Install ZFS root with FAI?

[Steffen Grunewald]

On Sun, 2018-11-04 at 12:35:12 +0100, Robert Markula wrote:
> Hi Remy,
>
> how do you ensure the ZFS kernel module is present on the Debian
> NFSroot? Adding
>
> PACKAGES install
> zfs-dkms
> zfsutils-linux
>
> to /etc/fai/NFSROOT does not seem to build the ZFS kernel module.

Add a hook:

--- /etc/fai/nfsroot-hooks/90-zfs ---
#!/bin/bash

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
$ROOTCMD dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive spl-dkms
$ROOTCMD dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive zfs-dkms
--- ---

Yes, that's kind of garters and belts, but it works.

- S

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