I mounted the iso to /mnt and used "cobbler import --path=/mnt --name=RHEL-5.5
--arch=x86_64".
cobbler distro report
---------------------------------------
Name : ESXi-5.1-x86_64
Architecture : x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {'$img_path/block-cc.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/block-cc.v00',
'$img_path/net-sky2.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-sky2.v00',
'$img_path/ehci-ehc.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ehci-ehc.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-mpt.v02':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-mpt.v02',
'$img_path/scsi-mpt.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-mpt.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-mpt.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-mpt.v01',
'$img_path/ata-pata.v03':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ata-pata.v03', '$img_path/mboot.c32':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/mboot.c32', '$img_path/efiboot.img':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/efiboot.img',
'$img_path/net-nx-n.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-nx-n.v00',
'$img_path/uhci-usb.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/uhci-usb.v00', '$img_path/k.b00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/k.b00', '$img_path/sata-ahc.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/sata-ahc.v00', '$img_path/b.b00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/b.b00', '$img_path/isolinux.cfg':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/isolinux.cfg',
'$img_path/scsi-aac.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-aac.v00',
'$img_path/isolinux.bin':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/isolinux.bin',
'$img_path/misc-cni.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/misc-cni.v00', '$img_path/boot.cfg':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/boot.cfg', '$img_path/net-enic.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-enic.v00',
'$img_path/ima-qla4.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ima-qla4.v00',
'$img_path/ata-pata.v02':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ata-pata.v02',
'$img_path/scsi-qla.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-qla.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-aic.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-aic.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-lpf.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-lpf.v00',
'$img_path/misc-dri.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/misc-dri.v00',
'$img_path/vmware-esx-base-readme':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/vmware-esx-base-readme',
'$img_path/net-s2io.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-s2io.v00',
'$img_path/net-igb.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-igb.v00',
'$img_path/net-r816.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-r816.v01',
'$img_path/net-r816.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-r816.v00',
'$img_path/ata-pata.v07':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ata-pata.v07',
'$img_path/net-e100.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-e100.v00',
'$img_path/net-e100.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-e100.v01', '$img_path/boot.cat':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/boot.cat', '$img_path/menu.c32':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/menu.c32', '$img_path/scsi-adp.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-adp.v00',
'$img_path/ata-pata.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ata-pata.v01',
'$img_path/net-be2n.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-be2n.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-ips.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-ips.v00',
'$img_path/ata-pata.v05':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ata-pata.v05',
'$img_path/ohci-usb.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ohci-usb.v00',
'$img_path/net-bnx2.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-bnx2.v01', '$img_path/tools.t00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/tools.t00', '$img_path/a.b00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/a.b00', '$img_path/sata-sat.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/sata-sat.v00',
'$img_path/sata-sat.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/sata-sat.v01',
'$img_path/sata-sat.v02':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/sata-sat.v02',
'$img_path/sata-sat.v03':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/sata-sat.v03',
'$img_path/net-forc.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-forc.v00',
'$img_path/useropts.gz':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/useropts.gz',
'$img_path/ipmi-ipm.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ipmi-ipm.v01',
'$img_path/scsi-hps.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-hps.v00',
'$img_path/ata-pata.v06':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ata-pata.v06',
'$img_path/scsi-qla.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-qla.v01',
'$img_path/ata-pata.v04':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ata-pata.v04',
'$img_path/sata-ata.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/sata-ata.v00',
'$img_path/imgpayld.tgz':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/imgpayld.tgz',
'$img_path/ipmi-ipm.v02':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ipmi-ipm.v02',
'$img_path/ata-pata.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ata-pata.v00', '$img_path/imgdb.tgz':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/imgdb.tgz', '$img_path/net-ixgb.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-ixgb.v00',
'$img_path/vmware-esx-base-osl.txt':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/vmware-esx-base-osl.txt',
'$img_path/scsi-meg.v02':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-meg.v02',
'$img_path/net-bnx2.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-bnx2.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-meg.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-meg.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-meg.v01':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-meg.v01', '$img_path/s.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/s.v00', '$img_path/net-cnic.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-cnic.v00', '$img_path/tboot.b00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/tboot.b00', '$img_path/ipmi-ipm.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/ipmi-ipm.v00',
'$img_path/safeboot.c32':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/safeboot.c32',
'$img_path/net-tg3.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/net-tg3.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-bnx.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-bnx.v00',
'$img_path/scsi-fni.v00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/scsi-fni.v00',
'$img_path/weaselin.i00':
'/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/weaselin.i00'}
Breed : vmware
Comment :
Fetchable Files : {}
Initrd : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/imgpayld.tgz
Kernel : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi-5.1/mboot.c32
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/ESXi-5.1-x86_64'}
Management Classes : []
OS Version : esxi51
Owners : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Name : RHEL-6.3-x86_64
Architecture : x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Breed : redhat
Comment :
Fetchable Files : {}
Initrd :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/RHEL-6.3-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
Kernel :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/RHEL-6.3-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/RHEL-6.3-x86_64'}
Management Classes : []
OS Version : rhel6
Owners : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Name : RHEL-5.5-x86_64
Architecture : x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Breed : redhat
Comment :
Fetchable Files : {}
Initrd :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/RHEL-5.5-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
Kernel :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/RHEL-5.5-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/RHEL-5.5-x86_64'}
Management Classes : []
OS Version : rhel5
Owners : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Name : RGB-TAP-4.6-x86_64
Architecture : x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Breed : redhat
Comment :
Fetchable Files : {}
Initrd :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/RGB-TAP-4.6-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
Kernel :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/RGB-TAP-4.6-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/RGB-TAP-4.6-x86_64'}
Management Classes : []
OS Version : rhel5
Owners : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Name : CentOS-6.3-x86_64
Architecture : x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Breed : redhat
Comment : rhel6.3
Fetchable Files : {}
Initrd :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-6.3-x86_64-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
Kernel :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-6.3-x86_64-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/CentOS-6.3-x86_64'}
Management Classes : []
OS Version : rhel6
Owners : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
cobbler profile report
----------------------------------------------
Name : ESXi-5.1-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Comment :
DHCP Tag : default
Distribution : ESXi-5.1-x86_64
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : 1
Fetchable Files : {}
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/sample_esxi5.ks
Kickstart Metadata : {}
Management Classes : []
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : []
Name Servers Search Path : []
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile :
Proxy :
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : []
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Virt Auto Boot : 1
Virt Bridge : xenbr0
Virt CPUs : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
Virt File Size(GB) : 5
Virt Path :
Virt RAM (MB) : 512
Virt Type : kvm
Name : RHEL-6.3-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Comment :
DHCP Tag : default
Distribution : RHEL-6.3-x86_64
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : 1
Fetchable Files : {}
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/sample_end.ks
Kickstart Metadata : {}
Management Classes : []
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : []
Name Servers Search Path : []
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile :
Proxy :
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : []
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Virt Auto Boot : 1
Virt Bridge : xenbr0
Virt CPUs : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
Virt File Size(GB) : 5
Virt Path :
Virt RAM (MB) : 512
Virt Type : kvm
Name : RHEL-5.5-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Comment :
DHCP Tag : default
Distribution : RHEL-5.5-x86_64
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : 1
Fetchable Files : {}
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/rhel5u5.ks
Kickstart Metadata : {}
Management Classes : []
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : []
Name Servers Search Path : []
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile :
Proxy :
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : []
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Virt Auto Boot : 1
Virt Bridge : xenbr0
Virt CPUs : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
Virt File Size(GB) : 5
Virt Path :
Virt RAM (MB) : 512
Virt Type : kvm
Name : RGB-TAP-4.6-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Comment :
DHCP Tag : default
Distribution : RGB-TAP-4.6-x86_64
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : 1
Fetchable Files : {}
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/rgb_tap.ks
Kickstart Metadata : {}
Management Classes : []
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : []
Name Servers Search Path : []
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile :
Proxy :
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : []
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Virt Auto Boot : 1
Virt Bridge : xenbr0
Virt CPUs : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
Virt File Size(GB) : 5
Virt Path :
Virt RAM (MB) : 512
Virt Type : kvm
Name : CentOS-6.3-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Comment :
DHCP Tag : default
Distribution : CentOS-6.3-x86_64
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : 1
Fetchable Files : {}
Kernel Options : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
Kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/telecaster_vm.ks
Kickstart Metadata : {}
Management Classes : []
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : []
Name Servers Search Path : []
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile :
Proxy :
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : ['CentOS-6.3-x86_64-UPDATES',
'CentOS-6-x86_64-EPEL']
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Virt Auto Boot : 1
Virt Bridge : xenbr0
Virt CPUs : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
Virt File Size(GB) : 5
Virt Path :
Virt RAM (MB) : 512
Virt Type : qemu
From: James Cammarata <jimi@sngx.net<mailto:jimi@sngx.net>>
Reply-To: cobbler mailing list
<cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org<mailto:cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org>>
Date: Friday, April 26, 2013 12:55 PM
To: cobbler mailing list
<cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org<mailto:cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org>>
Subject: Re: [cobbler] Only default distro kickstarting
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Janowiak, Edward
<Edward.Janowiak@chartercom.com<mailto:Edward.Janowiak@chartercom.com>>
wrote:
I got my first distro, CentOS 6.3, kickstarting systems very nicely. I added the RHEL 5u5
distro, profile, and simple kickstart template. Any systems I try to build off the RHEL
5u5 distro instead build the original CentOS 6.3. I've verified ksmeta for the distro
and profile. The expanded kickstart looks good. I'm at a loss.
Could you please include the output of "cobbler distro report" for each of the
distros and any other profiles you might want to include? Also, did you use "cobbler
import" to add them or "cobbler distro add"?
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