UUID and kickstart

[John Summerfield]

Phillip Groven wrote:
>  
> 
> I am trying to kickstart a server based on the UUID
> 
> When I look in the HP ilo the UUID is listed as 
> 
> 368132USM53402MA
> 
> The server is an HP DL360
> 
> When I run dmidecode I get the following UUID
> 
> dmidecode |grep UUID
> 
>                 UUID: 33363831-3334-5553-4D35-333430324D41
> 
> 1. Why are they different?
> 
> 2. Can I use the HPILO UUID to kickstart a box?
> 
>  
> 
> 3. Should I be using the 32 bit number?
> 
> I believe the UUID should be a file in  
> 
> /tftpboot/pxeboot/pxelinux.cfg

Something like that. See what tftpd logs, and whether you can map that 
back to your documentation.

> 
>  
> 
> 4. What should be in this file?
>
A standard pxelinux configuration, much like the syslinux config on your 
CD or DVD.


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