This is actually a networking problem on my end. Sorry for the noise.
Thanks,
Josh
Josh Miller wrote:
> I've setup a new system in cobbler to build out a VM and when I PXE boot
> using the new system, it is trying to call a kickstart with the name of
> the new system rather than the kickstart file I've specified in both the
> cobbler system and profile.
>
> How do I get cobbler to respect the kickstart file that I specified in
> the system?
>
> I recently upgraded to:
> cobbler-1.6.2-1.el5
>
> When I boot into the system I'm trying to build, it picks up the PXE
> boot and starts into the build and then errs out with the following:
>
> Unable to download the kickstart file. Please modify the kickstart
> parameter below or press Cancel to proceed as an interactive installation.
>
> http://<ip to cobbler server>/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/<hostname>
>
> So it's trying to find a kickstart with the name of the system that I'm
> trying to build, rather than the kickstart specified in the config.
>
> > cobbler system report
> system : krk-smprf01
> profile : centos5_i386
> comment :
> created : Fri Aug 21 10:59:57 2009
> gateway :
> hostname : krk-smprf01.gtld.tld
> image :
> kernel options : {}
> kernel options post : {}
> kickstart : /etc/cobbler/c5-32-lvm-base.ks
> ks metadata : {}
> mgmt classes : []
> modified : Fri Aug 21 10:59:57 2009
> name servers : []
> name servers search : []
> netboot enabled? : True
> owners : ['admin']
> redhat mgmt key : <<inherit>>
> redhat mgmt server : <<inherit>>
> server : <<inherit>>
> template files : {}
> virt cpus : <<inherit>>
> virt file size : <<inherit>>
> virt path : <<inherit>>
> virt ram : <<inherit>>
> virt type : <<inherit>>
> power type : ipmitool
> power address :
> power user :
> power password :
> power id :
> interface : eth0
> mac address : 00:50:56:b5:79:71
> bonding :
> bonding_master :
> bonding_opts :
> is static? : False
> ip address : 10.12.58.71
> subnet :
> static routes : []
> dns name :
> dhcp tag :
> virt bridge :
>
> > cobbler check
> The following potential problems were detected:
> #0: since iptables may be running, ensure 69, 80, and 25151 are unblocked
> #1: yum-utils need to be at least version 1.1.17 for reposync -l,
> current version is 1.1.16
> #2: fencing tools were not found, and are required to use the (optional)
> power management features. install cman to use them
>
>
> Thanks,
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