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Subject: Re: [cobbler] Problem with PXE when DHCP not running on cobbler server
From: "Mann, Owen" <Owen.Mann () interactivedata ! com>
Date: 2012-04-16 22:36:26
Message-ID: E50FE78F81072D408BA2F29BBDDE0DDE268620B1 () swpma1exmail02 ! idco ! intdata ! com
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I believe pxelinux.0 will do the same thing regardless. Is the DHCP server Linux too? \
Can you do a trace to confirm the correct offer is being given and accepted? The \
process is like so: 1) PXE BIOS sends DHCP request
2) DHCP server replies with IP address, bootfile-name [i.e. "/pxelinux.0"], \
next-server [i.e. cobbler], (etc.) 3) PXE BIOS sends TFTP GET request for \
next-server:/bootfile-name 4) PXE BIOS runs bootfile-name (pxelinux.0), which \
proceeds to download its config file
Can you confirm that:
a) the PXE BIOS is accepting the offer you think it is? Sometimes there's a rogue \
DHCP server. b) the next-server and bootfile-name given are the ones you think they \
are? If either is wrong, you may be getting a different bootfile than you expect. \
Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but your log snips don't include this information.
Also, if the config isn't there, does it go down the list - that is, does it try to \
download: pxelinux.cfg/AC1213C0
pxelinux.cfg/AC1213C
pxelinux.cfg/AC1213
pxelinux.cfg/AC121
...
pxelinux.cfg/default
? You should at least end up with the default config (which is a list of Cobbler \
profiles).
Owen Mann, Interactive Data Real Time Services
60 Codman Hill Rd, Boxborough, MA 01719
978-795-3758 owen.mann@interactivedata.com
-----Original Message-----
From: cobbler-bounces@lists.fedorahosted.org \
[mailto:cobbler-bounces@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Russ \
Lavoy
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:03 AM
To: cobbler mailing list
Subject: Re: [cobbler] Problem with PXE when DHCP not running on cobbler server
Not sure why you got put in my spam box, but you did :(... Anyway, the pxelinux.0 \
file are the same across all of the cobbler servers per an md5sum check.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mann, Owen" <Owen.Mann@interactivedata.com>
To: cobbler mailing list <cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org>
Cc:
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [cobbler] Problem with PXE when DHCP not running on cobbler server
It sounds like the problem is with the pxelinux.0 bootfile - that's what makes the \
TFTP requests. Is the file your DHCP server is giving out the same as one that works? \
Thanks!
Owen Mann, Interactive Data Real Time Services
60 Codman Hill Rd, Boxborough, MA 01719
978-795-3758 owen.mann@interactivedata.com
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From: cobbler-bounces@lists.fedorahosted.org \
[mailto:cobbler-bounces@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Russ \
Lavoy
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 4:34 PM
To: Russ Lavoy; cobbler mailing list
Subject: Re: [cobbler] Problem with PXE when DHCP not running on cobbler server
Anyone? Any help would be grand.
Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Lavoy <ussray_00@yahoo.com>
To: "cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org" <cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org>
Cc:
Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 1:46 PM
Subject: [cobbler] Problem with PXE when DHCP not running on cobbler server
I have a problem with pxe starting a server when cobbler is NOT the dhcp server. I \
am unsure why this is but here is the problem.
When you create a new server it creates /tftproot/pxelinux.cfg/$MAC_ADDRESS which is \
fine and works create on my other cobbler systems. But since this one server is not \
the dhcp server I get a problem where when the kickstarted server requests its \
configuration it looks for the hex version of the IP address and not the mac address \
like in the other cobbler server setup. Or example.. from my log
Mar 7 13:32:13 servername in.tftpd[22679]: RRQ from 172.18.18.55 filename \
pxelinux.cfg/AC1213C0
It does not look for the mac address ever.
Since cobbler does not make the hex version of the IP in this manner it kicks back an \
error saying it cannot be found.
I fix this by creating a symlink from the mac address to the hex version of the IP... \
Then it works.
This breaks automation for cobbler.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks!
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