What is your "server: " setting? It appears it's "cobbler", which will work as long as that resolves in DNS, otherwise you need to set it to a DNS resolvable name or IP.
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Scot Floess <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > I did restart cobblerd... > > And this is literally what I see now when issuing: > > cobbler system getks --name=centos-workstation > > Result: > > 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 > wget "http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/nopxe/system/centos-workstation"; -O > /dev/null > > %end > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"James Cammarata" <[email protected]> > *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Wednesday, November 27, 2013 3:47:37 PM > *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 > using CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again > > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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