[et-mgmt-tools] Re: Getting started with cobbler

[Michael DeHaan]

drew einhorn wrote:
> Next problem.
>
> Now that I have the the firewall fixed to allow incomining tftp 
> requests for the PXE boot.
> Things perk along for a while, then it tries to get the kickstart file 
> from
>
>   http://<server-ip>/cblr/kickstarts_sys/<client-MAC>/ks.cfg
>
> Ok, add one more rule to the firewall config.
>
> Oops, there's no http server running on the server.

"cobbler check" (see also: manpage) can be used to detect basic problems 
in a server configuration, however it doesn't check
for service start/stop states.   This is something that can be added to 
the TODO list.   Not a bad idea :)

Examining the firewall configuration may also prove interesting.

--Michael





>
> On 6/29/07, *drew einhorn* < drew.einhorn at gmail.com 
> <mailto:drew.einhorn at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Figured out the answers to my questions.
>
>     The server is a CentOS5 box and I needed to add some rules to
>     the default firewall settings.
>
>     And there is a searchable archive of this list at
>     http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.et-mgmt-tools
>     <http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.et-mgmt-tools>
>
>     On 6/29/07, drew einhorn <drew.einhorn at gmail.com
>     <mailto:drew.einhorn at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > Set up my first cobbler server.
>     >
>     > Tried my first PXE boot.
>     >
>     > After a brief burst of activity the PXE boot dies complaining
>     about a
>     > tftp open timeout.
>     >
>     > Took a look at the network traffic using wireshark.
>     >
>     > I see what appears to be normal RARP/ARP/DHCP traffic where the
>     host doing the
>     > PXE boot gets an IP number, etc.
>     >
>     > The host then sends the server a:
>     > TFTP read request for /pxelinux.0
>     >
>     > The server immediately replies with
>     > ICMP
>     > Type 3 (Destination Unreachable)
>     > Code 10 (Host Administratievely prohibited)
>     >
>     > Have not found any other error messages etc.
>     >
>     > Found the archives for this list but as far as I can tell they
>     are not
>     > searchable.
>     >
>     > --
>     > Drew Einhorn
>     >
>
>
>     --
>     Drew Einhorn
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Drew Einhorn
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