[et-mgmt-tools] Question about cobbler - variable substitution

[Michael DeHaan]

Rainer Duffner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm doing some tests with cobbler.
> I created a kickstart-template with things like:
>
> network --bootproto=static --device=$ksmetadev --onboot=on --ip=$ksip
> --netmask=$ksnetmask --gateway=$ksgw --nameserver=$ksns
>
> clearpart --all --drives=sda
> part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=sda
> part pv.2 --size=0 --grow --ondisk=sda
> volgroup VolGroup00 --pesize=32768 pv.2
> logvol swap --fstype swap --name=LogVol01 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=512
> --grow --maxsize=$ksmaxswap
> logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=root --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=$ksmaxslash
> logvol /var/log --fstype ext3 --name=varlog --vgname=VolGroup00
> --size=$ksmaxvarlog
> logvol /var/spool --fstype ext3 --name=varspool --vgname=VolGroup00
> --size=$ksmaxvarspool --grow
>
>
> In the "system" config in the webinterface, I have a corresponding
> ksmeta entry:
> ksgw=192.168.1.1 ksmaxslash=5000 ksmaxvarspool=2048 ksip=192.168.1.3
> ksmetadev=eth0 ksnetmask=255.255.255.0 ksmaxswap=1100
> kshostname=host1.intern ksmaxvarlog=2048 ksns=192.168.1.2
>
> I can see that the kickstart file that is being fetched doesn't have all
> the expansions, yet.
>
> It's fetched from
> http://server//cblr/kickstarts/RHEL5.1-i386-mailserver/ks.cfg
>   

How are you installing?

PXE menus?   Koan with --profile?    These use the kickstart rendering.

PXE with a set MAC address?  Koan with --system?   These use the 
kickstarts_sys rendering.