James,
I did restart cobblerd...
And this is literally what I see now when issuing:
cobbler system getks --name=centos-workstation
Result:
wget "http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/centos-workstation" -O
/root/cobbler.ks
wget "http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/trig/mode/post/system/centos-workstation" -O
/dev/null
wget "http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/nopxe/system/centos-workstation" -O /dev/null
%end
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Cammarata" <jimi(a)sngx.net>
To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 3:47:37 PM
Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 using
CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
Did you restart cobblerd after making the settings change? You should
also be
seeing this in the output from the kickstart_done snippet:
That is the trigger to disable the netboot flag.
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Scot Floess < sfloess(a)redhat.com
> wrote:
> James,
> OK I ensured:
> /etc/cobbler/settings:
> pxe_just_once: 1
> -and-
> My kickstart ends with:
> $SNIPPET('kickstart_done')
> %end
> I'm seeing exactly the same behavior... In fact I just
koan'd a new
> instance
> and its now on it's second install all by itself...
> I am absolutely at a loss... This all worked for me using stock
CentOS 5.x
> hosts... Really the difference is I'm using Xen as supported under CentOS
> 6.4 - so not sure if that has anything to do with this or not...
> > From: "James Cammarata" < jimi(a)sngx.net >
>
> > To: "cobbler mailing list" < cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >
>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 2:59:37 PM
>
> > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 using
> > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
>
> > Yes, it should be the last thing before the %end, as you
have it.
>
> > Have you also set pxe_just_once:1 in your cobbler
settings?
>
> > On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Scot Floess <
sfloess(a)redhat.com >
> > wrote:
>
> > > James,
> >
>
> > > Curious - is something from the kickstart_done that
does the right
> > > thing
> > > as
> > > far as ensuring "kick start" that KOAN initially uses isn't
copied over
> > > or
> > > something like that? To be honest, that's what it feels like is
> > > happening
> > > ... once installed the VM doesn't have the ability to boot off the
> > > installed
> > > bootloader and then simply uses the same "kickstart" to
reinstall
> > > again...
> >
>
> > > I don't know if this may be the issue but at the
end of my kickstart,
> > > it
> > > looks liek the following:
> >
>
> > > $SNIPPET('kickstart_done')
> >
>
> > > %end
> >
>
> > > Is that out of order maybe?
> >
>
> > > Thanks!
> >
>
> > > Flossy
> >
>
> > > > From: "Scot Floess" <
sfloess(a)redhat.com >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > To: "cobbler mailing list" <
cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:20:34 PM
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4
> > > > using
> > > > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> > >
> >
>
> > > > James,
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Interesting!
> > >
> >
>
> > > > So I have an old kickstart I've been using
since Cobbler 1.6x days...
> > > > In
> > > > it
> > > > I
> > > > have $kickstart_done - but when executing
> > >
> >
>
> > > > cobbler system getks --name=centos-workstation
> > >
> >
>
> > > > I see it is not expanded!
> > >
> >
>
> > > > So I added the snippet to the end of my kickstart
like so:
> > >
> >
>
> > > > $SNIPPET('kickstart_done')
> > >
> >
>
> > > > And now see:
> > >
> >
>
> > > > wget "
http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/centos-workstation " -O
> > > > /root/cobbler.ks
> > >
> >
>
> > > > wget "
> > > >
http://cobbler/cblr/svc/op/trig/mode/post/system/centos-workstation
> > > > "
> > > > -O /dev/null
> > >
> >
>
> > > > However, I am still getting the reinstall
happening...
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > From: "James Cammarata" <
jimi(a)sngx.net >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > To: "cobbler mailing list" <
cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:37:53 PM
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS
6.4
> > > > > using
> > > > > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > Do you also have the kickstart done
($SNIPPET('kickstart_done'))
> > > > > snippet
> > > > > included in your %post section? That is the piece which
notifies
> > > > > the
> > > > > cobbler
> > > > > server the PXE is complete and toggles the netboot-enabled
flag.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Scot
Floess < sfloess(a)redhat.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > I should say I also tried setting
netboot-enabled to 0 and verify
> > > > > > its
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > enabled in the UI...
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > From: "Scot Floess" <
sfloess(a)redhat.com >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > To: "cobbler mailing list" <
cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 12:33:29 PM
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM
under CentOS
> > > > > > > 6.4
> > > > > > > using
> > > > > > > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > Bryan,
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > Thanks for the response!
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > Alas this isn't a netboot
problem - although at first glance I
> > > > > > > thought
> > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > were correct. Unfortunately, I'm watching my VM
reinstall
> > > > > > > itself
> > > > > > > again
> > > > > > > :(
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > It's almost like I "koan
--replace-self" but that's not what I
> > > > > > > told
> > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > do.
> > > > > > > In fact, this is what I executed:
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > koan --server=cobbler
--system=centos-workstation --virt
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > I literally see the VM install
itself, bootloader installs then
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > VM
> > > > > > > shutdown and is started up again and its as if I
initiated the
> > > > > > > original
> > > > > > > "
> > > > > > > koan --server=cobbler --system=centos-workstation
--virt"
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > Flossy
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > From: "Bryan
Hughes" < bhughes(a)gisfederal.com >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > To: "cobbler mailing list" <
cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:24:53 AM
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM
under
> > > > > > > > CentOS
> > > > > > > > 6.4
> > > > > > > > using
> > > > > > > > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > it is because of the
"Netboot Enabled" flag in cobbler.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > After the node begins its
kickstart either change netboot
> > > > > > > > enabled
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > false
> > > > > > > > (unchecked) in GUI or run the following command:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > cobbler system edit
--name=<hostname> --netboot-enabled=0
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > That should fix it for you.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > Make sure you do it AFTER it
begins PXE (so during DHCP stage
> > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > fine,
> > > > > > > > right
> > > > > > > > after it gets its IP).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > On 11/26/13, 9:30 AM, Scot
Floess wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > > All,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > > I'm somewhat
confounded by what I'm seeing when using KOAN.
> > > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > machine
> > > > > > > > > running CentOS 6.4 and installed CentOS-Xen
using para
> > > > > > > > > virtualization
> > > > > > > > > (my
> > > > > > > > > hardware on this box doesn't support
full
> > > > > > > > > virtualization)...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > > I had an old VM I
created under CentOS 5.9 Xen which I
> > > > > > > > > migrated
> > > > > > > > > over
> > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > new machine and it runs fine...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > > However, I am trying to
spin up a new VM and what I see
> > > > > > > > > happening
> > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > install proceeds as expected (again using
KOAN). I see in
> > > > > > > > > VNC
> > > > > > > > > when
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > boot
> > > > > > > > > loader installs and then the VM attempts to
reboot and
> > > > > > > > > run...
> > > > > > > > > What
> > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > does
> > > > > > > > > next is not expected: the install proceeds
again...and this
> > > > > > > > > continues
> > > > > > > > > forever... Once it reinstalls, it reboots
and reinstalls
> > > > > > > > > again...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > > This all works fine
under CentOS 5.x - so it could be Xen
> > > > > > > > > 4.2
> > > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > could
> > > > > > > > > just be me :) Which, BTW, CentOS-Xen is 4.2
I believe.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > > Thanks ahead of time...
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> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > > > > > Flossy
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