Re: [cobbler] Installing new OS against new Packages
I have a cronjob that downloads the latest packages from Oracle's
repository once a week. This local repository is not handled
by Cobbler but one could essentially run "yum update" against it. How can I set
up Cobbler to install new machines and pull
down these latest packages instead of the DVD tree? One option is to install against the
DVD tree and then run yum update, but
I'd rather kill two birds with one stone.
[BP:] Assuming that you are doing 'run yum update' manually today, you can
eliminate the manual step by writing a cobbler snippet (which sets up a yum repo pointing
to your Oracle repo and calls the yum update) and using it in a kickstart file in the post
install step. Assign the kickstart file to the Cobbler profile that you are using to
install new machines. After that, any new machine that you provision will automatically
get the latest packages.
Hope that helps.
Balaji