James,
OK I ensured:
/etc/cobbler/settings:
pxe_just_once: 1
-and-
My kickstart ends with:
$SNIPPET('kickstart_done')
%end
I'm seeing exactly the same behavior... In fact I just koan'd a new instance
and its now on it's second install all by itself...
I am absolutely at a loss... This all worked for me using stock CentOS 5.x
hosts... Really the difference is I'm using Xen as supported under CentOS 6.4 -
so not sure if that has anything to do with this or not...
----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Cammarata" <j...@sngx.net>
> To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 2:59:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 using
> CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> Yes, it should be the last thing before the %end, as you have it.
> Have you also set pxe_just_once:1 in your cobbler settings?
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Scot Floess < sflo...@redhat.com > wrote:
> > 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
>
> > > 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:
> >
>
> > > $SNIPPET('kickstart_done')
> >
>
> > > And now see:
> >
>
> > > wget " http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/centos-workstation " -O
> > > /root/cobbler.ks
> >
>
> > > wget "
> > > http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/trig/mode/post/system/centos-workstation
> > > "
> > > -O /dev/null
> >
>
> > > However, I am still getting the reinstall happening...
> >
>
> > > > From: "James Cammarata" < j...@sngx.net >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > To: "cobbler mailing list" < cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:37:53 PM
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4
> > > > using
> > > > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Do you also have the kickstart done ($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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> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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