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List:       cobbler
Subject:    Re: [cobbler] ESXi 5.1 Build Fails
From:       "Ravi A" <arblr () engineer ! com>
Date:       2013-07-19 18:28:19
Message-ID: 20130719182820.190890 () gmx ! com
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I am using cobbler-2.4.0-1.el6.

[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/service cobblerd status
cobblerd (pid 23592) is running...
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# ls /var/lib/tftpboot/
boot.cfg  etc  gpxelinux.0  grub  images  memdisk  menu.c32  ppc  pxelinux.0  \
pxelinux.cfg  s390x  undionly.kpxe [root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/service dhcpd status
dhcpd (pid  27222) is running...
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:56:84:26:8F
          inet addr:192.168.0.3  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fe84:268f/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:5285394 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3976680 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:14168848903 (13.1 GiB)  TX bytes:7129714381 (6.6 GiB

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:283932 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:283932 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:46051582 (43.9 MiB)  TX bytes:46051582 (43.9 MiB)

[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# cobbler distro list
   ESXi_v51-x86_64
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# cobbler profile list
   ESXi_v51-x86_64
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# cobbler system list
   Host_2
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]#

James, last week I couldn't install ESXi v5.1 using pxelinux.0. Then as suggested I \
could install once using undionly.kpxe (gPXE). Last week when I installed ESXi v5.1 \
on the same host, the file http://192.168.0.3:80/cblr/svc/op/gpxe/system/Host_2 \
contains the following information.


#!gpxe
kernel http://192.168.0.3:80/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi_v51-x86_64/mboot.c32
imgargs mboot.c32 -c http://192.168.0.3:80/cblr/svc/op/bootcfg/system/Host_2 \
BOOTIF=f0:4d:a2:3d:aa:8f boot

Today after few edits to cobbler distros, profiles etc., I completed "cobbler sync" \
to restart ESXi v5.1 installation again. But now the same file \
http://192.168.0.3:80/cblr/svc/op/gpxe/system/Host_2 contains the following \
information.

#!gpxe
# Boot from local hard disk
iseq ${smbios/manufacturer} HP && exit ||
sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x80

 

Then I am not able to start ESXi v5.1 installation. Not sure what went wrong ?? Error \
message(s) are as shown below. Kindly do the needful.


CLIENT MAC ADDR: F0 4D A2 3D AA 8F    GUID: 44454C$C  4E00 1058 8047 B1C04F373253
CLIENT IP:  192.168.0.253    MASK: 255.255.255.0  DHCP IP: 192.168.0.3
GATEWAY IP: 192.168.0.1
PXE->EB: !PXE at 9971:0040, entry point at 9971:00D6
         UNDI code segment 9971:4D60, data segment 93AA:5C70  (590-634kB)
         UNDI device is PCI 01:00.0, type DIX+802.3
         590kB free base memory after PXE unload
iPXE initilializing devices...ok

iPXE 1.0.0+  (3dbc)  -- Open Source Network Boot Firmware -- http://ipxe.org
Features: HTTP iSCSI DNS TFTP AoE bzImage ELF MBOOT PXE PXEXT Menu

net0: f0:4d:a2:3d:aa:8f using undionly on UNDI-PCI01:00.0 (open)
   [Link: up, TX:0  TXE:0  RX:0  RXE:0]
DHCP  (net0  f0:4d:a2:3d:aa:8f) ........ Connection timed out  \
(http://ipxe.org/4c106035) No more network devices

 
Thanks A Lot In Advance,
Ravi




> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ravi A
> Sent: 07/12/13 08:00 PM
> To: James Cammarata, cobbler mailing list
> Subject: Re: [cobbler] ESXi 5.1 Build Fails
> 
> Hi James,
> The file /etc/cobbler/pxe/bootcfg_profile_esxi51.template doesn't exist before and \
>                 after "cobbler sync".
> /etc/cobbler/pxe/bootcfg_esxi51.template exists before and after "cobbler sync".
> 
> The file $local_img_path/cobbler-boot.cfg created after "cobbler sync". This file \
> in my case is /var/lib/tftpboot/images/ESXi_v51-x86_64/cobbler-boot.cfg 
> Then I restared ESXi v5.1 installation and observed the same problem.
> 
> Thank you,
> Ravi

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