Did you restart cobblerd after making the settings change? You should also be seeing this in the output from the kickstart_done snippet:
wget "http://x.x.x.x/cblr/svc/op/nopxe/system/foo"; -O /dev/null That is the trigger to disable the netboot flag. On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Scot Floess <[email protected]> wrote: > 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... > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"James Cammarata" <[email protected]> > *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> > *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 <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> >> *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> >> *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: >> >> $SNIPPET('kickstart_done') >> >> And now see: >> >> wget "http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/centos-workstation"; -O >> /root/cobbler.ks >> wget "http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/trig/mode/post/system/centos-workstation"; >> -O /dev/null >> >> However, I am still getting the reinstall happening... >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"James Cammarata" <[email protected]> >> *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> >> *Sent: *Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:37:53 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 >> using CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again >> >> Do you also have the kickstart done ($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 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I should say I also tried setting netboot-enabled to 0 and verify its >>> not enabled in the UI... >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From: *"Scot Floess" <[email protected]> >>> *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> >>> *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" <[email protected]> >>> *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> >>> *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 >>> [email protected]https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cobbler mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Make It So Number One >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cobbler mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Make It So Number One >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cobbler mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cobbler mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Make It So Number One >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cobbler mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Make It So Number One >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cobbler mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > -- > Make It So Number One > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > >
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