installation/automation-script.sh: Redirect all the output to a log file (append mode).

installation/automation-script.sh

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 # It automates the process of installing MCA on a KVM.
 # It then scans some desired directories. No need to reboot to get a scan.
 
+LOG_FILE=/var/log/test-script-deployment.log
+
+# redirect stdout and stderr to $LOG_FILE
+exec >> $LOG_FILE 2>&1
 
 ### INSTALL DEPENDENCIES
 WENDELIN_REFERENCE=test-suite-001
@@ -27,13 +31,16 @@ FLB_PATH=/opt/${FLUENTBIT_NAME_AND_VERSION}
 MCA_PATH=/opt/${MCA_NAME_AND_VERSION}
 MCA_CONF_PATH=${MCA_PATH}/etc/
 
+echo -e "\nInstalling packages from Debian repositories...\n"
 # utility packages
 apt -y install ${APT_UTILITY_PACKAGES}
 # specific packages
 apt -y install ${APT_SPECIFIC_PACKAGES}
 # our own packages
+echo -e "\nDownloading packages from OBS repositories...\n"
 wget ${MCA_PACKAGE_URL}
 wget ${FLUENTBIT_PACKAGE_URL}
+echo -e "\nInstalling packages from OBS repositories...\n"
 apt -y install ./${MCA_PACKAGE_FILE}
 apt -y install ./${FLUENTBIT_PACKAGE_FILE}
 
@@ -71,7 +78,11 @@ FLB_CONF=${MCA_PATH}/etc/flb.conf
 LOG=/var/log/metadata_collect.log
 
 PATH_TO_SCAN=/bin
+echo -e "\nScanning and sending content in $PATH_TO_SCAN ...\n"
 ${BINARY} ${PATH_TO_SCAN} ${FLB} ${FLB_PLUGIN} ${FLB_CONF} ${LOG}
 
 PATH_TO_SCAN=/sbin
+echo -e "\nScanning and sending content in $PATH_TO_SCAN ...\n"
 ${BINARY} ${PATH_TO_SCAN} ${FLB} ${FLB_PLUGIN} ${FLB_CONF} ${LOG}
+
+echo -e "\nBuild successful, connect to:\n"