[et-mgmt-tools] cobbler-1.0.1-2 - build problem using koan

[Adam Rosenwald]

Tom,

Please provide the following info:

    * What does /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/xxxxxxx look like (where xxxxxxxx
      corresponds to your system)?
          o Is xinetd (or standalone tftpd) running?
    * What does the host entry (corresponding to your system) in
      /etc/dhcpd.conf look like?
          o Is dhcpd running?
    * Are you 100% positive that there is an ethernet link on eth0 and
      not on some other NIC? (you may want to try setting ksdevice=link
      in your tftp boot file)?
    * Do you observe dhcp-related noise on the cobbler server (tcpdump,
      etc.) indicating that the provisioned system is communicating
      properly?  Are there any f/w's, vlan issues (you may need a dhcp
      helper address if your system is on a separate vlan than the
      cobbler server), etc. that might interfere with the boot process?
    * Can you provide a more detailed list of what shows up on the
      console during the boot process?

Regards,

 - A.

Tom Brown wrote:
> Hi
>
> I cant use DHCP yet in my prd environment but i can use koan so i can 
> have cobbler rebuild existing hosts.
>
> I have setup a cobbler server and added a test system to that but i 
> encounter an issue when i try and build using koan in that after the 
> client reboots and boots the 'kick' kernel it seems unable to get the 
> kickstart as it starts to ask me which ethernet card to use and also 
> then tries to do a DHCP request.
>
> If i hit the URL that generates the kickstart it seems fine and the 
> network part looks like this apart from the xxxxxx and the 
> 'cobbler.server' hostname
>
> # Use network installation
> url --url=http://cobbler.server/cblr/links/RHEL4-u5-i386
> # Network information
> network --bootproto=static --device=eth0 --onboot=on 
> --ip=10.xxx.xxx.19  --netmask=255.255.254.0 --gateway=10.xxx.xxx.253 
> --nameserver=10.xxx.xxx.117 --hostname=xxxxxxxx
>
> In the grub config on the client before i reboot i see this
>
> title kick1214906905
>    root (hd0,0)
>    kernel /vmlinuz ro root=LABEL=/ 
> ks=http://cobbler.server/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/xxxxxxxx
>    initrd /initrd.img
>
> and the 'cobbler.server' can be resolved from the client using the 
> correct nameserver -
>
> Does anyone have any ideas whats going on as i am stuck?
>
> thanks
>
>
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