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Subject:    [sisuite-users] Is their a way to restore image without using DHCP?
From:       "EXT-Shambrey, Timothy" <timothy.shambrey () boeing ! com>
Date:       2008-06-03 18:27:57
Message-ID: 52B7AD4481DAB448AA2A477E44A609F20716E12C () XCH-SW-1V1 ! sw ! nos ! boeing ! com
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I'm trying to configure systemimager on my server and a few client
machines.  I'm having problems restoring the image back to the client. I
will first list the version of systemimager OS system type etc. etc then
pose my question at the end. I will so give some limitation to my
environment which include network, security etc. 

Server:
Hardware:		Hewlett Packard DL380
O/S:			RedHat Enterprise linux AS version3 
Kernel:			2.4.21-4.EL
Systemimager:		4.0.0.1

I'm not permitted to configure DHCP on my server do to security issues
here at my facility.

Clients:		
Hardware:		Dell PowerEdge 6650
O/S:			RedHat Enterprise linux 
Kernel:			2.4.21.-15.0.3.EL
Systemimager:		4.0.01

Client limitations are they have old BOIS and do not have USB booting
capabilities. I have created an ISO CD as alternative.


SECCUSSES:

Client: # si_prepareclient  --server 192.200.82.xxx
Server:	# si_getimage -ip-assignment REPLICANT -golden-client
129.200.82.xxx ....

PROBLEMS:

The only way I can get the bootable CD to work is to have a formatted
and labeled disk drive installed. Otherwise I get the following error

Cannot open root device "raw" or unknown-block (1,0) 
please append a correct "root=" boot option
kernek panic: VFS unable to mount  root fs on unknown-block(1,0)
<6> LKCD not yet configured can't take dump


QUESTION:

I have read "HOWTO raw-disk cloning with SystemImager" but this document
assumes pxe and DHCP. Is where anyway to raw-disk clone from a bootable
CD??  


Tim


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