libguestfs

Logging

• serial console
• Anaconda/Logging

Watch Installation Steps

The installation steps can be watched by monitor the terminal output