AutoYaST compatibility reference

Let's describe which sections and elements from an AutoYaST profile are (or will be) supported in Agama. In some cases, you might find a table with the following columns:

• AutoYaST: name of the AutoYaST element.
• Supported: whether it is (or will be) supported. The meaning of each value is:
  • Yes: fully supported.
  • Planned: not supported yet, but there are plans to support it.
  • Undecided: no decision about whether it should be supported.
  • No: there are no plans for supporting that element.
• Agama: name of the Agama element.
• Comment: any comment or reason about the element.

files

There are plans to support this section in the future.

iscsi-client

There are plans to support this section in the future.

kdump

There are plans to support this section in the future.

keyboard

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
keymap	yes	localization.keyboard
capslock	no
delay	no
discaps	no
numlock	no
rate	no
scrlock	no
tty	no

language

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
language	yes	localization.language
languages	no

networking

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
backend	no		Only NetworkManager is supported.
dhcp_options	no
dns	no
ipv6	yes		It affects method4 and method6.
keep_install_network	no
managed	no
modules	no
net-udev	no
routing	no
s390-devices	no
setup_before_proposal	no
strict_IP_check_timeout	no
virt_bridge_proposal	no

networking/interfaces[]

This section is supported. It corresponds to Agama connections, but the format is not exactly the same.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
device	yes	interface
name	yes	id
description	no
bootproto	no	method6	Different set of values.
startmode	no		Do not set up network connections you won't use.
lladdr	yes	macAddress
ifplugd_priority	no		Not relevant (no ifplugd support).
usercontrol	no
dhclient_set_hostname	no
ipaddr	yes	network.connections[].address[]
prefixlen	yes	network.connections[].address[]
netmask	yes	network.connections[].address[]
aliases	yes	network.connections[].address[]
broadcast	yes	network.connections[].address[]
network	yes	network.connections[].address[]
mtu	no
ethtool_options	no
wireless	yes	wireless	It uses a different format.
dhclient_set_down_link	no
dhclient_set_default_route	no
zone	no
firewall	no
bonding_master	planned
bonding_module_opts	yes	network.connections[].bond.options
bonding_slave0	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave1	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave2	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave3	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave4	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave5	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave6	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave7	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave8	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bonding_slave9	yes	network.connections[].bond.ports
bridge	planned
bridge_forwarddelay	planned
bridge_ports	planned
bridge_stp	planned
vlan_id	planned
wireless_auth_mode	yes
wireless_ap	no
wireless_bitrate	no
wireless_ca_cert	no
wireless_channel	no
wireless_client_cert	no
wireless_client_key	no
wireless_client_key_password	no
wireless_default_key	no
wireless_eap_auth	no
wireless_eap_mode	no
wireless_essid	yes	ssid
wireless_frequency	no
wireless_key	no
wireless_key_0	no
wireless_key_1	no
wireless_key_2	no
wireless_key_3	no
wireless_key_length	no
wireless_mode	yes	mode
wireless_nick	no
wireless_nwid	no
wireless_peap_version	no
wireless_power	no
wireless_wpa_anonid	no
wireless_wpa_identity	no
wireless_wpa_password	yes	password
wireless_wpa_psk	yes	password

proxy

There are plans to support this section in the future. Meanwhile set the proxy using the kernels' command line.

scripts

This section is supported.

scripts/pre-scripts[]

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
filename	yes	scripts.pre[].name
location	yes	scripts.pre[].url
source	yes	scripts.pre[].body
interpreter	no		Use the shebang line in your scripts.
feedback	no
feedback_type	no
debug	no
notification	no
param-list	no
rerun	no

scripts/postpartitioning-scripts[]

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
filename	yes	scripts.postPartitioning[].name
location	yes	scripts.postPartitioning[].url
source	yes	scripts.postPartitioning[].body
interpreter	no		Use the shebang line in your scripts.
feedback	no
feedback_type	no
debug	no
notification	no
param-list	no
rerun	no

scripts/chroot-scripts[]

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
filename	yes	scripts.chroot[].name
location	yes	scripts.chroot[].url
source	yes	scripts.chroot[].body
interpreter	no		Use the shebang line in your scripts.
feedback	no
feedback_type	no
debug	no
notification	no
param-list	no
rerun	no

scripts/post-scripts[]

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
filename	yes	scripts.init[].name
location	yes	scripts.init[].url
source	yes	scripts.init[].body
interpreter	no		Use the shebang line in your scripts.
feedback	no
feedback_type	no
debug	no
notification	no
param-list	no
rerun	no

scripts/init-scripts[]

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
filename	yes	scripts.init[].name
location	yes	scripts.init[].url
source	yes	scripts.init[].body
rerun	no

services-manager

There are plans to support this section in the future. Meanwhile you can use post-installation scripts to handle these cases.

software

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
do_online_update	no		No 2nd stage
install_recommended	no
instsource	no
kernel	no
packages[]	planned
post-packages[]	no
patterns[]	yes	software.patterns[]
products[]	yes	software.id
remove-packages[]	no
remove-patterns[]	no
remove-products[]	no

suse_register

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
do_registration	yes		The whole suse_register section is ignored if "false".
email	yes	product.registrationEmail
install_updates	no
reg_code	yes	product.registrationCode
reg_server	planned
reg_server_cert	planned
reg_server_cert_fingerprint	planned
reg_server_cert_fingerprint_type	planned
addons	yes	product.addons[]	The addon version value is optional, see details below.
slp_discovery	planned

If the addon version is not specified in the Agama installation profile it is automatically found in the list of the available addons on the server. It is mandatory only when the addon is available in multiple versions to explicitly select which one to install. In AutoYaST the version was always mandatory.

timezone

This section is supported.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
timezone	yes	localization.timezone
hwclock	no

users[]

This section is supported. Only the root and the first user are considered.

AutoYaST	Supported	Agama	Notes
username	yes	user.userName
fullName	yes	user.fullName
password	yes	user.password
encrypted	yes	user.hashedPassword	If set to true, it uses "hashedPassword" instead of "password"
authorized_keys	yes	root.sshPublicKey	It only considers a single key.

Unsupported sections

The following sections are not supported and we do not plan to support them in the future.

• add-on
• audit-laf
• auth-client
• configuration_management
• deploy_image
• dhcp-server
• dns-server
• fcoe-client
• firstboot
• ftp-server
• general
• groups
• host
• http-server
• mail
• nfs
• nfs_server
• nis
• nis_server
• ntp-client
• printer
• report
• samba-client
• sound
• squid
• ssh_import
• sysconfig
• tftp-server
• upgrade