[Bug 1803667] Re: new requirement for Automatic Installation

[vmware-gos-Yuhua]

Hi Joshua,
    >   document here:

    >   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/AutomatedServerInstalls

    >   I am going to mark this opinion and ask that if you have any
further requests or questions that you add them to the discourse above.


Thanks very much.  I have two questions:

1) 
Currently we have three types of iso: ubuntu live server, ubuntu server and ubuntu desktop. 
the ubuntu live server use installer subiquity and the other two use installer ubiquity based on debain-installer  

The document say the feature "automated installation" will be
implemented in the server installer for 20.04.

Will it be implemented in ubuntu live server or ubuntu server or both ?
Does the ubuntu desktop will support this feature ?


2)
    >  The following section in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/AutomatedServerInstalls
    >    Providing the autoinstall file
    >       The autoinstall file can be provided in the following ways:

    >       1) As /autoinstall.yaml in the initrd

    >       2) As /autoinstall.yaml on the install media

    >       3) As /autoinstall.yaml on a filesystem with label
"autoinstall"

    >       4) Via a http or https (or maybe tftp) URL on the kernel
command line


For option 2), Does the install media means the same CD/DVD as ubuntu iso or individual CD/DVD ? 


Thanks
Yuhua Zou

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Title:
  new requirement for Automatic Installation

Status in base-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in subiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  Some linux distributions(such as SLES and redhat) support to scan the
  other CD/DVD with OEMDRV label to get the answers file automatically
  for automatic installation and there is no need to change offical ISO.

  But for ubuntu, it's much more complicated and it's different to
  customize different types of ISOs(ubuntu 18.04-desktop.iso ubuntu
  18.04-server.iso, ubuntu 18.04-live-server.iso).

  Would ubuntu have any plan to support this way to install OS
  automatically like SLES/redhat ?

  Thanks.

  Best regards
  Yuhua Zou

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