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

[Adam Rosenwald]

Tom Brown wrote:
>
>> Sorry.  You could have also overridden the kernel options in koan 
>> itself:
>>
>>     * koan ... --kopts='ip=10.xxx.xxx.19 netmask=255.255.254.0
>>       gateway=10.xxx.xxx.253 dns=10.xxx.xxx.117'
>>
>> Basically koan doesn't make use of the cobbler's own --ip, --gateway, 
>> --subnet variables when interfacing with grubby to create the grub 
>> config file; rather it /only/ makes use of --kopts.  This is rather 
>> nonintuitive, and it's difficult for me to think of a situation where 
>> one is attempting to reprovision (via koan --replace-self) a system, 
>> yet not want import those cobbler dictionary values (ip, subnet, 
>> etc.) into grub kernel arguments.
>>
>> Then, there is the problem of precedence: do --ip, --subnet, etc. 
>> override --kopts='ip=... netmask=...' if both are declared?  Or vice 
>> versa?  This is a policy decision which Michael shouldn't have to 
>> worry about enforcing.  Rather, it may be more relevant to update the 
>> cobbler wiki under 'koan replace-self procedure'.
>>
>
>
> OK to confirm in my own mind ;)
>
> You need to add network info to both the cobbler variables and also 
> ksmeta variables at system configuration time in order to get the 
> replace-self to work correctly?
No.  You need to do specify the kopts variables on either the cobbler 
end or the koan end.

    * cobbler ... --kopts='<kernel args>'

or

    * koan ... --kopts='<kernel args>'

FYI,

-A.
>
> thanks
>
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