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=== Logging ===
=== Logging ===
* installer cannot transfer anaconda logs by virtio
* installer cannot transfer anaconda logs by virtio
 
= Usage=
* The test result can be read directly from the test results, but errors do not block the installation should be read from the anaconda logs
= Getting Help =
= Getting Help =
If you still don't understand why your update failed the test, if you think there's something wrong in our test or its documentation or if you have any other suggestions, please [[AutoQA#Communicate|contact us]].
If you still don't understand why your update failed the test, if you think there's something wrong in our test or its documentation or if you have any other suggestions, please [[AutoQA#Communicate|contact us]].

Revision as of 06:51, 7 March 2012

What Is Rats Install

rats_install test is a simple Python tool to test the daily Fedora tree compose.

How Does Rats Install Work

rats_install test the Fedora tree compose by installing the guest with virt-install and get the install logs by serial console and virtio.

  • Test is triggered by compose watcher
  • Event post-tree-comose
  • virt-install is used to install guest from tree compose
  • Terminal output is got by serial console
  • Guest installation logs are transfered by virtio

Understanding Failures

Boot Method

  • installer fails to boot as a KVM guest
  • Dependency

Package Repository

  • Unable to read metadata from package repositories

Package Set

  • Dependency problems while resolving package list
  • File conflicts during package install
  • Improperly formatted comps.xml data

Partation

  • Partation error with ks file

Bootloader

  • Fail to install bootloaer

Kickstart Delivery

  • installer cannot mount ks file

Serial Console

  • installer cannot finish install with serial console

Logging

  • installer cannot transfer anaconda logs by virtio

Usage

  • The test result can be read directly from the test results, but errors do not block the installation should be read from the anaconda logs

Getting Help

If you still don't understand why your update failed the test, if you think there's something wrong in our test or its documentation or if you have any other suggestions, please contact us.