37. BootZIPL

Module containing specific functions for ZIPL configuration and installation

37.1. Authors

  • Joachim Plack <jplack@suse.de>

  • Jiri Srain <jsrain@suse.cz>

  • Philipp Thomas <pth@suse.de>

37.2. Summary of Module Globals

List of Global Functions

  • BootZIPL - Constructor

  • FlagOnetimeBoot - Set section to boot on next reboot.

  • GetFunctions - Return map of provided functions

  • Initializer - Initializer of S390 bootloader

  • Propose - Propose bootloader settings

  • Read - Read settings from disk

  • Save - Save all bootloader configuration files to the cache of the PlugLib PlugLib must be initialized properly !!!

  • Summary - Display bootloader summary

  • Update - Update read settings to new version of configuration files

  • Write - Write bootloader settings to disk

  • updateHardwareConfig - Update /etc/sysconfig/hardware configuration Use data from install.inf file

List of Global Variables

    37.3. Global Functions

    37.3.1. BootZIPL

    Constructor

    Return value

    • void

    37.3.2. FlagOnetimeBoot

    Set section to boot on next reboot.

    Function parameters

    • string section

    Return value

    • boolean - true on success

    37.3.3. GetFunctions

    Return map of provided functions

    Return value

    • map<string, any> - a map of functions (eg. $["write"::Write])

    37.3.4. Initializer

    Initializer of S390 bootloader

    Return value

    • void

    37.3.5. Propose

    Propose bootloader settings

    Return value

    • void

    37.3.6. Read

    Read settings from disk

    Function parameters

    • boolean reread

    • boolean avoid_reading_device_map

    Return value

    • boolean - true on success

    37.3.7. Save

    Save all bootloader configuration files to the cache of the PlugLib PlugLib must be initialized properly !!!

    Function parameters

    • boolean clean

    • boolean init

    • boolean flush

    Return value

    • boolean - true if success

    37.3.8. Summary

    Display bootloader summary

    Return value

    • list<string> - a list of summary lines

    37.3.9. Update

    Update read settings to new version of configuration files

    Return value

    • void

    37.3.10. Write

    Write bootloader settings to disk

    Return value

    • boolean - true on success

    37.3.11. updateHardwareConfig

    Update /etc/sysconfig/hardware configuration Use data from install.inf file

    Return value

    • boolean - true on success

    37.4. Global Variables

    37.5. Module Requirements

    37.5.1. Module Imports

    • BootArch
    • BootCommon
    • Installation
    • Kernel
    • Mode
    • Stage

    37.5.2. Module Includes

    • bootloader/generic/dialogs.ycp
    • bootloader/routines/popups.ycp
    • bootloader/zipl/helps.ycp