David Garcia - ONPIT stated: > Sean McGrath wrote: >> David Garcia - ONPIT stated: >> >>> On 27/02/09 17:33, Sean McGrath wrote: >>> >>>> David Garcia - ONPIT stated: >>>> >>>>> Sean McGrath wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> David Garcia - ONPIT stated: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm not sure whether this is a bug or an enhancement request.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For x86 machines, whenever we add a new client it'll create specific >>>>>>> entries on /tftpboot for that client based in its mac address. We use >>>>>>> this in our environment to have fixed DHCP entries. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> However, we can't do that for sparc machines at the moment since no >>>>>>> specific entries are created in >>>>>>> http://$SERVER_IP:555/var/ai/image-server/images/$IMAGE-CONTAINER >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We workarounded this by adding a link to the AI folder with the mac >>>>>>> address of our client so we can have this feature on sparc machines. >>>>>>> I'll explain it better with an example: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - installadm create-service -n snv_106_sparc -s $ISO >>>>>>> /export/macroroot/snv_106_sparc/ >>>>>>> - installadm create-client -n snv_106_sparc -e $MAC -t >>>>>>> /export/macroroot/snv_106_sparc/ >>>>>>> - ln -s /export/macroroot/snv_106_sparc/ >>>>>>> /var/ai/image-server/images/export/macroroot/$MAC >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> installadm should create that symlink for you. >>>>>> >>>>>> My installadm version is: >>>>>> VERSION: 11.11,REV=2009.02.16.04.00 >>>>>> (and will be updated again real soon). >>>>>> installadm gets a good deal of fixes all the time, updating it every >>>>>> two weeks at least can be a good idea. >>>>>> >>>>>> It creates the symlinks fine here on my server. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sean. >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I indeed updated it, actually 2 hours before I sent the email. >>>>> >>>> Possible bug then. installadm create-service calls the setup-image >>>> script >>>> which has this code. >>>> >>> I'm afraid you misread my email. If you read it again you'll notice I >>> was referring on adding a *new client*, not a new service (which >>> works perfectly in my system) >>> >> >> so the installadm create-service creates the symlinks ok then ? >> > > Yes. > >> But you need to create the symlink after installadm add/create-client ? >> > > Yes, in case I want to use a static DHCP entry for my client, as stated > in the subject. > >> Seems then this symlink is getting deleted somewhere. >> > > No, because I'm not talking about the same link. > When you create a service, it'll create a link pointing at the AI > folder, so in my particular case the DHCP server needs to point at: > http://$SERVER:5555/export/macroroot/snv_106_sparc > > Now what I'm talking about here is, that I want *another* link to be > created when I add a client, something like: > http://SSERVER:5555/export/macroroot/0:14:4f:e5:fb:50
Ah, ok. Thats where we differ. I too have static dhcp entries but for sparc we leave the Rootpath part of the dhcp macro pointing to the http://$SERVER:5555/export/macroroot/snv_106_sparc - don't have the need for many symlinks pointing to the one place. Regards, > > So that way I can leave a static entry in the DHCP server and not need > to change it everytime I want to change the client to use a different > service (i.e. the same way we have /tftpboot/menu.lst.MACADDRESS in x86) > > > David > > -- Sean. .
