[et-mgmt-tools] Cobbler install/kickstart question

[Maute, Kevin P CTR AFRL/VAOO]

Michael,

When you say DVD import do you literally mean DVD?  I created a HD
filesystem which was the standard copy of all the Server CDs DLed from
RHN.  I actually DID get a DVD from the RHCT class I took last month
:-).  And, yes I did do a cobbler import as we discussed previously.

Also, I removed all the distros and profiles that cobbler created (using
cobbler {distro,profile} remove!) and recreated them.  I just noticed
the dates in /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror has old dates for the repodata &
repoview dirs.  Is this copying the repo metadata from my local repo or
creating new dirs? 

Lastly, I did retain the variables in the original ks template from
/etc/cobbler.  In the "output" ks file I see the comment about the add'l
repos but the $yum_repo_stanza appears to be empty as there is no value
on the next line.  BTW, $yum_config_stanza does expand to "wget ..." so
it is expanding "some" vars.  I assume $kickstart_done is a sentinel
variable as it also does not generate any strings.

I tried again (@clustering) and still get grief.

Stepping back, what I would like is not only the clustering and later vt
support but also EPEL as well.  Interestingly, everytime I do a distro
and profile I DO get the correspondnig xen one as well.  

Currently, my local repo is:

/home/repos
|
-- EPEL5
|
--RHEL5 (all Server discs which include Clustering* and VT
directories/RPMs)

What is the recommended way to (recreate) my repo(s) and get
cobbler/kickstart to play well with others?

Thanks,
Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: et-mgmt-tools-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:et-mgmt-tools-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Michael DeHaan
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:50 AM
> To: Fedora/Linux Management Tools
> Subject: Re: [et-mgmt-tools] Cobbler install/kickstart question
> 
> Maute, Kevin P CTR AFRL/VAOO wrote:
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > Be kind to a newbie. Michael has been a big help but now I need to 
> > expand my net.
> >
> > I am moving at a pretty good pace now that I found cobbler 
> but I am a 
> > bit stuck. I am trying to get kickstart to recognize the 
> RPMs in the 
> > Cluster dir of RHEL5 Sever. It shows up correctly in my 
> local repo but 
> > everytime I add it to my ks package list I get the dreaded 
> > Abort/Continue dialog. I realize this might be better asked on the 
> > kickstart list BUT I thought I would start here since I see 
> a lot of 
> > virtualization activity which from a kickstart perspective 
> is probably 
> > similar...
> >
> 
> This sounds like a good question for this list to me, 
> especially if it 
> involves setting up RHEL 5 with your Cobbler boot server.
> 
> Quick question -- Did you start your configuration with an DVD import 
> using "cobbler import" ? If so, cobbler should be keeping 
> track of the 
> individual "split" repos for RHEL5, and making them available in the 
> kickstart file. It should have also ran createrepo on each split 
> repository such that it has correct yum metadata.
> 
> Basically if you look at the rendered kickstart file in 
> /var/www/cobbler/kickstarts/$name (this is the output of cobbler, not 
> the input), you should see a couple of extra "repo"
> lines that represent the additional repos that have been attached.
> 
> If you are not using a kickstart template based off one of 
> the ones that 
> shipped in cobbler (/etc/cobbler/*.ks) you may be missing the 
> directive 
> ($yum_repo_stanza) that allows
> for attaching of these associated repos automatically. To see what 
> kickstart template you are using, run "cobbler profile report 
> $profilename".
> 
> --Michael
> 
> 
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> > *--------------------------------------------*
> > *Kevin Maute*
> > Sr. Linux/Unix System Administrator
> > RCF Information Systems
> > AFRL/VAOO Contractor
> > 937.255.1810
> > kevin.maute at wpafb.af.mil
> >
> > 
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