Re: kickstart install/ RHEL 4 update 2/ IBM Blade Center

[John Summerfied <debian herakles homelinux org>]

Marc M wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am setting up a kickstart installation on an IBM blade server with RHEL 4
> update 2.  There is a management server with a web interface that allows me
> to restart blades, etc.  The management server is also the DHCP server and
> they are all on 192 addresses.  The repository is on the management server
> and there is a /tftpboot directory.
>
> I am still having trouble with the services somewhere.  When it boots up to
> (blade 1 for example), I get messages saying that it is looking for
> DHCP....then an ARP timeout.  It does display the MAC address so the client
> and server do connect.  I am pretty sure the PXE part is set up right as
> well.
>
> I am not sure how to make ARP and/or TFTP not time out.  Is TFTP too wimpy
> to use for this?  Should I be using ftp or http instead?  I have tried via
> http and also via ftp and both times they have failed because I don't quite
> get it to find the right information.

Methinks you're barking up the wrong tree.
Check dchpd messages in /var/logs/messages on the server to verify 
leases are being issued.

Snoop the traffic with tcpdump, ethereal or similar to see what's being 
said.

All the protocols work fine, it's more likely there's some misconfiguration.



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