[Spacewalk-list] pxe boot

Bushby, Bruce (London)(c) bbushby at maninvestments.com
Fri Jan 22 17:00:35 UTC 2010


We use dhcp :)  I pass hostname=<hostname> as a kernel arg and a python
preinstall script collects it from /proc/cmdline

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Sent: 22 January 2010 16:52
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Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] pxe boot

> ok i understand, but when do you configure the ip adresses for the
machines?


>

> I make custom boot.iso images and mount then via HP's media manager 
> applet. I also upload the iso to the data stores in vmware ESX farm.
> It's not ideal but it does get the installs going.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of rob morrien
> Sent: 22 January 2010 16:12
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> Subject: [Spacewalk-list] pxe boot
>
> Hello to all,
>
> at this moment i have a problem that we are not allowed to use the pxe

> boot.
>
> that means when i have a new system we can't load any centos/rhel 
> software on it.
>
> Has somebody a workaround for this?
>
>
> regards rob
>
>
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