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<div>I forgot to address #3,</div>
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<div>3) If there is a running machine and by mistake it boot up with PXE . This can reformat the machine and install the OS. How can i overcome this ?<br>
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<div>By default, if you are using the cobbler piece, once a machine is kickstarted, a flag gets flipped preventing the system from rekickstarting…</div>
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<div>See <b>cobbler system edit --netboot-enabled=<i>false</i></b></div>
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<div> If set false, the system will be provisionable through koan but not through standard</div>
<div> PXE. This will allow the system to fall back to default PXE boot behavior without</div>
<div> deleting the cobbler system object. The default value allows PXE. Cobbler contains a</div>
<div> PXE boot loop prevention feature (pxe_just_once, can be enabled in /etc/cobbler/set-</div>
<div> tings) that can automatically trip off this value after a system gets done installing.</div>
<div> This can prevent installs from appearing in an endless loop when the system is set to</div>
<div> PXE first in the BIOS order.</div>
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<div>When you perform a <b>cobbler system report</b>, look for the following setting:</div>
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<div>Netboot Enabled : True</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Mohit Vadhera <<a href="mailto:project.linux.proj@gmail.com">project.linux.proj@gmail.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span>spacewalk-list <<a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday, February 11, 2013 2:44 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>spacewalk-list <<a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[Spacewalk-list] Questions on kickstart<br>
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<div>I am following the url to configure Kickstart <a href="https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/HowToKickstartCobbler">
https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/HowToKickstartCobbler</a> . I have few questions to test for one machine and bigger network. I didn't work on Kickstart that much.<br>
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<div>1) I want the kickstart to test for one IP. How can i restrict for one IP . Do I need to give below statements in dhcpd.conf for one IP or any better way ?<br>
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host test {<br>
hardware ethernet 00:50:56:99:15:d6;<br>
fixed-address 192.20.3.250;<br>
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<div>2) In a bigger network where multi subnets works. How should I install new OS on the new machine. Do I need to restrict dhcpd.conf every time to restrict one IP. How will i manage ?<br>
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<div>3) If there is a running machine and by mistake it boot up with PXE . This can reformat the machine and install the OS. How can i overcome this ?<br>
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