On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 09:55:07AM -0400, Mark Hahn wrote: > >>what are your kernel arguments? on a full pxe/nfsroot cluster of mine, > >>/proc/cmdline looks like: > >> > >>ip=dhcp root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=10.50.5.5:/newclu/,rsize=4096,v3,nolock \ > >>rootfstype=ext2 BOOT_IMAGE=bzImage-2.6.22.2 \ > >>ip=10.50.4.1:10.50.5.5:10.50.63.254:255.255.192.0 > >> > >>(to tell you the truth, I don't know why rootfstype=ext2 is in there - > >>maybe it's obsolete...) > > > >Is there some reason for the multiple ip keywords? > > hah, I'd forgotten about that too. the first is the one I put there, > and the second was the result of pxelinux's ipappend. I have had > thoughts of using the ipappend one, rather than relying on the > kernel's internal dhcp. after all, it seems kind of silly to dhcp > as part of pxe, then again in the kernel level autoconfiguration. > the kernel's dhcp also seems to be kinda slow.
Yes, ipappend is enticing for that reason; however HPA's stated preference is ipappend is not used. -- David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my own. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
