[root@ops ~]# tcpdump -n -i eth0 port 69
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 65535 bytes
13:54:25.689423 IP 172.29.2.0.ah-esp-encap > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 27 RRQ "pxelinux.0" octet tsize 0
13:54:25.729213 IP 172.29.2.0.acp-port > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 32 RRQ "pxelinux.0" octet blksize 1456
13:54:25.799020 IP 172.29.2.0.57089 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 79 RRQ "pxelinux.cfg/34353739-3232-4d58-5138-333541344245" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
13:54:25.801884 IP 172.29.2.0.57090 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 63 RRQ "pxelinux.cfg/01-00-22-64-09-b4-d6" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
13:54:25.804445 IP 172.29.2.0.57091 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 67 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/mboot.c32" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
13:54:28.162020 IP 172.29.2.0.57092 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 39 RRQ "/boot.cfg" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
[root@ops ~]# locate boot.cfg
/var/lib/tftpboot/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/boot.cfg
/var/lib/tftpboot/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/cobbler-boot.cfg
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/boot.cfg
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/efi/boot/boot.cfg
[root@ops ~]# diff /var/lib/tftpboot/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/boot.cfg /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/boot.cfg
[root@ops ~]# diff /var/lib/tftpboot/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/boot.cfg /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/efi/boot/boot.cfg
[root@ops ~]# cp /var/lib/tftpboot/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/boot.cfg /var/lib/tftpboot/
[root@ops ~]# tcpdump -n -i eth0 port 69
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 65535 bytes
14:16:50.497304 IP 172.29.2.0.ah-esp-encap > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 27 RRQ "pxelinux.0" octet tsize 0
14:16:50.500842 IP 172.29.2.0.acp-port > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 32 RRQ "pxelinux.0" octet blksize 1456
14:16:50.551803 IP 172.29.2.0.57089 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 79 RRQ "pxelinux.cfg/34353739-3232-4d58-5138-333541344245" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:16:50.553676 IP 172.29.2.0.57090 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 63 RRQ "pxelinux.cfg/01-00-22-64-09-b4-d6" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:16:50.556036 IP 172.29.2.0.57091 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 67 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/mboot.c32" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:16:52.902548 IP 172.29.2.0.57092 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 39 RRQ "/boot.cfg" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:16:52.905537 IP 172.29.2.0.57093 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 40 RRQ "/tboot.b00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
Loading operating system
/tboot.b00: file not found
Fatal error 15 (Not found)
[root@ops ~]# cp /var/lib/tftpboot/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/cobbler-boot.cfg /var/lib/tftpboot/boot.cfg
cp: overwrite `/var/lib/tftpboot/boot.cfg'? y
[root@ops ~]# tcpdump -n -i eth0 port 69
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 65535 bytes
14:28:38.428668 IP 172.29.2.0.ah-esp-encap > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 27 RRQ "pxelinux.0" octet tsize 0
14:28:38.432558 IP 172.29.2.0.acp-port > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 32 RRQ "pxelinux.0" octet blksize 1456
14:28:38.483118 IP 172.29.2.0.57089 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 79 RRQ "pxelinux.cfg/34353739-3232-4d58-5138-333541344245" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:38.485207 IP 172.29.2.0.57090 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 63 RRQ "pxelinux.cfg/01-00-22-64-09-b4-d6" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:38.487562 IP 172.29.2.0.57091 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 67 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/mboot.c32" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.834637 IP 172.29.2.0.57092 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 39 RRQ "/boot.cfg" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.837974 IP 172.29.2.0.57093 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 67 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/tboot.b00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.840040 IP 172.29.2.0.57094 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 63 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/b.b00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.842016 IP 172.29.2.0.57095 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 69 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/jumpstrt.gz" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.844013 IP 172.29.2.0.57096 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 69 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/useropts.gz" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.845904 IP 172.29.2.0.57097 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 63 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/k.b00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.847914 IP 172.29.2.0.57098 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 70 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/chardevs.b00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.850042 IP 172.29.2.0.57099 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 63 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/a.b00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.852167 IP 172.29.2.0.57100 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 66 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/user.b00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.854370 IP 172.29.2.0.57101 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 64 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/sb.v00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.856511 IP 172.29.2.0.57102 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 63 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/s.v00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
14:28:40.858534 IP 172.29.2.0.57103 > 172.29.3.31.tftp: 70 RRQ "/images/VMware-5.5u1-x86_64/ata_pata.v00" octet tsize 0 blksize 1408
... ...
I'm running Centos 6.5 and Cobbler 2.7.0 checked out from github:
[root@ops ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 6.5 (Final)
[root@ops ~]# cobbler version
Cobbler 2.7.0
source: c5a7bb2, Sun Apr 27 00:24:56 2014 +0200
build time: Sat Apr 26 19:28:28 2014
My cobbler installation is able to successfully pxe boot systems on which I install CentoOS 6.5, so I know that it is working, but I am having difficulty with gpxe booting esxi5.5.
I have successfully imported the ESXi5.5 iso: VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.5.0-1331820.x86_64.iso
I have installed the packages for gpxe, however, when I boot the machine on which I want to install ESXi5.5, I get the following error:
Loading operating system
Configuration error while parsing /boot.cfg
Fatal error: 15 (Not found)Below is the distro report:
[root@ops ~]# cobbler distro report --name=vmware-5.5-x86_64
Name : vmware-5.5-x86_64
Architecture : x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {'$local_img_path/*.*': '/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/vmware-5.5-x86_64/*.*'}
Breed : vmware
Comment :
Fetchable Files : {}
Initrd : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/vmware-5.5-x86_64/imgpayld.tgz
Kernel : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/vmware-5.5-x86_64/mboot.c32
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart Metadata : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/vmware-5.5-x86_64'}
Management Classes : []
OS Version : esxi55
Owners : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {'/etc/cobbler/pxe/bootcfg_esxi55.template': '$local_img_path/cobbler-boot.cfg'}
I have already read previous similar posts for previous versions of esxi5, but did not find those helpful:
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/cobbler/2014-February/009284.html
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/cobbler/2013-June/008869.html
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
-Razi