On 27/02/09 17:33, Sean McGrath wrote:
> David Garcia - ONPIT stated:
>    
>> Sean McGrath wrote:
>>      
>>> David Garcia - ONPIT stated:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure whether this is a bug or an enhancement request..
>>>>
>>>> For x86 machines, whenever we add a new client it'll create specific
>>>> entries on /tftpboot for that client based in its mac address. We use
>>>>   this in our environment to have fixed DHCP entries.
>>>>
>>>> However, we can't do that for sparc machines at the moment since no
>>>> specific entries are created in
>>>> http://$SERVER_IP:555/var/ai/image-server/images/$IMAGE-CONTAINER
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We workarounded this by adding a link to the AI folder with the mac
>>>> address of our client so we can have this feature on sparc machines.
>>>> I'll explain it better with an example:
>>>>
>>>> - installadm create-service -n snv_106_sparc -s $ISO
>>>> /export/macroroot/snv_106_sparc/
>>>> - installadm create-client -n snv_106_sparc -e $MAC -t
>>>> /export/macroroot/snv_106_sparc/
>>>> - ln -s /export/macroroot/snv_106_sparc/
>>>> /var/ai/image-server/images/export/macroroot/$MAC
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>    installadm should create that symlink for you.
>>>
>>>    My installadm version is:
>>> VERSION:  11.11,REV=2009.02.16.04.00
>>>     (and will be updated again real soon).
>>>    installadm gets a good deal of fixes all the time, updating it every
>>>    two weeks at least can be a good idea.
>>>
>>>    It creates the symlinks fine here on my server.
>>>
>>> Sean.
>>> .
>>>
>>>        
>> I indeed updated it, actually 2 hours before I sent the email.
>>      
>
>    Possible bug then.  installadm create-service calls the setup-image script
>     which has this code.
>    

I'm afraid you misread my email. If you read it again you'll notice I 
was referring on adding a *new client*, not a new service (which works 
perfectly in my system)

David

> .
>    
>> David
>>
>>      
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Now we can set our DHCP server with the following entries:
>>>>
>>>> ->  BootSrvA: $SERVER_IP
>>>> ->  BootFile: http://$SERVER_IP:5555/cgi-bin/wanboot-cgi
>>>> ->  Rootpath: http://$SERVER_IP:5555/export/microroot/$MAC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Which will be a fixed entry given that the link above would be
>>>> maintained by create-client and delete-client.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is this issue already known or discussed?
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>          

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