I too have run into this issue. Just like Orion, the solution for me was 'spanning-tree portfast' on the switch port itself on our Cisco switches. The issue seems to be compounded by the fact that kickstart installs seem to insist on requesting a DHCP address 3 times during the install process. Which I think is why the install will sometimes progress further only to fail again at a later point.
byron -----Original Message----- From: cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Orion Poplawski Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 1:25 PM To: cobbler mailing list Subject: Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: > I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of > various flavors with RHEL5 > > I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses to be > PXE-booted/net-installed > > I suspect a FUBAR from the guy that manages the DNS/DHCP, but I need more > evidence. > > When it tries to PXE-boot, I get "PXE-E11: ARP Timeout" a few times and then, > maybe, it will proceed. I've seen issues somewhat similar on switches that take a long time to run spanning tree protocol checks before bringing up the port. Disabling that (port-fast in cisco lingo I think) helps. -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA/CoRA Division FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane or...@cora.nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.cora.nwra.com _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
