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/$MAC_ADDRESS which is fine and works create on my other cobbler systems. But since this one server is not the dhcp server I get a problem where when the kickstarted server requests its configuration it looks for the hex version of the IP address and not the mac address like in the other cobbler server setup. Or example.. from my log
Mar 7 13:32:13 servername in.tftpd[22679]: RRQ from 172.18.18.55 filename pxelinux.cfg/AC1213C0
It does not look for the mac address ever.
Since cobbler does not make the hex version of the IP in this manner it kicks back an error saying it cannot be found.
I fix this by creating a symlink from the mac address to the hex version of the IP... Then it works.
This breaks automation for cobbler.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks!
Anyone? Any help would be grand.
Thanks!
----- Original Message ----- From: Russ Lavoy ussray_00@yahoo.com To: "cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org" cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org Cc: Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 1:46 PM Subject: [cobbler] Problem with PXE when DHCP not running on cobbler server
I have a problem with pxe starting a server when cobbler is NOT the dhcp server. I am unsure why this is but here is the problem.
When you create a new server it creates /tftproot/pxelinux.cfg/$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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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?
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, 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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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
-----Original Message----- 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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