Tim,
Sorry I was looking on my phone and didn't notice the rest of your other reply. The
$tree actually normally comes from the distro assigned in your profile.
There are a few ways to create a distro, the first is simply to have a DVD and do an
import. This will copy all the files into a http area, create the distro and make a few
default profiles. This is the easiest.
The second is manually creating a distro that contains the location of the media.
If you are trying to use
http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64 as your final
location of the source, then give the
following command a try to edit your $tree for the old profile - to see if that works.
cobbler distro edit --name=<YourCentosDistro>
--ksmeta="tree=http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/"
replace <YourCentosDistro> with the distro you have in assigned in your working
profile.
You can make a new distro by copying the current one, prior to running the command above.
cobbler distro copy --name=<oldname> --newname=<newname>
***When you created the system in cobbler did you set it up as DHCP or actually assign it
an IP? If you assigned it the ip information the network snippet will actually pass its
IP.
Also, have you tried selecting Ok when you get to that screen to see if it proceeds?
Thanks,
-Tim
--- On Wed, 6/15/11, Tim Dunphy <bluethundr(a)gmail.com> wrote:
From: Tim Dunphy <bluethundr(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: install url trouble
To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
Cc: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 5:59 PM
Hi Tim
That was from a cobbler client. Using koan on
a cobbler client to provision a xen image before attempting
to use the the same kickstart file to provision a physical
server.
Tx
Tim
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 15, 2011, at 3:37 PM, Tim Tassinari <tptass(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Are you doing this from the cobbler server or the
client?
>
> On Jun 15, 2011, at 8:08 AM, Tim Dunphy <bluethundr(a)jokefire.com>
wrote:
>
>> Hi Tim,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. I thought it was network
trouble too at first. So I checked connectivity to the
resources I was attempting to use like so:
>>
>> I can wget the url I am attempting to use:
>>
>> [root@LCENT02:~] #wget
http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/images/
>> --2011-06-15 08:00:48--
http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/images/
>> Resolving mirror.trouble-free.net...
66.45.230.130
>> Connecting to
mirror.trouble-free.net|66.45.230.130|:80... connected.
>> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
>> Length: unspecified [text/html]
>> Saving to: `index.html'
>>
>> [ <=>
] 3,050
--.-K/s in 0s
>>
>> 2011-06-15 08:00:49 (97.0 MB/s) - `index.html'
saved [3050]
>>
>>
>> And I can mount and list the NFS directory:
>>
>> [root@LCENT02:~] #mount 192.168.1.250:/mnt/DVD
/mnt/DVD
>> [root@LCENT02:~] #ls /mnt/DVD
>> CentOS RELEASE-NOTES-cs
RELEASE-NOTES-en_US
RELEASE-NOTES-ja
RELEASE-NOTES-ro
>> EULA
RELEASE-NOTES-cs.html RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html
RELEASE-NOTES-ja.html
RELEASE-NOTES-ro.html
>> GPL
RELEASE-NOTES-de
RELEASE-NOTES-es
RELEASE-NOTES-nl
repodata
>> images RELEASE-NOTES-de.html
RELEASE-NOTES-es.html
RELEASE-NOTES-nl.html
RPM-GPG-KEY-beta
>> isolinux RELEASE-NOTES-en
RELEASE-NOTES-fr
RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR
RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5
>> NOTES
RELEASE-NOTES-en.html
RELEASE-NOTES-fr.html
RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR.html TRANS.TBL
>>
>>
>>
>> So what I've done is edit the profile to use a
different kickstart that I remember having success with in
the past. It works! So the problem is definitely with the ks
file. However I don't fully get the snippet idea yet that
the working answer file uses (working on it!) and I would
prefer to use my original ks until I do.
>>
>> Here is the working answer file:
>>
>> #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T
>> # System authorization information
>> auth --useshadow --enablemd5
>> # System bootloader configuration
>> bootloader --location=mbr
>> # Partition clearing information
>> clearpart --all --initlabel
>> # Use text mode install
>> text
>> # Firewall configuration
>> firewall --enabled
>> # Run the Setup Agent on first boot
>> firstboot --disable
>> # System keyboard
>> keyboard us
>> # System language
>> lang en_US
>> # Use network installation
>> url --url=$tree
>> # If any cobbler repo definitions were referenced
in the kickstart profile, include them here.
>> $yum_repo_stanza
>> # Network information
>> $SNIPPET('network_config')
>> # Reboot after installation
>> reboot
>>
>> #Root password
>> rootpw --iscrypted $default_password_crypted
>> # SELinux configuration
>> selinux --disabled
>> # Do not configure the X Window System
>> skipx
>> # System timezone
>> timezone America/New_York
>> # Install OS instead of upgrade
>> install
>> # Clear the Master Boot Record
>> zerombr
>> # Allow anaconda to partition the system as
needed
>> autopart
>>
>>
>> %pre
>> $SNIPPET('log_ks_pre')
>> $kickstart_start
>> $SNIPPET('pre_install_network_config')
>> # Enable installation monitoring
>> $SNIPPET('pre_anamon')
>>
>> %packages
>> $SNIPPET('func_install_if_enabled')
>>
>> %post
>> $SNIPPET('log_ks_post')
>> # Start yum configuration
>> $yum_config_stanza
>> # End yum configuration
>> $SNIPPET('post_install_kernel_options')
>> $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>> $SNIPPET('func_register_if_enabled')
>> $SNIPPET('download_config_files')
>> $SNIPPET('koan_environment')
>> $SNIPPET('redhat_register')
>> $SNIPPET('cobbler_register')
>> # Enable post-install boot notification
>> $SNIPPET('post_anamon')
>> # Start final steps
>> $kickstart_done
>> # End final steps
>>
>>
>> And here is the one I would like to get working:
>>
>> # Kickstart file automatically generated by
anaconda.
>>
>> install
>> keyboard us
>>
>> ## use mirror to install
>> #url --url
http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/images/
>>
>> # Use NFS installation media
>> nfs --server=192.168.1.250 --dir=/mnt/DVD
>>
>> ## system language
>> lang en_US.UTF-8
>>
>> ## network configuration
>> network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp
--hostname snjhnew
>>
>> ## root password
>> rootpw --iscrypted $default_password_crypted
>>
>> ## firewall
>> firewall --enabled --port=22:tcp,80:tcp
>> authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5
>> selinux --disabled
>> timezone America/New_York
>>
>> ## include yum repos
>>
>> $yum_repo_stanza
>>
>> ## partitioning experiment
>> clearpart --all
>> ## auto-partitioning
>> #autopart
>> bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=xvda
--append="console=xvc0"
>> part /boot --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 300
>> part / --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 25000
>> part swap --size 2048 --ondisk=xvda
>> part /var --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 2000
>> part /tmp --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 2000
>> part /scratch --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 1
--grow
>>
>>
>> %post
>>
>> %packages
>> @base
>> @core
>> @editors
>> @legacy-network-server
>> @mail-server
>> @network-server
>> @server-cfg
>> @text-internet
>> @web-server
>> @Virtualization
>> koan
>> puppet
>> keyutils
>> trousers
>> fipscheck
>> device-mapper-multipath
>>
>> One thing I don't understand with the working
kickstart file is where it is getting the url --url=$tree
value where it is apparently getting the install files
from.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help!
>>
>> Tim
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tim Tassinari" <tptass(a)yahoo.com>
>> To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
>> Cc: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:28:01 AM
>> Subject: Re: install url trouble
>>
>> Tim,
>>
>> When I've seen this in the past it is usually
because the network for the machine being kickstarted is
either not setup or incorrect.
>>
>> I'd verify that the network information is correct
and utilizing it without any routes that you can get to
these media locations.
>>
>> -tim
>>
>> On Jun 14, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Tim Dunphy <bluethundr(a)jokefire.com>
wrote:
>>
>>> hello list!
>>>
>>> I am having trouble with the install url
portion of the kickstart file. The ks was working in the
recent past and honestly I'm not sure what may have changed
to break the darn thing.
>>>
>>> First is the mirror url I am attempting to
use:
>>>
>>> ## use mirror to install
>>> url --url
http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/
>>>
>>> Now if you pump that url into your browser you
should see a viable installer location. But this is what
happens in the installer:
>>>
>>> Welcome to CentOS
>>>
>>>
>>>
+-----------------+ HTTP Setup +------------------+
>>>
|
|
>>> |
Please enter the following information:
|
>>>
|
|
>>>
| o the name or IP number of your
Web server |
>>>
| o the directory on that server
containing |
>>>
| CentOS for your
architecture
|
>>>
|
|
>>>
| Web site name:
mirror.trouble-free.net_ |
>>>
| CentOS directory:
/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/__ |
>>>
|
|
>>>
| +----+
+------+
|
>>>
| | OK |
| Back
| |
>>>
| +----+
+------+
|
>>>
|
|
>>>
|
|
>>>
+-------------------------------------------------+
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between
elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next
screen
>>>
>>>
>>> Next I tried the NFS media I have used in the
past without kickstart.
>>>
>>> # Use NFS installation media
>>> nfs --server=192.168.1.250 --dir=/mnt/DVD
>>>
>>>
>>> Now with this I can type the appropriate
command on the command line and have it mount:
>>>
>>> [root@LCENT03:~] #mount 192.168.1.250:/mnt/DVD
/mnt/DVD
>>> [root@LCENT03:~] #cd /mnt/DVD
>>> [root@LCENT03:/mnt/DVD] #ls
>>> CentOS RELEASE-NOTES-cs
RELEASE-NOTES-en_US
RELEASE-NOTES-ja
RELEASE-NOTES-ro
>>> EULA
RELEASE-NOTES-cs.html RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html
RELEASE-NOTES-ja.html
RELEASE-NOTES-ro.html
>>> GPL
RELEASE-NOTES-de
RELEASE-NOTES-es
RELEASE-NOTES-nl
repodata
>>> images
RELEASE-NOTES-de.html RELEASE-NOTES-es.html
RELEASE-NOTES-nl.html
RPM-GPG-KEY-beta
>>> isolinux RELEASE-NOTES-en
RELEASE-NOTES-fr
RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR
RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5
>>> NOTES
RELEASE-NOTES-en.html
RELEASE-NOTES-fr.html
RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR.html TRANS.TBL
>>>
>>>
>>> But in the installer this is what happens:
>>>
>>> Welcome to CentOS
>>>
>>>
+----------------------+ NFS Setup
+----------------------+
>>> |
|
>>> | Please enter the
following information:
|
>>> |
|
>>> |
o the name or IP number of your NFS
server |
>>> |
o the directory on that server
containing
|
>>> |
CentOS for your architecture
|
>>> |
o optionally, parameters for the NFS
mount |
>>> |
|
>>> | NFS server
name:
192.168.1.250___________ |
>>> | CentOS
directory:
/mnt/DVD________________ |
>>> | NFS mount options
(optional): ________________________ |
>>> |
|
>>> |
+----+
+------+
|
>>> |
| OK |
| Back
| |
>>> |
+----+
+------+
|
>>> |
|
>>> |
|
>>>
+---------------------------------------------------------+
>>>
>>>
>>> <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between
elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next
screen
>>>
>>> I'd really appreciate it if a fresh set of
eyes could help spot the problem and possibly posit a
solution.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> tim
>>>
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