Dan White <y...@comcast.net> wrote: >On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: > >> 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. > >OK, that could explain the PXE-boot problem, but what about the other part ? > >When it gets into anaconda, it hangs on a screen that says: >----------------------- >Error downloading kickstart file: > >Unable to download the kickstart file. Please modify the >kickstart parameter below or press Cancel to proceed as an >iteractive installation. > >http://<IP of cobbler server>/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/<system name from Cobbler> >------------------------ >The URL is not the problem. I can type that URL into any other machine on the >network and get the kickstart file. >On the suggestion of a co-worker, I booted the same G5 with a CentOS 6 LiveCD, >configured its network interface and was able to bring up the kickstart file >in a ForeFox browser. > >I have loaded/booted several other machines from this samre server, so I am >confident that the problem is not on the cobbler server. Being able to get to >the KS file with the CentOS LiveCD says to me that the G5 is not the problem. >I suspect the problem is somewhere between the two machines.
I have encountered this twice in recent days. In each case, I just rebooted the target, and this time it worked. Sure would like to know what's causing this. _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
