Variables

The following Variables do exist in FAI (example values included):

type: int = internal use only; CS used in config space (often defined by *.var)

name	type	example value	created by	used by	comments
BOOT_IMAGE	int	vmlinux-install			may be unset
BROADCAST		192.168.0.127	get-boot-info	scripts/FAIBASE/30-interface
DNSDOMAIN		workgroup.de		task_setup()	just used because cfengine can't use DOMAIN
DNSSRVS		192.168.1.16	dhclient-perl	create_resolv_conf
DNSSRVS_1		192.168.1.16			first element of DNSSRV
DOMAIN		workgroup.de		task_setup() task_prepareapt()
NETMASK		255.255.255.128
NETWORK		192.168.0.0
IPADDR		192.168.0.14
GATEWAYS		192.168.0.1
GATEWAYS_1		192.168.0.1
COLOR_FAI_LOGO	int	1 or 0		prcopyleft()	"0" does not work for installation on x86. Only the Linux Terminal can display the color logo.
DEBIAN_FRONTEND	int	noninteractive		dpkg -i
DO_INIT_TASKS	int	1		fai, task_confdir(), prcopyleft()	1 if doing net installation
FAI		/fai		almost every function
FAI_ACTION		install, sysinfo, softupdate	fai-chboot via kernel command line	save_log_local() save_log_remote_shell() save_log_remote() get_bootp_info() task_action(), fai-savelog-ftp, updatebase
FAI_FLAGS		'createvt sshd'	kernel command line, fai-chboot	define_fai_flags()
FAI_LOCATION		faiserver:/srv/fai/config		get_bootp_info() get_fai_dir() get_fai_cvs()
FAI_LOGPROTO			fai.conf	save_log_remote()	can be removed from fai.conf, should be defined in class/*.var
FAI_REMOTECP		scp	fai.conf	fai-setup, fai-savelog
FAI_REMOTESH		ssh	fai.conf	fai-setup, fai-savelog, task_chboot()
FAI_ROOT		/tmp/target		almost every script
FAI_RUNDATE	int	20060123_163824	task_setup()	fai-savelog
FAI_VERSION	int	FAI 2.10.5		fai, prcopyleft()
HOSTNAME		demohost		very often
HOSTTYPE	int	x86_64	bash variable	prcopyleft
LOGDIR		/tmp/fai	fai	very often
LOGPASSWD			fai.conf	fai-savelog-ftp	maybe removed from fai.conf
LOGREMOTEDIR		upload	fai.conf	fai-savelog-ftp	maybe removed from fai.conf
LOGSERVER			fai.conf	fai-savelog, fai-savelog-ftp	default: LOGSERVER=$SERVER, maybe removed from fai.conf
LOGUSER		fai	fai.conf	fai-setup, fai-savelog, fai-savelog-ftp,task_chboot()	default: LOGUSER= so logging should be disable.
MNTPOINT		/mnt2		/make-fai-nfsroot, fai-mirror, task_mirror()
NFSROOT		/srv/fai/nfsroot/	fai.conf	almost everywhere
PATH	int	/usr/local/sbin:...	fai
SERVERINTERFACE		eth0	fai.conf		only needed when isntall server has multiple interfaces
HOST		demohost			can redefine host name
cfclasses	int	DEFAULT.LINUX.LAST		cfagent scripts
classes	int	DEFAULT LINUX LAST		almost every script
device_size	int	'sda 71687372'		set_disk_info()	all disks and their sizes; may become local variable
disklist		sda	set_disk_info()	setup_harddisks, fai-mount-disk
installserver		kueppers	fai.conf	only for building FAI_LOCATION	unset very early, can be removed
SERVER		kueppers
faimond	int	0			determines if faimond is running
fstab	int	fstab	was used for solaris, fstab -> vfstab	can be removed
ip	int	dhcp		get-boot-info	may be unset after use
mirrorhost		192.168.0.8	fai.conf	make-fai-nfsroot.conf, $FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP
monserver		kueppers	task_confdir	sndmon()	default: monserver=$SERVER, may be removed, but must be set very early
netdevices	int	eth0	get-boot-info	get-boot-info, task_sysinfo
netdevices_all	int	eth0 eth1	get-boot-info	get-boot-info, task_sysinfo
netdevices_up		eth0	get-boot-info	get-boot-info, task_sysinfo
nfsroot	int	/srv/fai/nfsroot/	fai-chboot via kernel append parameter	kernel, fai-chboot	may contain server's IP address
renewclass	int	1		task_defclass()	on softupdate recalculate the list of classes
romountopt	int	-o async,noatime,ro
sndhostname			task_confdir()	sndmon()	sndhostname=$HOSTNAME; client's hostname
sshd		1	define_fai_flags()
createvt		1	define_fai_flags()
terror	int	0		every task can set it
target		/tmp/target			same as $FAI_ROOT
ROOTCMD		'chroot /tmp/target'		almost every script
diskvar	int	/tmp/fai/disk_var.sh			contains $BOOT_PARTITION, $ROOT_PARTITION, $BOOT_DEVICE, $SWAPLIST
lpipe	int	/tmp/fai/logfifo			try to remove the ugly hack using it
rundir	int	/var/run/fai	fai	get_fai_dir(), fai
stamp	int	..._IN_PROGRESS
rcslog	int	$LOGDIR/fai.log
FAI_CONSOLEFONT	CS		class/*.var
FAI_KEYMAP	CS	de	class/*.var
BOOT_PARTITION	CS	/dev/sda1	setup_harddisks	grub/menu.lst/postinst
ROOT_PARTITION	CS	/dev/sda1	setup_harddisks	LILO/20-create-liloconf
UTC	CS	yes	class/*.var	example/simple/scripts
time_zone	CS	Europe/Berlin	class/*.var	example/simple/scripts
liloappend	CS		class/*.var	20-create-liloconf
moduleslist	CS	psmouse	class/*.var	scripts/FAIBASE/10-misc