> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:cobbler- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of James Cammarata > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 6:25 AM > To: cobbler mailing list > Subject: Re: [cobbler] is it possible to have 2 initrd files for a single > distro? > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Stuart Sears <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 24/08/12 09:18, Mark Christian wrote: > >> > >> I would like the append line in PXE conf to look like: > >> append initrd=/images/cent5.6/initrd.img,/images/cent5.6/dd.img > >> > >> ...note the dd.img file is included along with the standard > initrd.img > >> > >> I maintain certain older releases on new hardware, and being able to > >> inject a NIC driver into PXE boot is helpful. I don't see an obvious > way to > >> accomplish this with cobbler 2.2.3. Can Cobbler sync the 2 initrd's to > >> /tftpboot/images/$distro/ and template the needed PXE config? > >> > >> Example PXE install with 2 initrd.img: > >> > >> https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en- > US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html- > single/Installation_Guide/index.html#sect- > Preparing_an_initial_RAM_disk_update-x86 > > > > > > yes, this is possible. > > I've had to do it myself - it takes a bit of fiddling/hacking though. > > > > bearing in mind that: > > 1. cobbler doesn't support multiple initrds directly > > 2. cobbler deletes everything in your tftproot on a 'sync' > > > > I managed this by putting the driver disk images in a different > directory > > under /tftpboot (or wherever your root is) and editing the pxeboot > templates > > in /etc/cobbler to manipulate the append lines for particular > > distros/profiles etc. > > These files are just templates like kickstarts and snippets so you can > use > > cheetah instructions to manipulate the initrd= parts.
Thanks for the tip, this sounds like it will work. > > There is an option now that copies files to your TFTP directory for you: > > --boot-files=BOOT_FILES I tried this. Cobbler distro report suggested the additional initrd was associated with the distro, however I saw no additional initrd under /tftpboot/images/$distro/, so I gave up on this option. Has anyone gotten --boot-files=/some/path/to/initrd.img to sync the second initrd to /tftpboot/images/$distro/? > > And then either use kopts/ksmeta or manually edit the templates as > Stuart did. The difficulty will be in the fact that you're modifying > the initrd option, which is generated in the $append_line variable. > You'll probably have to write some cheetah code and do some string > manipulation in order to do what you want above. > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler Confidentiality Notice. This message may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message, or any attachments, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
