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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Make It So Number One > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler mailing list cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > > > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Make It So Number One > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Make It So Number One > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > > > > > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Make It So Number One > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > -- > > > Make It So Number One > > > _______________________________________________ > > > cobbler mailing list > > > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler -- Make It So Number One
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