James,
Curious - is something from the kickstart_done that does the right thing as far
as ensuring "kick start" that KOAN initially uses isn't copied over or
something like that? To be honest, that's what it feels like is happening ...
once installed the VM doesn't have the ability to boot off the installed
bootloader and then simply uses the same "kickstart" to reinstall again...
I don't know if this may be the issue but at the end of my kickstart, it looks
liek the following:
$SNIPPET('kickstart_done')
%end
Is that out of order maybe?
Thanks!
Flossy
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scot Floess" <sflo...@redhat.com>
> To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:20:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 using
> CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> James,
> Interesting!
> So I have an old kickstart I've been using since Cobbler 1.6x days... In it I
> have $kickstart_done - but when executing
> cobbler system getks --name=centos-workstation
> I see it is not expanded!
> So I added the snippet to the end of my kickstart like so:
> $SNIPPET('kickstart_done')
> And now see:
> wget "http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/centos-workstation"; -O
> /root/cobbler.ks
> wget "http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/trig/mode/post/system/centos-workstation"; -O
> /dev/null
> However, I am still getting the reinstall happening...
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Cammarata" <j...@sngx.net>
>
> > To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org>
>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:37:53 PM
>
> > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 using
> > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
>
> > Do you also have the kickstart done ($SNIPPET('kickstart_done')) snippet
> > included in your %post section? That is the piece which notifies the
> > cobbler
> > server the PXE is complete and toggles the netboot-enabled flag.
>
> > On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Scot Floess < sflo...@redhat.com > wrote:
>
> > > I should say I also tried setting netboot-enabled to 0 and verify its not
> > > enabled in the UI...
> >
>
> > > > From: "Scot Floess" < sflo...@redhat.com >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > To: "cobbler mailing list" < cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 12:33:29 PM
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4
> > > > using
> > > > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Bryan,
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Thanks for the response!
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Alas this isn't a netboot problem - although at first glance I thought
> > > > you
> > > > were correct. Unfortunately, I'm watching my VM reinstall itself again
> > > > :(
> > >
> >
>
> > > > It's almost like I "koan --replace-self" but that's not what I told it
> > > > to
> > > > do.
> > > > In fact, this is what I executed:
> > >
> >
>
> > > > koan --server=cobbler --system=centos-workstation --virt
> > >
> >
>
> > > > I literally see the VM install itself, bootloader installs then the VM
> > > > shutdown and is started up again and its as if I initiated the original
> > > > "
> > > > koan --server=cobbler --system=centos-workstation --virt"
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Flossy
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > From: "Bryan Hughes" < bhug...@gisfederal.com >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > To: "cobbler mailing list" < cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:24:53 AM
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4
> > > > > using
> > > > > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > it is because of the "Netboot Enabled" flag in cobbler.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > After the node begins its kickstart either change netboot enabled to
> > > > > false
> > > > > (unchecked) in GUI or run the following command:
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > cobbler system edit --name=<hostname> --netboot-enabled=0
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > That should fix it for you.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > Make sure you do it AFTER it begins PXE (so during DHCP stage is
> > > > > fine,
> > > > > right
> > > > > after it gets its IP).
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > On 11/26/13, 9:30 AM, Scot Floess wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > All,
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > I'm somewhat confounded by what I'm seeing when using KOAN. I have
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > machine
> > > > > > running CentOS 6.4 and installed CentOS-Xen using para
> > > > > > virtualization
> > > > > > (my
> > > > > > hardware on this box doesn't support full virtualization)...
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > I had an old VM I created under CentOS 5.9 Xen which I migrated
> > > > > > over
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > new machine and it runs fine...
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > However, I am trying to spin up a new VM and what I see happening
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > install proceeds as expected (again using KOAN). I see in VNC when
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > boot
> > > > > > loader installs and then the VM attempts to reboot and run... What
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > does
> > > > > > next is not expected: the install proceeds again...and this
> > > > > > continues
> > > > > > forever... Once it reinstalls, it reboots and reinstalls again...
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > This all works fine under CentOS 5.x - so it could be Xen 4.2 or it
> > > > > > could
> > > > > > just be me :) Which, BTW, CentOS-Xen is 4.2 I believe.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > Thanks ahead of time...
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > Flossy
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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